斯特赖佛斯鲁（STRIVERS ROW）是一座经过精心修复和翻新的城镇住宅，具备21世纪生活所需的一切设施，由获奖建筑师阿兰·伯曼（Alan Berman）及其公司Archetype Architecture NY设计。该房屋位于西138街269号，建于1892年，由开发商大卫·H·金（David H. King）所建，建筑师为布鲁斯·普赖斯（Bruce Price）和克拉伦斯·卢斯（Clarence Luce），采用殖民复兴风格。房屋由黄色砖块和石灰石构成，面积约为5250平方英尺，天花板高度达到10英尺8英寸。五层楼的设计融合了原有的历史细节与现代的舒适感。木工精致修复，使其恢复了原貌，整个房屋的橡木地板也被完美修复。所有的模具和石膏细节也得到了完美的修复。房子有五层，包括一间两层的公寓用于租金收入和三层的自住三层公寓。必须指出的是，这次翻新是以这样一种方式进行的，房屋可以非常轻松地恢复为单户家庭住宅，只需最少的工作和费用。一个大优点是房子的后面有一个车库，可以通过楼梯轻松到达。房屋有两个露台供人享受，一个在客厅层，用于娱乐，另一个在主卧室外。

客厅层的房间具有19世纪末的爱德华风格细节，包括客厅、正式的餐厅、厨房、卫生间和露台。客厅和餐厅都有原始壁炉，工作良好，瓷砖和雕刻木质壁炉架均已得到美丽修复。卫生间配有黄铜装置和单独镶嵌的欧洲瓷砖。第三层设有主卧室，配有套间浴室和一个大型步入式衣橱，以及一个木燃壁炉。主卧室外有一个小露台。前方的第二间大型卧室目前用作办公室，也有自己的浴室。第四层有两个大型卧室，每个卧室都有自己的全套浴室以及洗衣房。在这里，原始天窗得到精心修复，允许光线和阳光流入房屋。

下层和地面层构成了公寓，包括一个宽敞的餐厨，前面的生活区域也有壁炉，厨房旁边是洗衣房，以及一个全套浴室。厨房配有宴会桌、六个燃烧器的炉子和双水槽。下层设有两个卧室，用作睡眠区域，一个全套浴室，以及两个机房，里面有机械设施。

房子配备四个区域的供暖和空调，每个房间都有温控。总共有四个木燃壁炉，完全修复并重新衬里，工作完好。电器全部为维京品牌，洗衣机和烘干机除外，三层公寓的是GE，公寓的是伊莱克斯。两个厨房的台面均为石英石。六个浴室均配有地热供暖，冬天非常奢华，房子配有Control 4音响系统，提供音乐和电视，每个房间都有扬声器。

斯特赖佛斯鲁位于弗雷德里克·道格拉斯（Frederick Douglass）大道和亚当·克莱顿·鲍威尔（Adam Clayton Powell）大道之间，拥有悠久而特殊的历史，在哈莱姆文艺复兴中发挥了重要作用。它在国家历史名胜名录上，1967年被指定为纽约市地标，并且位于圣尼古拉斯历史区。它一直被认为是19世纪城市设计的杰出代表。许多著名、创造性和有影响力的人曾在此居住，包括亚当·克莱顿·鲍威尔二世、比尔·博贾克尔（Bill Bojangles）·罗宾逊、尤比·布雷克（Eubie Blake）、弗莱彻·亨德森（Fletcher Henerson），以及最近的阿尔文·布拉格（Alvin Bragg）和莫里斯·迪博伊斯（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.