270 Alexander Avenue

Mott Haven | built 1893

The city photographed every building for its tax records around 1940 and again in the 1980s. NYC Municipal Archives.

Written with AI from the source each entry cites, then fact-checked.

1893
A cheaper version of Cotter's corner building sits a little lower on the avenue
Carl A. Millner gave the row of four apartment houses that includes this building nearly the same design as the bigger corner building at 260-266 Alexander Avenue. The Landmarks Preservation Commission said their slightly smaller scale reflects a lower budget: the cornice repeats the corner building's detail but sits lower because the floors have less height.
“…this row of four apartment houses reflects its lower cost by its slightly smaller scale... the cornice... is slightly lower because the floor heights are lower…”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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