4 Times Square
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4 Times Square is a prominent skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan known for its early adoption of green building technologies and its large illuminated signage in Times Square.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 4 Times Square canonical | 11 |
| Four Times Square | 1 |
| Times Square | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T275662 — 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: 4 Times Square Context triple: [The Durst Organization, notableWork, 4 Times Square]
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A.
Times Square
Times Square is a major commercial and entertainment hub in Midtown Manhattan, famous for its bright billboards, Broadway theaters, and New Year’s Eve ball drop.
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B.
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.
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C.
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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D.
Empire State Plaza complex
The Empire State Plaza complex is a vast government and civic center in Albany, New York, known for its modernist architecture and role as the hub of New York State’s administrative offices.
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E.
Union Square
Union Square is a major commercial and cultural hub in downtown San Francisco, known for its upscale shopping, theaters, hotels, and vibrant urban plaza.
- 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: 4 Times Square Target entity description: 4 Times Square is a prominent skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan known for its early adoption of green building technologies and its large illuminated signage in Times Square.
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A.
Times Square
Times Square is a major commercial and entertainment hub in Midtown Manhattan, famous for its bright billboards, Broadway theaters, and New Year’s Eve ball drop.
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B.
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.
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C.
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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D.
Empire State Plaza complex
The Empire State Plaza complex is a vast government and civic center in Albany, New York, known for its modernist architecture and role as the hub of New York State’s administrative offices.
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E.
Union Square
Union Square is a major commercial and cultural hub in downtown San Francisco, known for its upscale shopping, theaters, hotels, and vibrant urban plaza.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commercial building
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office building ⓘ skyscraper ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Condé Nast Building
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Four Times Square ⓘ
linked to:
4 Times Square
|
| antennaSpireHeight |
about 292 meters
ⓘ
about 958 feet ⓘ |
| architect |
FXCollaborative
ⓘ
Fox & Fowle Architects ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Postmodern architecture ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1996 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| developer | The Durst Organization ⓘ |
| floorCount | 48 ⓘ |
| hasAntennaSpire | yes ⓘ |
| hasElevatorCount | 40+ ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Times Square electronic billboards
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advanced air filtration systems ⓘ cogeneration plant ⓘ energy-efficient design ⓘ green building technologies ⓘ high-performance curtain wall ⓘ large illuminated signage ⓘ rooftop photovoltaic panels ⓘ |
| hasFloorArea |
approximately 1,600,000 square feet
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approximately 150,000 square meters ⓘ |
| hasSignageFor |
Condé Nast
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H&M ⓘ |
| hasTenant |
Condé Nast
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H&M ⓘ Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom ⓘ |
| height |
about 247 meters
ⓘ
about 809 feet ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Manhattan
ⓘ
Midtown Manhattan ⓘ New York ⓘ
linked to:
Manhattan
New York City ⓘ Times Square ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| notableFor |
being one of the first large environmentally conscious office towers in the United States
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early adoption of green building technologies in New York City ⓘ prominent illuminated advertising displays ⓘ |
| owner | The Durst Organization ⓘ |
| partOf | Times Square skyline ⓘ |
| primaryUse | office space ⓘ |
| roofType | flat roof ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 4 Times Square ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 1999 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: 4 Times Square Description of subject: 4 Times Square is a prominent skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan known for its early adoption of green building technologies and its large illuminated signage in Times Square.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: 4 Times Square
linked to: 4 Times Square