Another Affordable Apartment in New York City
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FOR RENT: 3 Bedroom / 2 Bath
AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY
Price: $2750
Location: Strivers Row/ Harlem's Gold Coast
1,600 sq ft of gracious living in this well appointed apartment with grand 4' 10" wide central hallway.
Close to City CollegeSubway: B or C at 135th Street Station
FEATURES INCLUDE:
• 3 Decorative Fireplaces
• Large eat-in kitchen includes dish washer & microwave
• Separate pantry has built-in glass front cabinets plus additional storage and counter space
• Separate area for washer/ dryer
• 2 modern bathrooms
• French doors divide spacious living and dining rooms
• Buffed hardwood floors throughout
Ground floor has common space fro strollers/ bicycles
To view this exceptional value and rare find
CONTACT:
Conrad Bradford “King of Values”
917-403-0980
NYC Dwellers LLC
LICENSED REAL ESTATE BROKER
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STRIVERS ROW, an historic nineteenth century enclave, is situated between West 138th and West 139th between Powell and Douglass Boulevards. Conceived in 1890,
there were several designers involved in the development of this area. In 1891, 202-250 West 138th Street and 2350-2354 Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard was designed by James Brown Lord. Also in 1891, 203-271 West 138th Street, 202-272 West 139th Street, and 2360-2378 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd was designed by Bruce Price and Clarence S.Luce. Stanford White's firm McKim, Mead, and White designed 203-267 West 139th Street and 2380-2390 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd in 1891. By the time David H. King Jr. built these distinguished rowhouses and apartments, he had already been widely recognized as the builder responsible for the old Times Building of 1889 on Park Row, Stanford White's Madison Square Garden, and the base of the Statue of Liberty.Displaying rare vision, David King commissioned the services of three different architects at
on time to develop this group of contiguous blocks for the well-to-do. The results are an urbane grouping reflecting the different tastes of the architects: all with similar scale, varied but harmonious materials, and related styles. The two southern blocks are Georgian-inspired and neo-Italian Renaissance elements are evident in McKim, Mead & White's northern group. In addition, the Strivers Row property shares the amenity of rear alleys with entrances from the side streets. No wonder they were so prized by their original (and current) occupants.
Harlem became first a refuge for blacks and then a ghetto, the homes and apartments retained their prestige and attracted (by 1919) many ambitious as well as successful blacks in medicine, dentistry, law, and the arts (such as W.C. Handy, Noble Sissle, and Eubie Blake). As a result, "Strivers' Row" became a popular term for the district in the 1920s and 1930s. Moving on to West 138th and West 139th between Powell and Douglass Blvds. we find the King Model Houses, more popularly known as Striver's Row.Called "two of the most spectacular streetscapes in New York City" by Andrew Dolkart and Gretchen Sorkin in Touring Historic Harlem, 146 rowhouses and three apartment buildings were built by developer David King Jr. beginning in 1890.Appointed with elegant woodwork and modern plumbing (then in its infancy in NYC in 1890), the buildings employ designs from the most illustrious architects of the period. Subtle variations in each building break up monotony as does the presence of handsome iron gates that open up to allow access to service alleys - - very unusual in New York City.
As Harlem became first a refuge for blacks and then a ghetto, the homes and apartments retained their prestige and attracted (by 1919) many ambitious as well as successful blacks in medicine, dentistry, law, and the arts (such as W.C. Handy, Noble Sissle, and Eubie Blake). As a result, "Strivers' Row" became a popular term for the district in the 1920s and 1930s. Moving on to West 138th and West 139th between Powell and Douglass Blvds. we find the King Model Houses, more popularly known as Striver's Row. Called "two of the most spectacular streetscapes in New York City" by Andrew Dolkart and Gretchen Sorkin in Touring Historic Harlem, 146 rowhouses and three apartment buildings were built by developer David King Jr. beginning in 1890. Appointed with elegant woodwork and modern plumbing (then in its infancy in NYC in 1890), the buildings employ designs from the most illustrious architects of the period. Subtle variations in each building break up monotony as does the presence of handsome iron gates that open up to allow access to service alleys - - very unusual in New York City.
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