This Is Your Chance To Live In Frasier’s Actual Apartment (If You’re Rich) – SlashFilm

Anybody who grew up on ’90s sitcoms will certainly have envisioned themselves residing in Frasier’s excessive-finish downtown Seattle apartment. Dr. Crane’s dwelling on the Elliot Bay Towers was pure fantasy, with its fully unrealistic view of the House Needle and tastefully adorned inside {that a} radio psychiatrist virtually definitely could not afford. How a lot does Frasier’s house really value? Nicely, folks have really tried to determine this out, and tough estimates put the three-mattress at roughly $1.5 million in 1993 — the yr “Frasier” debuted on NBC. That is in line with actual property brokers’ greatest guesses and the very fact we all know Frasier’s house value the present’s set decorators round half one million actual-world {dollars} to make.

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For many of us, then, occupying such an house will at all times stay a distant dream. In an odd means, that is a part of the enchantment of “Frasier,” in that the present immersed us in a world that we might by no means in any other case have recognized. It wasn’t simply that Frasier’s costly tastes have been prohibitive for the common viewer, but in addition his idealized Seattle simply merely does not exist outdoors the present itself.

That is why it is kind of thrilling to suppose that it’s really potential to personal a bit of this TV fantasy land. Quickly, Julien’s Auctions will probably be auctioning off a number of items of the unique “Frasier” house set, together with another memorable gadgets from Dr. Crane’s favourite espresso store. This will, in flip, permit us followers to probably hold a bit of “Frasier”-dom for ourselves. Simply do not count on to be taking dwelling the great physician’s sofa or espresso desk — a minimum of, not until you have received a number of thousand {dollars} to spare.

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Frasier’s house was memorable for therefore many causes. Not solely was the structure distinctive, with a sweeping fire complementing the massive bay home windows and their fanciful view of the House Needle, however the set was additionally full of fascinating visible aptitude — from the Eames chair by the home windows to the actual Steinway grand piano offered on a platform overlooking the lounge. The eclectic, put up-fashionable model of Frasier’s dwelling even contributed to the designation of a brand new aesthetic: Frasurbane. This is, in line with the aesthetics wiki, a form of “subdued and complicated” intermingling of “classical and Renaissance motifs” with “ecological or pure parts,” leading to a ’90s bookstore or espresso store-meets-academia model. All of which simply speaks to how emblematic of a sure time and feeling “Frasier” was. Removed from the over-lit units of the neither disappointing nor outstanding fashionable “Frasier” revival, the units of the unique present felt immersive in a means that few, if any, sitcoms handle right now.

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As such, it is concurrently thrilling and perhaps a bit unhappy to see parts of those beloved units going up for public sale. Nonetheless, that is precisely what’s taking place over at Julien’s Auctions, the place anybody (with sufficient money) can now personal some spectacular items of “Frasier” historical past. The “Channel Browsing: A Broadcast to Binge Public sale” consists of a number of tons that will probably be instantly acquainted to “Frasier” followers, together with one of many physician’s personal fits. In truth, there are two Frasier fits on provide, however one is from “Cheers,” the present on which the character made his debut again in 1984. It’s fascinating to see the aesthetic shift from “Cheers” to “Frasier” exemplified by the 2 fits, with the latter completely encapsulating the earth tones that outlined a lot of the spin-off collection’ look. However fits are simply the beginning of this specific public sale — which, if you happen to’re prepared to blow sufficient of your financial savings, may let you basically recreate Frasier’s total front room in your individual dwelling.

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In the “Frasier” pilot (which, by the way, Niles actor David Hyde Pierce thought was horrible at first), the titular physician introduces his father, Martin (John Mahoney) to his new house and provides him a tour of the varied options. “You recognize, each merchandise right here was fastidiously chosen,” he boasts. “This lamp by Corbu, the chair by Eames, and this sofa is a precise reproduction of the one Coco Chanel had in her Paris atelier.” Now, that Coco Chanel sofa reproduction is up for public sale, and in line with Julien’s, is predicted to go for as much as $30,000. Apparently sufficient, a 1994 Chicago Tribune article estimated that the sofa itself possible value between $15,000 and $20,000 to have been made for the collection. Which may not have been an excessive amount of for Dr. Crane to spend, nevertheless it’s in all probability a tad out of vary for the common “Frasier” fan.

Let’s be trustworthy: If you are going to bid for the sofa you then may as effectively hold going and full the lounge set. Among the many tons within the Julien’s public sale are a number of immediately recognizable items of Frasier’s dwelling, together with the neoclassical espresso desk that sat entrance and middle for all 11 seasons of the collection (which can be anticipated to fetch round $30,000). Followers will additional acknowledge the glass show case and even the sunshine fittings, that are up for grabs and are anticipated to succeed in a way more cheap worth of $200. Admittedly, those self same followers may be much less enthused by Frasier’s teapot, which is estimated to promote for between $1,000 and $2,000, however the “Rauschenberg Venice USA” poster, which hung within the hallway resulting in Martin and Dr. Crane’s rooms, may simply be value its projected $6,000 price ticket.

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Not the whole lot from Frasier’s front room is obtainable within the public sale, nevertheless. You will not be capable of buy the Steinway or Eames chair, for instance. However there’s sufficient right here to assemble a convincing recreation of the present’s main set, which is precisely what Julien’s did at a Cafe Nervosa pop-up expertise on the Seattle Armory in April 2025. Talking of which, there are a number of props from Frasier’s favourite espresso home included within the public sale, amongst them the desk at which Dr. Crane and his brother would steadily sit to debate the debacle of the day, together with a number of cups adorned with the Café Nervosa branding.

All of this needs to be fascinating for any “Frasier” fan, even when most of us cannot afford any of the good things. But it surely’s additionally a bit unsettling to see, as an illustration, Martin’s shirt, pants, and walker suspended in some kind of formless white void with a $3,000 price ticket connected. With actor John Mahoney having handed away in 2018 (the “Frasier” revival mourned his loss in a touching means), his wardrobe is only a little bit of a tragic sight to see on this means — though it’s form of cool to see Martin’s identify written on the within of the shirt collar in a single closeup shot from the lot. In fact, if none of that takes your fancy and you have got $150,000 to spare, you might at all times splash out on the unique “Cheers” bar door as an alternative, which is by far the costliest merchandise within the public sale.

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