斯特赖佛斯大道的这栋经过精心修复和翻新的城市住宅，具备21世纪生活所需的一切设施，由获奖建筑师阿兰·伯曼（Alan Berman）及其阿基泰普建筑事务所（Archetype Architecture NY）设计。这所位于西138街269号的房屋建于1892年，由开发商大卫·H·金（David H. King）兴建，建筑设计由布鲁斯·普赖斯（Bruce Price）和克拉伦斯·卢斯（Clarence Luce）以新古典复兴风格完成。房屋采用黄色砖块和石灰岩建造，面积约为5,250平方英尺，天花板高度达到10英尺8英寸。五层楼结合了原始的历史细节与现代的舒适感，木工得到完美修复，房内的橡木地板同样光彩夺目。所有的线条和石膏细节也都得到了完美的修复。房屋共有五层，其中包括一套两层的公寓用于收入产生以及一套三层的业主三重套房。值得注意的是，这次翻新方式使得房屋可以非常容易地恢复为单户住宅，只需最少的工作和花费。一个大优点是房屋后面有一个车库，通过楼梯可以很方便地从内部到达。房屋有两个露台可供享用，一个位于客厅层用于招待客人，另一个位于主卧室外。

客厅层的房间保留了19世纪末爱德华时代的细节，包括客厅、正式餐厅、厨房、洗手间和露台。客厅和餐厅都有原始壁炉，功能良好，瓷砖和雕刻木质壁炉架得到了精美修复。洗手间配备了黄铜配件和单独镶嵌的欧洲瓷砖。三楼是主卧室，内有套间浴室和一个大型步入式衣橱，还配有一个木燃壁炉。主卧室外有一个小露台。第三层前面还有一间大型卧室，现用作办公室，亦有独立浴室。四楼有两间大型卧室，各自配备完整的浴室，以及洗衣房。这里的原始天窗经过精心修复，让光线和阳光流入房屋。

下层和底层是公寓，设有宽敞的餐厨、前方的客厅也带有壁炉、厨房旁的洗衣房和一间完整的浴室。厨房配有六个灶眼的炉灶和双水槽。下层设有两个用作卧室的书房、一间完整的浴室，以及两个设备房，设备可以在其中找到。

这栋房屋配备四个区域的供暖和空调，每个房间都有温度控制。总共有四个木燃壁炉，均已完全修复并重新衬里，功能完好。所有电器都是维京品牌，只有洗衣机和干衣机在三层公寓中是GE，在单元公寓中是伊莱克斯。两间厨房的台面均为石英材质。六间浴室则均配有加热地板，冬季相当奢华，房屋还具备Control 4音响系统，可提供音乐和电视，所有房间均配有扬声器。

位于弗雷德里克·道格拉斯大道和亚当·克莱顿·鲍威尔大道之间的斯特赖佛斯大道拥有悠久而特殊的历史，在哈莱姆文艺复兴中发挥了重要的作用。它被列入国家历史名胜名录，并于1967年被指定为纽约市地标，位于圣尼古拉斯历史区。它始终被认为是19世纪城市设计的杰出典范。许多著名、富有创造力和影响力的人物曾在此居住，包括亚当·克莱顿·鲍威尔（Adam Clayton Powell, Jr）、比尔·博扬格尔斯（Bill Bojangles"" Robinson）、尤比·布莱克（Eubie Blake）、弗莱彻·亨德森（Fletcher Henerson）以及更近期的阿尔文·布拉格（Alvin Bragg）和莫里斯·迪布瓦（Maurice Dubois）。

STRIVERS ROW meticulously restored and renovated town home with all the necessities for 21st century living by award winning architect Alan Berman of Archetype Architecture NY. This house at 269 West 138th Street was built in 1892 by developer David H. King and designed by architects Bruce Price and Clarence Luce in Colonial Revival Style. It is constructed of yellow brick and limestone. The house spans approximately 5,250 square feet with ceilings as high as 10'8". The five floors blend the original historic detail with contemporary comfort. The woodwork has been immaculately restored to its full beauty as were the oak floors throughout the house. All moldings and plaster detail were also perfectly restored. The house has five floors consisting of a two-floor apartment for income generation and a three floor owners triplex. It must be noted that this renovation was done in such a way that the house can very easily be brought back to single family with minimal work and expense. The big plus is there is a garage on the back of the house, easily reached from inside by a staircase. There are two terraces for enjoyment, one off the parlor floor for entertaining and the second off the primary bedroom.

The Parlor floor rooms feature Edwardian details of the late 19th century and include a living room, a formal dining room, kitchen, powder room and terrace. The living room and dining room both have the original fireplaces, in good working order with the tile work and carved wood mantels beautifully restored. The powder room has brass fixtures and European tiles individually inlaid. The third floor houses the master bedroom with en-suite bath and a large walk-in closet plus a woodburning fireplace. There is a small terrace off the primary bedroom. A second large bedroom, presently used as an office is at the front of the third floor and too has its own bath. The fourth floor houses two large bedrooms, each with its own full bath plus the laundry room. Here the original skylight, carefully restored allows light and sunshine to flow into the house.
The lower level and ground level make up the apartment which has a spacious eat-in kitchen, the living room in the front also with a fireplace, the laundry room off the kitchen and a full bath. The kitchen has a banquet, six burner stove and double sink. The lower level houses two dens used for sleeping, a full bath plus two utility rooms where the mechanics are found.
The house has four zone heating and air-conditioning with a temperature control in every room. In total there are four wood burning fireplaces, completely restored and relined, in perfect working order. Appliances are all Viking with the exception of the washers and dryers which are GE in the triplex and Electrolux in the apartment. The counters in both kitchens are Quartz. Each of the six bathrooms boasts heated floors, quite the luxury in the winter, and the house has a Control 4 sound system for music and TV with speakers in every room.

Located between Frederick Douglass and Adam Clayton Powell Boulevards Striver's Row has a very long and special history and played a very prominent role in the Harlem Renaissance. It is on the National Registry of Historic Places, was designated a New York City Landmark in 1967 and is in the St Nicholas Historic District. It has always been considered an outstanding example of 19th century urban design. Many famous, creative and powerful people have called this home, Adam Clayton Powell, Jr, Bill Bojangles"" Robinson, Eubie Blake, Fletcher Henerson and more recently Alvin Bragg and Maurice Dubois.