The real-life owner of the Manhattan building where Carrie Bradshaw lived wants to erect a gate to deter overzealous fans from trespassing.

When a young location scout knocked on the door of 66 Perry Street in Manhattan’s West Village three decades ago, the homeowner who reluctantly agreed to allow filming on the front stoop couldn’t have imagined that the three-family building would become a cultural treasure better known as Carrie Bradshaw’s home in HBO’s “Sex and the City.”

According to a letter submitted by the building’s owner to the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission and first reported by Emily Sundberg in the Substack newsletter FeedMe, living in the historic brownstone has been less idyllic than it may appear onscreen. That’s because, as the letter states, since the show’s 1998 premiere, the front steps have become a “global tourist destination,” with a never-ending stream of visitors whose excitement has at times overridden their respect of the building’s residents.

“At any hour of the day or night,” reads the letter, “there are groups of visitors in front of the house taking flash photos, engaging in loud chatter, posting on social media, making TikToc (sic) videos, or just celebrating the moment.”

The owners of 66 Perry Street hung a chain across the front stoop to deter overzealous visitors. Alamy

Now, the owner is requesting permission from the commission to build a gate across the front of the stoop that will protect the building from intrusive fans and help the owners “to regain a reasonable quality of life.”

On Tuesday, the commission will hold a public hearing where the plans for the gate will be reviewed and the request will either be approved or denied.

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