Lipstick Building, 885 Third Avenue, Manhattan
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The Lipstick Building at 885 Third Avenue in Manhattan is a distinctive, cylindrical postmodern office skyscraper best known as the former headquarters of Bernie Madoff’s infamous Ponzi scheme.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lipstick Building, 885 Third Avenue, Manhattan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7612047 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lipstick Building, 885 Third Avenue, Manhattan Context triple: [Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC Ponzi scheme, officeLocation, Lipstick Building, 885 Third Avenue, Manhattan]
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A.
1211 Avenue of the Americas, New York City
1211 Avenue of the Americas in New York City is a major Midtown Manhattan office skyscraper that houses numerous media and corporate tenants.
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B.
30 Rockefeller Plaza, Manhattan
30 Rockefeller Plaza in Manhattan is a landmark Art Deco skyscraper in Rockefeller Center best known as the longtime headquarters and studio complex for NBC television.
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C.
Fuller Building, 41 East 57th Street, New York City
The Fuller Building at 41 East 57th Street in New York City is a landmark Art Deco skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan known for its luxury offices, galleries, and high-end retail spaces.
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D.
1260 Avenue of the Americas
1260 Avenue of the Americas is the Midtown Manhattan skyscraper address that houses the iconic Radio City Music Hall within the Rockefeller Center complex in New York City.
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E.
550 Madison Avenue
550 Madison Avenue is a landmark postmodern skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan, originally designed by Philip Johnson and John Burgee as the headquarters for AT&T and later associated with Sony.
- 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: Lipstick Building, 885 Third Avenue, Manhattan Target entity description: The Lipstick Building at 885 Third Avenue in Manhattan is a distinctive, cylindrical postmodern office skyscraper best known as the former headquarters of Bernie Madoff’s infamous Ponzi scheme.
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A.
1211 Avenue of the Americas, New York City
1211 Avenue of the Americas in New York City is a major Midtown Manhattan office skyscraper that houses numerous media and corporate tenants.
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B.
30 Rockefeller Plaza, Manhattan
30 Rockefeller Plaza in Manhattan is a landmark Art Deco skyscraper in Rockefeller Center best known as the longtime headquarters and studio complex for NBC television.
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C.
Fuller Building, 41 East 57th Street, New York City
The Fuller Building at 41 East 57th Street in New York City is a landmark Art Deco skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan known for its luxury offices, galleries, and high-end retail spaces.
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D.
1260 Avenue of the Americas
1260 Avenue of the Americas is the Midtown Manhattan skyscraper address that houses the iconic Radio City Music Hall within the Rockefeller Center complex in New York City.
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E.
550 Madison Avenue
550 Madison Avenue is a landmark postmodern skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan, originally designed by Philip Johnson and John Burgee as the headquarters for AT&T and later associated with Sony.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commercial building
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landmark ⓘ office skyscraper ⓘ postmodern building ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
885 Third Avenue
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The Lipstick Building ⓘ |
| architect |
John Burgee
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Philip Johnson ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Postmodern architecture ⓘ |
| betweenStreets | East 53rd Street and East 54th Street ⓘ |
| boroughCounty | New York County ⓘ |
| buildingType | office ⓘ |
| cityBorough |
Borough of Manhattan
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linked to:
borough of Manhattan
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| completionDate | 1986 ⓘ |
| countryISOCode | US ⓘ |
| developer |
Tishman Speyer Properties
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linked to:
Tishman Speyer
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| distinctiveFeature |
elliptical floor plates
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red and silver facade ⓘ tiered cylindrical massing ⓘ |
| floorOccupiedByMadoff |
17th floor
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18th floor ⓘ 19th floor ⓘ |
| formerTenant |
Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC
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Bernard Madoff ⓘ
linked to:
Bernie Madoff
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| hasElevators | yes ⓘ |
| hasPublicPlaza | yes ⓘ |
| height |
453 feet
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about 138 meters ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Manhattan office market ⓘ |
| isSkyscraperIn | Midtown Manhattan skyline ⓘ |
| locatedInBorough | Manhattan ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | New York City ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| locatedInNeighborhood | Midtown Manhattan ⓘ |
| locatedInState | New York ⓘ |
| locatedOnAvenue | Third Avenue ⓘ |
| location | 885 Third Avenue ⓘ |
| material |
glass
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red granite ⓘ steel ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme
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distinctive lipstick-like appearance ⓘ |
| numberOfFloors | 34 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1986 ⓘ |
| shape | cylindrical ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 885 Third Avenue, New York, NY ⓘ |
| use | commercial offices ⓘ |
| zoningType | commercial ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lipstick Building, 885 Third Avenue, Manhattan Description of subject: The Lipstick Building at 885 Third Avenue in Manhattan is a distinctive, cylindrical postmodern office skyscraper best known as the former headquarters of Bernie Madoff’s infamous Ponzi scheme.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC Ponzi scheme
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officeLocation
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Lipstick Building, 885 Third Avenue, Manhattan
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