STRIVERS ROW se yon kay vil ki byen restore ak renove avèk tout nesesite pou viv nan 21yèm syèk la pa achitèk ki genyen anpil prim Alan Berman nan Archetype Architecture NY. Kay sa a ki nan 269 West 138th Street te bati an 1892 pa devlopè David H. King e li te desine pa achitèk Bruce Price ak Clarence Luce nan stil Kolonyal Reviv. Li konstwi ak briyck jòn ak wòch kalkè. Kay la gen yon dimansyon apeprè 5,250 pye kare ak plafon ki rive jiska 10'8". Senk etaj yo melanje detay istorik orijinal la ak konfò kontemporen. Atizana bwa a te byen restore pou retounen nan tout bote li, menm jan ak planch bwa chêne yo ki gen nan tout kay la. Tout moldings ak detay platr te tou byen restore. Kay la gen senk etaj ki gen ladan yon apatman de etaj pou pwodwi revni ak yon triplex pou pwopriyetè a ki gen twa etaj. Fòk yo note ke renouvèlman sa a fèt nan yon fason ki fè kay la ka fasil retounen nan yon sèl fanmi ak ti travay ak depans minimòm. Gwo avantaj la se gen yon garaj nan dèyè kay la, ki fasil pou rive soti anndan atravè yon eskalye. Gen de teras pou plezi, youn soti nan etaj sal la pou resevwa moun ak dezyèm lan soti nan chanm prinsipal la.

Chambres etaj sal la genyen detay Edwardyen nan fen 19yèm syèk la e yo enkli yon sal vivan, yon sal manje ofisyèl, kwizin, sal detou ak teras. Sal vivan an ak sal manje a tou de gen foy orijinal yo, nan bon kondisyon avèk travay pyès yo ak mantè bwa yo ki byen restore. Sal detou a gen pyès ki fèt an kwiv ak karan yo ki enstale endividyèlman. Twazyèm etaj la gen chanm mèt la avèk yon beny atache ak yon gwo kabinèt ki fè chwa, plis yon foy ki boule bwa. Gen yon ti teras ki soti nan chanm prensipal la. Dezyèm gran chanm nan, ki an jodi a sèvi kòm yon biwo, sitiye nan devan twazyèm etaj la e li gen pwòp beny li tou. Katriyèm etaj la genyen de gran chanm, chak avèk pwòp beny konplè li plus sal lave. Isit la, skylight orijinal la, ki byen restore, pèmèt limyè ak solèy antre nan kay la.
Nivo anba a ak nivo tè a fòme apatman an ki gen yon kwizin espas ki ka itilize kòm yon sal manje, sal vivan an devan ki gen yon foy, sal lave ki soti nan kwizin nan e yon beny konplè. Kwizin nan gen yon banquet, yon recho sis bren ak yon doub lavabo. Nivo anba a genyen de chanm itilize pou dòmi, yon beny konplè plus de chanm sèvis kote mekanik yo jwenn.
Kay la gen kat zòn chofaj ak klimatik ak yon kontwòl tanperati nan chak chanm. An total, gen kat foy ki boule bwa, ki konplètman restore ak re-linè, nan bon kondisyon. Aparey yo tout se Viking eksepte pou lave ak sechè yo ki se GE nan triplex la ak Electrolux nan apatman an. Kontwa yo nan tou de kwizin yo fèt ak Quartz. Chak nan sis beny yo gen planch ki chofe, yon gwo lux nan sezon fredi, e kay la gen yon sistèm son Control 4 pou mizik ak televizyon avèk kèp 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 Harlem Renaissance. Li sou Nasyonal Register of Historic Places, te deklare kòm yon Landmark New York City an 1967 e li nan Distri Istorik St Nicholas. Li te toujou konsidere kòm yon egzanp eksepsyonèl sou desen iben nan 19yèm syèk la. Anpil moun ki gen renome, kreyatif ak pwisan te rele sa kay yo, Adam Clayton Powell, Jr, Bill Bojangles Robinson, Eubie Blake, Fletcher Henerson ak plis resaman 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.