Graham Norton asks $5.59M for his Manhattan carriage house located on a secret city street

New York Post

05-05-2025

Irish comedian and broadcaster Graham Norton is moseying on out of his historic Manhattan carriage house.
Norton's ivory-draped brick house 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, listed for $5.59 million, features jewel box details and an address along one of New York City's precious few mews.
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13 Norton, 62, pictured in December.13 Listings along charming Sniffen Court are rare.
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13 The stone street is located off of East 36th Street, near Third Avenue.
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13 Norton's two-bedroom home spans about 20 feet wide in the center of Sniffen Court.
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Norton purchased the home, located along Murray Hill's Sniffen Court, in 2002. 'Once you step into Sniffen Court there is no sense that you are in the heart of Manhattan,' Norton told the Times.
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.
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Listing broker Chris Kann of Corcoran told the Times that the landmarked community, located off of East 36th Street near Third Avenue, is 'very European.'
13 The great room boasts 15-foot ceilings and a fireplace with stunning lilac stone.
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13 Oak herringbone hardwood spans the first floor.
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13 The red-lacquered walls of the formal dining room include an Andy Warhol print of actress Jane Fonda.
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13 The stainless steel kitchen includes green cabinetry.
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'Passing through the entry gate you're immediately drawn to another time,' Kann said. 'It's by far one of the most charming and picturesque settings one can experience in New York City.'
Norton's Romanesque Revival-style 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.
The listing advertises 15-foot ceilings and a romantic lilac stone fireplace in the home's great room. Floor-to-ceiling bookshelves line 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.
13 The guest bedroom.
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13 The primary suite.
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13 The suite's sitting room and office space.
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13 The bedroom's kitchenette and morning bar.
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13 The impressive rooftop deck.
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Norton recently renovated and restored the home with the help of Gachot Studio, with upgrades including central air conditioning, window treatments and custom lighting.
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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 abode 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 few 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.