New York Times Building

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headquarters building high-rise building office building skyscraper

The New York Times Building is a prominent high-rise office tower in Midtown Manhattan that serves as the headquarters of The New York Times and is noted for its modern, light-filled design.

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Label	Occurrences
New York Times Building canonical	5
The New York Times Building	4
New York Times Building (41 Park Row)	3
New York Times Building (collaborating architect)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T225295 — 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: New York Times Building
Context triple: [Renzo Piano, notableWork, New York Times Building]

A. Tribune Building, New York City
The Tribune Building in New York City was a pioneering 19th-century skyscraper and former headquarters of the New York Tribune, designed in a richly ornamented style by architect Richard Morris Hunt.
B. Flatiron Building
The Flatiron Building is a famous triangular early skyscraper in Manhattan, renowned as an iconic symbol of New York City’s architectural history.
C. Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
The Stephen A. Schwarzman Building is the iconic Beaux-Arts flagship library on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, renowned for its grand reading rooms and stone lion statues.
D. Chrysler Building
The Chrysler Building is an iconic Art Deco skyscraper in New York City that briefly held the title of the world’s tallest building in the early 20th century.
E. Rockefeller Center
Rockefeller Center is a famous Art Deco commercial complex in Midtown Manhattan known for its iconic ice-skating rink, Christmas tree, and the Top of the Rock observation deck.
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: New York Times Building
Target entity description: The New York Times Building is a prominent high-rise office tower in Midtown Manhattan that serves as the headquarters of The New York Times and is noted for its modern, light-filled design.

A. Tribune Building, New York City
The Tribune Building in New York City was a pioneering 19th-century skyscraper and former headquarters of the New York Tribune, designed in a richly ornamented style by architect Richard Morris Hunt.
B. Flatiron Building
The Flatiron Building is a famous triangular early skyscraper in Manhattan, renowned as an iconic symbol of New York City’s architectural history.
C. Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
The Stephen A. Schwarzman Building is the iconic Beaux-Arts flagship library on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, renowned for its grand reading rooms and stone lion statues.
D. Chrysler Building
The Chrysler Building is an iconic Art Deco skyscraper in New York City that briefly held the title of the world’s tallest building in the early 20th century.
E. Rockefeller Center
Rockefeller Center is a famous Art Deco commercial complex in Midtown Manhattan known for its iconic ice-skating rink, Christmas tree, and the Top of the Rock observation deck.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	headquarters building ⓘ high-rise building ⓘ office building ⓘ skyscraper ⓘ
architect	Renzo Piano ⓘ
architecturalStyle	high-tech architecture ⓘ modern architecture ⓘ
city	New York City ⓘ
completionDate	2007 ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
developer	Forest City Ratner ⓘ
feature	ceramic sunshade screen ⓘ double-skin curtain wall ⓘ light-filled interior ⓘ open-plan newsrooms ⓘ
floorCount	52 ⓘ
function	media company headquarters ⓘ
hasElevatorCount	more than 20 ⓘ
hasTenant	The New York Times ⓘ
heightToRoof	approximately 228 meters ⓘ approximately 748 feet ⓘ
lightingDesign	daylight-maximizing design ⓘ
locatedIn	Manhattan ⓘ Midtown Manhattan ⓘ New York City ⓘ New York State ⓘ linked to: New York United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
locatedOn	Eighth Avenue ⓘ
material	ceramic rods ⓘ glass ⓘ steel ⓘ
near	Times Square ⓘ
neighborhood	Midtown Manhattan ⓘ
notableFor	energy-efficient design ⓘ headquarters of The New York Times ⓘ transparent facade ⓘ
occupant	The New York Times ⓘ The New York Times Company ⓘ
openingDate	2007 ⓘ
owner	The New York Times Company ⓘ
primaryFunction	newspaper headquarters ⓘ office space ⓘ
startDate	2003 ⓘ
streetAddress	620 Eighth Avenue ⓘ
use	commercial offices ⓘ retail space ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Renzo Piano → notableWork → New York Times Building ⓘ

Renzo Piano → designed → New York Times Building ⓘ

The New York Times → headquartersBuilding → The New York Times Building ⓘ