STRIVERS ROW on hoolikalt taastatud ja renoveeritud linnakorter, kus on kõik 21. sajandi elu jaoks vajalikud mugavused, auhinnatud arhitekti Alan Bermani poolt Archetype Architecture NY-st. See maja aadressil 269 West 138th Street ehitati 1892. aastal arendaja David H. King'i poolt ja selle projekteerisid arhitektid Bruce Price ja Clarence Luce kolonialistlikus renessansstiilis. Maja on ehitatud kollasest tellistest ja lubjakivist. Maja pindala on umbes 5250 ruutjalga, laed on kuni 10'8" kõrged. Viies korrus ühendab originaalse ajaloolise detaili kaasaegse mugavusega. Puutööd on taastatud oma täies ilus, samuti on taastatud tamme põrandad kogu majas. Kõik liistud ja krohvidetailid on samuti täiuslikult taastatud. Maja koosneb viiest korrusest, sealhulgas kahe korruse korterist, mis toob sissetulekut, ja kolme korruse omanik-triplexist. Tuleb märkida, et see renoveerimine on tehtud selliselt, et maja saab väga kergesti tagasi tuua ühepereelamuks minimaalse töö ja kulutustega. Suur pluss on see, et majal on garaaž maja taga, kuhu pääseb kergesti seestpoolt trepi kaudu. Seal on kaks terrassi nautimiseks, üks elutoa korruse peal külaliste vastuvõtmiseks ja teine peamagamistoast.

Elutoa korruse ruumides on Edwardi aegade detailid 19. sajandi lõpust ja need sisaldavad elutuba, ametlikku söögituba, kööki, tualettruumi ja terrassi. Elutoas ja toidutoas on originaalsed kaminad, heas töökorralduses koos kivist tööde ja nikerdatud puust kaminatele, mis on kaunilt taastatud. Tualettruumis on messingist sisustus ja Euroopa plaadid on individuaalselt paigaldatud. Kolmandal korrusel asub magamistuba, millel on oma vannituba ja suur garderoob, pluss puuküttega kamin. Peamagamistoast pääseb väikesesse terrassile. Teine suur magamistuba, mida praegu kasutatakse büroona, asub kolmanda korruse ees ja ka sellel on oma vannituba. Neljandal korrusel asub kaks suurt magamistuba, kummalgi oma täielik vannituba, pluss pesuruum. Siin on originaalne katuseaken, mis on hoolikalt taastatud, võimaldades valgusel ja päikesel majja voolata.

Alumisel ja maapinnal on korter, millel on avar söögiköök, elutuba ees, kus on samuti kamin, pesuruum köögi juures ja täielik vannituba. Köögis on banketilaud, kuus põletiga pliit ja kahekordne kraanikauss. Alumisel tasandil on kaks denni, mis on kasutusel magamiseks, täielik vannituba pluss kaks utiliitruumi, kus asuvad tehnikavidinad.

Majal on neli tsoonilist küttet ja konditsioneerimist, iga ruumi temperatuurikontrolliga. Kokku on neljal puuküttega kaminal, mis on täielikult taastatud ja uue voodriga, ideaalne töökorraldus. Kodu seadmed on kõik Viking, välja arvatud pesumasinad ja kuivatid, mis on GE triplexis ja Electrolux korteris. Mõlema köögi tööpinnad on kvartsi. Igal kuuel vannitoal on põrandaküte, mis on talvel suur luksus, ja majas on Control 4 helisüsteem muusika ja TV jaoks, kõlarid igas toas.

Asudes Frederick Douglass ja Adam Clayton Powelli bulvaride vahel, on Striver's Rowl väga pikk ja eriline ajalugu ning see mängis silmapaistvat rolli Harlem Renaissance'is. See on riiklikus ajalooliste paikade registris, kuulutati New Yorgi linnamärgiks 1967. aastal ja asub St Nicholas'i ajaloolises rajoonis. Seda on alati peetud silmapaistvaks näiteks 19. sajandi linnadesi. Paljud tuntud, loovad ja võimsad inimesed on seda koduna 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.