Hunt Intel
Location: 10 St. Luke’s Place, New York, NY 10014 (between Hudson St and 7th Ave South).
The Look-Alike: Note how the entire north side of the street features identical Italianate brownstones built in the mid-1800s. The uniform “set” look is what made it so appealing to location scouts.
The Twist: Despite the show being set in Brooklyn Heights, this street is actually in the West Village.
The Huxtable Brownstone: A Slice of Brooklyn Heights
While The Cosby Show was filmed on a soundstage, the iconic exterior used for the Huxtable residence is actually located at 10 St. Luke’s Place in Manhattan’s West Village, despite the show being set in Brooklyn. This Greek Revival brownstone, with its distinctive double-entry staircase and elegant wrought-iron railings, became a symbol of upper-middle-class stability and familial warmth for millions of viewers throughout the 1980s. Nestled on a quiet, tree-lined street that has also appeared in films like Wait Until Dark, the house remains a premier destination for television history buffs looking to capture a piece of the quintessential New York City sitcom aesthetic.
Photo by TheGlowingClown via Wikimedia Commons CCBY-SA 3.0