September 14, 1922
341 Grand Street. Block 310, Lot 13. Area of 1648 square feet. 3 floors.
Now the beginning of 341 Grand Street is very vague. The only information that I was able to gather in my short research period was that it was built in 1910. This would have been a time when Grand Street was developing into the area of culturally rich and diverse businesses that it is today. 341 Grand was most likely built to add space for incoming businesses. On the corner of two streets, it is not an unattractive spot to invest in and if you notice the windows that are boarded up, it seems like it would have been a nice workspace.
On September 14, 1922 a Certificate of Occupancy was filed by the Borough of Buildings in Manhattan. It certified that the building “may be used as a business building as hereinafter qualified, in a business district”. There is a gap on the building’s timeline between 1910 and 1922, but this document implies that the building was used for business purposes during most of its life.
When the building was inspected in 1922 the layout was as follows:
Cellar: Storage
1st Floor: Stores, 8 people accommodated
2nd Floor: Offices, 10 people accommodated
3rd Floor: Offices, 4 people accommodated
Unfortunately, record of these people and their businesses or private practices are still a mystery, as I unable to find anything on them.
This document proves however, that 341 Grand Street was established to support the people of the community and give them space for their businesses. It is still unclear though, if all of these offices and shops were being rented out by separate owners or if there was some sort of connection between them.
341 Grand Street 