STRIVERS ROW se yon kay vil ki byen restore ak renovate ak tout nesesite pou viv nan 21yèm syèk la, pa achitèk ki genyen pri Alan Berman nan Archetype Architecture NY. Kay sa a ki chita 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 stil Kolonyal Renesans. Li konstwi ak brik jòn ak wòch kalkè. Kay la gen apeprè 5,250 pye kare ak plafon ki gen yon wotè ki rive 10'8". Senk etaj yo melanje detay istorik orijinal yo ak konfò modèn. Tout bwa yo te restore ak anpil atansyon pou retounen nan tout bèlte li, tankou planche chên ki nan tout kay la. Tout modèl ak detay plâtre yo te restore parfe tou. Kay la gen senk etaj ki gen ladan yon apatman ki gen de etaj pou jenere revni ak yon triplex pou pwopriyetè a ki gen twa etaj. Li dwe remake ke renovasyon sa a fèt de fason pou kay la ka fasilman retounen nan yon sèl fanmi ak minim travay ak depans. Youn nan gwo avantaj la se gen yon garaj dèyè kay la, ki fasil pou ale nan men andedan kay la pa yon eskalye. Gen de teras pou plezi, youn sòti nan etaj salon an pou resepsyon ak dezyèm lan sòti nan chanm dòmi prensipal la.

Chanm etaj salon yo gen detay Edwadyen nan fen 19yèm syèk la e yo gen ladan yon salon, yon sal manje fòmèl, yon kwizin, yon twalèt ak yon teras. Salon an ak sal manje a gen tou de chemine orijinal yo, nan bon kondisyon travay ak travay seramik ak mantèl bwa yo bèlman restore. Twalèt la gen aparèy an kwiv ak karpet Ewopeyen an, chak inikman woule. Twazyèm etaj la gen ladan chanm dòmi majistra a ak twalèt an-suite ak yon gwo gwo kadwa pou rad plis yon chemine ki boule bwa. Gen yon ti teras ki sòti nan chanm dòmi prensipal la. Yon dezyèm gwo chanm dòmi, ki fèt kounye a kòm yon biwo, sitiye nan devan twazyèm etaj la e li gen pwòp twalèt pa l. Katriyèm etaj la gen de gwo chanm dòmi, chak ak pwòp twalèt plen li plus sal lave a. Isit la, lanp orijinal la, ki byen restore, pèmèt limyè ak solèy rantre nan kay la.

Nivo anba a ak nivo tè a fòme apatman an ki gen yon kwizin ki gen anpil espas pou manje, salon an ki devan ki gen tou yon chemine, sal lave a ki sòti nan kwizin nan ak yon twalèt plen. Kwizin nan gen yon banquette, yon fou ak sis bruleur ak de lavwa. Nivo anba a gen de chanm ki itilize pou dòmi, yon twalèt plen plis de chanm itilite kote yo jwenn mekanik yo.

Kay la gen kat zòn chofaj ak kondisyone ak yon kontwòl tanperati nan chak chanm. An total, gen kat chemine ki boule bwa, ki restore konplètman ak re-nan, nan bon kondisyon travay. Aparèy yo tout Viking eksepte pou machin lave ak sechwa ki se GE nan triplex la ak Electrolux nan apatman an. Kontwa yo nan tou de kwizin yo se Quartz. Chak nan sis twalèt yo gen planche ki chofe, yon veritab liks nan sezon fredi, ak kay la gen yon sistèm son Control 4 pou mizik ak televizyon ak oratè nan chak chanm.

Situe 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 Harlem Renaissance. Li sou Enskripsyon Nasyonal nan Kote Istorik, li te deklare kòm yon Landmark Vil New York an 1967 e li nan Distri istorik St Nicholas. Li te toujou konsidere tankou yon egzanp remakab nan konsepsyon iben 19yèm syèk la. Anpil moun ki popilè, kreyatif ak pwisan te rele sa lakay yo, Adam Clayton Powell, Jr, Bill Bojangles"" Robinson, Eubie Blake, Fletcher Henerson ak pi 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.