The Apartment Building is the central setting of The Secret Life of Pets, situated in Little Italy, New York City. The individual apartments serve as the residences for a large group of pets, whose owners are oblivious to their pets' daily activities.
Here, the apartment building refers to where Max lives. Manhattan Bridge and Lower Manhattan are visible from the apartment's rooftop. The place is a short walk away from the dog park at Washington Square Park.
Structure[]
The exterior of the building.
The apartment building consists of eight floors in a stacked structure, with seven apartments where the owners of the pets live. These apartments are connected by means of a green iron stairwell that the pets often misuse to visit other resident pets, hang out and even hold parties by inviting other pets.
The doors of the apartment somehow can be easily opened by the pets. In addition, in the morning, some pets are taken out by Guillermo, a pet walker, to Washington Square Park.
Residents[]
Outside view of the apartment building.
There are some apartments or places where the residents of the block live, listed here from top to bottom:
- Tiberius's Coop, where Tiberius lives.
- Leonard's owner's apartment.
- Chloe's owner's apartment, Norman's owners' apartment and Sweetpea's owner's apartment. These apartments are at the same layer.
- Katie's apartment, where Max and Duke live.
- Buddy's owners' apartment and Mel's owner's apartment. Mel's apartment is next to Buddy's.
- Molly's apartment (also Snowball's), where Snowball currently lives.
Trivia[]
- Gidget's Apartment is not included in the apartment building but another one next to it, while Guillermo's Apartment is much farther away from the building.
- Pops' Apartment is at another building.
- Tiberius' owner is presumed to live in the building because Tiberius's coop is on the roof.