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.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commercial building
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office building → postmodern building → skyscraper → |
| alsoKnownAs |
885 Third Avenue
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| architect |
John Burgee
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Philip Johnson → |
| architecturalStyle |
Postmodern architecture
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| associatedWith |
Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme
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| borough |
Manhattan
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| buildingType |
office
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| category |
Buildings and structures completed in 1986
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Postmodern architecture in New York City → Skyscraper office buildings in Manhattan → |
| city |
New York City
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| completionDate |
1986
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| country |
United States
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| developer |
Tishman Speyer Properties
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| elevatorCount |
18
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| floorArea |
approximately 453,000 square feet
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| floorCount |
34
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| form |
tiered
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| hasDesignFeature |
curved glass curtain wall
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| hasFacadeColor |
reddish
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| hasTenant |
Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities
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| height |
138 meters
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453 feet → |
| locatedOn |
Third Avenue
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| location |
Manhattan
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Midtown Manhattan → New York City → |
| material |
glass
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red granite → steel → |
| neighborhood |
Midtown East
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| nickname |
Lipstick Building
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| notableFor |
elliptical plan
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resemblance to a tube of lipstick → tiered setbacks → |
| openingDate |
1986
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| owner |
multiple investment groups over time
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| roofType |
flat roof
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| shape |
elliptical
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| state |
New York
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| streetAddress |
885 Third Avenue
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| structuralEngineer |
Leslie E. Robertson Associates
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| use |
commercial offices
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| zipCode |
10022
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Lipstick Building
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nickname |
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Philip Johnson
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