290 Sixth Avenue: Review and Ratings

Review of 290 Sixth Avenue by Carter Horsley

This attractive, 6-story, red-brick apartment building at 290 Sixth Avenue between Minetta Lane and Bleecker Street in Greenwich Village was erected in 1941 and has 66 co-operative units.

It was designed by H. I. Feldman.

It is close to Washington Square Park and several subways.

Bottom Line

Despite three fire-escapes, the unusual plan and punched roof lines of this modest, red-brick apartment building in Greenwich Village is very attractive.

Description

This building has more than a dozen façades on its western side and its three main center façades have fire-escapes. 

It has a very handsome entrance surround in its light well.

Three of its west façades have rooflines with small punched-out squares instead of cornices but the punched-out squares are very attractive.

Amenities

The building has a live-in superintendent, voice intercom, bicycle room, storage, garden and a laundry.

Apartments

Apartment 2KL is a two-bedroom unit with an angled foyer that leads to a 10-foot-wide dining area next to an enclosed and windowed, 11-foot-long kitchen and a 19-foot-long living room with a 14-foot-wide, 6-sided den.

Apartment 4K is a two-bedroom apartment with a long entry foyer that leads to an angled dining area next to an enclosed and windowed, 11-foot-long kitchen and a 17-foot-long living room.

Apartment 6H is a one-bedroom unit with a 32-foot-wide entry foyer that leads to a 19-foot-long living/dining room and an 11-foot-wide kitchen.

Apartment 6G is a one-bedroom unit with a long entry foyer that leads past an 11-foot-wide enclosed and windowed kitchen to an 8-foot-wide dining room and a one-step-down, 17-foot-long, angled living room.  The unit also has a 10-foot-wide, windowed office.

Apartment 6J is a one-bedroom unit with a 11-foot-long dining foyer that leads past an enclosed and windowed, 10-foot-long kitchen to a one-step-down, 19-foot-wlong, six-sided living room

Apartment 2E is a studio unit with a 7-foot-wide entry foyer across from an enclosed and windowed, 13-foot-wide kitchen that leads to an 18-foot-long living room with a broadly curved end that leads to a 6-foot-long, angled dressing area.