The property in question is a historic brownstone that served as the facade for lead character Carrie Bradshaw's Upper East Side apartment. That real-life abode is actually located on Perry Street in the West Village, where it has become a "global tourist destination" for devoted followers of the HBO series.

The building's owner said that fans have left graffiti on her stoop and carved their initials into her doorframe

Deterrent to tourists who take photos outside Manhattan brownstone where Carrie Bradshaw lived in Sex and the City approved by commission.

The owner of the building that served as the exterior of Sarah Jessica Parker's apartment made the request with the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission after the stoop has continued to be a "global tourist destination.

The home, a stand-in for the exterior of the famous "Sex in the City" apartment, "is now a global tourist destination,” the West Village apartment's owner wrote.

According to the owner in her application letter, people graffitied the steps of her stoop and carved their initials into the doorframe over the years.

New York city officials have approved adding a metal gate to deter fans of the hit HBO TV show "Sex and the City" from making around the clock trips to

The bustle of the Big Apple plays has resulted in some iconic shows set in NYC, including Sex and The City. The actual owner of Carrie Bradshaw’s apartment’s facade is seeking new levels to keep fans at bay from her private residence.

Carrie Bradshaw's apartment was almost its own character in the hit television series. But is it possible fans of Sex and the City have paid too much attention to the iconic New York City brownstone?