Kips Bay Plaza
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Kips Bay Plaza is a notable residential and commercial complex in Manhattan’s Kips Bay neighborhood, recognized for its modernist architecture and role in the area’s urban renewal.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kips Bay Plaza canonical | 2 |
| Kips Bay Plaza area | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1072299 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kips Bay Plaza Context triple: [Kips Bay, hasLandmark, Kips Bay Plaza]
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A.
New York City Center
New York City Center is a historic performing arts venue in Midtown Manhattan known for its dance, theater, and music programming, including the renowned Encores! series.
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B.
United Nations Plaza
United Nations Plaza is the public square and surrounding area in Manhattan, New York City, that serves as the primary urban setting and address for the United Nations Headquarters.
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Kips Bay
Kips Bay is a residential neighborhood on Manhattan’s East Side in New York City, known for its mix of apartment complexes, medical facilities, and waterfront access along the East River.
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D.
Astor Hall
Astor Hall is the grand marble entrance hall of the New York Public Library’s main Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, known for its sweeping staircases and Beaux-Arts architecture.
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Lincoln Center Plaza
Lincoln Center Plaza is the central public square within New York City's Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, surrounded by major cultural institutions and known for its iconic fountain and performance venues.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kips Bay Plaza Target entity description: Kips Bay Plaza is a notable residential and commercial complex in Manhattan’s Kips Bay neighborhood, recognized for its modernist architecture and role in the area’s urban renewal.
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A.
New York City Center
New York City Center is a historic performing arts venue in Midtown Manhattan known for its dance, theater, and music programming, including the renowned Encores! series.
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B.
United Nations Plaza
United Nations Plaza is the public square and surrounding area in Manhattan, New York City, that serves as the primary urban setting and address for the United Nations Headquarters.
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C.
Kips Bay
Kips Bay is a residential neighborhood on Manhattan’s East Side in New York City, known for its mix of apartment complexes, medical facilities, and waterfront access along the East River.
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D.
Astor Hall
Astor Hall is the grand marble entrance hall of the New York Public Library’s main Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, known for its sweeping staircases and Beaux-Arts architecture.
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E.
Lincoln Center Plaza
Lincoln Center Plaza is the central public square within New York City's Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, surrounded by major cultural institutions and known for its iconic fountain and performance venues.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
apartment complex
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commercial complex ⓘ residential complex ⓘ |
| architect | I. M. Pei ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Brutalist architecture
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linked to:
Brutalism
Modernist architecture ⓘ |
| contains |
apartment buildings
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plaza ⓘ retail space ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| developer | William Zeckendorf ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
curtain wall facades
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elevated plaza ⓘ large open space between towers ⓘ pilotis-supported buildings ⓘ superblock site plan ⓘ twin residential towers ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
middle-income housing
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neighborhood retail center ⓘ |
| hasMaterial |
concrete
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glass ⓘ steel ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfBuildings | 2 residential towers ⓘ |
| hasStreetAddress | New York City, New York ⓘ |
| hasUse |
commercial
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residential ⓘ retail ⓘ |
| inceptionPeriod | post–World War II era ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
International Style architecture
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linked to:
International Style
Le Corbusier’s housing concepts ⓘ
linked to:
Le Corbusier’s Five Points of Architecture
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| isPartOf |
Manhattan urban renewal program
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linked to:
Kips Bay urban renewal project
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| isSubjectOf |
architectural criticism
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urban planning studies ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| location |
Kips Bay, Manhattan
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linked to:
Kips Bay
Manhattan ⓘ New York City ⓘ |
| near |
East 30s streets in Manhattan
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First Avenue ⓘ Second Avenue ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1960s ⓘ |
| partOf | Kips Bay urban renewal project ⓘ |
| significance |
early major residential work by I. M. Pei
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example of postwar urban renewal in New York City ⓘ notable example of modernist high-rise housing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kips Bay Plaza Description of subject: Kips Bay Plaza is a notable residential and commercial complex in Manhattan’s Kips Bay neighborhood, recognized for its modernist architecture and role in the area’s urban renewal.
Referenced by (3)
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