Stone townhouse exterior with steps beside a spiral staircase and wood-panelled living room inside. Stone townhouse exterior with steps beside a spiral staircase and wood-panelled living room inside.

You’ve Got Mail townhouse hits market for almost $4m

The townhouse used as Meg Ryan’s character’s home in You’ve Got Mail has gone on sale for almost $4m. The Manhattan property appeared in exterior shots as the home of.

The townhouse used as Meg Ryan’s character’s home in You’ve Got Mail has gone on sale for almost $4m.

The Manhattan property appeared in exterior shots as the home of independent bookshop owner Kathleen Kelly in the hit 1998 romantic comedy.

Located at 328 West 89th Street on New York’s Upper West Side, the building is on the market for $3.95m.

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The 20-foot-wide property extends across five floors and a basement, covering approximately 5,885 sq ft, as reported by Luxury Property News.

It has 14 rooms, including eight bedrooms and nine bathrooms.

Living room with an exposed brick wall, white fireplace and curved sofas.
The Manhattan townhouse for sale that was featured in the film ‘You’ve Got Mail’. (Jam Press/Zoe Wetherall)

Rather than being arranged as one enormous home, the townhouse is currently divided into seven residential units.

These include an owner’s duplex equipped with central air conditioning.

The property also boasts a private garden, high ceilings and a number of surviving original architectural features.

Its flexible layout means a buyer could retain the existing multi-family configuration or redesign the interior to suit their needs.

Bedroom with green walls, a wooden sleigh bed, window seat and ceiling fan.
The Manhattan townhouse for sale that was featured in the film ‘You’ve Got Mail’. (Jam Press/Zoe Wetherall)

Annual property taxes are listed at just under $80,000.

The home was placed on the market through estate agency Leslie J Garfield.

The listing describes it as the “You’ve Got Mail townhouse” and an opportunity to own a piece of Upper West Side history.

In the film, Kathleen runs children’s bookshop The Shop Around the Corner.

Entrance hall with dark wood panelling, red carpeted stairs and a wall-mounted lamp.
The Manhattan townhouse for sale that was featured in the film ‘You’ve Got Mail’. (Jam Press/Zoe Wetherall)

She becomes involved in an anonymous online romance with Joe Fox, played by Tom Hanks, without realising he is the owner of a rival chain threatening her business.

The Nora Ephron-directed film was released in 1998 and reunited Ryan and Hanks following their appearance together in Sleepless in Seattle.

While the West 89th Street townhouse provided the exterior of Kathleen’s home, several other Upper West Side locations were also featured.

A storefront on West 69th Street was used as The Shop Around the Corner, while a Starbucks on West 81st Street appeared in scenes involving the two central characters.

Galley kitchen with dark wood cabinets, steel appliances and a granite-topped island.
The Manhattan townhouse for sale that was featured in the film ‘You’ve Got Mail’. (Jam Press/Zoe Wetherall)

The townhouse sits on a tree-lined street between West End Avenue and Riverside Drive and is a short walk from Riverside Park.

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