STRIVERS ROW gida mai kyau da aka dawo da shi da kyau tare da duk ababen bukata ga rayuwar karni na 21 daga ga wanda ya lashe kyauta, mamallakin kwangila Alan Berman na Archetype Architecture NY. Wannan gida da ke 269 West 138th Street an gina shi a shekarar 1892 daga mai haɓaka David H. King kuma an tsara shi daga ƙwararrun gine-gine Bruce Price da Clarence Luce a cikin Salon Koloni na Sabuntawa. An gina shi da bulala zinariya da dutse na limestone. Gidan yana da kusan kafa 5,250 tare da rufin da yake da tsayin kafa 10'8". Hanyoyin guda biyar suna haɗa cikakkun bayanan tarihi na asali da jin daɗin zamani. Kayan itace an dawo da su cikin kyan gani kamar yadda aka yi da farin itacen oak a duk gidan. Duk siya da tsarin plaster ma an dawo da su da kyau. Gidan yana da hanyoyi guda biyar da suka ƙunshi gidan haya na hawa biyu don samun kuɗi da ginin mawaƙa na hawa uku. Dole ne a lura cewa wannan sabuntawar an yi ta ta yadda za a iya dawo da gidan cikin sauƙi zuwa ga dangi guda tare da ƙananan aiki da kuɗi. Babban ƙari shine akwai garaajin a bayan gidan, wanda aka iya kaiwa cikin sauƙi daga ciki ta hanyar matakala. Akwai tasha biyu don jin daɗi, ɗaya daga hawa na parlor don shagulgula da na biyu daga babban ɗakin kwana.

Dakin hawa na parlor yana ɗauke da bayanan Edwardian na ƙarshen karni na 19 kuma yana ƙunshi ɗakin zama, ɗakin cin abinci na hukuma, kicin, ɗakin wanka da tasha. Dakin zama da ɗakin cin abinci duka suna da wutar lantarki na asali, suna aiki da kyau tare da aikin tile da yawansu na itace na ƙafar da aka dawo da su cikin kyau. Ɗakin wanka yana da kayan ƙarfe na zinariya da farin tiles na Turai da aka shimfiɗa a jere. Hawa na uku yana ɗauke da babban ɗakin kwana tare da bandaki mai ruwa da kuma babban kabad na shigowa da wutar itace mai kona. Akwai ƙaramin tasha daga babban ɗakin kwana. Wani babban ɗakin kwana, wanda a halin yanzu ake amfani da shi a matsayin ofis yana a gaban hawa na uku kuma ma yana da bandaki. Hawa na huɗu yana ɗauke da manyan ɗakunan kwana guda biyu, kowanne yana da bandaki na cikakken plus ɗakin wanki. An dawo da hasken sama na asali, wanda aka yi hankali yana ba da haske da rana don shiga gida.

Matakin ƙasa da matakin ƙasa suna ƙunshi gidan haya wanda ke da babban kicin na cin abinci, ɗakin zama a gaba tare da wuta, ɗakin wanki daga cikin kicin da bandaki na cikakken. Kicin yana da tebur, tane na murhu mai hayaki shida da ma'aunin biyu. Matakin ƙasa yana ɗauke da ɗaki biyu da aka yi amfani da su don barci, bandaki na cikakken plus dakunan aiki guda biyu inda ake samun na'urorin.

Gidan yana da tsarin dumama da sanyaya iska na ƙananan yankuna guda hudu tare da kulawa da zafi a kowanne ɗaki. A jimlace akwai wutar kona itace guda hudu, an dawo da su gaba ɗaya da kuma sabunta su, suna aiki da kyau. Na'urorin dakin suna duk na Viking tare da hangen nesa na masu wanke kaya da bushe da GE a cikin gidan haya da Electrolux a cikin gidan haya. Kanfiyen a dukkanin kuchina suna da Quartz. Kowanne daga cikin bandakunan wanka guda shida yana da bene mai zafi, mafi kyawun jin daɗi a lokacin sanyi, kuma gidan yana da tsarin sauti na Control 4 don kiɗa da talabijin tare da masu magana a kowanne ɗaki.

Gidan yana tsakanin titunan Frederick Douglass da Adam Clayton Powell, Striver's Row yana da tarihin dogon lokaci da na musamman kuma yana taka muhimmiyar rawa a cikin Renaissance na Harlem. Yana cikin Rajistar Kasa na Nishaɗi, an ba shi sunan Landmark na Birnin New York a shekarar 1967 kuma yana cikin yanki na Tarihi St Nicholas. An dade ana ɗaukar shi a matsayin misalin ƙimar ƙirar birni ta karni na 19. Masu suna da shahararrun mutane, masu kirkira da iko sun kira wannan gida, Adam Clayton Powell, Jr, Bill Bojangles"" Robinson, Eubie Blake, Fletcher Henerson da kwanan nan Alvin Bragg da 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.