Lipstick Building

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The Lipstick Building is a distinctive postmodern office skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, known for its elliptical, tiered form that resembles a tube of lipstick.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf commercial building
office building
postmodern building
skyscraper
alsoKnownAs 885 Third Avenue
architect John Burgee
Philip Johnson
architecturalStyle Postmodern architecture
associatedWith Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme
borough Manhattan
buildingType office
category Buildings and structures completed in 1986
Postmodern architecture in New York City
Skyscraper office buildings in Manhattan
city New York City
completionDate 1986
country United States
developer Tishman Speyer Properties
elevatorCount 18
floorArea approximately 453,000 square feet
floorCount 34
form tiered
hasDesignFeature curved glass curtain wall
hasFacadeColor reddish
hasTenant Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities
height 138 meters
453 feet
locatedOn Third Avenue
location Manhattan
Midtown Manhattan
New York City
material glass
red granite
steel
neighborhood Midtown East
nickname Lipstick Building
notableFor elliptical plan
resemblance to a tube of lipstick
tiered setbacks
openingDate 1986
owner multiple investment groups over time
roofType flat roof
shape elliptical
state New York
streetAddress 885 Third Avenue
structuralEngineer Leslie E. Robertson Associates
use commercial offices
zipCode 10022

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Lipstick Building
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