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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lipstick Building, 885 Third Avenue, Manhattan canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
commercial building
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landmark ⓘ office skyscraper ⓘ postmodern building ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
885 Third Avenue
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The Lipstick Building NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architect |
John Burgee
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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
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red and silver facade ⓘ tiered cylindrical massing ⓘ |
| floorOccupiedByMadoff |
17th floor
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18th floor ⓘ 19th floor ⓘ |
| formerTenant |
Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC
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Bernard Madoff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasElevators | yes ⓘ |
| hasPublicPlaza | yes ⓘ |
| height |
453 feet
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about 138 meters ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Manhattan office market ⓘ |
| isSkyscraperIn | Midtown Manhattan skyline ⓘ |
| locatedInBorough | Manhattan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| locatedInNeighborhood | Midtown Manhattan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInState | New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnAvenue | Third Avenue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | 885 Third Avenue ⓘ |
| material |
glass
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red granite ⓘ steel ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme
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distinctive lipstick-like appearance ⓘ |
| numberOfFloors | 34 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1986 ⓘ |
| shape | cylindrical ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 885 Third Avenue, New York, NY ⓘ |
| use | commercial offices ⓘ |
| zoningType | commercial ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC Ponzi scheme
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Lipstick Building, 885 Third Avenue, Manhattan
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