John Krasinski and Emily Blunt sold a nearly 1,600-square-foot apartment in Brooklyn Heights for $6.5 million, according to property records reported by Patch on 16 October 2026. A trust tied to the couple had paid $5 million for the unit in January 2024, so the Krasinski Blunt Brooklyn Heights apartment deal looks like a $1.5 million gain on paper.
Key takeaways
- The unit is apartment 9B at The Standish, 171 Columbia Heights, Brooklyn Heights.
- It sold off-market in June for $6.5 million; the buyer used an LLC, so the purchaser is unknown.
- A trust bought it for $5 million in January 2024 and filed renovation permits.
- The couple still own the eighth-floor home directly below, bought for about $11 million in 2018.
- Nobody has said why they bought the extra unit or why they sold it.
What exactly did Krasinski and Blunt sell?
The unit is apartment 9B on the ninth floor of The Standish. Patch says it measures nearly 1,600 square feet and sits directly above the couple’s own eighth-floor residence. The article doesn’t give the bedroom count for 9B, only that similar units on the building’s B line have three bedrooms and two bathrooms.
The sale was off-market, meaning it was never publicly listed. The details surfaced when property records were made public. Patch notes the buyer purchased through a limited liability company (LLC), a legal entity that keeps the real owner’s name off the public record.
How much profit did they make?
On paper, $6.5 million minus $5 million is $1.5 million, or 30% of the purchase price. That figure is a headline number only. It ignores renovation costs, broker fees, transfer taxes, building charges and income tax, none of which have been reported.
Patch says the trust filed renovation permits after buying. If real work was done, the true return is smaller than 30%. This is my opinion, not a reported fact: a 30% gain over about two and a half years is a strong result in any market, but it says little about what the couple actually kept.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Unit | Apartment 9B, The Standish |
| Size | Nearly 1,600 sq ft |
| Bought | January 2024, $5 million |
| Sold | June, off-market, $6.5 million |
| Paper gain | $1.5 million (30%) |
| Buyer | Undisclosed LLC |
What is The Standish, and why do celebrities buy there?
The Standish is a 12-story Beaux Arts building at 171 Columbia Heights, designed by Frank S. Lowe and completed in 1903. It was first called the Standish Arms. According to Brownstoner, the Jehovah’s Witnesses bought it in 1981, an investment group converted it to rentals in 2007, and DDG and Westbrook Partners later turned it into a 31-unit condo. The first units went on sale in 2016.
Blunt and Krasinski bought two units that together make up the entire eighth floor, for just over $11 million. The Wall Street Journal first reported that deal, and Brownstoner covered it on 8 January 2019. Brownstoner also noted that Matt Damon bought a triplex in the same building for $16,745,121, a borough record at the time.
Why would they buy the unit upstairs and then sell it?
Nobody has said. Patch states the reason for buying and later selling the extra apartment is unclear, and I found no statement from the couple or their representatives.
Buyers of a neighbouring unit often want more space, a guest suite or protection from a noisy neighbour above. All of that is speculation. Treat any article that claims to know their motive with suspicion.
How does this compare with their earlier Brooklyn sale?
The $6.5 million figure has a history. The couple’s 1909 limestone townhouse at 586 4th Street in Park Slope closed in May 2018 at $6,562,500, well under its $8 million asking price, as Brownstoner reported. They had paid $6 million for it in 2015.
The two sales look similar in price but not in outcome. The townhouse sold for about $0.56 million more than its purchase price after renovation and a long listing. The Standish unit sold for $1.5 million more than its purchase price, quietly, without a public listing.
Why are people searching for Emily Blunt?
The sale was widely covered, including by The Times of India and Zoom TV, and it appears to be behind the spike in searches. Be careful with the many low-quality sites posting recycled “Emily Blunt 2026” career updates; several contradict each other and I could not verify their claims.
What happens next
Not much, unless the buyer’s identity becomes public through a later filing or listing. The couple still own the eighth-floor home. Expect the full picture to stay hazy, since off-market sales through LLCs are designed to keep it that way.
FAQ
How much did Krasinski and Blunt sell the apartment for?
$6.5 million, in an off-market deal in June, according to property records reported by Patch on 16 October 2026.
Did they move out of Brooklyn Heights?
No such report exists. The sold unit was an extra apartment above their eighth-floor home, which Patch says they still own.
Who bought the apartment?
Unknown. The buyer used an LLC, which hides the purchaser’s name in public records.
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