Want to start a literary magazine? The original Paris Review offices are for sale.
George Plimpton, impresario founder of The Paris Review, has a literary legacy that keeps on giving. Now, fans of the man can peep into his old townhouse. Otherwise known as the OG offices of America’s OG literary magazine.
The storied casa listed in April for a cool $5.25 million. But times are hard—as anyone in publishing today can tell you—and there’s been a recent notable dip in the asking price. Now, you can enjoy 60 feet of East River views and 60 years of literary lore for basically a steal.
The Plimptons were known for their parties. George’s notable guest lists scan like outtake verses of Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start the Fire.” From Sinatra to Beatty to Truman Capote, from Rolling Stones to senators—this breakfast nook has seen it all. 
As Sarah Dudley Plimpton told the Times: “I don’t even know how many times I had to clean up vomit in the bathroom or watch people put out cigarettes on our Oriental rugs…My home was always inundated.”
Picture Andy Warhol scowling in the corner of the billiards room. But wait, first—picture a billiards room! In a publisher’s office!
Likely, if you’re reading this, this sweet little “Black and White” is a bit outside your price range. But re-circling just in case you know an arts lover with 5 mil to drop on a vanity fair this holiday season.
In the meantime, let 2026 herald the return of book people who can hold down a mortgage. (And throw down, at a glamorous soiree.)
Brittany Allen
Brittany K. Allen is a writer and actor living in Brooklyn.
