Lipstick Building, 885 Third Avenue, Manhattan

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The Lipstick Building at 885 Third Avenue in Manhattan is a distinctive, cylindrical postmodern office skyscraper best known as the former headquarters of Bernie Madoff’s infamous Ponzi scheme.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf commercial building
landmark
office skyscraper
postmodern building
alsoKnownAs 885 Third Avenue NERFINISHED
The Lipstick Building NERFINISHED
architect John Burgee NERFINISHED
Philip Johnson NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle Postmodern architecture
betweenStreets East 53rd Street and East 54th Street
boroughCounty New York County NERFINISHED
buildingType office
cityBorough Borough of Manhattan NERFINISHED
completionDate 1986
countryISOCode US
developer Tishman Speyer Properties NERFINISHED
distinctiveFeature elliptical floor plates
red and silver facade
tiered cylindrical massing
floorOccupiedByMadoff 17th floor
18th floor
19th floor
formerTenant Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC NERFINISHED
Bernard Madoff NERFINISHED
hasElevators yes
hasPublicPlaza yes
height 453 feet
about 138 meters
isPartOf Manhattan office market
isSkyscraperIn Midtown Manhattan skyline
locatedInBorough Manhattan NERFINISHED
locatedInCity New York City NERFINISHED
locatedInCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
locatedInNeighborhood Midtown Manhattan NERFINISHED
locatedInState New York NERFINISHED
locatedOnAvenue Third Avenue NERFINISHED
location 885 Third Avenue
material glass
red granite
steel
notableFor association with Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme
distinctive lipstick-like appearance
numberOfFloors 34
openingDate 1986
shape cylindrical
streetAddress 885 Third Avenue, New York, NY
use commercial offices
zoningType commercial

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Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC Ponzi scheme officeLocation Lipstick Building, 885 Third Avenue, Manhattan