Iconic home from 00s TV show hits market for $579,000

The iconic home from The Sopranos could be yours, if you’ve got a spare $579,000 (£448,000) lying around.

The property, which featured in the early noughties drama series, is on the market, boasting four bedrooms, three bathrooms, and a bright blue kitchen.

It was known as the home of Uncle Junior (played by Dominic Chianese) and was the famous site where Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) dug up garden dirt in search for $40,000 (£31,000).

While the show gives the house’s address as Watsessing Avenue in Belleville, it’s actually located in New Jersey, in Newark’s Forest Hill area.

It was built in 1927, and has nearly 3,000 square feet of living space, as well as a driveway for two cars and a garage.

The house was last sold in 2019 for $420,000 (£325,000), and the new buyer would also have to fork out $13,096 (£10,142) in annual taxes.

It featured multiple times across the six seasons of The Sopranos, which first aired in 1999 until 2007.

The home, which was where Uncle Junior was on house arrest, was the focus point for the season six opener, Members Only, which saw Tony dig up the garden for his uncle’s misplaced money that he lost 30 years ago.

It’s not the only filming location from The Sopranos that’s up for a whopping price.

Earlier this year, the booth sat in by Gandolfini in the show’s controversial final scene sparked a huge bidding war.

It sold on eBay in March for $82,600 (£64,000), according to CNN, with the listing reading: ‘OWN THE FAMOUS SOPRANO’S BOOTH FROM HOLSTEN’S IN BLOOMFIELD, NJ!

‘We are currently renovating our booths at Holsten’s. This is your once in a lifetime chance to own the ORIGINAL booth that the Soprano Family sat in for the final scene of the famous show!

‘The booth includes both seats, table, and divider wall with the plaque “Reserved for the Sopranos Family”.  Please note that the jukebox is NOT included with the sale.’

‘The booth can be disassembled for easy transport.  All parts are used (not new) and sold as is,’ they added. ‘Due to the size and weight of this item, it is for pick up only. 

‘If the buyer needs it shipped, it will be at their own risk, cost, and arrangement.  We will NOT be responsible for ANY shipping arrangements. Once the sale is completed, the buyer is sole responsibility for the transport of the booth.’

The booth was the site of one of the most divisive moments in TV history, as Tony met his loved ones for a very tense dinner just before the screen cut to black, with many debating whether the patriarch was assassinated by an enemy in those final seconds.