**Maisha katika Nyumba ya Mjini, Ghorofa Moja Juu**

Kwenye sehemu ya West 12th Street yenye safu za miti na barabara ya mawe, kati ya West 4th na 8th Avenue, kuna nyumba ya mjini ya mtindo wa Greek Revival yenye vitengo vitano, iliyojengwa katikati ya miaka ya 1800. Makazi 2R yalikarabatiwa hadi kufikia fremu zake na kukamilika Novemba 2025, kwa uangalifu wa kuhifadhi yale yaliyokuwa muhimu. Sehemu ya moto inayotumia kuni bado ndiyo kitovu cha sebule. Sehemu nyingine yote ilijengwa upya kulingana na maisha ya sasa.

Anza kwa kutazama juu. Dari ya sebule inarudi nyuma na kuunda paneli iliyozamishwa, inayowashwa kutoka kingo zake—maelezo maalum yanayoufanya chumba kiangaze wakati wa jioni. Madirisha mapya yamepangwa kwenye ukuta wa mbali, yakiwa na nafasi ya asili ya kuweka dawati kati yao. Jiko limeachwa wazi kuelekea eneo la sebule, likiwa na kabati safi nyeupe kuzunguka jiko la Bertazzoni, microwave na friji. Mfumo wa Mitsubishi wa mini-split usiohitaji mifereji hushughulikia joto na kiyoyozi chumba kwa chumba, huku kifaa cha nje kikiwa juu ya paa na nyaya zikiwa ndani ya kuta, hivyo hakuna vifaa vya dirishani vinavyokatiza mandhari.

Katika chumba cha kulala kilichobadilishwa, ukuta mzima wa kabati maalum zilizo wazi hufanya kazi ambayo kwa kawaida ingefanywa na chumba cha kuvaa. Bafu limefanyiwa ukarabati upya likiwa na bafu la kuogea lililozungushiwa kioo na sinki linaloning’inia, huku mapazia ya madirisha na mapazia mazito ya kiotomatiki kutoka The Shade Store yakibaki pamoja na nyumba hiyo.

Linafaa kuwa makazi ya kudumu au nyumba ndogo ya mjini ya kutumia mara kwa mara, jambo ambalo bodi inaruhusu baada ya kulikagua. Jengo hili linawaruhusu wanyama vipenzi kwa idhini ya bodi, na mashine ya kufulia na kukausha iliyo ndani ya nyumba inaweza kuongezwa kwa idhini ya bodi.

Townhouse Living, One Flight Up

On a tree-lined, cobblestoned stretch of West 12th Street, between West 4th and 8th Avenue, sits a five-unit Greek Revival townhouse dating to the mid-1800s. Residence 2R was renovated to the studs and completed in November 2025, with a light hand where it counted. The wood-burning fireplace still anchors the living room. The rest was rebuilt for the way people live now.

Look up first. The living room ceiling steps back into a recessed panel lit from its edges, a custom detail that makes the room glow in the evening. New windows line the far wall, with a natural spot for a desk between them. The kitchen stays open to the living space, clean white cabinetry around a Bertazzoni range, microwave and refrigerator. A Mitsubishi ductless mini-split system handles heat and air conditioning room by room, with the condenser on the roof and the lines inside the walls, so no window units interrupt the view.

In the converted bedroom, a full wall of custom open closets does the work a dressing room would. The bath has been redone with a glass-enclosed shower and a floating vanity, and the automated shades and drapery from The Shade Store stay with the apartment.

It works as a full-time home or a city pied-à-terre, which the board permits with review. The building is pet-friendly with board consent, and an in-unit washer/dryer may be added with board approval.