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The gorgeous Brooklyn home that appeared in the much-beloved film, Moonstruck, starring Cher and Nicolas Cage is up for sale once again—actress and comedian Amy Schumer, who’s called the spot home for two years, is selling it.
The townhouse at 19 Cranberry Street in Brooklyn Heights spans 5,568 square feet and four stories with five bedrooms and three-and-a-half bathrooms. Built in 1829, the Federal-style building has a restored interior that still includes its grand rooms, high ceilings, restored crown moldings, hand-carved and milled trim, and a whopping 30 windows, according to the listing on Corcoran.
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Listed at $14 million with the Corcoran and Modlin groups, it’s pretty much everything you could want in a townhouse: on a corner, surrounded by leafy trees, a private driveway, an enclosed garden, marble-mantled fireplaces, French doors, stately rooms, high ceilings, ornate wrought-iron, a New Orleans-style terrace, a renovated, eat-in kitchen, a wood-paneled library with a fireplace … it’s a dream home.
While the interior of the home wasn’t featured in Moonstruck, its exterior was shown as the home of the Castorini family.
But according to Brownstoner.com, it has been home to many families, including Dr. Herman Richardt in the 1880s, who was accused of having “complete control and mastery over the mind of owner Catharine A. Valentine,” who reportedly handed over the deed to the doctor. The lawsuit to determine the house’s ownership was a scandal in the newspapers at the time.
Since then, its owners have been less scandalous, including Schumer, who said she’s moving to be closer to her son’s school, the Wall Street Journal reports. “He got into a good school and we’re too lazy to commute 45 minutes to take our son to school every day,” Schumer told the Journal about their decision.
The listing calls the home “self-contained and serene” and highlights the primary suite that takes up the entire second floor with a big corner bedroom that has an original fireplace, a dressing room with “ample storage” (the dream!) and an ensuite bathroom with the original marble soaking tub, a freestanding shower with nickel finishes, another fireplace, a dual vanity, and marble tiling. There are two rooms on either side of the primary suite that could be used as offices or anything your heart desires.
The top floor has three bedrooms, a shared, penny-tiled full bathroom and a second laundry room. The basement has a full-sized laundry room, a custom-built wine cellar and an excavated gym.
Schumer bought the property in 2022 for a reported $12.25 million. I can’t believe she is giving this home up, but I suppose when you’re a famous comedian and actress, homes like these aren’t as rare a find.