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

The front staircase of the Manhattan brownstone where Carrie Bradshaw lived in “Sex and the City” is getting a metal gate to keep away tourists who endlessly trespass and pose for pictures.

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.

The owner of the townhouse that features as the exterior of Carrie Bradshaw's home in Sex and the City has been granted permission to erect a gate to deter tourists from flocking to their home

Also forever, it would seem? The interest in the “Sex and the City” character’s stoop in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village historic district. (In the show, Bradshaw lives on the Upper East Side, but the exterior used for filming is actually farther south — that’s showbiz!)

The owner of the brownstone has had enough. Among the city's many popular addresses is 66 Perry Street, the Gilded Age West Village brownstone that gained its own celebrity status when cast as the exterior setting for Carrie Bradshaw's apartment in Sex and the City.

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

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?