Lily Allen and David Harbour’s former townhouse in Carroll Gardens led Brooklyn’s luxury real estate market last week, with a contract signed at the asking price of $7.3 million. The sale was the most expensive among 20 contracts for homes listed at $2 million or more between January 20 and January 25, according to Compass’ weekly report. The total contract volume for these deals reached $69 million.
The previous week saw 10 luxury home contracts signed in Brooklyn, totaling $33 million.
Allen and Harbour purchased the property in 2021 for $3.4 million. They listed it for $8 million on October 26, 2025, two days after Allen released her album “West End Girl,” which addresses her breakup with Harbour. The price was later reduced to $7.3 million at the beginning of this year.
Compass agents Carl Gambino and Todd Lewin represented the seller and buyer, respectively.
The brownstone dates back to the late 19th century, measures 22 feet wide, and includes five bedrooms, three full bathrooms, three fireplaces, a gym in the finished basement, a full-floor primary suite with dual walk-in closets and fireplace, an additional guest suite on the garden level, as well as a private backyard featuring a sauna and cold plunge.
The second highest-priced contract last week was for another Carroll Gardens townhouse located at 16 2nd Street with an asking price of $5.5 million.
This property spent only 14 days on the market following more than twenty years of renovations by architect James Biber since his purchase in 2002. Biber described its original state as “kind of a wreck” during an interview with Robb Report about his restoration work.
He and his late wife Carin Goldberg—who designed Madonna’s debut album cover—completely renovated the house. Later improvements included converting the top floor into an open-plan living area and updating both front and rear gardens’ landscaping. Further refreshes were made in both 2020 and 2025. “It is now as nearly perfect as it can be,” Biber said.
Original features from its construction in 1875 remain intact such as pine hardwood floors, window moldings, plasterwork, and a central staircase; air rights also allow future expansion by new owners.
Corcoran agents Dana Power and Falcon Griffith handled this listing.
Across all properties put under contract last week in Brooklyn’s luxury segment: median asking price stood at $3.3 million; average time on market was 181 days; average discount from initial ask was three percent.
