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290 Sixth Avenue Building History - by John Oleksak, Registered Architect
The original owner and builder of 290 Sixth Avenue was the Sixth Avenue Minetta Corporation located at 122 East 42nd Street, New York. Construction was completed in 1941. The architect was H.I. Feldman. One copy of the rental advertisement brochure exists to this day. It illustrates a rendering of the entry way and front door of the building with the address of the building as:
2-10 Minetta Street
Following this it says:
"The owners of these premises give assurance to tenants that proper management will prevail at all times. Suitable references will be required of all tenants. The management assures a careful selection of tenancy."
Special Features are listed next:
- Cross ventilation
- Automatic elevator
- Venetian blinds
- Dropped living rooms
- Steel sink cabinets
- Medicine cabinets built in wall
- Incinerator
- Radio outlets for each apartment
- Concealed radiation
- Hampers and linen closets
- Built-in book cases in every apartment
- Doorman service
- Extra spacious closets
- Base outlet controlled by switch
- Oil burner assuring even heat
- Concealed cabinet clothes dryers
- Modern table top gas ranges with heat control, fully insulated
- All metal windows weatherstripped and especially water-proofed
- Apartment door interviewers
- Mechanical refrigeration
- Interphone system connecting with front door and superintendent
"Two blocks from Washington Square and within walking distance of the financial district, it is but a few minutes from midtown shopping centers by the NEW 6th Avenue and West 4th Street Station, 7th Avenue subway and bus lines."
A typical floor plan showing apartments A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K, & L follows the above sentence.
