On the left-hand side of the street, if you are walking north, on a block that has been known as the central location for culture and dining for the past twenty years, is a boutique condominium, 17 Orchard Street.
Like the block itself, 17 Orchard is a fusion of high style that could only exist in this loft building. With exclusively floor through units over seven floors, residence 5, is now available.
Residence benefits from owners who have excellent design sense and have kept the home to high standards. Upon entrance you are greeted with an oversized marble counter, with marble tile backsplash.
Enjoy premium stainless steel appliances by Kitchenaid which includes an oversized refrigerator, range and oven. The kitchen also sports a dishwasher along with a wine chiller.
There is a dining alcove towards the living room, which takes advantage of prewar proportions so a desk also comfortably fits on the opposite wall, in an alcove. The Eastern facing Living room has four windows, high ceilings, and is quiet, bright and cheery, overlooking Orchard Street. Sound and temperature insulation comes from city-quiet windows throughout the home.
The bedrooms to the left are well laid out, with two windows each, and the master has an en-suite bath. The vented Washer / Dryer is in the second bathroom.
17 Orchard has a great roof deck as well with fantastic views.
17 Orchard 5 is a significant opportunity for knowledgeable buyers in today's market.
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The roots of Chinatown are said to go back as far as 1858, with the arrival of Cantonese businessman, Ah Ken. Ah Ken made his fortune selling cigars and is thought to have set up the first boarding houses for Chinese immigrants.
Vibrant and bustling, in New York City’s Chinatown, you’ll find the biggest population of Chinese people in the Western Hemisphere. Although Chinatown was established mostly by Cantonese speakers, due to an influx of Fuzhounese speaking Chinese immigrants and Mandarin being the official language of China and Taiwan, Mandarin has become vital to the dynamic tableau that is Chinatown.
Centered around Chatham Square and Columbia Park, Chinatown is transportive yet quintessential New York. Traveling the cozy corridors of Chinatown, bask in the varied languages and cultural diaspora, uniquely American and yet universal. Witness the roots of a place where a community was allowed to grow within a community, a world within a world. See it in the statues, architecture, and signage throughout Chinatown. Smell it seeping out from the multitude of dim sum restaurants, noodle houses, and speakeasies that reside here. Pick up a bao and wander the markets for deals and explore the sometimes brutal historic sites.
Chinatown is developing. Much of the lower-income housing once available in the area are being refurbished and sold. As a result, the community and its demographic makeup are diversifying.