Co-op ya Roger Morris iko katika kitongoji cha kihistoria na chenye kuvutia cha Sugar Hill—umbali wa nusu mtaa tu kutoka lango la kuingia Highbridge Park kwenye Edgecombe Avenue, umbali wa kutembea kidogo hadi vituo vya treni za chini ya ardhi za C na 1, na umbali wa vitalu viwili na nusu kutoka Morris-Jumel Mansion ya kihistoria—iliyojengwa na Roger Morris huyo huyo ambaye co-op hii imepewa jina lake, mwaka 1765. Mansion hiyo pia ilitumika kama mojawapo ya makao makuu ya George Washington wakati wa Mapinduzi ya Marekani, na leo ni jumba la makumbusho lililo wazi kwa umma.

Wakazi wengine mashuhuri wa kitongoji hiki wamekuwa Duke Ellington (935 St. Nicholas Ave), Paul Robeson (555 Edgecombe Ave) na Jaji Thurgood Marshall (409 Edgecombe Ave)... na sasa, labda, wewe?

Ghorofa ya 1 iko kwenye “ghorofa ya kwanza iliyoinuka”—inayofikika kwa urahisi kutoka barabarani, lakini pia iko juu kabisa ya wapita njia wote kwenye njia ya miguu iliyo chini. Ingawa ni ndogo kwa ukubwa, ghorofa hii inafaa sana kuishi, ikiwa na dari zenye urefu wa zaidi ya futi 10, madirisha marefu, jiko tofauti lenye dirisha, na bafu lenye dirisha linalosubiri mguso wako wa kisasa.

Jengo hili lina msimamizi bora anayeishi humo pamoja na chumba cha kufulia kilichokarabatiwa; nafasi za kuhifadhi baiskeli na vitu vingine zinapatikana pia...

Na ni mwendo wa nusu mtaa tu hadi kwenye njia nzuri ya kutembea yenye miti mingi, inayoelekea Highbridge Park (na bwawa lake la kuogelea la msimu)... ambako utajiuliza ikiwa bado uko Manhattan!

Hii ni co-op isiyo ya HDFC, kumaanisha kwamba hakuna ukomo wa mapato. Kununua pamoja na mtu mwingine na kutoa mali kama zawadi kunaruhusiwa, kama ilivyo kwa nyumba za kukaa kwa muda. Wells Fargo, Citibank na Chase zote zimefadhili ununuzi wa nyumba katika co-op hii hivi karibuni, kutokana na hali yake bora ya kifedha.

Kupangisha kwa muda kunaruhusiwa kwa idhini ya bodi baada ya kukaa humo kwa miaka miwili, kwa kipindi kisichozidi miaka miwili. Na... wanyama wa kufugwa (pamoja na waishi wenza wenye tabia za kipekee) wanaruhusiwa!

The Roger Morris Co-op is in a historic and inviting Sugar Hill neighborhood - half a block from the entrance to Highbridge Park on Edgecombe Avenue, a stroll away from the C and 1 Subways, and two and a half blocks from the historic Morris-Jumel Mansion - built by the same Roger Morris the co-op was named for, back in 1765. The Mansion also served as one of George Washington's headquarters during the American Revolution .and is today a museum, open to the public.

Other notable residents in this neighborhood have been Duke Ellington (935 St. Nicholas Ave), Paul Robeson (555 Edgecombe Ave) & Justice Thurgood Marshall (409 Edgecombe Ave)... and now, perhaps, you?

Apartment 1 is on a "high first floor" - easily accessible from the street but also high above all passersby on the sidewalk below. Although compact, the apartment is very livable, with 10'+ ceilings and high windows, a separate windowed kitchen, and a windowed bathroom which awaits your modernizing touch.

The building has an excellent live-in super and a renovated laundry room, with bike and storage available...

And it's only a half-a-block walk to the beautiful, forested walking path, leading to Highbridge Park (and its seasonal swimming pool)... where you'll be asking yourself if you're still in Manhattan!

This is a non-HDFC co-op, which means there are no income caps. Co-buying and gifting is permitted, as are pied-a-terres. Wells Fargo, Citibank, and Chase have all financed units at this co-op recently, thanks to its excellent financials.

Subletting is permitted, with board approval, after two years of residence, for up to two years. And... pets (and quirky roommates) are allowed!