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Meg Ryan’s NYC home in ‘You’ve Got Mail’ lists for $3.95M — a landmark fans still photograph
A late 19th-century Upper West Side townhouse featured as Meg Ryan’s character’s home in the 1998 film “You’ve Got Mail” has been listed for $3.95 million. The property’s connection to the much-loved film still draws fans who stop to photograph it, and the listing highlights how the film helped make the neighbourhood part of its romantic image.
The house at 328 W. 89th St. was built in 1894 and is a four-storey, 5,885-square-foot brick-and-limestone rowhouse. It has an original stoop, private garden, an owner’s duplex and six other residential units, as well as bay windows, parquet floors, high ceilings and six fireplaces.
In short
- The “You’ve Got Mail” townhouse is listed for $3.95 million.
- The 1894 Upper West Side property still attracts film fans.
- It has 5,885 square feet, six fireplaces and seven residences.
Explained simply
You’ve Got Mail is a 1998 romantic comedy starring Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks, set in New York as two people who meet online while running competing bookshops. Ryan’s character, Kathleen Kelly, lives on the Upper West Side, a residential area of Manhattan.
The house associated with Kathleen is one of several New York locations linked to the film. Its lasting recognition reflects how films can shape the way audiences picture a neighbourhood, while the property itself is also a multi-unit home dating from the late 19th century.