An gina shi a shekarar 1910, a lokacin da masu ginin Brooklyn suke aikin hannu kuma suke auna darajar gida ta ingancin sana’ar da aka yi wajen gina shi, wannan gidan jere na iyalai biyu da ke 902 New York Avenue ya kiyaye asalin kamanninsa cikin abin mamaki. Har yanzu akwai bayanai daga wani zamani: benayen katako masu ɗumi da suka goge suka samu laushi na musamman, rufin ƙarfe da aka matse, ƙofar shiga mai tayal ɗin mosaik, da matakalar katako da aka sassaka wadda take hawa ƙarƙashin tagar sama. Fuskar ginin da tubalin ruwan toka, tare da tagogin bay masu kyau da kambin gini mai ado, suna tunasar da wani lokaci da ko gida mai sauƙi ake gina shi domin a yaba masa daga titi. Bayan fiye da ƙarni guda, ba a taɓa cire wa gidan tarihinsa ba ko kuma a yi masa gyaran da bai dace da asalin sa ba. Gidaje biyu ƙarƙashin rufi guda, cike da bayanan zamanin da, suna jiran sabon mai gida da zai girmama tarihinsu ya kuma rubuta babi na gaba.

Babban bene ya miƙe tsawon gidan gaba ɗaya, yana da tagogin bay a ƙarshen biyu, ɗakin gaba mai kusan tsawon ƙafa 28, da kicin da yake buɗewa zuwa wurin cin abinci da bayan gida—wuri mai kyau da za a tsara shi a matsayin fili guda da ke haɗuwa zuwa lambu. A bene na sama akwai ɗakunan kwana biyu tare da ɗakin iyali da ɗakin zama, wanda ke barin isasshen fili don babban ɗakin kwana na musamman ko ofishin gida. Ƙasan gidan yana da ƙofarsa ta kansa, babban ɗaki buɗe mai tsawon ƙafa 38, banɗaki cikakke, wurin wanki, da ma’ajiyar kaya; a shirye yake ya zama ɗakin kallon fina-finai, ɗakin motsa jiki, ko ɗakin sana’a. A bayan gidan, fili ne tsaf wanda za a iya mayar da shi lambu ko baranda irin wadda kuke mafarkin samu.

Samun sufuri yana da sauƙi. Jiragen ƙasa na 2 da 5 a Church Avenue da Nostrand suna kusa, yayin da motocin bas na B35 da B44 Select Bus Service suke tsallaken titi. Ku zauna a ɗaya daga cikin rukunin, ku bar ɗayan ya taimaka wajen ɗaukar kuɗin gyaran gida, ko kuma ku tsara gidan gaba ɗaya bisa irin salon rayuwar da kuke so. Da harajin shekara-shekara kusan dala 6,400, kuɗaɗen kula da gidan za su kasance masu sauƙin ɗauka yayin da ake kammala aikin. Abin da kuke saya shi ne waɗannan bayanai na musamman da babu wanda zai iya sake ƙirƙirarsu, tare da ’yancin tsara komai sauran yadda kuka ga dama. Gidan zai kasance babu mazauni a lokacin kammala ciniki.

Asalin kamannin gidan yana nan. Hasashen nan naku ne. Barka da zuwa gida.

Built in 1910, when Brooklyn's builders still worked by hand and measured a house by its craftsmanship, this two-family townhouse at 902 New York Avenue has kept its original character remarkably intact. Details from another era remain: warm wood floors worn to a soft patina, pressed tin ceilings, a mosaic tile vestibule, and a carved wood staircase ascending beneath a skylight. The buff brick facade, with its graceful bay and ornamented cornice, speaks to a time when even a modest home was built to be admired from the street. More than a century later, the house has never been stripped of its past or dressed in someone else's renovation. Two residences under one roof, rich with period detail, await a new owner ready to honor their history and write the next chapter.

The parlor floor runs the full length of the house with bay windows at both ends, a nearly 28-foot front room, and a kitchen that opens to a dining area and the backyard, an ideal canvas for an open layout that flows out to the garden. Upstairs, two bedrooms plus a family room and sitting room leave space for a primary suite or home office. The lower level has its own entrance, a 38-foot open room, full bath, laundry, and storage, ready to become a media room, gym, or studio. Out back, the yard is a clean slate for the garden or patio you've been imagining.

Getting around is easy. The 2 and 5 trains at Church Avenue and Nostrand are a short distance, with the B35 and B44 Select Bus Service right across the street. Live in one unit and let the other help carry your renovation or design the whole house around the way you want to live. With annual taxes of approximately $6,400, carrying costs stay manageable while the work gets done. You're buying the details no one can recreate and the freedom to shape everything else your way. Vacant at closing.

The character is here. The vision is yours. Welcome home.