Taylor Swift snapped the Polaroids that accompanied her “1989” album at this artistic downtown New York City loft.
The duplex flat is located in the renowned MacIntyre building, which was erected in 1892 in Manhattan’s Flatiron District. It boasts an outstanding corner site on the bustling junction of Broadway and 18th Street, and its 18 enormous windows provide views of Union Square in the distance.
Swifties (Taylor Swift’s fanbase) would appreciate that the house can be seen in a number of photos that came with the inserts of her “1989” album, which was published in 2014. According to selling agent Shane Boyle, the three most recognizable ones are where the singer sits against a door with the line “If you leave me, I’m coming with you” in capital letters and two others that show Swift sitting in an armchair and on the back of a sofa in front of its windows.
The property’s launch to the market coincided with the re-release of “1989 (Taylor’s Version)” on Oct. 27 across different listening formats, including cassette tape. The first version of “1989” came out exactly nine years ago in 2014.
The three-bedroom property belonged to film director Tannaz Hazemi at the time of the Swift photoshoot. It is now owned by Sarah Johnson, the daughter of billionaire financier and owner of the San Francisco Giants Charles B. Johnson. She bought the apartment five years ago and significantly increased its footprint by combining it with another apartment, but kept it looking as original as possible, Boyle said.
“Walking into the home is like stepping back in time. … It channels authentic, home-crafted loft style with its rustic and artistic feel. It’s a cool, central apartment with a Tiffany-blue fridge, glossy wooden flooring, exposed walls showing old structural timbers, and opaque glass panels around the old elevator shaft,” Boyle said.
The best features of the home are its large south and west-facing windows, its 12-foot-high ceilings, and its elegant bones. It is full of historic charm and rustic stylings: its windows feature original sign writing; its kitchen cabinets are made from reclaimed wood; and it has a copper bathtub and a statement steel staircase, wrapped in tree vines.