Lenny Kravitz Shows Off Childhood Home — A One-Bedroom Apartment on New York’s Upper East Side

Lenny Kravitz gives fans a glimpse into his childhood home and the neighborhood where he grew up in New York.

On Monday, Sept. 16, the Grammy winner, 60, shared a video on Instagram showing a tour of his Upper East Side childhood home, where he lived with his parents — actress Roxie Roker and television producer Sy Kravitz — as a child before moving to Los Angeles.

In the video, Kravitz shows off the gothic exterior of the former family home on East 82nd Street, “where it all started.”

“East 82nd Street, where I grew up on the Upper East Side,” he began in the video. “We lived on the third floor and it was a one-bedroom apartment. My parents gave me the bedroom and they slept on the couch in the living room.”

Lenny Kravitz’s childhood home.

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“I have so many fond memories of this place,” he continued, speaking directly to the camera as he sat on the front porch of an apartment building.

“One of the nice things about living in this neighborhood and on this street was that the Metropolitan Museum wasn’t far away,” he said, panning the camera to show how the iconic art museum was on his front steps. “It’s my yard.”

View of The Met from Lenny Kravitz’s childhood home.

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“This building right here, 3 East 82nd St., is where Joe Namath lived,” Kravitz said, pointing to the scaffolding-covered building as he spoke of the former New York Jets quarterback. “Right through that window was the parlor floor where I used to see him inside partying.”

Joe Namath’ home.

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The rocker also took time to show off the old diner down the street where he and his parents used to eat, telling his followers that it was once called the Copper Lantern.

“It was there at the bar that I tied my shoe for the first time,” he recalled.

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Earlier it was called ‘Copper lamp’.

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“Right across the road is the school I went to,” he added, pointing to the famous public school PS6.

“I just wanted to show you where I came from,” the heartfelt video ended.

PS6, where Kravitz and many other dignitaries attended elementary school.

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The “TK421” singer was candid about how growing up in New York has influenced him as a person and as a musician. In an interview with CBS Morning in May, Kravitz opened up about how the city and his time at the Harlem School of the Arts after-school program shaped his latest album, Blue electric light.

“I grew up a New York kid. I rode the subway when I was young – I walked with my friends, took cabs, you know? My mom taught me to be independent, you know?” he said.

“All I can do is just feel how blessed I am,” he added, referring to the time between his early childhood and now. “That and how nice that trip was.”

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