7 1/2th Floor of the Mertin Flemmer Building

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MERTIN FLEMMER BUILDING, a skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan in the United States. The building was constructed in the late nineteenth century by the sea captain James Mertin. Currently it houses a large number of companies including several law firms, travel agencies and design studios.

The building is famous for the unusual proportions of its 7 1/2 floor, of which the ceilings are less than five feet high. Reportedly Captain Mertin designed the extra story to accomodate his dwarf wife. To access the floor a visitor must push the emergency stop button between the seventh and eighth floor to halt the elevator, then use a crowbar to pry the doors open. Only four companies have offices on this level, the most notable being the filing company Lester Corp.