Newsflash, Swifties: the apartment Taylor Swift [1] references in her "Cornelia Street" song [2] is actually real, and yes, it's just as gorgeous as you'd imagine. The 29-year-old singer-songwriter rented the three-story townhouse at 23 Cornelia Street in New York City a few years ago, and although it was formerly on the market with The Corcoran Group [3], it has since sold for $11.5 million.
Located in Manhattan's Greenwich Village neighborhood, the not-so-humble abode is straight out of our wildest real estate dreams, boasting a total of eight rooms and five and a half bathrooms. The 5,500-square-foot pad is fit for a princess, with sky-high ceilings, a white marble staircase, and not one but three fireplaces — because why not? A garage makes for the perfect escape from the paparazzi, and there's a spacious outdoor patio that Taylor directly mentions hanging out on in "Cornelia Street." Oh, and we almost forgot to mention a very vital detail: there's a freakin' indoor pool!
Taylor briefly rented the townhouse between 2016 and 2017 from former Soho House executive David Aldea, who admitted he "really didn't know" who the artist was [4] before she stopped by for a visit. "She walked in, and I'll never forget this — she said, 'Oooh, it's so crafty,'" the apartment owner told Vulture. "And in Taylor-speak, that means 'I like everything.' She was an absolute delight to deal with."
Ahead, take a look inside Taylor's dreamy rental apartment, which any Swiftie can stop by next time they happen to be in the Big Apple.
