88 Titu Charles — Wani Gidan Daki a Matar Kariya Mai Haske Domin Mutane da Har yanzu Sun Yarda da Zaman Lafiya.

Ba a iya musanta cewa wannan shine daya daga cikin ginin da aka fi so a NYC. Kuma lissafin lissafi yana da ma'ana: me ya sa za a haya a cikin wannan yanayin haya mai ban mamaki lokacin da za a iya kashe wannan kudi don gidanka?

Gidan yana saman bene. Yana da haske. Gidajen suna da tsawo, kichin yana da taga, bandaki yana da taga, kuma tagogin biyu manya da suke fuskantar kudu a baya suna kallon wurare masu shiru maimakon hayaniya. Ina so in yi bayani cewa ba a kamata a dauki wannan a matsayin al'ada ba.

Abin da Zaka Samu:

Wani wurin tsaye a saman bene wanda ke fuskantar kudu, tare da tagogi biyu manya da irin wannan shiru wanda ke sa ka yi tunanin idan birnin ya daina yawo — ba ya daina ba, amma ba za ka ji shi ba
Dakin kwana wanda zai iya daukar gado na cika ko na ƙungiya, wanda aka kewaye da tagogi biyu, wanda shi ne tagogi biyu fiye da yawancin dakunan kwana a New York suka cancanta
Kichin budewa — wanda aka lura da taga, saboda a bayyane akwai wanda ya yarda da hasken halitta da isasshen iska
Kabinet din koran dakunan, wanda a cikin wannan birni yana nufin abin da lauyoyi ke kira "ajiyar wadatacce" da abin da nake kira "karamin mu'ujiza"
Wannan bandaki yana da taga, wanda na ki dauka a matsayin al'ada

Ka'idojin Aiki (Tun da Kayi Tambaya):

Ana izinawa da inji wanki/ bushewa tare da shiri da amincewar ubangiji
Ana maraba da dabbobi — ginin ba ya nuna wariya ga karnuka da cat.
Ana iya sublets bayan shekara guda (uku daga kowanne biyar)
Pied-à-terre mai kyau
Kudin kula na wata yana ƙananan.

Ginin:
88 Titu Charles wata ginin dakin gawa mai hawa biyar ne, wanda aka gina kusan 1880, wani ɓangare na 84–88 Charles Street Owners Corp — wani haɗin gwiwa na unguwanni 45 wanda ya yi nasara, duk da manyan kalubale, zama yadda ya kamata: mai kyau, mai shiru, da ba a damuwa. Gidaje ashirin a cikin hawa biyar. Babu concierge, babu gym, babu "bene na abubuwa". Kai mutum ne mai girma. Ba ka bukatar duk hakan.
Blok din:
Na yi tafiya a yawancin titunan a Manhattan. Wasu daga cikin su suna da kyau. Titu Charles, tsakanin Greenwich da Hudson, ba mai kyau bane — yana daidai. Yana da abin da titin a cikin wannan birni ya kamata ya kasance: tare da itatuwa, ginin brownstone, tare da tarihi da aka kiyaye, kuma gabaɗaya babu irin wannan ci gaban da ke sa ka ji cewa birnin ya daina kulawa da jiharsa. Kogin Hudson yana kusa. Washington Square Park yana kusa. Kowanne jirgin ƙasa da za ka iya buƙata yana kusa. Restaurants suna da kyau sosai. Ba zan lissafa su ba. Kana zaune a New York — je ka nemo su.
Tarihi Kaɗan, Domin Mahimmancin Yanayi:
Titinan suna da sunan Charles Christopher Amos, wanda ya mallaki ƙasar da titin ya wuce kuma wanda kuma ya kamata a yi la'akari da Christopher Street da tsohon Amos Street (yanzu West 10th). Tsakanin 1866 da 1936, takamaiman blok inda 88 Charles ke zaune an kira shi Van Ness Place, sunan wani iyali manoma da ya zauna a wannan baukak utace zuwa 1865. Birnin ya sake shi suna. Birnin koyaushe yana sake suna abubuwa. Akalla wannan ɗin ya tsaya.

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88 Charles Street — A Top-Floor South Facing Sunny Apartment for People Who Still Believe in Peace.

It is incontrovertible that this is one of the most coveted blocks in NYC. And the math maths: why rent in this crazy rental climate when you can spend this money for your own home?

The apartment is on the top floor. It is sunny. The ceilings are high, the kitchen has a window, the bathroom has a window, and the two large south-facing windows in the back look out onto quiet rather than chaos. I want to be clear that none of this should be taken for granted.

What You Get:

A top-floor perch that faces south, with two large windows and the kind of quiet that makes you wonder if the city has finally given up — it hasn't, but you won't hear it
A bedroom that fits a full or queen, flanked by two windows, which is two more windows than most bedrooms in New York deserve
An open kitchen — windowed, as previously noted, because apparently someone here believed in natural light and cross-ventilation
Two hall closets, which in this city constitutes what lawyers call "ample storage" and what I call "a minor miracle"
A windowed bath, which I refuse to take for granted

The Practicalities (Since You Asked):

Washer/dryer allowed with a plan and board approval
Pets welcome — the building is not prejudiced against dogs and cats.
Sublets permitted after one year (three out of every five)
Pied-à-terre friendly
Monthly maintenance is low.

The Building:
88 Charles is a five-story landmarked brick brownstone, built circa 1880, part of the 84–88 Charles Street Owners Corp — a 45-unit cooperative that has managed, against considerable odds, to remain exactly what it should be: handsome, quiet, and unbothered. Twenty apartments across five stories. No concierge, no gym, no "amenity floor." You are an adult. You don't need all that.
The Block:
I have walked most blocks in Manhattan. Some of them are fine. Charles Street, between Greenwich and Hudson, is not fine — it is correct. It is what a street in this city is supposed to look like: tree-lined, brownstoned, historically intact, and entirely free of the kind of development that makes you feel the city has given up on itself. The Hudson River is nearby. Washington Square Park is nearby. Every subway you could possibly need is nearby. The restaurants are excellent. I won't list them. You live in New York — go find them.
A Brief History, Because Context Matters:
The street was named for Charles Christopher Amos, who owned the land the street passed through and who is also responsible for Christopher Street and the former Amos Street (now West 10th). Between 1866 and 1936, the precise block where 88 Charles sits was called Van Ness Place, named for a farming family who occupied that square block until 1865. The city renamed it. The city is always renaming things. At least this one stuck.

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