Nnọọ na The Magnolia House, ụlọ townhome nwere brik na-acha ọbara ọbara nke otu ezinụlọ bi na ya, nke dị n’ime Mpaghara Akụkọ Ihe Mere Eme nke Sunnyside Gardens, nke a makwaara dị ka obodo ubi mbụ America.

Nke a bụ mpaghara e wuru ihe fọrọ nke nta ka ọ bụrụ otu narị afọ gara aga n’echiche bụ na mmadụ nwere ike inwe ahịhịa ndụ na obodo jikọtara ọnụ n’ime NYC. Ị ga-enwe mmetụta ya ozugbo ị tụgharịrị banye n’okporo ámá a: okporo ámá ndị osisi sycamore gbara n’akụkụ, ogige nzuzo ndị e zoro ezo maka naanị ndị bi ebe ahụ, na ndụ na-aga nwayọọ nke ka na-eme ka ị nọrọ naanị nkeji iri na ise site na Midtown.

The Magnolia House nwere isi nke ya n’akụkọ ahụ. E wuru ya n’afọ 1940, Rothschild nwekwara ya na mbụ. Ụlọ a bụ otu n’ime ụlọ townhome isii yiri ibe ha e wuru mgbe e guzobere mpaghara ahụ. E mere ha maka ọgbọ ọhụrụ nke ezinụlọ nwere ụgbọala, ya mere e wuru ụlọ ndị a n’ụzọ dị iche n’ebe ndị ọzọ dị n’obodo ahụ: oghere ala buru ibu, uko ụlọ dị elu, na—ihe fọrọ nke nta ka ọ bụrụ ihe a na-adịghị ahụkebe—ụzọ ụgbọala nke onwe na ebe a na-adọba ụgbọala nwere ohere maka ụgbọala abụọ!

Taa, banye n’ụzọ ụgbọala ahụ, gafee ubi gị na veranda dị n’ihu ụlọ, wee banye n’ọkwa bụ isi, ebe ọnụ ụlọ ezumike, ebe iri nri, na kichin jikọtara ọnụ n’enweghị nsogbu. N’elu ụlọ, e nwere ime ụlọ ihi ụra abụọ sara mbara, otu ọnụ ụlọ maka nwa ọhụrụ ma ọ bụ ụlọ ọrụ n’ụlọ, yana ime ụlọ ịsa ahụ abụọ na ọkara n’ime ụlọ ahụ dum; nke a na-enye ohere zuru ezu iji zuru ike ma nwee ndụ ntụsara ahụ. N’okpuru ụlọ, okpuru ụlọ nwere ọtụtụ ojiji, tinyere igwe ịsa na ihicha uwe, dị njikere maka ihe ọ bụla ị chọrọ iji ya mee—ụlọ mgbatị ahụ n’ụlọ, ebe ụmụaka na-egwuri egwu, ma ọ bụ ebe nchekwa ọzọ; họrọ nke masịrị gị.

N’azụ ụlọ, gafee veranda anwụ mara mma, bụ ogige nkeonwe gị, ebe The Magnolia House na-egosi ihe aha ya pụtara: ebe mgbaba dị jụụ nke nnukwu osisi magnolia toro eto na-enye ndò. E nwere ohere zuru ezu maka iri nri n’èzí na ndị enyi na maka ehihie ọkọchị dị jụụ. A kwadebekwara ụlọ ahụ igwe anwụ, nke na-enye ike anyanwụ iji rụọ ụlọ ahụ, ebe usoro ikuku oyi na kpo oku kewara ekewa na-eme ka ụlọ ahụ dị jụụ ma ọ bụ kpoo nke ọma n’afọ niile.

N’ikpeazụ, ma ọ bụghị n’ụzọ kacha nta, ụlọ a so n’ókè mpaghara na-enye ndị bi na ya ikike ịbụ ndị otu Sunnyside Gardens Park—uru dị ukwuu, n’ihi na ọ na-enye ohere iji ogige tennis, ụzọ ịgba ọsọ, ebe ụmụaka abụọ na-egwuri egwu, ebe skateboarding, ebe a na-egwu baseball, basketball na bọọlụ, ogige picnic, na kalenda zuru ezu nke mmemme mmekọrịta mmadụ na ibe ya, ihe ndị a niile dị naanị obere nzọụkwụ site n’ụlọ. Ọ bụghị ihe ijuanya na Time Out kpọrọ okporo ámá a otu n’ime okporo ámá iri ise kacha mma na NYC!

Obodo ahụ dị nso n’ezie, ma n’okpuru ndò osisi magnolia ahụ, ị nwere ike ichefu ya n’otu ehihie. Ọ bụghị nke ahụ ka ihe niile gbasara ya bụ?

Welcome to The Magnolia House, a red-brick, single-family townhome set inside Sunnyside Gardens’ Historic District, also known as America’s first garden-city community.

This is a neighborhood built almost a hundred years ago on the idea that you could have greenery and community in NYC. You'll feel it the moment you turn onto the block: sycamore-lined streets, hidden courtyards just for residents, and a slower pace that still puts you fifteen minutes from Midtown.

The Magnolia House has its own chapter in that story. Built in 1940 and originally owned by a Rothschild, the home is one of six identical townhomes that were constructed after the neighborhood was formed. Designed for a new generation of families who owned cars, these homes were built differently from the rest of the neighborhood: larger footprints, higher ceilings, and—a true unicorn—a private driveway and garage with space for two cars!

Pull into that same driveway today, walk past your garden and front porch, and step inside to the main level, where the living room, dining, and kitchen flow into one another with ease. With two generously sized bedrooms upstairs, one nursery/home office, and 2.5 bathrooms throughout, this home provides ample space to unwind and enjoy. Downstairs, a versatile basement with a washer/dryer is ready for whatever you need next—home gym, playroom, extra storage, take your pick.

Out back, past the gorgeous sun porch, is your private yard where The Magnolia House lives up to its name: a serene retreat shaded by a large, mature magnolia tree. There’s plenty of room for al fresco dinners with friends and quiet summer afternoons. The home is also equipped with solar panels, providing solar energy to power the home, while split systems can cool and heat the home comfortably year-round.

Last, but far from least, the house is zoned for membership to Sunnyside Gardens Park—a huge benefit as it offers access to tennis courts, a running track, two playgrounds, a skate ramp, baseball, basketball, and soccer, a picnic grove, and a full calendar of social events, all just steps away. It’s no surprise Time Out named this street one of the 50 best blocks in NYC!

The city is right there, but under the shade of the magnolia tree you might forget it for an afternoon. Isn’t that the point?