Ụlọ Dị N’okpuru Osisi ...

Ụfọdụ okporo ámá na-akpali gị ka i were oge gị. West 149th Street abụwo otu n’ime ebe ndị dị otú ahụ ruo ogologo oge. Ma ị na-aga n’ọwụwa anyanwụ ma ọ bụ n’ọdịda anyanwụ, ịga ije n’ebe a na-adịkarị mma.

531 West 149th Street ka na-eguzo n’ụzọ okike taa dịka ọ dị kemgbe ọtụtụ ọgbọ, bụrụkwa ezigbo ihe atụ nke ụdị owuwu Romanesque Revival. Ọnụ ụlọ ya ndị gbara okirikiri, ihe ịchọ mma a kpụrụ n’akụkụ nkume aja aja, steepụ mbata ya mara mma, na ọnụ ụzọ ígwè a kpara akpa na-enye nanị ihe ngosi mbụ banyere ikpo ọkụ, nka ọrụ aka, na ọdịdị pụrụ iche na-echere n’ime.

Ọbụna tupu mmadụ erute n’ebe obibi mbụ, ụlọ ahụ amalitelarị ịkọ akụkọ ya. Ala taịlị mozayik, mkpuchi osisi bara ụba n’ahụ mgbidi, ihe mkpuchi akụkụ ala mgbidi, windo nta dị n’elu ọnụ ụzọ, na ọrụ osisi a kpụrụ akpụ na-ewebata oge gara aga, mgbe nka ọrụ aka nwere ọnọdụ ya n’ebe ndị mmadụ na-eji kwa ụbọchị. N’elu, skylight ígwè a kpuchiri zinc na-emeju nnukwu oghere steepụ etiti ahụ n’egwuregwu ìhè na onyinyo nke na-agbanwe mgbe niile, dị ka ihe osise.

Ngalaba obibi ọ bụla nwere njirimara nke ya, ma ha niile bụ akụkụ a na-apụghị ịgbagha agbagha nke otu nnukwu ihe. N’ụlọ ahụ niile, nhazi ọkụ ebe a na-etinye ọkụ n’ime ụlọ ka bụ otu n’ime nkọwa ya kachasị mma. Mantel osisi a kpụrụ akpụ nke nwere enyo dị n’elu ya, taịlị seramiiki nwere ụkpụrụ bara ụba gbara ebe ọkụ na ebe a na-adọba nkụ gburugburu, yana igbe ọkụ ígwè a kpụrụ n’ụdị ihe osise na-akọwapụta ime ụlọ ndị bụ isi. Ụlọ elu dị elu, moldings, ihe ndozi, ọrụ osisi a kpụrụ akpụ, windo toro ogologo nke shutters ime ụlọ ha nke ọdịnala gbara gburugburu, na ihu ụlọ ndị na-eche ihu n’ebe ugwu na n’ebe ndịda na-eme ka ebe obibi ọ bụla pụọ iche.

A rụgharịrị kichin ndị ahụ n’uche nke ọma n’ime afọ ndị gara aga, n’enweghị ịmanye ụlọ ahụ ka ọ bụrụ ihe ọ na-abụghị mgbe e wuru ya. Ebe obibi nke ọ bụla nwere ala zuru ezu ka na-edobe ọnụ ụzọ mbata n’ihu na n’azụ, ihe na-enye mgbanwe ma na-echetakwa ụdị ndụ e biri n’oge gara aga.

Ime ụlọ ndị chere ihu n’ebe ndịda nwere mmekọrịta mara mma na mkpuchi akwụkwọ osisi gbara ha gburugburu. Dabere n’oge afọ, ime ụlọ ndị ahụ na-adị ka ha nọ n’okpuru akwụkwọ osisi, n’etiti ha, ma ọ bụ dịtụ n’elu ha, na-echetara gị nwayọọ na okike ka nwere ọnọdụ ya na Manhattan. Ọnụ ụlọ gbara okirikiri nke ala nke atọ na-aghọ otu n’ime ebe ụlọ ahụ kacha amasị, ebe oche windo e wuru n’ime ya na-arịọghị gị ihe ọ bụla ma e wezụga ka ị nọrọ ntakịrị oge ọzọ. N’elu, ụlọ ịsa ahụ nke ala nke anọ na-enye ebe mgbaba nke ya n’okpuru skylight, ebe ị ga-apụ n’anya nwa oge.

A ka nwere ohere maka echiche ọhụrụ ebe a.

Ugbu a a haziri ụlọ ahụ dịka ebe obibi anọ nwere ala zuru ezu, nke ọ bụla dị n’ahịa mgbazinye n’enweghị mmachi. Ụlọ ahụ na-enye ihe karịrị otu ụzọ a ga-esi gaa n’ihu. Ọ nwere ike ịga n’ihu dịka ọ dị, nwee ụlọ anọ nwere onwe ha na ego ha na-eweta. Ma ọ bụ ikekwe ohere na-adọrọ mmasị karị dị n’etiti nhọrọ ndị a.

A pụrụ ijikọta ala abụọ iji mepụta nnukwu ebe obibi nkeonwe, ebe a ga-ahapụ ala ndị fọdụrụ ka ha gaa n’ihu na-arụ ọrụ nwayọọ n’azụ dịka ebe obibi na-eweta ego. Maka onye chọrọ obosara na agwa nke ibi n’ụlọ townhouse, ma na-achọghị inyefe ụlọ ahụ dum nye otu ebe obibi, nke a bụ nhọrọ etiti na-adọrọ mmasị: ohere ka ukwuu maka onwe gị, ebe ị ka na-enweta ezigbo ego mgbazinye site n’akụkụ ndị ọzọ nke ụlọ ahụ. A na-atụ anya na ụgwọ mgbazinye maka ebe obibi nke ọ bụla ga-adị ihe dị ka $3,300 ruo $3,500 kwa ọnwa.

Ndị ọzọ nwere ike ịhụ ya dịka nhazi ụlọ nwere ezinụlọ abụọ, ebe obibi nwere ogige nke gụnyere cellar, ma ọ bụ n’ikpeazụ, ụlọ ahụ dum dịka otu ebe obibi. Nhazi dị ugbu a anaghị amanye otu azịza naanị. Ọ na-ahapụ naanị ohere niile ka ghe oghe.

A na-elekọta ụlọ ahụ nke ọma, ọ bakwaworị uru site n’ịkwalite ihe dị iche iche na-aga n’ihu, gụnyere dochie elu ụlọ n’oge na-adịbeghị anya, nke na-egosipụta nlekọta nwere echiche nke a na-ahụ n’ụlọ ahụ dum.

Ebe obibi ahụ nwere ihe dị ka square feet 3,500 n’elu ala, cellar nke square feet 788, na oghere dị n’èzí nke square feet 928. Ihe ndị a na-agbakwụnyekwa ihe karịrị square feet 1,600 nke FAR ọzọ, na-enye mgbanwe ka ukwuu nye ndị nwere ike ịchọ ịgbasa ụlọ ahụ n’ụzọ nwere echiche n’ọdịnihu, dabere n’iwu zoning na nkwado ndị dị mkpa.

Mara mma na-adọta mmasị nke Hamilton Heights. Otu narị afọ gara aga, dịka ọ dịkwa taa, e nwere ihe na-adọrọ mmasị n’enweghị mgbagha banyere akụkụ a nke Manhattan. N’ebe a, n’ime mpaghara Sugar Hill nke nwere akụkọ ihe mere eme, ọ dị mfe

A House Beneath The Trees ...

Certain streets encourage you to take your time. West 149th Street has long been one of those blocks. Whether heading east or west, it has always been worth the walk.

Standing as naturally today as it has for generations, 531 West 149th Street is a beautiful example of Romanesque Revival design. Its rounded bay, carved brownstone detailing, elegant stoop, and wrought-iron gate offer only the first indication of the warmth and individuality waiting within.

Long before arriving at the first residence, the house begins telling its story. Mosaic tile floors, rich wood paneling, wainscoting, transoms, and millwork introduce an earlier era, when craftsmanship found its place in everyday spaces. Above, the galvanized steel skylight fills the central stair hall with an ever-changing, sculptural interplay of light and shadow.

Each residence is individual in its own way, yet unmistakably part of a greater whole. Throughout the house, fireplace ensembles remain among its finest details. Carved wood mantels with overmantel mirrors, richly patterned ceramic tile surrounds and hearths, and sculptural cast-iron fireboxes define the principal rooms. Elevated ceilings, moldings, trim, tall windows framed by their time-honored interior shutters, and north and south exposures further distinguish each floor.

Kitchens have been thoughtfully refreshed through the years, their updates sitting comfortably alongside the house's original character. Each full-floor residence retains both front and rear entrances, a feature offering flexibility while recalling an earlier way of living.

The south-facing rooms enjoy a wonderful relationship with the surrounding canopy. Depending upon the season, they seem to rest beneath the leaves, among them, or just above them, gently reminding you that nature still has a place in Manhattan. The third-floor rounded bay becomes one of the house's favorite places, its built-in window seat asking nothing of you except to stay a little longer. Above, the fourth-floor bath offers its own retreat beneath a skylight, a place to disappear for a while.

And then there's the house itself. For more than a century, it has welcomed one chapter after another, gracefully and irresistibly, never needing to be anything other than itself.

Its doors have opened to generations of residents. Now, a new kind of welcome awaits.

There is still room for imagination here.

Currently arranged as four free-market, full-floor residences, the house offers more than one way forward. It can continue much as it is, with four independent homes and the income they provide. Or perhaps the more interesting possibility lies somewhere in between.

For an owner who wants more of the house for themselves, the existing floor-through arrangement lends itself naturally to combination. The Garden and Parlor floors could come together as an owner's duplex with the private garden, while the Third and Fourth floors remain independent residences above. At projected rents of approximately $3,300-$3,500 per month each, those homes could continue providing meaningful income.

Another possibility is to divide the house into two substantial duplex residences-Garden and Parlor below, Third and Fourth above.

Or take more of the house: Garden, Parlor and Third could become a three-level owner's residence, with the Fourth Floor remaining an independent full-floor home.

For someone drawn to house living but not necessarily to giving over the entire building to a single residence, these possibilities offer an intriguing middle ground: more house for yourself, with income still working elsewhere. A legal reduction to three residences or fewer may also result in a different NYC property-tax classification and potentially meaningful tax savings. Any future tax treatment is property-specific and should be independently verified.

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