88 Charles Street — Yon Apatman Solèy ki Fas Sid sou Dènye Etaj la pou Moun ki toujou Kwè nan Lapè.

Li san kont, sa a se youn nan blòk ki pi souwete nan NYC. E matematik la klè: poukisa lwe nan klima lwe sa a ki fou lè ou ka depanse lajan sa a pou pwòp kay ou?

Apatman an sou dènye etaj la. Li solèy. Plafon yo wo, kwizin nan gen yon fenèt, twalèt la gen yon fenèt, epi de gwo fenèt ki fas sid la nan dèyè a gade sou trankil, pa sou dezòd. Mwen vle klè ke okenn nan sa yo pa dwe pran pou yo kòm yon bagay ki nòmal.

Sa Ou Jwenn:

Yon gato sou dènye etaj la ki fas sid, ak de gwo fenèt ak kalite trankil ki fè ou mande si vil la finalman abandone — li pa, men ou pap tande sa
Yon chanm ki ka kenbe yon kabann doub oswa yon kabann queen, ak de fenèt sou kote, sa ki plis pase de fenèt ki anpil chanm nan New York mérite
Yon kwizin ouvè — ak fenèt, jan sa te note anvan, paske visiblement gen yon moun isit la ki kwè nan limyè natirèl ak vantilasyon kwa
De pla fèmen nan koridò a, ki nan vil sa a yo rele sa avoka yo "ample storage" epi mwen rele sa "yon ti mirak"
Yon twalèt ki gen fenèt, sa mwen refize pran pou yo kòm yon bagay ki nòmal

Pratik (Pandan ou mande):

Lave/lave sèch pèmèt ak yon plan ak apwobasyon konsèy
Bèt kay byenveni — bilding lan pa gen prejije kont chen ak chat.
Sou-lwe pèmèt apre yon ane (twa nan chak senk)
Pied-à-terre zanmitay
Antretyen chak mwa ba.

Bilding lan:
88 Charles se yon bilding ki gen senk etaj, bwa mawon ki gen yon estati, bati nan anviwon 1880, ki fè pati 84–88 Charles Street Owners Corp — yon koperatif 45 inite ki reyalize, kont anpil difikilte, pou li rete egzakteman sa li ta dwe ye: bèl, trankil, ak san pwoblèm. Vingt apatman sou senk etaj. Pa gen konsiyè, pa gen jim, pa gen "etaj sèvis." Ou se yon granmoun. Ou pa bezwen tout sa.
Blok la:
Mwen te mache sou pifò blòk nan Manhattan. Kèk ladan yo bon. Charles Street, ant Greenwich ak Hudson, pa bon — li kòrèk. Se sa ki dwe sanble ak yon lari nan vil sa a: ak pyebwa sou bò, bòl bwa, istorikman entak, epi totalman lib de devlopman ki fè ou santi vil la te abandone tèt li. Rivyè Hudson an tou pre. Washington Square Park tou pre. Chak Subway ou ta ka bezwen tou pre. Restoran yo ekselan. Mwen pap fè yon lis. Ou viv nan New York — ale chèche yo.
Yon Istwa Kout, Paske Kontèks Enpòtan:
Lari a te nonmen pou Charles Christopher Amos, ki te posede tè a ki lari a pase atravè li e ki responsab tou pou Christopher Street ak ansyen Amos Street (kounye a West 10th). Ant 1866 ak 1936, egzakteman blòk kote 88 Charles chita a te rele Van Ness Place, non sa a soti nan yon fanmi agrikòl ki te okipe blòk sa a jiskaske 1865. Vil la bay yon nouvo non. Vil la toujou ap bay nouvo non. Omwen sa a rete.

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Kòmanse chapit bèl New York ou a jis isit, kounye a.

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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