Na 148 West 23rd Street na Chelsea, Residence 4D dị na Chelsea Mews bụ nnukwu studio co-op nke nwere ọdịdị loft, nke ìhè si n’akụkụ ndịda, windo buru ibu, elu ụlọ dị oke elu ma dị egwu, osisi nkwado a na-ahụ anya, na nnukwu oghere nke a na-ahụkarịghị n’ụlọ studio.

Ruo ọtụtụ afọ, ebe a bụ ma ụlọ obibi ma ebe onye na-ese ihe nke New York na-arụpụta ihe okike. Nhazi ụlọ ahụ na-akọwa ihe kpatara ya.

Ìhè ndịda na-abanye n’ime nnukwu ọnụ ụlọ ahụ, na-enye mgbidi ndị toro ogologo dị ka nke gallery na ala osisi gbara ọchịchịrị ìhè n’okpuru elu ụlọ na-arị elu nke ukwuu. Ogo oghere ahụ na-enye ohere ọ bụghị naanị n’ala, kamakwa n’elu isi. Enwere ike igosipụta nnukwu nka ebe a. A pụkwara ime nnukwu oriri nri. Ndepụta ndị ọbịa nwekwara ike ịdị ogologo.

Nnukwu ọnụ ụlọ ahụ na-agbanwe ngwa ngwa site n’ụtụtụ dị jụụ gaa n’ime abalị ndị e wuru gburugburu egwu, mkparịta ụka, nri na nka. Tebụl iri nri nwere ike ịdị n’okpuru osisi nkwado ahụ dị ka ebe etiti. Ebe oche buru ibu nwere ike ịdị n’akụkụ nke ọzọ n’enweghị ime ka ọnụ ụlọ ahụ dị warara. Ogo oghere ahụ na-eme ka ihe niile nọgide na-emeghe ọbụna mgbe ụlọ ahụ jupụtara.

Ebe ihi ụra e buliri elu na-agbakwunye ọkwa ọzọ. Ebe ọ dị elu karịa nnukwu oghere obibi, ọ na-emepụta ebe pụrụ iche ịlaghachi n’enweghị imechi ụlọ ahụ ma ọ bụ ibelata oke ya nke yiri loft.

Mgbe ahụ kichin ahụ na-agbanwe ọnọdụ ahụ.

Kichin dị iche nke nwere nhazi ogologo na-ejikọta kabinet uhie siri ike na igwe anaghị agba nchara, tebụl okwute, stovu gas na sink nwere oghere abụọ. Ọ nwere ọdịdị pụrụ iche, ọ na-atụghị anya ya, ma ọ naghị arịọ mgbaghara n’ihu agba dị jụụ nke nnukwu ọnụ ụlọ ahụ.

Ụlọ ịsa ahụ gbara ọchịchịrị ma nwee mmetụta nke ịdị nso karịa, a rụchara ya n’okwute, nwee shower nwere iko gbara ya gburugburu na sink a kpọgidere n’ahụ mgbidi.

N’elu ụlọ, Chelsea na-abụ ihe nkiri azụ.

Terrace elu ụlọ a kụrụ osisi nke ndị bi n’ụlọ na-ekekọrịta na-emeghe anya gaa n’ọmarịcha skyline Manhattan, tinyere Empire State Building na Hudson Yards. E nwere ohere iri nri n’okpuru mbara igwe mepere emepe, ịnọ n’anyanwụ n’ehihie, ma ọ bụ inwe mkparịta ụka ikpeazụ nke abalị mgbe ndị ọzọ niile laghachiri n’ụlọ.

Chelsea Mews malitere dị ka ụlọ ọrụ obibi akwụkwọ nke afọ 1920 tupu a gbanwee ya bụrụ ụlọ obibi co-op, Residence 4D ka nwekwara ụfọdụ n’ime DNA okike ahụ. Elu ụlọ dị elu. Ogo ụlọ ọrụ mmepụta ihe. Ahịrị ndị siri ike. Ụlọ na-ahapụ ohere zuru ezu ka onye bi n’ime ya nwee echiche nke ya.

Ụlọ ahụ nwere onye ọrụ na-elekọta ọnụ ụzọ mbata, igwe mbuli ndị njem abụọ, ebe ịsa akwa a na-ekekọrịta, ebe nchekwa, onye nlekọta na-ebi n’ụlọ ahụ, na terrace elu ụlọ a kụrụ osisi nke ndị bi n’ụlọ na-ekekọrịta. A na-anabata anụ ụlọ site n’akwụkwọ nkwado Board, a na-atụlekwa inwe ya dị ka ebe obibi nke abụọ.

Maka onye nwe ya na-abịa, kwaaji ahụ dị ọcha.

Ihe na-adọrọ mmasị bụ ihe a ga-eme n’elu ya ọzọ.

Hazie oge nleta nkeonwe taa iji mata Residence 4D dị na 148 West 23rd Street.

At 148 West 23rd Street in Chelsea, Residence 4D at Chelsea Mews is an oversized, loft-like studio co-op defined by southern exposure, oversized windows, dramatic ceiling height, exposed beams, and the kind of cubic volume rarely associated with a studio apartment.

For years, this was both a home and the creative space of a New York artist. The architecture explains why.

Southern light moves deep into the main room, illuminating long gallery-like walls and dark wood floors beneath soaring ceilings. The scale creates room not only across the floor, but overhead. Art can go large here. So can dinner. So can the guest list.

The main room shifts easily from quiet mornings to evenings built around music, conversation, food and art. A dining table can hold court beneath the beams. A substantial seating area can occupy the opposite end without swallowing the room. The volume keeps everything feeling open even when the apartment is full.

The raised sleeping platform adds another layer. Elevated from the main living space, it creates a distinct place to retreat without closing off the apartment or sacrificing its loft-like proportions.

Then the kitchen changes the mood.

A separate galley kitchen pairs bold red cabinetry with stainless steel, stone counters, a gas cooktop and double-basin sink. It is graphic, unexpected and unapologetic against the restrained palette of the main room.

The bathroom is darker and more intimate, finished in stone with a glass-enclosed shower and wall-mounted sink.

Upstairs, Chelsea becomes the backdrop.

The landscaped shared roof terrace opens to broad Manhattan skyline views, including the Empire State Building and Hudson Yards. There is space for dinner under an open sky, an afternoon in the sun, or the last conversation of the night after everyone else has gone home.

Chelsea Mews began as a 1920s printing plant before its conversion to cooperative residences, and Residence 4D still carries some of that creative DNA. High ceilings. Industrial scale. Strong lines. A home that leaves enough room for the person living in it to have an opinion.

The building offers a lobby attendant, two passenger elevators, common laundry, storage, a live-in superintendent and a landscaped shared roof terrace. Pets are permitted with Board approval, and pied-à-terre ownership is considered.

For the next owner, the canvas is clean.

The interesting part is what happens on it next.

Book a private appointment to experience Residence 4D at 148 West 23rd Street today.