Triplemint analyzes Olivia Benson’s Upper West Side apartment to show you how much it would take to live like our favorite SVU detective.
Show Duration: 1999 – 2014 (In 13th season)
Plot: This show follows detective Olivia Benson in the Special Victims Unit (SVU), a new elite squad of NYPD detectives who investigate sexually related crimes.
Awards and Nominations: Law and Order SVU has been nominated for 101 awards, bringing home 41. Awards include Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, Outstanding Script for a Television Drama or Comedy, and many more.
If you have been coherent at any point since 1999, you have heard of and most likely marathonned (look, Mom, I made a verb!) a full season of Law and Order SVU. Which means, one could (and will) reasonably conclude, you are obsessed with the overly emotional, modern day Wonder Woman that is Olivia Benson. She fights for peace and sees no irony or juxtaposition in it. We <3 you, O.B.!
Check out how Manhattan’s guardian cherub lives in her Upper West Side one bedroom apartment.
Location: 203 West 89th Street (89th and Amsterdam)
In Pure, the police go through Ballentine’s computer. They find Olivia Benson’s personal information
- Size: 1 bedroom, 1 bath
- Floor: 4th (apartment 4D or 4E depending on episode)
- Square footage: 850 square feet
- Type: Apartment
- Renovation: Unrenovated
What would we pay today for it? $2,300 – $3,000
The unit closest to Olivia’s homestead retreat on the market right now is located at 87th and Amsterdam, just 2 blocks from where the show apartment was located. The unit is on the fourth floor of the multi-family walkup, which Olivia TOTALLY would not mind! The square footage is pretty comparable and there are definitely hints of character, especially in the french doors. Now this is the exception and NOT the rule. This is priced several hundred dollars under market value.
Location: 564 Amsterdam (at 87th street)
Size: 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom
Floor: 4th
Square footage: 750
Price: $2,100
Description: Welcome to this charming UWS 1 bedroom for a nice price – 4th floor – but worth the walk up! There are windows in every room which gives this apartment a nice open feel. Windowed … Read More
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Want more famous apartments? Try Carrie Bradshaw’s UES digs, Samantha Jones’ Meatpacking loft, Ted Mosby’s UWS flat, or Monica Gellar’s West Village spread.
