David Harbour Brooklyn brownstone has returned to public attention as the couple’s Brooklyn townhouse, featured in a 2023 home tour, has been listed for sale. This comes amid Lily Allen’s release of her new album, West End Girl, prompting renewed interest in both the property and the story behind it.
A Closer Look at the Brownstone in Brooklyn
Located in the tranquil Carroll Gardens neighborhood of Brooklyn, the brownstone was purchased by Lily Allen and David Harbour in 2020 for $3.3 million. The area’s family-friendly vibe offered Lily what she described as a fresh start. Together with designer Billy Cotton and architect Ben Bischoff, the couple transformed the late 19th-century townhouse into a blend of English charm and New York sophistication.
The spacious four-story home includes five bedrooms and four bathrooms, highlighted by a grand living room adorned with hand-painted Zuber wallpaper and a fireplace adding warmth to the space. Glass doors open onto a private garden that features a sauna and a cold plunge pool, creating a tranquil outdoor retreat.
The kitchen, prominently shown in the tour, showcases custom Plain English cabinetry, a large central island, and bespoke seating, designed for comfort and quiet gatherings. Upstairs, the main bedroom suite offers two walk-in closets, a second fireplace, and a private office. The lower level features a gym, laundry room, and ample storage space.
“i love this house so much thank you lilly allen and david harbour for doing this pic.twitter.com/cc7FaWrk7u” — jackie taylor skank era (@hairbrush36)
How Lily Allen’s Album Sheds New Light on the House
Lily Allen’s West End Girl album explores her move from London to New York and touches on the deterioration of her marriage to David Harbour. The lyrics have caused many listeners to reassess the house tour footage, considering the home as a backdrop to the emotional narrative in her songs.
“just watch David Harbour harbour and Lilly Allen house on AD. i got to say that I LOVE the Lilly influence!!!!! pic.twitter.com/5thaURgzgQ” — Minati Soerono (@minatisoerono)
The album’s opening track includes lyrics that many believe describe their life during the brownstone purchase: moving to New York, finding a rental near a good school, and then buying the multi-floor house. It references the designer Billy Cotton and the emotional complexities behind affording and inhabiting the home.
In the song, Lily sings:
“And now we’re all here, we’ve moved to New York / We’ve found a nice little rental near a sweet little school / 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 / I could never afford this / You were pushing it forward, made me feel a bit awkward…”
Fans connect these lines directly with the house and the 2023 tour video, interpreting the home as a key piece in the story told through Allen’s lyrics.
The Financial and Emotional Cost Behind the Brownstone
Reports reveal that the couple jointly owned the townhouse under two trusts and invested heavily in renovations, with one city permit alone costing nearly $283,000. After their split in December, Lily relocated back to London with their daughters, leaving the brownstone behind.
As the house is now officially on the market for $8 million, online viewers are jokingly referring to the video tour as
“the most cursed AD tour of all time.”
Despite this, the property remains an impressive piece of real estate and cultural history.
While the house’s beauty is undeniable, the memories it holds are complex, reflecting the interplay of design, celebrity, and personal upheaval.
The Architectural Digest Video’s New Resonance
The Architectural Digest tour filmed in 2023 once seemed a welcome glimpse into the couple’s life, but with Lily’s recent album revealing troubling themes like infidelity, the video now feels charged with irony. One of the album’s lines even directly references the house:
“I’m not convinced that he didn’t f**k you in our house.”
In the tour video’s opening moments, David Harbour lightheartedly greets the film crew as if they were an ex, a joke that has taken on a sharper tone following the revelations in Allen’s songs. This new context lends an unsettling dimension to a tour once seen as just a casual look inside a home.
For fans and prospective buyers alike, the brownstone embodies both lavish living and layered emotional stories tied to its former owners, capturing a moment in celebrity history that is as poignant as it is visually stunning.
i love this house so much thank you lilly allen and david harbour for doing this pic.twitter.com/cc7FaWrk7u
— jackie taylor skank era (@hairbrush36) February 2, 2023
just watch David Harbour harbour and Lilly Allen house on AD.
i got to say that I LOVE the Lilly influence!!!!! pic.twitter.com/5thaURgzgQ— Minati Soerono (@minatisoerono) February 2, 2023
