STRIVERS ROW se yon kay vil ki fèt ak anpil swen ak renove ak tout sa ki nesesè pou viv nan 21yèm syèk la, pa achitèk ki genyen pri Alan Berman nan Archetype Architecture NY. Kay sa a nan 269 West 138th Street te bati an 1892 pa devlopè David H. King e li te fèt pa achitèk Bruce Price ak Clarence Luce nan estil Kolonyal Revival. Li fèt ak briy ja ak wòch kalkè. Kay la gen anviwon 5,250 pye kare ak plafon ki monte jiska 10'8". Senk etaj yo melanje detay istorik orijinal yo ak konfò kontanporen. Travay an bwa a te retabli ak anpil swen pou li jwenn bèlte li te genyen an, menm jan ak planch oak yo nan tout kay la. Tout modling ak detay plâtre yo te tou retabli parfe. Kay la gen senk etaj ki gen ladan yon apatman de-etaj pou jenere revni ak yon triplex pou pwopriyetè a ki gen twa etaj. Li dwe remake ke renovasyon sa a fèt nan yon fason konsa kay la ka trè fasil tounen yon sèl fanmi ak yon travay ak depans minimal. Gwo avantaj la se gen yon garaj nan dèyè kay la, ki fasil pou aksesib soti andedan pa yon eskalye. Gen de teras pou plezi, youn nan etaj salon an pou amizman ak dezyèm nan soti nan chanm prensipal la.

Chambres etaj salon an gen detay Edwardian nan fen 19yèm syèk la e yo enkli yon sal vivan, yon sal manje fòmèl, kwizin, yon twalèt ak yon teras. Sal vivan an ak sal manje a toude gen chemine orijinal yo, ki nan bon kondisyon ak travay mozayik la ak mantèl an bwa ki byen retabli. Twalèt la gen pyès an kwiv ak mozayik Ewopeyen ki enkruste endividyèlman. Twazyèm etaj la gen chanm mèt la ak twalèt ki ann akò ak yon gwo klozèt plus yon chemine ki alimante ak bwa. Gen yon ti teras ki soti nan chanm prensipal la. Yon dezyèm gwo chanm, ki nan moman sa a yo itilize kòm yon biwo, se devan twazyèm etaj la e li gen pwòp twalèt li. Katriyèm etaj la gen de gwo chanm, chak ak pwòp twalèt konplè li plus yon chanm pou lave. Isit, skylight orijinal la, ki te retabli ak anpil swen, pèmèt limyè ak solèy antre nan kay la.

Nivo ki pi ba a ak nivo tè a fòme apatman an ki gen yon kwizin manje ansanb espas, sal vivan an devan ki gen tou yon chemine, chanm pou lave a ki soti nan kwizin nan ak yon twalèt konplè. Kwizin nan gen yon banquet, yon fou sis bren ak doub lavwa. Nivo ki pi ba a gen de den ki itilize pou dòmi, yon twalèt konplè plus de chanm utilitè kote mekanik yo jwenn.

Kay la gen kat zòn chofaj ak lè kondisyonne ak kontwòl tanperati nan chak chanm. An total, gen kat chemine ki alimante ak bwa, totalman retabli ak re-line, ki nan bon kondisyon. Aparey yo tout se Viking eksepte lave ak sèchè ki se GE nan triplex la ak Electrolux nan apatman an. Kontwa yo nan de kwizin yo se Quartz. Chak nan sis twalèt yo gen planch chofe, ki se yon lyks nan sezon fredi a, e kay la gen yon sistèm son Control 4 pou mizik ak TV ak oratè nan chak chanm.

Sitiye ant Frederick Douglass ak Adam Clayton Powell Boulevards, Striver's Row gen yon istwa trè long ak espesyal e li te jwe yon wòl trè enpòtan nan Renaissans Harlem la. Li sou Rejis Nasyonal Sit Istorik yo, te deklare yon Moniman Vil New York an 1967 e li nan Distri Istorik St Nicholas. Li toujou konsidere kòm yon egzanp eksepsyonèl nan konsepsyon iben 19yèm syèk la. Anpil moun ki fò, kreyatif ak pwisan te rele sa lakay yo, tankou Adam Clayton Powell, Jr, Bill Bojangles Robinson, Eubie Blake, Fletcher Henerson ak plis resamman Alvin Bragg ak Maurice Dubois.

STRIVERS ROW meticulously restored and renovated town home with all the necessities for 21st century living by award winning architect Alan Berman of Archetype Architecture NY. This house at 269 West 138th Street was built in 1892 by developer David H. King and designed by architects Bruce Price and Clarence Luce in Colonial Revival Style. It is constructed of yellow brick and limestone. The house spans approximately 5,250 square feet with ceilings as high as 10'8". The five floors blend the original historic detail with contemporary comfort. The woodwork has been immaculately restored to its full beauty as were the oak floors throughout the house. All moldings and plaster detail were also perfectly restored. The house has five floors consisting of a two-floor apartment for income generation and a three floor owners triplex. It must be noted that this renovation was done in such a way that the house can very easily be brought back to single family with minimal work and expense. The big plus is there is a garage on the back of the house, easily reached from inside by a staircase. There are two terraces for enjoyment, one off the parlor floor for entertaining and the second off the primary bedroom.

The Parlor floor rooms feature Edwardian details of the late 19th century and include a living room, a formal dining room, kitchen, powder room and terrace. The living room and dining room both have the original fireplaces, in good working order with the tile work and carved wood mantels beautifully restored. The powder room has brass fixtures and European tiles individually inlaid. The third floor houses the master bedroom with en-suite bath and a large walk-in closet plus a woodburning fireplace. There is a small terrace off the primary bedroom. A second large bedroom, presently used as an office is at the front of the third floor and too has its own bath. The fourth floor houses two large bedrooms, each with its own full bath plus the laundry room. Here the original skylight, carefully restored allows light and sunshine to flow into the house.
The lower level and ground level make up the apartment which has a spacious eat-in kitchen, the living room in the front also with a fireplace, the laundry room off the kitchen and a full bath. The kitchen has a banquet, six burner stove and double sink. The lower level houses two dens used for sleeping, a full bath plus two utility rooms where the mechanics are found.
The house has four zone heating and air-conditioning with a temperature control in every room. In total there are four wood burning fireplaces, completely restored and relined, in perfect working order. Appliances are all Viking with the exception of the washers and dryers which are GE in the triplex and Electrolux in the apartment. The counters in both kitchens are Quartz. Each of the six bathrooms boasts heated floors, quite the luxury in the winter, and the house has a Control 4 sound system for music and TV with speakers in every room.
Located between Frederick Douglass and Adam Clayton Powell Boulevards Striver's Row has a very long and special history and played a very prominent role in the Harlem Renaissance. It is on the National Registry of Historic Places, was designated a New York City Landmark in 1967 and is in the St Nicholas Historic District. It has always been considered an outstanding example of 19th century urban design. Many famous, creative and powerful people have called this home, Adam Clayton Powell, Jr, Bill Bojangles"" Robinson, Eubie Blake, Fletcher Henerson and more recently Alvin Bragg and Maurice Dubois.