STRIVERS ROW kay vil ki te restore ak renove avèk tout bezwen pou lavi 21yèm syèk pa achitèk ki genyen prim Alan Berman nan Archetype Architecture NY. Kay sa a nan 269 West 138th Street te bati an 1892 pa devlopè David H. King ak fèt pa achitèk Bruce Price ak Clarence Luce nan stil Colonial Revival. Li konstwi ak brique jòn ak wòch kalkè. Kay la gen apeprè 5,250 pye kare ak plafon ki wo kòm 10'8". Senk etaj yo melanje detay istorik orijinal ak konfò kontemporen. Travay an bwa a te restore ak anpil swen nan tout bèlte li, menm jan ak planch chene yo atravè kay la. Tout modèl ak detay platre yo te restore tou parfaitement. Kay la gen senk etaj ki gen ladan yon apatman de etaj pou jenerasyon revni ak yon triplex de trois etaj pou pwopriyetè a. Li dwe note ke renouvèlman sa a te fèt nan yon fason pou kay la ka fasilman retounen nan yon sèl fanmi ak minimòm travay ak depans. Gwo avantaj la se gen yon garaj nan dèyè kay la, ki fasil pou jwenn soti anndan ak yon eskalye. Gen de teras pou plezi, youn sòti nan etaj salon an pou resepsyon ak dezyèm nan chanm dòmi prensipal la.

Chambres etaj salon an gen detay Edwardian nan fen 19yèm syèk la epi yo gen ladan yon sal vivan, yon sal manje fòmèl, kwizin, sal pouvwa ak teras. Sal vivan an ak sal manje a tou de gen chimney orijinal yo, nan bon kondisyon ap travay ak travay seramik ak mantels an bwa ki te bèlman restore. Sal pouvwa a gen ti an bwa ak seramik Ewopeyen sèl. Twazyèm etaj la kay chanm dòmi mèt la ak twalèt an-suite ak yon gwo closet ki mache ansanm ak yon chemine ki boule an bwa. Gen yon ti teras sòti nan chanm dòmi prensipal la. Yon dezyèm gwo chanm dòmi, ki itilize kounye a kòm yon biwo, se nan devan twazyèm etaj la e li tou gen pwòp twalèt li. Katriyèm etaj la kay de gwo chanm dòmi, chak ak pwòp twalèt konplè yo plis sal de lavant. Isit la, pènvèz orijinal la, ki restore ak anpil swen, pèmèt limyè ak solèy antre nan kay la.

Nivo ki pi ba a ak nivo tè a fè pati apatman an ki gen yon kwizin espasyal, sal vivan an nan devan tou ki gen yon chemine, sal de lavant ki sòti nan kwizin nan ak yon twalèt konplè. Kwizin nan gen yon banqueting, yon recho sis bruleur ak doub lavaman. Nivo ki pi ba a kay de chanm ki itilize pou dòmi, yon twalèt konplè plis de chanm sèvis kote mekanik yo jwenn.

Kay la gen kat zòn chofaj ak èkondisyone avec yon kontwòl tanperati nan chak chanm. An total, genyen kat chemine ki boule an bwa, totalman restore ak relinye, nan bon kondisyon ap travay. Aparèy yo se tout Viking eksepte pou lave ak seche ki se GE nan triplex la ak Electrolux nan apatman an. Kontwa yo nan tou de kwizin yo se Quartz. Chak nan sis twalèt yo gen planch chofe, yon vrè liks nan ivè, epi kay la gen yon sistèm son Control 4 pou mizik ak TV ak oratè nan chak chanm.

Sitiye ant Frederick Douglass ak Adam Clayton Powell Boulevards, Striver's Row gen yon istwa trè long ak espesyal e li te jwe yon wòl trè enpòtan nan Harlem Renaissance. Li sou Nasyonal Rejis Sit Istorik, te desine kòm Landmark New York City an 1967 epi li nan Distri Istorik St Nicholas. Li te toujou konsidere kòm yon egzanp remakab nan desen iben 19yèm syèk la. Anpil moun fè konnen ki popilè, kreyatif ak pwisan te rele sa a kay, Adam Clayton Powell, Jr, Bill Bojangles"" Robinson, Eubie Blake, Fletcher Henerson ak pi resaman Alvin Bragg ak 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.