[4] He eventually rose to the position of Post's chief assistant, supervising all work in the office.

[5] After working in Post's office for some twenty-five years, Maynicke initiated his own practice in 1895,[6] making a specialty of commercial loft buildings.

In January, 1905 he formed a partnership with the Beaux-Arts trained architect Julius Franke (1868-1936),[7] whom he had first met in the office of Post.

[1][2] The noted Cincinnati architect Rudolph Tietig worked in his office at the turn of the century.

Outside of New York City, Maynicke was responsible for the building of the First National Bank of Key West, Florida, completed in 1897.