English singer-songwriter Lily Allen and Stranger Things actor David Harbour have closed another chapter in the dissolution of their marriage by offloading their beloved Brooklyn abode. Two weeks after they reportedly lowered the asking price, the ex-couple finally found a buyer. Allen and Harbour originally listed the dwelling just shy of $8 million in October, but opted to sell the property, which was listed through Compass, for $7 million—a million dollars less than the initial asking price.
Prior to their public split last year, the estranged duo shared a 4,000-square-foot brownstone in Carroll Gardens, a wealthy enclave nestled in the upper west corner of Brooklyn. The two married in Las Vegas in 2020, and later purchased the late 19th-century home in 2021 for $3.35 million. The maximalist Carroll Gardens dwelling spans five levels, and features five bedrooms and four bathrooms. Allen and Harbour tapped AD100 designer Billy Cotton and architect Ben Boschoff of MADE to elevate the property with traditional English, modern Brooklyn, and classic Italian design cues “as if they’d inherited the home from a kooky Italian nonna with fabulous taste,” Cotton said during AD's February 2023 home tour.
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The charming residence opens to a living room occupying the main floor with a vibrant green ceiling, a fireplace, ornate crown moldings, and direct access to the yard. A kitchen-slash-dining area—aka, the “beating heart of the house” according to Harbour—is outfitted with Plain English cabinetry, a massive island, and a custom-built banquette clad in brown and white gingham. “Lily is someone who lives with color in a deeper way than most,” Harbour told AD at the time. "Her taste is bold, silly, fun, eccentric—it’s exciting."
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A primary suite dominates the entire third level, and has a cozy sitting area, a fireplace, and two walk-in closets. Two guest rooms, a sky-lit lounge, and a separate home office are among the house’s other notable amenities. Additional offerings include a basement, a gym, a laundry room, and a backyard with a sauna, a cold plunge, and another guest suite equipped with a powder room. “I’ve always been interested in interiors, and I’ve always done my own homes…Together, Billy and I tried to reach for something weird and wonderful,” Allen said of the house. “My kids call this the clown house.”
News of the sale comes months after Allen released her tell-all album West End Girl, which details the unraveling of her marriage with Harbour and references of their New York City town house. “Now I’m looking at houses with four or five floors / And you’ve found us a brownstone, said ‘You want it? It’s yours / So we went ahead and we bought it / Found ourselves a good mortgage / Billy Cotton got sorted / All the furniture ordered,” Allen croons in the album’s eponymous title track. In another song, “Nonmonogamummy,” the London native calls the town house a “palace on the perfect street,” but says [Harbour] “really sold me on a dream.” Now, the dream house has sold.
