Courteney Cox revisits her old 'Friends' apartment in delightful Instagram post

"The One Where My Rent Went Up $12,000."
By Shannon Connellan  on 
Courteney Cox revisits her old 'Friends' apartment in delightful Instagram post
"Goodnight guys, I'm going home." Credit: NBC via Getty Images

It's The One Where Monica Returned to Her Old Apartment.

Friends star Courteney Cox posted a nostalgic throwback to the beloved '90s sitcom, taking a stroll outside her character's apartment in New York City.

While the interior scenes of the show were filmed on sets in Los Angeles, the exterior shots of Monica's apartment show a location in New York's Greenwich Village, on the corner of Grove and Bedford Streets.

And that's where Cox was jokingly "going home," posting a video of her visit outside Monica's iconic apartment with the perfect caption.

"The One Where My Rent Went Up $12,000."

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Aw. But also, pretty true.

So, how much was Monica's rent? CNBC ran the numbers, estimating that the two-bedroom apartment would sit between 1,125 and 1,500 square feet — the news outlet put the average two-bedroom apartment in Manhattan at 975 square feet, which makes Monica's apartment quite spacious — it had a balcony, a huge kitchen, and that glorious sunken living room too, remember?

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So much SPACE. Credit: NBC via Getty Images

The show explained in Season 4, episode 4 "The One With The Ballroom Dancing," that Monica enjoyed a cheeky rent-controlled apartment thanks to her grandmother, Althea, who was subletting it illegally for a presumably low amount — explains why Monica can afford that plush apartment with her hard-working chef paycheck.

According to the news outlet, the median rental price for a two-bedroom apartment like Monica's in the West Village is currently $4,500 per month.

It's not the only Friends related throwback Cox has posted to Instagram of late, with this perfect tribute to the show's iconic "PIVOT!" scene.

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If Cox posts an Instagram video of herself dancing with a turkey on her head next, we'll collapse.

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Shannon Connellan

Shannon Connellan is Mashable's UK Editor based in London, formerly Mashable's Australia Editor, but emotionally, she lives in the Creel House. A Tomatometer-approved critic, Shannon writes about everything (but not anything) across entertainment, tech, social good, science, and culture.


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