55 West Ninth Street, ụlọ obodo nwere obosara ụkwụ 22 nke e wuru n’afọ 1840, dị n’obi mpaghara akụkọ ihe mere eme nke West Village, n’okporo ámá mara mma nke osisi jupụtara, ma dịkwa nso n’ihe niile kpamkpam.

Ụlọ a dị okpukpu anọ n’ịdị elu, tinyere okpuru ụlọ a rụchara nke ọma, e jikwara nkume brownstone chọọ ya mma n’ụzọ kpochapụwo ma dị mfe. Onye na-ese ụkpụrụ ụlọ, Jean-Gabriel Neukomm, weghachiri ihu ụlọ ya n’ụzọ zuru oke. Cornice mbụ na brik ndị e tinyere ngwa agha ọhụrụ n’etiti ha ka dị, ebe e ji nlezianya megharịa ihe ndị ọzọ niile—site na steepụ mbata ruo n’akụkụ windo—site n’aka ndị omenkà kacha mara ọrụ. A kwalitela ma mee ka usoro niile dị n’ụlọ a bụrụ nke oge a, gụnyere ikuku oyi etiti ụlọ, usoro ụda, na usoro nchekwa.

Ezi ọdịdị ahụ nke ihu ụlọ ahụ kpaliri ụkpụrụ ime ụlọ, nke rụpụtara ngwakọta nke imewe kpochapụwo na nke oge a: okomoko ndị France zutere ụdị ọmarịcha New York n’ihe ndị dị ka ebe ọkụ Louis XVI, mantels mabul e mere pụrụ iche, moldings sitere n’ike mmụọ nke Beaux-Arts, elu ụlọ dị elu n’akụkụ niile, na ala osisi oak e tọrọ n’ụdị chevron nke na-echetara Paris nke Haussmann. Steepụ sara mbara na moldings ndị dabere n’imewe Beaux-Arts na-enye ime ụlọ ndị a nnukwu ịdị ebube dị jụụ.

N’ogo parlor, a na-ahụ nke ọma oke ịdị ukwuu nke ụlọ ahụ. Ụlọ ebe obibi ahụ nwere nsọpụrụ ma bụrụkwa ebe na-anabata mmadụ. Elu ụlọ ndị dị elu, windo buru ibu, na moldings Beaux-Arts e nyochara ma hazie nke ọma na-enye ebe ahụ ikuku na-adịghị ada ada, ebe ala osisi oak e tọrọ n’ụdị chevron na-agbakwunye ọkụ na ọdịdị.

N’akụkụ ụlọ ebe obibi ahụ bụ ụlọ akwụkwọ nwere teres mara mma nke na-ele ubi a haziri nke ọma dị n’okpuru anya. Ụlọ akwụkwọ na ụlọ ebe obibi na-ejikọta nke ọma, na-enye ohere ka ha bụrụ otu nnukwu ebe nnabata ndị ọbịa, ma ọ bụ ebe abụọ dị ntakịrị ma nwee mmekọrịta chiri anya. Ebe ọkụ osisi nke mara mma dị n’ụlọ akwụkwọ ahụ, tinyere mantel Louis XVI a kpụpụtara nke ọma, na-enye ụlọ ahụ mmetụta nke ịdị mkpa na nsọpụrụ. Naanị n’akụkụ ụlọ akwụkwọ ahụ ka e nwere ụlọ ịgụ akwụkwọ mara mma nke na-emeghe gaa na teres.

A raara elu ụlọ ahụ kpamkpam nye nnukwu ụlọ ihi ụra nke onye nwe ụlọ, nke e chepụtara dịka ebe nzuzo nke onwe. Ụlọ ịsa ahụ mabul nke ìhè skylight na-enwu n’ime ya, nke sitere n’ime ụlọ ndị a nụchara anụcha nke Paul Dupré-Lafon, bụ isi ihe owuwu pụrụ iche. Ime ụlọ ihi ụra ahụ nwere ebe ọkụ gas na-arụ ọrụ yana ebe ịnọ ọdụ mara mma. E nwekwara kaboodu abụọ buru ibu nke a haziri ma kwadebe nke ọma.

Na mgbakwunye na nnukwu ụlọ ihi ụra nke onye nwe ụlọ dị n’elu ụlọ, townhouse ahụ nwere ime ụlọ ihi ụra abụọ buru ibu maka ndị ọzọ, yana ime ụlọ ihi ụra abụọ nta n’ala nke atọ. Ime ụlọ ndị a sara mbara ma jupụta n’ìhè sitere n’okike; a chọọ ha mma nke ọma ugbu a, ma ha ka na-enye ohere maka iji ha n’ụzọ dị iche iche. Ugbu a, e nwere otu nnukwu ụlọ ịsa ahụ n’ala a, ma enwere ike ịgbakwunye nke ọzọ n’enweghị nnukwu nsogbu.

N’ogo ubi, e nwere ime ụlọ ihi ụra ọzọ mara mma nke nwere ụlọ ịsa ahụ zuru oke, ụlọ mposi ndị ọbịa, na kichin onye isi nri a haziri n’ụzọ dị egwu, nke nwere ebe iri nri. Otu akụkụ nke kichin ahụ nwere mgbidi dị ụkwụ 30 nke kabinet ruru elu ụlọ na ebe nchekwa zoro ezo, nke na-eme ka mgbidi nke ọzọ, nke mabul Calacatta gold kpuchiri n’usoro na-aga n’ihu, nọgide bụrụ nke na-adọrọ anya n’enweghị nkwụsị. Mmetụta ya dị jụụ ma dị ka ihe ọkpụkpụ: kichin nke na-adị ka ọ bụghị naanị nkwupụta ụkpụrụ ụlọ, kamakwa na-arụkwa ọrụ nke ọma. N’etiti ya, stovu Lacanche na-adọta uche. E ji aka rụọ ya na Burgundy, kpuchiekwa ya enamel na igwe anaghị agba nchara; ọ na-enye ọrụ dị ogo ndị ọkachamara, ma nwee ọdịdị na-adịghị ada ada. Tebụl ugbo buru ibu bụ isi etiti kichin ahụ, ebe e nwere ebe ịnọ ọdụ nke ime ụlọ ezinụlọ n’akụkụ ubi nke ụlọ ahụ.

Okpuru ụlọ a rụchara nke ọma mara mma dịka akụkụ ndị ọzọ nke ụlọ ahụ, ma nwee ebe ịsa na ihicha uwe mara mma yana nnukwu ebe nchekwa.

N’èzí ime ụlọ, Miranda Brooks haziri ubi nwere ọkwa abụọ. Teres iri nri nwere tebụl na oche sitere n’ike mmụọ nke Donald Judd, ebe akụkụ azụ e buliri elu na-echetara ubi Palais Royal, nke nwere ogidi osisi boxwood, okwute nta ọcha, ogige hazel a kpara akpa, na osisi Judas a kpọkọtara nke na-agbapụta okooko pink kwa oge opupu ihe ubi.

55 West 9th nwere ogo nkọwa na ịdị mma n’iwu ụlọ nke fọrọ nke nta ka ọ bụrụ ihe agaghị ekwe omume ịchọta. Ọ mara mma, na-atọ ụtọ ma dị jụụ, ebe ọ ka bụkwa ebe na-enye ọṅụ, anwụ na-arụkọkwa ọrụ nke ọma. Ebe ọ dị na ụlọ ahụ n’onwe ha bụ izu oke.

55 West Ninth Street, a 22 feet wide townhouse built in 1840, is located in the heart of the historic West Village on a charming tree lined street but close to absolutely everything.

Four-stories tall (with a finished basement in addition) and trimmed in brownstone with classical restraint, its façade was meticulously restored by architect Jean-Gabriel Neukomm. The original cornice and repointed bricks remain, while everything else—from the stoop to the window surrounds—was recreated with precision by master craftsmen. Every system in the house has been modernized and upgraded, including central AC, sound and security systems.

That authenticity of the facade inspired the interior architecture, resulting in classical and modern design: French luxury meets New York chic in details such as a Louis XVI fireplace, bespoke marble mantels, beaux-arts–inspired moldings, high ceilings throughout and chevron-laid oak floors reminiscent of Haussmann’s Paris. The sweeping staircase and moldings, based on Beaux Arts design, anchor the interiors with quiet grandeur.

At the parlor level, the home’s grand proportions are evident. The living room is both stately and inviting. High ceilings, generous windows, and meticulously researched beaux-arts moldings give the space a timeless athmopshere, while chevron-laid oak floors contribute warmth and texture.

Adjacent to the living room is the library with a charming terrace overlooking the landscaped garden below. The library and living room flow gracefully allowing for the feeling of a very large entertaining space, or two more intimate spaces. The library's beautiful wood-burning fireplace with a finely carved Louis XVI mantel gives the room a sense of gravitas. Just off the library is a charming reading room which opens to the terrace.

The top floor is reserved entirely for the luxurious primary suite, conceived as a private retreat. The skylit marble bathroom, inspired by Paul Dupré-Lafon’s refined interiors, is an architectural centerpiece. The bedroom has a working gas fireplace and a lovely sitting area. There are two very large, beautifully fitted out closets.

In addition to the top-floor primary suite, the townhouse offers two large secondary bedrooms as well as two smaller bedrooms on the 3rd floor. Generously scaled and filled with natural light, these rooms are beautifully decorated now, but also allow for flexibility of use. Currently there is one large bathroom on this floor, but another can easily be added.

On the garden level is an additional lovely bedroom with a full bath, a powder room and an impressively designed chef's eat-in kitchen. One side of the kitchen is anchored by a dramatic, 30-foot wall of full-height cabinetry/concealed storage that allows the opposite wall, clad in a continuous sweep of Calacatta gold marble, to remain strikingly unbroken. The effect is serene and sculptural: a kitchen that feels less like an architectural statement but also functions well. At its center, the Lacanche range commands attention. Handcrafted in Burgundy and clad in enamel and stainless steel, it offers professional-grade function with a presence that feels timeless. A large farmhouse table is the center of the kitchen with a family room sitting area at the garden end of the room.

The finished basement is as nice as the rest of the house and has a wonderful laundry as well as extensive storage.

Beyond the interior, Miranda Brooks has designed a two-tiered garden. The dining terrace opens with a Donald Judd–inspired table and chairs, while the raised rear recalls the gardens of the Palais Royal, complete with boxwood columns, white gravel, woven hazel fencing, and pleached Judas trees that burst into pink bloom each spring.

55 West 9th provides a level of detail and quality in construction that is next to impossible to find. It is chic and fun and cool while also being cheerful and sunny and practical. The location and the house are perfection.