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What apartment building was used in Friends?
90 Bedford Street
It’s located at 90 Bedford Street at the corner of Grove Street. Reaching the building used for the exterior shot of the Friends apartment building is relatively easy, thanks to a major subway junction less than a 10 minute walk away. It’s best to use our Google map to get directions to the building.
Where is the apartment building from Friends?
The FRIENDS Experience is located in Manhattan’s Gramercy neighborhood at 130 East 23rd Street at the corner of Lexington Avenue. In the show, the Friends cast lived in New York’s Greenwich Village neighborhood in downtown Manhattan, and you can view the actual exterior that was shot in the series at 90 Bedford Street.
What floor is the Friends apartment on?
The show was actually filmed on a Warner Brothers set in Burbank. But the exterior shots of the apartment featured a real building located at 90 Bedford St. The apartment measures an estimated 1,125 square feet. And it was probably located on the third floor in the pre-war walkup.
Is Monica’s apartment in Friends real?
But that’s just the building. The apartment itself doesn’t exist, and all interior shots were filmed on carefully-designed studio sets in Los Angeles.
How much would the friends apartment cost in the 90s?
And Cheat Sheet estimates that in the nineties, the price would equate to about $2,500, which is still an incredibly expensive apartment that any of the friends who lived there at the time — which each of them, excluding Ross, did at some point during the show’s 10 seasons — would struggle to afford.
How realistic is the friends apartment?
Almost all of the apartments rented (or owned) by the Friends gang were well over 1100 square feet on average. There were occasional apartments featured in the show that were allegedly one-bedroom. Even then, they were roughly the same as an average apartment.
How much rent did Monica pay?
$200 per month
The show explained that their good fortune came on account of an inherited, rent-controlled lease from Monica’s grandmother that allowed the pair to pay just $200 per month in rent.
Where is the friends apartment in Greenwich Village?
The Friends Apartment is located in what is today called the West Village, or the western half of the greater Greenwich Village. We have put together a guide to Greenwich Village, which includes a self-guided tour (including a GPS-enabled audio tour) as well as food, hotel, and entertainment recommendations.
How much does it cost to live in Greenwich Village?
As of September 2019, the average apartment rent in Greenwich Village is $2,986 for a studio, $4,165 for one bedroom, $5,797 for two bedrooms, and $5,719 for three bedrooms.
Where did the huxstables live in Greenwich Village?
The Huxstables did not live in Greenwich Village, rather the equally historic district of Brooklyn Heights. To reach the house from the Friends Apartment Building, it’s best to head south on Bedford St until you make a slight right onto 7th Ave.
What to do with kids in Greenwich Village?
The James J. Walker Park provides an especially beautiful example of communal play and relaxation in Greenwich Village, with lines of shadowed park benches perfect for a sunny Sunday and a large playground that kids can enjoy for hours as you finish your book.