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888 Seventh Avenue

Coordinates:40°45′55″N73°58′51″W/ 40.7652°N 73.9808°W/40.7652; -73.9808
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888 Seventh Avenue
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General information
StatusCompleted
TypeOffice
Coordinates40°45′55″N73°58′51″W/ 40.7652°N 73.9808°W/40.7652; -73.9808
Completed1969
OwnerVornado Realty Trust
Height
Roof628 ft (191 m)
Top floor598 feet (182 m)
Technical details
Floor count46
Floor area873,599 sq ft (81,160.0 m2)
Lifts/elevators20
Design and construction
Architect(s)Emery Roth & Sons
References
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888 Seventh Avenueis a 628 ft (191m) tall modern-style office[2]skyscraperinMidtownManhattanwhich was completed in 1969[3]and has 46 floors.[4]Emery Roth & Sonsdesigned the building. 888 Seventh Avenue is L-shaped in plan, with wings extending north to57th Streetand east toSeventh Avenue,around the adjacentRodin Studios.[5]It currently carries theVornado Realty Trustcorporate headquarters. Previously known as the Arlen Building, it had been named for the company responsible for its construction,Arlen Realty & Development Corporation.[6]The Red Eye Grill is located in the building at street level.

Moed de Armas renovated the Lobby, Elevators & Plaza in 2006, cladding them with white marble. The HVAC was also extensively renovated and the building was later given gold certification by theLeadership in Energy and Environmental Design.[7]

The building is assigned its ownZIP Code,10106; it was one of 41 buildings in Manhattan that had their own ZIP Codes as of 2019.[8]

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  2. ^GmbH, Emporis."888 7th Avenue, New York City | 115498 | EMPORIS".emporis.Archived fromthe originalon May 14, 2015.RetrievedJune 22,2017.
  3. ^"888 SEVENTH AVENUE | Vornado Realty Trust".vno.RetrievedJune 22,2017.
  4. ^"888 Seventh Avenue".SkyscraperPage.Archived fromthe originalon November 24, 2007.
  5. ^"News of Realty: 7th Ave. Project: Work Will Start Today on 45-story Office Building".The New York Times.August 7, 1968.ISSN0362-4331.RetrievedNovember 17,2020.
  6. ^"888 7th Avenue".Open Buildings. Archived fromthe originalon April 27, 2014.RetrievedApril 15,2013.
  7. ^"888 7th Ave, New York City | 42Floors".42floors.RetrievedJune 22,2017.
  8. ^Brown, Nicole (March 18, 2019)."Why do some buildings have their own ZIP codes? NYCurious".amNewYork.RetrievedJuly 8,2022.
  9. ^"University expands on Seventh Avenue".RetrievedJuly 17,2013.
  10. ^"Schreck Rose Dapello Adams Berlin & Dunham LLP in New York, New York".
  11. ^"Colbeck Capital Management in New York, New York".