According to PEOPLE, Walter White’s house, which was notably featured in the television program Breaking Bad, is currently for sale.
The 1,910 square foot, four-bedroom, one-bathroom house in Albuquerque, New Mexico, was recently listed for a whopping $4 million. The suburban ranch-style home is valued at $343,100 according to Zillow.
The listing is presently owned by Ryan Johnston of InterPhase Entertainment and David Christensen and Sonya Avila of Christensen Group | eXp Realty Luxury.
Since the conclusion of the popular drama series, which starred Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul, in 2013, the renowned home has been attracting tourists from all over the world, according to local outlet KOB 4 Eyewitness News. According to the outlet, fans spend the entire day and night taking photos outside the property, but nobody is ever permitted inside.
But lately, Joanne Quintana, one of the current owners, who grew up in the house with her brothers, welcomed KOB 4 cameras inside for the first time.
Quintana claims that the house was purchased in 1973 by her late parents, Fran and Louis Padilla. Their home would become a part of television history in 2006 after a haphazard knock on the door.
Quintana told the newspaper, “My mother never answers the door, and she did.” “We would like to use your house for a pilot,” they stated after introducing themselves and giving her a card. Filming started two weeks after the family gave their approval after confirming the proposal was authentic.
KOB 4 claims that the family did not get any residuals from the show and was only paid an undisclosed sum for each shot.
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Like everyone else, it’s a once-in-a-lifetime experience. You had the opportunity to meet the actors and actresses, observe how the equipment is set up, and learn about the entire process,” Quintana stated.
A good number of the family’s memories also involve some of the performers, particularly Cranston, who plays White. For good reason, Cranston never truly got to savor the cookies that Fran frequently gave to the actors and crew.
Quintana remembers, “It was funny that Bryan Cranston was unable to eat even one cookie.” He was losing weight because he had cancer in the episode. He would therefore pass, but everyone would devour the cookies—all the authors, all the directors. She claims that on the final day of filming, he eventually gave down and even snapped a photo “holding my mom’s biscotti.”
With five seasons totaling 62 episodes, Breaking Bad became an Emmy Award-winning phenomenon that unexpectedly brought attention to the sleepy neighborhood.
“The fans began to arrive. In the early days of the show’s popularity, Quintana recalled, “My mother and I would go out there and we would take pictures with them.”
However, the family eventually found the continual attention to be too much, and some fans went too far with show-related practical jokes.
“Around 4:30 in the morning, the doorbell rang, my mom got up and opened the door, and it was a package” meant for Walter White, Quintana remembers one such instance. A bomb team was dispatched to the house after the family contacted the police.
They were soon compelled to install motion-sensor cameras and a fence to increase the house’s security. “That’s it, we’re finished, and the fence is going up,” my brothers exclaimed. “The front door is too close for comfort,” Quintana remarked.
On average, 300 cars would pass the property each day, Quintana told the publication. She eventually found it impossible to balance caring for her elderly parents, who were in hospice in their later years.
She doesn’t give a reason for the sale, but it’s clear that the family’s connection to the fervent fan base of the program had a role.
Our family has been here since 1973, or nearly 52 years. So we’re just going to take our memories with us,” Quintana said to the publication. The moment has come to move on. We’re finished. There is no longer any justification for fighting.
