As British singer-actor Lily Allen and Stranger Things star David Harbour go their separate ways, their Brooklyn brownstone has come to market for $7.995 million. The ex-couple, who wed in a Las Vegas ceremony in 2020, choose AD100 designer Billy Cotton and architect Ben Bischoff of MADE to help them transform the residence into a cozy maximalist dream. The Carroll Gardens dwelling spans five levels and offers five bedrooms and four bathrooms.
News of the listing comes days after Lily Allen released her new album, West End Girl, which chronicles the couple’s break-up and references the New York City home. She has also announced her first tour in seven years, taking place in March 2026 to celebrate the record.
‘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,’ she sings in the album’s title track. In another song, ‘Nonmonogamummy,’ the London native alludes to brighter days at the town house: ‘We built a palace on the perfect street, you really sold me on a dream.’
Blending traditional English, modern, and Italian styles, Cotton aimed to decorate the 19th-century town house ‘as if they’d inherited the home from a kooky Italian nonna with fabulous taste,’ he told AD during the February 2023 home tour. Bold Pierre Frey carpets, tiger striped upholstery, intricate moldings, and brightly patterned wallpapers are among the home’s lush details. ‘Lily is someone who lives with color in a deeper way than most. Her taste is bold, silly, fun, eccentric—it’s exciting,’ Harbour told AD at the time.
‘I’ve always been interested in interiors, and I’ve always done my own homes. But this was a big undertaking, and I needed help. Together, Billy and I tried to reach for something weird and wonderful,’ Allen added. ‘My kids call this the clown house.’
Among the home’s other highlights are a charming cream-hued kitchen, which is outfitted with a windowed banquette clad in brown and white gingham; a full-floor primary suite with a fireplace and spacious walk-in closets; and a backyard equipped with a sauna and a cold plunge.
Carl Gambino of the Gambino Group at Compass has the listing.
This story was originally featured on architecturaldigest.com
