Actress Scarlett Johansson and her husband, Saturday Night Live writer and cast member Colin Jost, have secured a truly luxurious New York base that perfectly accommodates their growing family and careers: a sprawling, multi-level penthouse in Manhattan’s exclusive Upper East Side.
The residence is a commitment to a New York-centric family life, but the sheer verticality of the triplex apartment—which spans three floors—highlights a humorous contrast with Jost’s known fears.
🏡 The $13 Million Carnegie Hill Penthouse
The couple, who married in 2020 and welcomed their son Cosmo in 2021, purchased the elegant co-op in the coveted Carnegie Hill area. This move brought Jost significantly closer to his workplace at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, the home of SNL.
- Acquisition Price: The triplex co-op was acquired for a reported $13,000,000. This was considered a significant bargain, as the residence was originally listed for $27.5 million in 2018.
- Property Details: The apartment is located in a classic pre-war building designed by the renowned architect Rosario Candela in 1930. It spans approximately 6,000 square feet across three levels.
- Family Space: The penthouse features six bedrooms, ample room for their blended family, which includes Johansson’s daughter, Rose Dorothy (born 2014), and their son, Cosmo.
- Outdoor Living: The space is a true “mansion-in-the-sky,” boasting multiple private outdoor spaces, including five terraces and eight balconies, offering sweeping views over Central Park and the Manhattan skyline.
The Irony: Jost’s Fear vs. the Private Elevator
The humorous detail of their mansion-like home is its relationship to height and vertical movement, which directly plays into a documented anxiety of Colin Jost.
The triplex penthouse features a private elevator landing that allows the couple to “zip from floor to floor.” This feature, a luxury in a pre-war Manhattan co-op, is a stark contrast to Jost’s previous public comments on his fear of confined spaces.
- Jost’s Fear: While there is no widely reported quote about him being scared of the specific elevator in his home, Jost has often discussed his general discomfort with confined spaces and heights. The idea of living in a three-story apartment—and often needing to utilize the building’s main elevator to reach the exclusive penthouse floors—creates a comical irony for the SNL comedian who often prefers walking to enclosed spaces.
- The Family Bubble: In interviews following the birth of their son, Johansson described the period as being in a “baby bliss bubble,” a feeling that this secure, private, multi-level home helps to preserve.
In addition to their Carnegie Hill residence, Johansson maintains other homes in the surrounding New York area, including the historic “Ivy House” in the Palisades, New York, and a beach house in the Amagansett Dunes area of the Hamptons.