Baadhi ya nyumba huishiwa. Hii hukumbukwa.

Karibu kwenye “Cottage In The Sky”. Kwa kweli, hakuna nyingine inayofanana nayo kabisa huko New York. Ikiwa juu ya jengo mashuhuri la kondominiamu lililojengwa kabla ya vita, kwenye makutano ya East Village na Union Square, Penthouse CD ni maficho ya duplex yasiyofanana na chochote kingine sokoni—duplex yenye ukubwa wa futi za mraba 2,000, ikiambatana na karibu futi za mraba 1,000 za matuta binafsi ya nje, ikiwa imening’inia juu ya mvumo wa jiji.

Vyumba vitatu vya kulala na bafu tatu, kila kimoja kikiwa kimejitenga kikamilifu bila kushirikiana ukuta na kingine kwa faragha ya hali ya juu, vimepangwa kuelekea pande zote nne—kaskazini, kusini, mashariki na magharibi—pamoja na madirisha ya paa yaliyo juu, yakijaza kila chumba mwanga wa jua siku nzima na kuweka mazingira bora kwa asubuhi tulivu na jioni zisizosahaulika.

Hadithi inaanza unapopitia ndani kupitia ukumbi mkubwa wa kuingilia wenye madirisha, ulioundwa kwa uwiano wa kifahari, ukiwa na makabati yaliyofichwa ya kuanzia sakafuni hadi dari kwa ajili ya matumizi na uzuri. Dari hupaa karibu futi 12 juu ya kuta za matofali mekundu zilizoachwa wazi na kurejeshwa kwa uangalifu mkubwa, huku sakafu za mwaloni zikijitanua kwa karibu futi 40 kupitia sebule kubwa iliyojaa mwanga wa kusini na magharibi. Shutters maalum za ndani na madirisha ya Citiquiet huifanya nyumba kuwa tulivu kiasi cha kunong’ona, ulimwengu binafsi uliojitenga na jiji lililo chini. Tao la matofali linagawanya sebule kubwa kama mgawanyo wa sura katika kitabu, sebule upande mmoja, jikoni na eneo la chakula upande mwingine—kila mwisho ukiwa na meko halisi ya kuni inayofanya kazi; meko mawili katika chumba hiki pekee, ya kwanza kati ya meko manne yanayopatikana katika nyumba nzima. Sebuleni, makabati maalum huzunguka kuta yakiwa na rafu za vitabu, na kufanya kujisitiri karibu na moto kuwa raha ya kila siku, iwe unasoma kando ya miali au unaandaa chakula cha jioni kwa wageni kumi.

Jikoni ndipo ustadi unapokutana na urahisi: jiko la Wolf, mashine ya kuosha vyombo ya Miele, na kofia ya kuvutia ya Thermador yenye mfumo wa kutoa hewa, iliyoundwa kwa mpishi anayependa kuchukua muda wake.

Ngazi kubwa inaelekea kwenye chumba kikuu cha kulala, ambacho kinachukua ghorofa nzima peke yake: bafu lenye hisia za spa, likiwa na beseni refu la kulowekea, bafu tofauti la mvuke, na matofali ya zamani ya vioo vya mtindo wa retro kuanzia sakafuni hadi dari; chumba kikubwa cha kubadilishia nguo; pamoja na meko ya kona ya kuni inayofanya kazi. Makabati ya kuanzia sakafuni hadi dari hutoa nafasi ya kuhifadhi yenye upana kamili katika vyumba vitatu vya nyumba. Zaidi ya hapo, matuta yanakusubiri: bustani ya paa iliyopandwa na kumwagiliwa, ikiwa na meko ya nje ya kuni inayofanya kazi, awning inayoweza kukunjwa, na mionekano ya pande zote nne, ikitawaliwa na mandhari ya Empire State Building, pamoja na kibanda cha bustani chenye mtindo wa nyumba za clapboard ambacho lazima kionekane ili kuthaminiwa—maelezo ya kitabu cha hadithi yasiyopatikana popote pengine jijini.

Starehe za kisasa zimepachikwa kwa utulivu kila mahali: mfumo wa kiyoyozi wa kati wenye kanda 3 unaodhibitiwa na mfumo mahiri wa Nest, mashine ya kufua na kukausha nguo yenye mfumo wa kutoa hewa ndani ya nyumba, na nafasi ya kuhifadhi katika kila kona inayohitaji. Jengo lenyewe lina lifti na mfumo wa intercom, unaorahisisha maisha ya kila siku.

Lakini tabaka la ndani kabisa la nyumba hii ni historia yake. Sasa inajulikana kama Pear Tree Place, jengo hili lina historia maarufu ya downtown iliyoanzia mwaka 1865—likiwa nyumbani kwa Kiehl’s ya kwanza, na limejengwa kwenye ardhi ileile ambapo mti wa peari wa Peter Stuyvesant ulisitawi kwa zaidi ya karne mbili.

Treni ya L iko mlangoni pako, umbali wa chini ya futi 500 kwenye 3rd Avenue, huku kituo cha 14th Street–Union Square, kilicho umbali wa vitalu vitatu tu, kikikusanya njia za 4, 5, 6, N, Q, R na W chini ya uwanja huo; na kituo cha 6 huko Astor Place kiko umbali wa kutembea wa dakika tano. Juu ya mitaa yenye uchangamfu ambako East Village inakutana na Union Square, jioni inaweza kuanza Gramercy Tavern au Union Square Café, au kwa vitafunwa vidogo vya Kihispania na sherry huko Casa Mono—huku Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods, Westside Market mpya, na Union Square Greenmarket zote zikiwa karibu kwa mahitaji ya maisha ya kila siku.

Hapa, moto wa meko unang’aa, bustani inastawi, na jiji linavuma kwa utulivu chini—kwa sababu paa lako binafsi limekuwa sehemu ya hadithi.

Hii ni nyumba ya kimapenzi yenye kuvutia kama ya kwenye kitabu cha hadithi, na ni nadra sana kupatikana katika Jiji la New York—aina ya nyumba ambayo haitokei mara mbili. Panga ziara yako, na uingie katika sura ya New York ambayo bado inaandik…

Some homes are lived in. This one is remembered.

Welcome to the 'Cottage In The Sky'. Truly, there is nothing else quite like it in New York. Crowning a storied pre-war condominium at the crossroads of the East Village and Union Square, Penthouse CD is a duplex sanctuary unlike anything else on the market a 2,000 square foot duplex paired with almost 1,000 square feet of private outdoor terraces, suspended above the city's hum.

Three bedrooms and three baths, each fully isolated with no shared walls for maximum privacy, unfold across four exposures north, south, east, and west plus skylights overhead, flooding every room with sunshine all day and setting the stage for both quiet mornings and unforgettable evenings.

The story begins as you step inside through an oversized, windowed foyer of grand proportions, with floor-to-ceiling concealed entry closets for practicality and aesthetic sensibility. Ceilings soar to nearly 12 feet above painstakingly restored exposed red brick walls, and oak floors stretch nearly forty feet through a sun-drenched great room bathed in southern and western light. Custom interior shutters and Citiquiet windows keep the home whisper quiet, a private world sealed off from the city below. A brick archway divides the great room like a chapter break, living room on one side, kitchen and dining on the other - with a working wood-burning fireplace anchoring each end, two fireplaces in this room alone, the first two of four found throughout the home. In the living room, custom cabinetry wraps the walls in bookcases, making cozying up by the fire an everyday delight, whether you're reading by the flames or hosting a dinner party for ten.

The kitchen is where craft meets ease: a Wolf range, Miele dishwasher, and a dramatic vented Thermador hood, built for a cook who takes their time.

A grand staircase leads up to the primary suite, an entire floor unto itself a spa-like bath with a deep soaking tub, a separate steam shower, and retro floor-to-ceiling vintage glass brick; an oversized dressing room; and a corner working wood-burning fireplace of its own. Floor-to-ceiling closets capture full-width storage in three of the home's rooms. Beyond it, the terraces wait: an irrigated and landscaped rooftop garden anchored by an outdoor working wood-burning fireplace, a retractable awning, and four-way exposures crowned by Empire State Building views with a clapboard garden cottage that must be seen to be appreciated, a storybook detail found nowhere else in the city.

Modern comfort moves quietly through it all: 3-zone central air on a smart Nest system, an in-unit vented washer/dryer, and storage in every corner that needs it. The building itself offers an elevator and intercom system, easing the everyday.

But the deepest layer of this home is its history. Now known as Pear Tree Place, the building holds downtown lore dating back to 1865 home to the original Kiehl's, and built upon the very ground where Peter Stuyvesant's pear tree flourished for over two centuries.

The L train sits at your doorstep under 500 feet away at 3rd Avenue while the 14th Street-Union Square hub, just three blocks off, gathers the 4, 5, 6, N, Q, R, and W beneath the square, and the 6 at Astor Place is a five-minute stroll. Above the spirited streets where the East Village meets Union Square, evenings might begin at Gramercy Tavern or Union Square Café, or over Spanish small plates and sherry at Casa Mono - with Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, the new Westside Market, and the Union Square Greenmarket all within easy reach for everyday living.

Here, the fireplace glows, the garden grows, and the city hums quietly below - because your own rooftop has become part of the story.

This is a romantic, storybook home, and a true rarity in New York City, the kind of property that does not come along twice. Schedule your tour, and step into a chapter of New York that's still being written.