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The price of the stoop was just too steep.
Viewers bidding adieu to Carrie Bradshaw’s iconic West Village apartment one last time in the “Sex and the City” reboot “And Just Like That…” had to do a double take — because it wasn’t her original brownstone.
The exclusive address that Sarah Jessica Parker’s Bradshaw pranced through in her Manolo Blahnik heels used to be 66 Perry St.
But in the third and final season of the now-canceled series, the posh property was featured only once, and the key scene was shot about three blocks away on West 12th Street.
Construction on Perry Street, along with the brownstone owner’s alleged monetary demands, made it impossible to use the location.
“It was disappointing all around,” Miguel López-Castillo, the show’s production designer, told The Post.
López-Castillo called the decision to use a different spot for Carrie’s apartment “a perfect storm.”
“We saw that there was a big renovation underway, like two doors down, scaffolding, all the things that Michael Patrick [King, director] hates. The photographer said, ‘Well, I can’t really work with this,’” he explained.
“The next thing that happened is the location owner never reached terms with our locations department. You know, money talks.”
The popularity of the Perry Street location has been a hassle for the owner over the years. She even pleaded with the city to install a gate to block the sea of fans that flood her stoop, ignoring her “No Trespassing-Private Property” sign.
The owner did not return a message seeking comment.
The locations department had no choice but to find another brownstone.
“Building the stoop was not an option because by then, it was pretty late in the schedule and it would be pretty expensive for a one-off. It would cost $700,000 or more to build it,” López-Castillo said.
The substitute apartment on West 12th was a no-brainer, “starting with the trees, the railings, the details on the doors,” he said.
Although they had built a set of doors they wanted to install there, its owners wouldn’t allow it.
“They only approved three hours of prep and to shoot it in another three of four hours. They wouldn’t allow us to trim their trees … but they allowed us to tie them back.”
After the apartment episode aired, he explained the residence swap to eagle-eyed fans in two Instagram posts.
“Here’s what happened with the final shots of Carrie’s stoop: as so many of you noted, the doors don’t match because it’s a different location,” he explained.
“We deserve better,” one fan griped.
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