888 Seventh Avenue

{{Short description|Office skyscraper in Manhattan, New York}}

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|completion_date = 1969

|architect = Emery Roth & Sons

|owner = Vornado Realty Trust

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|floor_area = {{convert|873,599|sqft|abbr=on}}

|top_floor = {{convert|598|ft|m}}

|floor_count = 46

|building_type =Office

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|roof = {{convert|628|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|elevator_count = 20

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|references = {{cite web|title=888 7th Avenue|url=http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/888-7th-avenue/1945|website=Skyscraper Center|publisher=CTBUH|access-date=September 11, 2017}}

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888 Seventh Avenue is a 628 ft (191m) tall modern-style office{{Cite web|url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/115498/888-7th-avenue-new-york-city-ny-usa|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150514015443/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/115498/888-7th-avenue-new-york-city-ny-usa|url-status=usurped|archive-date=May 14, 2015|title=888 7th Avenue, New York City {{!}} 115498 {{!}} EMPORIS|last=GmbH|first=Emporis|website=Emporis|access-date=June 22, 2017}} skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan which was completed in 1969{{Cite web|url=http://www.vno.com/office/property/888-seventh-avenue/3311695/landing|title=888 SEVENTH AVENUE {{!}} Vornado Realty Trust|website=www.vno.com|access-date=June 22, 2017}} and has 46 floors.{{Cite web|url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=3242 |title=888 Seventh Avenue |website=SkyscraperPage |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071124070514/http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=3242 |archive-date=November 24, 2007 |url-status=dead }} Emery Roth & Sons designed the building. 888 Seventh Avenue is L-shaped in plan, with wings extending north to 57th Street and east to Seventh Avenue, around the adjacent Rodin Studios.{{Cite news|date=August 7, 1968|title=News of Realty: 7th Ave. Project: Work Will Start Today on 45-story Office Building|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1968/08/07/archives/news-of-realty-7th-ave-projegt-work-will-start-today-on-45story.html|access-date=November 17, 2020|issn=0362-4331}} It currently carries the Vornado Realty Trust corporate headquarters. Previously known as the Arlen Building, it had been named for the company responsible for its construction, Arlen Realty & Development Corporation.{{cite web|url=http://openbuildings.com/buildings/888-7th-avenue-profile-14253|title=888 7th Avenue|publisher=Open Buildings|access-date=April 15, 2013|archive-date=April 27, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427062658/http://openbuildings.com/buildings/888-7th-avenue-profile-14253|url-status=dead}} 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 the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design.{{Cite web|url=https://42floors.com/us/ny/new-york/888-7th-ave|title=888 7th Ave, New York City {{!}} 42Floors|website=42floors.com|language=en|access-date=June 22, 2017}}

The building is assigned its own ZIP Code, 10106; it was one of 41 buildings in Manhattan that had their own ZIP Codes {{as of|2019|lc=y}}.{{cite web | last=Brown | first=Nicole | title=Why do some buildings have their own ZIP codes? NYCurious | website=amNewYork | date=March 18, 2019 | url=https://www.amny.com/news/nyc-zip-codes-1-28558957/ | access-date=July 8, 2022}}