88 Charles Street — Ilé ẹyẹ lórí ilẹ̀, tó dojú kọ́ àárìn, fún àwọn tó ṣi ní igbagbọ́ nínú aláfẹ́.

Kò sí àìmọ̀ pé èyí jẹ́ ọ̀kan lára ​​àwọn àgbègbè tó péye jù lọ ní NYC. Àti pé ìṣirò: kí ni gidi, kí ni máa jẹ́ ìyàtọ̀ láti san owó fun ibi ìgbé, nigbati ẹ lè fi owó yìí ra ilé tirẹ?

Ilé naa wà lórí ilẹ̀. Ó kún fún oorun. Ibi àárọ̀ rẹ̀ ga, ibi idana ní ferese, baluwe ní ferese, àti àwọn ferese méjì tó tobi tó dojú kọ́ àárìn nínú pípa farahan àlejò dipo ijiya. Mo fẹ́ jẹ́ kedere pé kó sí ohunkóhun nínú yìí tó yẹ kí a gba gégẹ́ bí ọ̀rọ̀ pẹ̀lú.

Ohun Tó Nlò:

Ilé ẹyẹ lórí ilẹ̀ tó dojú kọ́ àárìn, pẹ̀lú ferese méjì tó tobi àti irọrun tó mú ki o ṣe èrò bí ìlú naa ti dá a silẹ — ò ti dá a silẹ, ṣùgbọ́n ìwọ kò ní gbọ́
Yara ibè tó le gba ìbòkú àtàwọn ìtẹ́, pẹ̀lú ferese méjì, tó jẹ́ ferese méjì lẹ́gẹ́ bi ibè tó pọ̀ ju ti àwọn yara ibè ní New York lọ
Ibi idana tó ṣí — ní ferese, gẹ́gẹ́ bí a ṣe mẹnuba tẹ́lẹ̀, nitori pé ẹni kan ni ibi yìí ṣe ìgbàgbọ́ nínú ìmọ́lẹ̀ àtàwọn afẹ́fẹ́ àgbé
Àwọn apoti ibi ipamọ́ mẹ́ta, tó níyì nínú ìlú yìí gẹ́gẹ́ bí a ti pè é "ipamọ́ tó péye" àti ohun tí mo pè ni "ìyanu kékè"
Baluwe pẹ̀lú ferese, tó mo fìdí rẹ̀ múlẹ̀ pé èmi kò ní gba gégẹ́ bí ọ̀rọ̀ pẹ̀lú

Àwọn Iṣeduro (Nítorí pé o béèrè):

Àwọn ẹrọ fun írántí àtàwọn ẹrọ ọrùn ni a gba pẹ̀lú ètò àti ìforúkọsílẹ̀
Àwọn ẹranko ṣiṣé — ilé naa kò ní àìlera fún àwọn ajá àti àwọn ọ̀wọ́.
Ìkànsí ní a fọwọ́sowọpọ̀ lẹ́yìn ọdún kan (mẹ́ta nínú gbogbo márùn-ún)
Pied-à-terre tọ́
Ìtọ́jú oṣooṣu kéré.

Ilé naa:
88 Charles jẹ́ ilé marun-ún tó ní àkópọ́ iwájú, tí a kọ́ ní ọdún 1880, apá ti 84–88 Charles Street Owners Corp — ilé ìṣọ́kan 45–ẹka tó ti ṣàpẹẹrẹ, lòdì sí àwọn ìṣòro púpọ̀, láti máa jẹ́ gẹ́gẹ́ bí ó ṣe yẹ: lọ́lá, ìdánilójú, àti àìretí. Ilé mẹ́tàlélọ́gbọ̀n lórí ilẹ̀ marun-ún. Kò sí alátìlẹ́yìn, kò sí ile-ìdárayá, kò sí "ilè ohun amáyédẹrùn." Ìwọ jẹ́ àgbàlagbà. Iwọ kò nílò gbogbo ẹ́ náà.
Ilé naa:
Mo ti rìn gbogbo ẹka tó wà ní Manhattan. Diẹ̀ nínú wọn dara. Charles Street, láàárín Greenwich àti Hudson, kì í ṣe darà — ó tọ́. Ó jẹ́ ẹ̀yà tó yẹ kí òkè-ìlú ní ìlú yìí dà bí: pẹpẹ igi, brownstone, ìtàn tó péye, àti bí kò ṣe àfihàn àtìlẹ́yìn tó mú kí o ní ìrìbọmi pé ìlú naa ti dá a silẹ lórí ará rẹ. Odò Hudson wà nítòsí. Washington Square Park wà nítòsí. Gbogbo ọkọ akero tí o lè nilo wà nítòsí. Àwọn ilé àmúyẹ ṣi wa lára àwọn ilé onjẹ. N kò ní kọ́ wọn sílẹ̀. Iwọ ń gbe ní New York — lọ wá wọn.
Ìtàn Kékè, Nítorí pé Ipo Nílò:
Ọkọ̀ tó jẹ́ orúkọ fún Charles Christopher Amos, tó ní ilẹ̀ tó lọ́tọ̀ sí ibi náà àti ẹni tó níwọ́ fun Christopher Street àti Amos Street àtijọ́ (níbè ní West 10th). Ní àárín ọdún 1866 àti 1936, ọ̀kan tó péye níbi 88 Charles ti wà, a npe ni Van Ness Place, orúkọ tí a fi kà sí ìdile i ṣe ẹran tó bẹ́ sí ibè títí di 1865. Ìlu naa tún jẹ́ orúkọ rẹ. Ìlu naa máa ń tún gbìmọ̀ àwọn nǹkan ṣẹ́ṣẹ. Kí la ṣe yìí ti tọ́ka sí.

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88 Charles Street — A Top-Floor South Facing Sunny Apartment for People Who Still Believe in Peace.

It is incontrovertible that this is one of the most coveted blocks in NYC. And the math maths: why rent in this crazy rental climate when you can spend this money for your own home?

The apartment is on the top floor. It is sunny. The ceilings are high, the kitchen has a window, the bathroom has a window, and the two large south-facing windows in the back look out onto quiet rather than chaos. I want to be clear that none of this should be taken for granted.

What You Get:

A top-floor perch that faces south, with two large windows and the kind of quiet that makes you wonder if the city has finally given up — it hasn't, but you won't hear it
A bedroom that fits a full or queen, flanked by two windows, which is two more windows than most bedrooms in New York deserve
An open kitchen — windowed, as previously noted, because apparently someone here believed in natural light and cross-ventilation
Two hall closets, which in this city constitutes what lawyers call "ample storage" and what I call "a minor miracle"
A windowed bath, which I refuse to take for granted

The Practicalities (Since You Asked):

Washer/dryer allowed with a plan and board approval
Pets welcome — the building is not prejudiced against dogs and cats.
Sublets permitted after one year (three out of every five)
Pied-à-terre friendly
Monthly maintenance is low.

The Building:
88 Charles is a five-story landmarked brick brownstone, built circa 1880, part of the 84–88 Charles Street Owners Corp — a 45-unit cooperative that has managed, against considerable odds, to remain exactly what it should be: handsome, quiet, and unbothered. Twenty apartments across five stories. No concierge, no gym, no "amenity floor." You are an adult. You don't need all that.
The Block:
I have walked most blocks in Manhattan. Some of them are fine. Charles Street, between Greenwich and Hudson, is not fine — it is correct. It is what a street in this city is supposed to look like: tree-lined, brownstoned, historically intact, and entirely free of the kind of development that makes you feel the city has given up on itself. The Hudson River is nearby. Washington Square Park is nearby. Every subway you could possibly need is nearby. The restaurants are excellent. I won't list them. You live in New York — go find them.
A Brief History, Because Context Matters:
The street was named for Charles Christopher Amos, who owned the land the street passed through and who is also responsible for Christopher Street and the former Amos Street (now West 10th). Between 1866 and 1936, the precise block where 88 Charles sits was called Van Ness Place, named for a farming family who occupied that square block until 1865. The city renamed it. The city is always renaming things. At least this one stuck.

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