Template:Did you know nominations/Manhattan House

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The result was: promoted by Bruxton (talk) 13:54, 14 March 2023 (UTC)

Manhattan House

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Manhattan House

• ... that Manhattan House was one of the first apartment buildings in New York City to use white brick on its facade? Source: Mooney, Jake (April 15, 2007). "White Bricks and Pale Imitations". The New York Times.
  • ALT1: ... that Manhattan House was described as the first large apartment house to use "full ceramic brick impervious to dirt and stain" on its facade? Source: "N. Y. Life Project to Use Special Vitreous Brick". New York Herald Tribune. February 24, 1950. p. 31
  • ALT2: ... that a condominium conversion of Manhattan House cost $1.1 billion and took ten years? Source: Velsey, Kim (December 9, 2015). "The Bloomingdale's of Apartment Buildings—Manhattan House Conversion Draws to a Close". Observer.
  • ALT3: ... that a $1.1 billion condominium conversion of Manhattan House was among the most expensive in New York City's history? Source: Fung, Amanda (June 29, 2009). "Landmark conversion on track, but sales lag". Crain's New York Business. Vol. 25, no. 26. p. 2.
  • ALT4: ... that to allow the Manhattan House apartment building to be constructed with fewer setbacks, its developer donated part of the site so a nearby street could be widened? Source: Manhattan House (PDF). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (Report). October 30, 2007. p. 6
  • ALT5: ... that the residents of Manhattan House included its own architect and a future princess? Source: Landmarks Preservation Commission 2007, p. 8.
  • ALT6: ... that Manhattan House, one of the first white-brick apartment buildings in New York City, was characterized as "really the very best of a bad lot"? Source: Mooney, Jake (April 15, 2007). "White Bricks and Pale Imitations". The New York Times.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Pete Sutherland

5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 16:14, 3 March 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Manhattan House; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.

• The article has been expanded fivefolds, long enough, referenced, neutral and no copyvio obvious. The hooks are sourced and interesting. AGF offline sources. The image here and in the article are free. QPQ done. Good to go. Corachow (talk) 18:38, 3 March 2023 (UTC)
  • Haha, @Corachow: I just reviewed the DYK as well but you beat me to the edit! I'll go find another to do. (@Epicgenius: best of luck on the GAN!) Schminnte (talk • contribs) 18:44, 3 March 2023 (UTC)