STRIVERS ROW imefungwa kwa uangalifu na kuboreshwa kwa nyumbani kwa mjini yenye mahitaji yote ya maisha ya karne ya 21 na mbuni aliyeshinda tuzo Alan Berman wa Archetype Architecture NY. Nyumba hii iliyo kwenye 269 West 138th Street ilijengwa mwaka 1892 na maendeleo ya David H. King na kubuniwa na wabunifu Bruce Price na Clarence Luce kwa mtindo wa Colonial Revival. Imejengwa kwa matofali ya njano na mawe ya chokaa. Nyumba hii inashughulikia takriban futi za mraba 5,250 zikiwa na dari za urefu wa 10'8". Maduwani ya ghorofa tano yenye blend ya maelezo ya kihistoria na faraja ya kisasa. Kazi za mbao zimeimarishwa kwa uzuri kama kuvutia kwa sakafu za mkomoji kote ndani ya nyumba. Mipango yote na maelezo ya chokaa pia yamerudishwa kwa ukamilifu. Nyumba ina ghorofa tano, ikiwa na ghorofa ya biashara ya ghorofa mbili na triplex ya wamiliki ya ghorofa tatu. Inapaswa kuzingatiwa kwamba ukarabati huu umefanywa kwa njia ambayo nyumba inaweza kurudishwa katika hali ya familia moja kwa urahisi sana na kwa gharama kidogo. Faida kubwa ni kwamba kuna garaji nyuma ya nyumba, inayoweza kufikiwa kwa urahisi kutoka ndani kupitia ngazi. Kuna terasi mbili za kufurahia, moja ikiwa kwenye ghorofa ya parlor kwa ajili ya mapumziko na nyingine kutoka kwenye chumba kikuu cha kulala.

Vyumba vya ghorofa ya Parlor vinajumuisha maelezo ya Edwardian ya mwisho wa karne ya 19 na vinajumuisha sebule, chumba rasmi cha chakula, jikoni, chumba kidogo na terasi. Sebule na chumba cha chakula vyote vina mahali pa moto asili, katika hali nzuri ya kufanya kazi na kazi za tile na mihimili ya mbao iliyokatwa ikionyesha uzuri. Chumba kidogo kina vifaa vya shaba na tile za Kihispania zilizoinuliwa mmoja mmoja. Ghorofa ya tatu ina chumba kikuu cha kulala chenye bafu binafsi na kabati kubwa la kutembea pamoja na mahali pa moto wa kuni. Kuna terasi ndogo kutoka kwenye chumba kikuu cha kulala. Chumba kingine kikubwa, ambacho kwa sasa kinatumika kama ofisi kiko mbele ya ghorofa ya tatu na pia kina bafu yake binafsi. Ghorofa ya nne ina vyumba viwili vikubwa vya kulala, kila kimoja kikiwa na bafu kamili pamoja na chumba cha kufua. Hapa, mwangaza wa awali, ulioimarishwa kwa uangalifu unaruhusu mwangaza na jua kuingia ndani ya nyumba.

Kiwango cha chini na kiwango cha ardhi kinaunda apartment yenye jikoni kubwa ya kula, sebule iliyo mbele pia ikiwa na mahali pa moto, chumba cha kufua kinachopatikana kutoka jikoni na bafu kamili. Jikoni inayo meza ya chakula, jiko lenye burner sita na sinki mbili. Kiwango cha chini kina vyumba viwili vinavyotumika kwa kulala, bafu kamili pamoja na vyumba viwili vya huduma ambapo mashine zinapatikana. Nyumba ina mfumo wa kujiendesha wa joto na hewa baridi na udhibiti wa joto katika kila chumba. Kwa jumla kuna mahali pa moto wa kuni manne, yakiwa yameimarishwa kabisa na kuwekwa tena, katika hali nzuri ya kufanya kazi. Vifaa vyote ni vya Viking isipokuwa mashine za kuosha na kukausha ambazo ni za GE kwenye triplex na Electrolux kwenye apartment. Viti kwenye jikoni zote ni Quartz. Kila moja ya bafu sita ina sakafu iliyotiwa joto, ni fedha kubwa katika baridi, na nyumba ina mfumo wa sauti wa Control 4 kwa ajili ya muziki na TV wenye spika katika kila chumba.

Iko kati ya Mtaa wa Frederick Douglass na Mtaa wa Adam Clayton Powell, Striver's Row ina historia ndefu na maalum na ilicheza jukumu muhimu katika Renaissance ya Harlem. Iko kwenye Orodha ya Kitaifa ya Miji ya Kihistoria, ilichaguliwa kama Alama ya Jiji la New York mnamo mwaka wa 1967 na iko katika Wilaya ya Kihistoria ya St Nicholas. Daima imekuwa ikionekana kuwa mfano bora wa muundo wa mijini wa karne ya 19. Watu wengi maarufu, wabunifu na wenye nguvu wameita hapa nyumbani, Adam Clayton Powell, Jr, Bill Bojangles Robinson, Eubie Blake, Fletcher Henerson na hivi karibuni Alvin Bragg na 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.