The home of Walter White, famously featured on the show Breaking Bad, is now on the market, PEOPLE can confirm.
The four-bedroom, one-bathroom, 1,910 sq. ft. home located in Albuquerque, N.M. was just listed with a hefty $4 million dollar price tag. Per Zillow, the estimated market value of the suburban, ranch-style home is $343,100.
David Christensen and Sonya Avila of Christensen Group | eXp Realty Luxury and Ryan Johnston of InterPhase Entertainment currently hold the listing.
According to local outlet KOB 4 Eyewitness News, the iconic residence has been drawing in tourists from all over the world since the hit drama series, starring Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul, ended in 2013. Fans reportedly take pictures outside the property all day and night, but no one is ever allowed inside, the outlet reports.
However, one of the current owners, Joanne Quintana, who grew up in the home with her siblings, recently invited KOB 4 cameras inside for the first time.
According to Quintana, her late parents, Fran and Louis Padilla, bought the house back in 1973. One random knock at the door in 2006 would lead to their house becoming part of television history.Â
âMy mother never ever answers the door, and she did, â Quintana told the outlet. âThey introduced themselves and handed her a card and said, âWe would like to use your house for a pilot.'â After the family confirmed the project was the real deal, they granted permission and filming began two weeks later.
According to KOB 4, the family only got paid an unspecified fee per shoot and does not receive residuals from the show.
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âWe were, like anybody, itâs a once in a lifetime thing. You got to meet the actors, the actresses, you got to see how they set up the equipment and what it all takes,â said Quintana.
The family also has their fair share of memories involving some of the talent, notably Cranston, who plays White. Fran often provided cookies for the cast and crew, but Cranston never really got to enjoy them, for a good reason.
âWhat was funny was Bryan Cranston could not eat one cookie,â Quintana recalls. âBecause he had cancer in the show, so he was losing weight. So he would pass, but everybody, all the directors, all the writers, would eat the cookies.â He finally indulged on the last day of filming, she says, and even took a picture âholding my momâs biscotti.â
Breaking Bad went on to be an Emmy Award-winning sensation with five seasons totally 62 episodes, bringing unexpected attention to the quiet street.
âThe fans started coming. We would go out there, my mother and I, and we would take pictures with them,â Quintana shared of the early days of the showâs recognition.Â
The constant attention, however, soon became overwhelming for the family, with some fans taking things too far with practical jokes related to the show. Â
One one occasion, Quintana recalls, âAround 4:30 in the morning, the doorbell rang, my mom got up and opened the door, and it was a packageâ addressed to Walter white. The family called authorities, which led to a bomb squad being sent to the home.
Soon, they were forced to beef up security around the house, including a fence and motion-sensor cameras. âMy brothers said, thatâs it, weâre done, fence is going up. Thatâs too close for comfort, the front door,â Quintana said.
Quintana told the outlet that an average of 300 cars would drive by the property per day. Eventually, taking care of her aging parents, who were in hospice in their later days, became too much to juggle.
While she doesnât share a reason for the sale, the familyâs relationship with the showâs enthusiastic fandom has undoubtedly been a factor.
âThis was our family home from 1973, almost 52 years. So weâre going to walk away with just our memories,â Quintana told the outlet. âItâs time to move on. Weâre done. Thereâs no reason to fight anymore.â
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