STRIVERS ROW on hoolikalt restaureeritud ja renoveeritud linnaelamu, kus on kõik vajalikud mugavused 21. sajandi elamiseks, autor auhinnatud arhitekt Alan Berman Archetype Architecture NY-st. See maja, mis asub aadressil 269 West 138th Street, ehitati 1892. aastal arendaja David H. Kingi poolt ning selle projekteerisid arhitektid Bruce Price ja Clarence Luce Koloniaalse Uuenduse stiilis. See on ehitatud kollasest tellisest ja lubjakivist. Maja pindala on ligikaudu 5,250 ruutjalga, laed on kuni 10'8" kõrged. Viis korrust ühendavad originaalsed ajaloolised detailid kaasaegse mugavusega. Puitdetailid on restaureeritud oma täielikku ilu, nagu ka tammeparkett, mis on kogu maja ulatuses. Kõik dekoratiivmoodulid ja krohvdetailid on samuti täiuslikult taastatud. Maja koosneb viiest korrusest, sealhulgas kahekorruseline korter sissetuleku genereerimiseks ja kolmekorruseline omaniku triplex. Tuleb märkida, et see renoveerimine on tehtud nii, et maja saab väga lihtsalt tagasi tuua ühepereelamuks minimaalse töö ja kulutustega. Suur pluss on, et maja taga on garaaž, kuhu pääseb sissepoole kergesti trepi kaudu. Naudinguks on kaks terrassi, üks elutoa korruselt meelelahutuseks ja teine magamistoast.

Elutoa korruse ruumides on Edwardi tüüpi detailid 19. sajandi lõpust ja need sisaldavad elutuba, ametlikku söögituba, kööki, tualettruumi ja terrassi. Elutuba ja söögituba sisaldavad mõlemad originaalseid kaminad, mis on heades töökorras, ning tuleplaadid ja puidust lõikepinnad on kaunilt taastatud. Tualettruumis on messingist seadmed ja individuaalselt inkrusteeritud Euroopa plaadid. Kolmandal korrusel asub peakorter koos privaatse vannitoaga ja suure garderoobiga ning puuküttega kaminaga. Magamistoast pääseb väikesele terrassile. Teine suur magamistuba, mida praegu kasutatakse kontorina, asub kolmanda korruse esiosas ning sellel on samuti oma vannituba. Neljandal korrusel asub kaks suurt magamistuba, igal ühel on oma täisvalamu, pluss pesuruum. Siin on originaalne laesilm, mis on hoolikalt taastatud, lubades valgusel ja päikesel majja voolata.

Alumine ja maa tasapind koosnevad korterist, kus on avar söögiköök, elutuba ees, samuti kamin, köögi kõrval pesuruum ja täisvalamu. Köögis on söögilaud, kuue põletiga pliit ja topeltvalamu. Alumisel tasapinnal on kaks magamistuba, mida kasutatakse magamiseks, täisvalamu ning kaks utiliitruumi, kus asuvad mehhanismid.

Maja on varustatud nelja tsooni küttesüsteemi ja kliimaseadmestikuga, kus igas toas on temperatuurikontroll. Kokku on neli puuküttega kaminat, täielikult taastatud ja uuesti vooderdatud, mis on heas töökorras. Kõik seadmed on Viking, välja arvatud pesumasinad ja kuivatid, mis on GE triplexis ja Electrolux korteris. Mõlema köögi tööpinnad on kvartsist. Igas kuues vannitoas on soojustatud põrandad, mis on talvel tõeline luksus, ja majas on Control 4 helisüsteem muusika ja televiisori jaoks, kõlaritega igas toas.

Asudes Frederick Douglass'i ja Adam Clayton Powell'i bulvaride vahel, on Striver's Row'il väga pikk ja eriline ajalugu ning see mängis silmapaistvat rolli Harlem Renaissance'is. See on riiklikus ajalooliste paikade registris, kuulutati 1967. aastal New Yorgi linna maamärgiks ja asub St Nicholas'i ajaloolises piirkonnas. Seda on alati peetud silmapaistvaks näiteks 19. sajandi linnaplaneerimisest. Paljud kuulsad, loovad ja võimsad inimesed on seda koduks nimetanud, sealhulgas Adam Clayton Powell Jr, Bill Bojangles Robinson, Eubie Blake, Fletcher Henderson ja hiljuti Alvin Bragg ja Maurice Dubois.

STRIVERS ROW meticulously restored and renovated town home with all the necessities for 21st century living by award winning architect Alan Berman of Archetype Architecture NY. This house at 269 West 138th Street was built in 1892 by developer David H. King and designed by architects Bruce Price and Clarence Luce in Colonial Revival Style. It is constructed of yellow brick and limestone. The house spans approximately 5,250 square feet with ceilings as high as 10'8". The five floors blend the original historic detail with contemporary comfort. The woodwork has been immaculately restored to its full beauty as were the oak floors throughout the house. All moldings and plaster detail were also perfectly restored. The house has five floors consisting of a two-floor apartment for income generation and a three floor owners triplex. It must be noted that this renovation was done in such a way that the house can very easily be brought back to single family with minimal work and expense. The big plus is there is a garage on the back of the house, easily reached from inside by a staircase. There are two terraces for enjoyment, one off the parlor floor for entertaining and the second off the primary bedroom.

The Parlor floor rooms feature Edwardian details of the late 19th century and include a living room, a formal dining room, kitchen, powder room and terrace. The living room and dining room both have the original fireplaces, in good working order with the tile work and carved wood mantels beautifully restored. The powder room has brass fixtures and European tiles individually inlaid. The third floor houses the master bedroom with en-suite bath and a large walk-in closet plus a woodburning fireplace. There is a small terrace off the primary bedroom. A second large bedroom, presently used as an office is at the front of the third floor and too has its own bath. The fourth floor houses two large bedrooms, each with its own full bath plus the laundry room. Here the original skylight, carefully restored allows light and sunshine to flow into the house.
The lower level and ground level make up the apartment which has a spacious eat-in kitchen, the living room in the front also with a fireplace, the laundry room off the kitchen and a full bath. The kitchen has a banquet, six burner stove and double sink. The lower level houses two dens used for sleeping, a full bath plus two utility rooms where the mechanics are found.
The house has four zone heating and air-conditioning with a temperature control in every room. In total there are four wood burning fireplaces, completely restored and relined, in perfect working order. Appliances are all Viking with the exception of the washers and dryers which are GE in the triplex and Electrolux in the apartment. The counters in both kitchens are Quartz. Each of the six bathrooms boasts heated floors, quite the luxury in the winter, and the house has a Control 4 sound system for music and TV with speakers in every room.

Located between Frederick Douglass and Adam Clayton Powell Boulevards Striver's Row has a very long and special history and played a very prominent role in the Harlem Renaissance. It is on the National Registry of Historic Places, was designated a New York City Landmark in 1967 and is in the St Nicholas Historic District. It has always been considered an outstanding example of 19th century urban design. Many famous, creative and powerful people have called this home, Adam Clayton Powell, Jr, Bill Bojangles"" Robinson, Eubie Blake, Fletcher Henerson and more recently Alvin Bragg and Maurice Dubois.