STRIVERS ROW imekarabatiwa kwa uangalizi mkubwa na kufanywa upya nyumba ya mji yenye mahitaji yote ya maisha ya karne ya 21 na mbunifu aliyejulikana Alan Berman wa Archetype Architecture NY. Nyumba hii iliyoko 269 West 138th Street ilijengwa mwaka 1892 na mjenzi David H. King na kubuniwa na wabunifu Bruce Price na Clarence Luce kwa mtindo wa Colonial Revival. Imejengwa kwa brique ya manjano na mawe ya chokaa. Nyumba inachukua takriban futi za mraba 5,250 huku mapango yakiwa na urefu wa hadi 10'8". Nyumba hii ina ghorofa tano zinazochanganya maelezo ya kihistoria ya awali na faraja ya kisasa. Kazi za mbao zimekarabatiwa kwa ukamilifu hadi uzuri wake wa awali kama ilivyokuwa kwa sakafu za mwaloni ndani ya nyumba. Mitingo yote na maelezo ya plaster pia yamekarabatiwa kwa ukamilifu. Nyumba ina ghorofa tano zinazoaminika na nyumba ya kupangisha ya ghorofa mbili kwa ajili ya kupata mapato na triplex ya ghorofa tatu kwa mmiliki. Inapaswa kutajwa kwamba ukarabati huu ulifanyika kwa njia ambayo nyumba inaweza kurejeshwa kwa familia moja kwa kazi na gharama kidogo. Faida kubwa ni kwamba kuna gara kwenye nyuma ya nyumba, inayofikiwa kwa urahisi kutoka ndani kupitia ngazi. Kuna terasi mbili za burudani, moja inayoanzia kwenye ghorofa ya parlor kwa ajili ya kupeperusha na ya pili inayoanzia kwenye chumba kikuu cha kulala.

Chumba cha ghorofa ya Parlor kina maelezo ya Edwardian ya karne ya 19 na kinajumuisha sebule, chumba rasmi cha kula, jikoni, chumba kidogo na terasi. Sebule na chumba cha kula vyote vina makaaa ya mwali ya asili, yakiwa na hali nzuri ya kufanya kazi pamoja na kazi ya tiles na zaidi ya mbao iliyofanywa kwa uangalizi mzuri. Chumba kidogo kina vifaa vya shaba na tiles za Ulaya zilizowekwa kwa mtu mmoja mmoja. Ghorofa ya tatu ina chumba kikuu cha kulala chenye bafu yake na kabati kubwa la kwenda ndani pamoja na makaaa ya kuni. Kuna terasi ndogo inayoanzia kwenye chumba kikuu cha kulala. Chumba cha pili kikubwa, ambacho kinatumika kwa sasa kama ofisi kiko mbele ya ghorofa ya tatu na pia kina bafu yake. Ghorofa ya nne ina vyumba viwili vikubwa vya kulala, kila kimoja chenye bafu yake kamili pamoja na chumba cha kuosha. Hapa mwanga wa awali wa angani, uliokarabatiwa kwa uangalifu unaruhusu mwanga na jua kuingia ndani ya nyumba.

Kiwango cha chini na kiwango cha ardhi vinaunda apartamentos ambayo ina jikoni kubwa ya kula, sebule mbele pia ikiwa na makaaa ya mwali, chumba cha kuosha kinachoanzia jikoni na bafu kamili. Jikoni ina meza ya mlo, jiko la moto sita na sinki mbili. Kiwango cha chini kina vyumba viwili vinavyotumika kwa kulala, bafu kamili pamoja na vyumba viwili vya matumizi ambamo mashine zinapatikana.

Nyumba ina joto na hewa ya kuondoa vumbi kwa maeneo manne na udhibiti wa joto katika kila chumba. Kwa jumla kuna makaaa manne ya kuni, yamekarabatiwa kabisa na kutengenezwa upya, katika hali nzuri ya kufanya kazi. Vifaa vyote ni vya Viking isipokuwa washers na dryers ambazo ni za GE katika triplex na Electrolux katika apartamentos. Mabenchi katika jikoni zote ni za Quartz. Kila moja ya bafu sita ina sakafu za joto, uvifahamu mkubwa wakati wa baridi, na nyumba ina mfumo wa sauti wa Control 4 kwa ajili ya muziki na TV ikiwa na spika katika kila chumba.

Ipo kati ya barabara za Frederick Douglass na Adam Clayton Powell, Striver's Row ina historia ndefu sana na maalum na imechezwa majukumu muhimu katika Renaissance ya Harlem. Iko kwenye Orodha ya Kitaifa ya Mahali za Kihistoria, ilitambuliwa kama Alama ya Jiji la New York mwaka 1967 na iko katika Eneo la Kihistoria la St Nicholas. Daima imezingatiwa kama mfano bora wa muundo wa mijini wa karne ya 19. Watu wengi maarufu, wabunifu na wenye nguvu wameiita nyumba hii, 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.