Residence 11C jẹ́ ilé studio tí ó tóbi ju bó ṣe yẹ lọ, tí ó sì ń ṣiṣẹ́ bí ilé iyẹ̀wu kan, tí a kọ́ yí yara ìgbé àti jíjẹun kan ká tí ó gùn díẹ̀ ju ẹsẹ̀ bàtà 25 lọ. Iru àgbègbè inú ilé bẹ́ẹ̀ ṣọ̀wọ́n ní 161 West 16th Street, ó sì ní àyè gidi fún ibi ìjókòó tó pé, tábìlì jíjẹun tó yẹ, àti ibi iṣẹ́ láti ilé, láìsí ohun kankan tí yóò dà bí ẹni pé a ti kó sínú àyè kékeré.

Àwọn fèrèsé tí ń dojú kọ́ àríwá ń wo ilé kékeré tó wà ní òdìkejì òpópónà, nítorí náà ìmọ́lẹ̀ wọlé lọ́fẹ̀ẹ́, ọ̀run ìlú sì hàn gbangba láìsí ohun tó ń dá a dúró, pẹ̀lú Empire State Building. Àwọn àbùdá ayaworan ilé ṣáájú ogun náà hàn nínú àjà tí àwọn igi rẹ̀ hàn, ọ̀ṣọ́ adé ògiri tó mọ́, àti ilẹ̀ igi oaku tó ní ìmọ́lẹ̀ ìtura, pẹ̀lú àwọn àpótí ìtẹ́wọ́gbà tí a ṣe sí pàtó ní ẹ̀gbẹ́ ògiri fèrèsé náà.

Ibi ìdáná tí a tún ṣe, tí ó sì ní fèrèsé, ní àwọn kọ́ọ̀bù Shaker funfun pẹ̀lú ohun èlò bà bà, àwọn countertop òkúta tí a dán, ògiri ẹ̀yìn tí a fi tile didán ṣe, àti ìkòkò ìfọ̀ṣọ́ ọwọ́ farmhouse tí a gbé sábẹ́ àwòrán ọ̀run ìlú náà. Àgbègbè tí a yà sọ́tọ̀ fún ibi sùn wà lẹ́yìn ibi ìgbé, ó gba ibùsùn queen lọ́ra, ó sì tún fi àyè sílẹ̀ lẹ́gbẹ̀ẹ́ rẹ̀ fún tábìlì iṣẹ́. Ibi ìpamọ́ ni ibi tí ilé yìí ti ga ju àwọn aládùúgbò rẹ̀ lọ láìṣe ariwo—yàtọ̀ sí kọlọ́fù aṣọ tí a ṣe sí pàtó tí ènìyàn lè wọ inú rẹ̀, tí ó ní dígí gígùn kíkún, 11C ní kọlọ́fù míì tí ọ̀pọ̀ studio nínú ilé náà kò ní rárá. Bàǹtà náà jẹ́ ti Art Deco: ilẹ̀ mosaic dúdú àti funfun, àwọn ògiri tí a fi tile bo pẹ̀lú ààlà dúdú tó fẹ́rẹ̀ẹ́, bathtub jíjìn fún fífọ́ ara, àti shower òjò.

Farrar & Watmough ló ṣe àpẹrẹ rẹ̀, àwọn ayaworan tó ṣe London Terrace, Henry Mandel, olùgbékalẹ̀ ilé, sì parí rẹ̀ ní ọdún 1930. 161 West 16th Street, tí a mọ̀ sí Barneys Building tẹ́lẹ̀, jẹ́ ilé àjọṣepọ̀ Art Deco tó ní ilẹ̀ 20 àti ilé 155. Lẹ́yìn gbọ̀ngàn ìwọlé tí a tún ṣe, àwọn òṣìṣẹ́ wà ní gbogbo ìgbà: olùṣọ́ ẹnu-ọ̀nà wákàtí 24, alábòójútó ilé tí ń gbé níbẹ̀, àti porter. Àwọn olùgbé pín orí ilé tí a tún ṣe, tí ó ní àwòran ọ̀run ìlú àti Odò Hudson ní gbogbo ìhà, pẹ̀lú ibi ìfọṣọ àárín gbùngbùn, ibi ìpamọ́ kẹ̀kẹ́, àti ibi ìpamọ́ ní ìpìlẹ̀ ilé. A lè fi ẹ̀rọ fọ àti gbẹ aṣọ sínú ilé pẹ̀lú ìfọwọ́sí igbimọ̀.

Ilé náà wà ní ìdènà mẹ́ta sí High Line, ó sì jẹ́ kí West Village, Meatpacking, Flatiron, àti Union Square rọrùn láti rìn dé, pẹ̀lú ọkọ̀ ojú irin 1/2/3, A/C/E, F, àti L tí gbogbo wọn wà nítòsí. Ilé náà gba ẹran-ọ̀sìn láyè; a tún gba pied-à-terre àti fífi ilé ṣe ẹ̀bùn, a sì lè yá ilé náà fún ẹlòmíì lẹ́yìn ọdún kan tí ẹni náà bá ti ní í, pẹ̀lú ìfọwọ́sí igbimọ̀. Ooru, omi, gáàsì ìdáná, àti intanẹẹti Verizon wà nínú owó ìtọ́jú ilé. Owó ìyípadà ohun-ini tó jẹ́ ìdá méjì nínú ọgọ́rùn-ún ni ẹni tó ń rà á máa san.

Residence 11C is an oversized studio that lives like a one-bedroom, built around a living and dining room that runs just over 25 feet. This is a rare footprint at 161 West 16th Street, with real room for a full seating area, a proper dining table, and a work-from-home setup without anything feeling wedged in.

North-facing windows look out over the low building across the street, so the light is open, and the skyline sits uninterrupted in view, including the Empire State Building. The prewar architecture shows the beamed ceilings, crisp crown molding, and warm oak floors, with custom built-in shelving flanking the window wall.

The renovated, windowed kitchen, has white Shaker cabinetry with brass hardware, honed stone counters, a glazed tile backsplash, and a farmhouse apron sink set beneath that skyline view. The sleeping alcove sits back from the living space, comfortably holds a queen, and leaves room alongside for a desk. Storage is where this home quietly outclasses its neighbors - beyond the custom-fitted walk-in dressing closet with a full-length mirror, 11C carries an additional closet most studios in the building simply don't have. The bath is Art Deco: black-and-white mosaic floor, tiled walls with a fine black border, a deep soaking tub, and a rain shower.

Designed by Farrar & Watmough, the architects behind London Terrace, and completed in 1930 by developer Henry Mandel, 161 West 16th Street, the former Barneys Building, is a 20-story Art Deco cooperative of 155 homes. Behind the restored lobby is a full-time staff: a 24-hour doorman, live-in superintendent, and porter. Residents share a refurbished roof deck with panoramic skyline and Hudson River views, along with central laundry, bike storage, and basement storage. In-unit washer/dryers are permitted with board approval.

Three blocks from the High Line, the building puts the West Village, Meatpacking, Flatiron, and Union Square within an easy walk, with the 1/2/3, A/C/E, F, and L trains all close by. The building is pet-friendly; pieds-à-terre and gifting are welcome, and sublets are permitted after one year of ownership with board approval. Heat, water, cooking gas, and Verizon internet are included in the maintenance. There is a 2% flip tax paid by the buyer.