Inside Graham Norton's $8.6m New York City home

Daily Telegraph

07-05-2025

Graham Norton is offloading his historic New York City carriage house for the hefty sum of $US5.59 million ($A8.6 million).
The Irish comedian's brick house in Manhattan traces its history back to horse stables constructed during the Civil War and, in more recent history, the supermodel Claudia Schiffer, the New York Times reported.
The unique home features jewel box details and an address along one of New York City's precious few mews.
Norton purchased the home, located along Murray Hill's Sniffen Court, in 2002, the New York Post reports.
'Once you step into Sniffen Court there is no sense that you are in the heart of Manhattan,' Norton told the Times.
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The home, which Norton bought off of Claudia Schiffer, long served as his pied-à-terre in the Big Apple, he told the outlet.
The quaint private alleyway, he said, reminded the 'Graham Norton Show' host of London.
Norton's residence is one of 10 distinct carriage homes in the Sniffen Court Historic District.
The street was initially a collection of horse stables constructed between 1863 and 1864 by John Sniffen.
These alleyways, called mews, were vital to pre-industrial life in New York City.
The broadcaster's pad is located smack dab in the middle of Sniffen Court. The home measures about 20 feet across and spans roughly 2,500 square feet across three floors, plus a 465-square-foot rooftop deck.
'There have been lots of parties, big and small, over the years,' Norton told the Times.
According to the listing, the house boasts floor-to-ceiling bookshelves lining the library nearby, and the formal dining room pops with red-lacquered walls.
A curving banister leads to the second-floor guest room, topped off by the primary suite on the third floor.
The primary includes a separate sitting room, an ensuite bath with a tub, a kitchenette and access to the sun-drenched rooftop deck.
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Norton recently renovated and restored the home with the help of Gachot Studio, with upgrades including central airconditioning, window treatments and custom lighting.
Norton told the Times that he once considered retiring to the Big Apple, but the London-based entertainer recently put down even more roots across the pond when he married Scottish filmmaker Jono McLeod in 2022.
Norton's home isn't the only Sniffen Court address with a celebrity past. Musician Lenny Kravitz and composer Cole Porter have also resided along the private street.
Previous residential mews remain in the city, making listings at Sniffen Court, as well as Greenwich Mews in the West Village and Sylvan Terrace in Washington Heights, a true real estate treat.
Parts of this story first appeared in the New York Post and was republished with permission.