Roger Morris Co-op wà ní àgbègbè Sugar Hill kan tí ó kún fún ìtàn tí ó sì ń pè ní àlejò—ìdajì bulọ́ọ̀kì péré sí ẹnu-ọ̀nà Highbridge Park ní Edgecombe Avenue, ní ìrìn díẹ̀ sí àwọn ọkọ̀ ojú-irin alábẹ́lẹ̀ C àti 1, àti bulọ́ọ̀kì méjì àti ìdajì sí Morris-Jumel Mansion tí ó ní ìtàn—ilé tí Roger Morris kan náà, ẹni tí a dárúkọ co-op náà lórí rẹ̀, kọ́ ní ọdún 1765. Mansion náà tún jẹ́ ọ̀kan lára àwọn ilé-iṣẹ́ George Washington nígbà Iyípadà Amẹ́ríkà, ó sì jẹ́ ilé-ìtàn lónìí tí gbogbo ènìyàn lè bẹ̀wò sí.

Àwọn olùgbé mìíràn tí ó ṣe pàtàkì ní àgbègbè yìí ni Duke Ellington (935 St. Nicholas Ave), Paul Robeson (555 Edgecombe Ave) àti Adájọ́ Thurgood Marshall (409 Edgecombe Ave)… àti bóyá ìwọ náà lónìí?

Apartment 1 wà lórí “ilẹ̀kùn àkọ́kọ́ gíga”—ó rọrùn láti wọ̀ láti ojú pópó, ṣùgbọ́n ó tún ga tó láti ju gbogbo àwọn ènìyàn tí ń kọjá lọ lórí ọ̀nà ẹlẹ́sẹ̀ sílẹ̀. Bí ó tilẹ̀ jẹ́ pé ó kéré ní ìwọ̀n, apartment náà wúlò gan-an fún gbígbé, ó ní àjà gíga tó ju ẹsẹ̀ mẹ́wàá lọ àti àwọn fèrèsé gíga, ilé ìdáná lọ́tọ̀ọ́tọ̀ tí ó ní fèrèsé, àti balùwẹ̀ tí ó ní fèrèsé, tí ó ń dúró de àtúnṣe òde-òní rẹ.

Ilé náà ní alábòójútó tó dára gan-an tí ó ń gbé níbẹ̀, àti yàrá ìfọṣọ tí a ti tún ṣe; ibi ìpamọ́ kẹ̀kẹ́ àti àwọn ohun-ìní sì wà…

Ó sì jẹ́ ìrìn ìdajì bulọ́ọ̀kì péré sí ọ̀nà ẹlẹ́wà kan tí igi bo, tí ń lọ sí Highbridge Park àti adágún ìwẹ̀ rẹ̀ tí a máa ń lò ní àsìkò kan pàtó… níbẹ̀ ni ìwọ yóò ti máa béèrè lọ́wọ́ ara rẹ̀ bóyá o ṣì wà ní Manhattan!

Èyí jẹ́ co-op tí kì í ṣe HDFC, èyí túmọ̀ sí pé kò sí ààlà owó-wíwọlé. A gba àjọ-ríra àti fífúnni ní ẹ̀bùn láyè, bẹ́ẹ̀ náà ni a ṣe gba àwọn ilé tí a ń lò fún ìgbé ayé díẹ̀ nìkan, tí ẹni náà kò sì gbé níbẹ̀ ní gbogbo ìgbà. Wells Fargo, Citibank àti Chase ti ṣètò owó-ìṣúná fún àwọn yàrá inú co-op yìí láìpẹ́, nítorí ipò owó rẹ̀ tó dára gan-an.

A gba fífún àwọn ẹlòmíràn ní yàrá náà láti lò, pẹ̀lú ìfọwọ́sí igbìmọ̀, lẹ́yìn ọdún méjì tí ẹni náà bá ti gbé níbẹ̀, fún ọdún méjì péré. Àti pé… a gba àwọn ẹran-ọ̀sìn àti àwọn alábàákẹ́gbẹ́ ilé tí ó ní àṣà àrà ọ̀tọ̀ láyè!

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!