Inside VERY controversial history of famed 110-year-old New York apartment complex featured in Selena Gomez and Steve Martin’s hit Hulu show – from crooked landlords to a 16-YEAR rent strike
by Lillian Gessen
Everyone who watches the Hulu show Only Murders in the Building knows the Arconia – the building where Selena Gomez, Steve Martin, and Martin Short’s characters all live, and the center stage for all of their drama.
It turns out, the building used to film the outside shots of the Arconia in the series is called the Belnord in real life and it actually has its own wacky history.
While it may not really be the home to a murder mystery, the New York City apartment complex has made headlines for its own slew of controversies since it was built more than 110 years ago – including a crooked landlord who inspired a 16-year long rent strike from the tenants.
The Belnord, which takes up an entire block in the Upper West Side of Manhattan, sits on 86th street between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue.
