A cikin shekarun 1890, magini Clarence True, wanda ya tsara wasu daga cikin fitattun gidajen jere na Manhattan, ya rabu da jerin gidajen brownstone masu matattakalar shiga masu tsayi na Upper West Side. Gidan jeren da ya shahara da shi yana da bangon waje na farar dutse mai sassaka da kuma kyakkyawar matattakala mai ƙasa wadda take ɗan sama da gefen titi. Lamba 473 ta West 143rd Street na ɗaya daga cikin gidajen jere huɗu na True da suke a jere a wannan shingen, cikin Gundumar Tarihi ta Hamilton Heights.

Bayan ya kasance a hannun mai gida guda na tsawon shekaru da dama, an sabunta gidan cikin tsari da kulawa tare da kiyaye shi sosai, maimakon a tarwatsa cikinsa gaba ɗaya. Aikin katako na asali, ƙofofin da suke sulalewa cikin bango, manyan rufi masu tsayi da murhu bakwai—huɗu daga cikinsu suna aiki—duk sun kasance cikin yanayinsu na asali.

Wannan gida mai hawa biyar, mai faɗin ƙafar murabba’i 4,825, yana kan fili mai girman ƙafa 17 x 100. Bangaren da mai gidan yake zaune yana buɗewa zuwa wani zauren shiga wanda murhu na zamanin ginin da wata babbar matakala suka fi bayyana a cikinsa. Manyan benaye suna ɗauke da ɗakunan kwana guda biyar masu faɗi, ƙarin ɗakin ajiya da za a iya shiga cikinsa kai tsaye ko ɗakin renon jariri, da banɗaki uku da rabi. Ƙasan gidan da aka kammala yana ƙara da wani cikakken banɗaki, wuri don motsa jiki da ƙarin wurin ajiya. Wani gida mai ɗakin kwana guda, mai ƙofar shiga ta kansa, yana samar da kuɗin haya; ko kuma ana iya haɗa shi da babban gidan cikin sauƙi don a samar da gidan iyali guda mai ɗakunan kwana shida.

Gidan yana da fili na waje guda biyu da aka tsara da tsire-tsire—lambu mai cikakkiyar kicin ta waje, da kuma filin zama a saman rufi mai cike da tsire-tsire, a buɗe yake ga sararin sama kuma yana da wata cikakkiyar kicin ta waje.

Hamilton Grange, Hamilton Terrace da shahararren harabar Gothic na City College suna kusa ƙwarai, yayin da Midtown ke da nisan tafiyar mintuna 15 ta jirgin ƙasan ƙasa mai sauri.

Ana bayar da gidan a kan dala 808 ga kowace ƙafar murabba’i, idan aka kwatanta da dala 1,100 zuwa 1,600 na gidajen jere na Clarence True da aka sayar kwanan nan a Upper West Side, da kuma fiye da dala 2,200 a cikin tsakiyar birni. Ga mai saye da yake daraja asali, ƙwarewar sana’a da ƙimar kuɗi, Lamba 473 ta West 143rd Street gida ne da ake samu, a zahiri, sau ɗaya ne kawai a kowace tsara.

Ana gudanar da kallon gida na musamman ne bisa alƙawari.

In the 1890s, the architect Clarence True, who designed some of Manhattan's most distinguished townhouses, broke away from the steep-stooped brownstone rows of the Upper West Side. His signature townhouse introduced a carved limestone facade and a gracious low stoop just above the sidewalk. 473 West 143rd Street is one of four contiguous True townhouses on this block in the Hamilton Heights Historic District.
In the hands of one owner for several decades, the house has been thoughtfully updated and meticulously preserved rather than gutted. Original woodwork, pocket doors, soaring ceilings and seven fireplaces (four working) remain intact.
This five-story, 4,825 SF home sits on a 17' x 100' lot. The owner's residence opens into a foyer anchored by a period fireplace and a stately staircase. The upper floors hold five spacious bedrooms, a bonus walk-in closet/nursery and three and a half baths. A finished lower level adds another full bath, room for a gym and extra storage. A one-bedroom apartment with a private entrance provides rental income, or it can be easily reunited with the house to create a six-bedroom single-family home.
The home has not one but two landscaped outdoor spaces: a garden with a fully equipped outdoor kitchen, and a planted roof terrace, open to the sky, with a second fully equipped outdoor kitchen.
Hamilton Grange, Hamilton Terrace and City College's landmark Gothic campus are moments away, and Midtown is a 15 minute ride by express subway.
It is offered at $808 per square foot, compared with $1,100 to $1,600 for recent Clarence True townhouse sales on the Upper West Side and more than $2,200 downtown. For the buyer who appreciates provenance, craftsmanship and value, 473 West 143rd Street is a house that comes along, literally, once in a generation.

Private showings by appointment.