Lipstick Building, New York City

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The Lipstick Building in New York City is a distinctive postmodern office skyscraper on Third Avenue, nicknamed for its cylindrical, tiered shape that resembles a tube of lipstick.

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Lipstick Building, New York City canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf commercial building ⓘ
landmark in New York City ⓘ
office skyscraper ⓘ
postmodern building ⓘ
architect John Burgee ⓘ
Philip Johnson ⓘ
architecturalStyle Postmodern architecture ⓘ
architectureFirm Johnson/Burgee Architects ⓘ
borough Manhattan ⓘ
buildingType office ⓘ
city New York City ⓘ
completionDate 1986 ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
developer Tishman Speyer Properties ⓘ
linked to: Tishman Speyer
elevatorCount multiple high-speed elevators ⓘ
floorArea over 600,000 square feet ⓘ
floorCount 34 ⓘ
hasFacadeColor reddish ⓘ
hasFeature curved curtain wall ⓘ
elliptical floor plates ⓘ
setback terraces ⓘ
hasFunction corporate offices ⓘ
retail at ground level ⓘ
hasLobby multi-story lobby ⓘ
hasStructuralSystem steel frame ⓘ
height approximately 138 meters ⓘ
approximately 453 feet ⓘ
locatedIn Manhattan ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
locatedOn Third Avenue ⓘ
material glass ⓘ
red granite ⓘ
steel ⓘ
neighborhood Midtown Manhattan ⓘ
nickname Lipstick Building ⓘ
notableFor distinctive lipstick-like form ⓘ
postmodern design in Midtown Manhattan ⓘ
openingDate 1986 ⓘ
region Northeastern United States ⓘ
roofType flat roof ⓘ
shape cylindrical ⓘ
tiered ⓘ
streetAddress 885 Third Avenue ⓘ
timeZone Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
use commercial offices ⓘ

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John Burgee → notableWork → Lipstick Building, New York City ⓘ
Philip Johnson and Associates → notableWork → Lipstick Building, New York City ⓘ