The Steinhagen i Saenger Tenement is an International Style tenement residential building, located in the city of Warsaw, Poland, at 3 Marii Konopnickiej Street. The building was built in 1938.Jarosław Zieliński: Atlas dawnej architektury ulic i placów Warszawy. vol. 6. Kępna–Koźmińska. Warsaw: Biblioteka Towarzystwa Opieki nad Zabytkami, 2000, p. 111. , .
History The tenement was designed by architects Jerzy Gelbard and Roman Sigalin, co-owners of architecture firm Biuro Projektów Jerzy Gelbard i Roman Sigalin – Architekci SARP.Marta Leśniakowska: Architektura w Warszawie 1918–1939. Warsaw: Arkada Pracownia Historii Sztuki, 2006, p. 84. .M. Fuks: Wielcy i sławni pochodzenia żydowskiego, Oficyna Bibliofilów, 1998, . (in Polish) It was built between 1937 and 1938. The building was originally owned by Steinhagen i Saenger, a paper and cellulose manufacturer company, owned by Robert Seanger.
Characteristics The tenement was designed in the International Style. The building has five storeys. Its elevation was covered in the tiles made from the Szydłowiec sandstone. The design of its bay windows was characteristic for that commissioned architectural firm.
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