MiMA, a stylized abbreviation of "Middle of Manhattan", is a

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building located at 450

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between Dyer and 10th Avenues in the

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neighborhood of

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. Ground was broken in 2007 and topping out occurred in early August 2010. It was designed by the Miami-based architecture firm of

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, and has 43 floors of luxury rentals on floors 7 to 50, twelve floors of condominiums on floors 51 to 63, and a Yotel hotel on the lower levels. At 638 feet (194 m), it is the 101st tallest building in New York. The building was developed by

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and Stephen M. Ross, the company's founder, chairman and CEO, stated that the project "has been well received because of the amenity package...", which includes a private

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, an outdoor movie theatre, and Dog City, a dog run and full pet spa. MiMA is also one of the first buildings to have a distribution antenna system which improves

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service and reception throughout the building.Lo, Roslyn
"Introducing MiMA, Manhattan’s newest big personality"
''Real Estate Weekly'' (April 6, 2011). Accessed on June 23, 2011. In 2012, the

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opened ''The Pershing Square Signature Center'', designed by

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, inside the MiMA Building. The center consists of three theatre spaces, two studios, a shared lobby with a café and bar, bookshop, and concierge desk, and administrative offices that span 70,000 contiguous square feet. In 2022

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opened on the W 42nd street retail section to serve the residence and the community. The UPS Store provides the building a shipping center as well as a business center allowing residence and locals to cover all their printing needs. 2022 saw the Nicol Squash open on the W 42nd street retail section. Nicol Squash is an indoor squash court with 5 full size squash courts. Nicol Squash offers squash courts and lessons for adults and children. Nicol Squash also offers squash camp for kids as well as parties for all ages. MiMA's advertising campaign, carried out primarily on ads on bus shelters, suggested that "MiMA" was yet another Manhattan neighborhood acronym, like

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and

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* *{{Official website, http://www.related.com/destinations/MiMA/Default.aspx Residential skyscrapers in Manhattan Condominiums and housing cooperatives in Manhattan Postmodern architecture in the United States Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan 42nd Street (Manhattan) Residential buildings completed in 2011 Buildings developed by the Related Companies 2011 establishments in New York City Arquitectonica buildings

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