Talk:Starrett–Lehigh Building

Latest comment: 1 year ago by Adog in topic GA Review

Suggestion

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Perhaps a section on notable tenants through time. For example, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia has been a tenant for a few years.Falijah (talk) 18:07, 30 March 2015 (UTC)Reply

Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by Bruxton (talk18:20, 10 April 2023 (UTC)Reply

 
The Starrett–Lehigh Building

5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 13:19, 6 April 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Starrett–Lehigh Building; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
  • Cited:  
  • Interesting:  

QPQ:   - Not done
Overall:   @Epicgenius: Good article. Though, I do think you should do a different QPQ since it does look like there's a possibility of the bombing not being a bolded hook. Onegreatjoke (talk) 02:40, 9 April 2023 (UTC)Reply

  Nevermind, both have been approved now. Onegreatjoke (talk) 22:59, 9 April 2023 (UTC)Reply

GA Review

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The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.


This review is transcluded from Talk:Starrett–Lehigh Building/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Adog (talk · contribs) 05:19, 14 August 2023 (UTC)Reply

Good Article review progress box
Criteria: 1a. prose ( ) 1b. MoS ( ) 2a. ref layout ( ) 2b. cites WP:RS ( ) 2c. no WP:OR ( ) 2d. no WP:CV ( )
3a. broadness ( ) 3b. focus ( ) 4. neutral ( ) 5. stable ( ) 6a. free or tagged images ( ) 6b. pics relevant ( )
Note: this represents where the article stands relative to the Good Article criteria. Criteria marked   are unassessed

Another one. Will complete either Monday, August 14 or Tuesday, August 15. :) Stay awesome! Adog (TalkCont) 05:19, 14 August 2023 (UTC)Reply


You know the drill from me:

Prose

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Lead

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  • The structure was designed by the firm of Cory & Cory, with Yasuo Matsui as associate architect ... Possible missing word "the" in front of "associate".
  • ... while the westernmost portion is nine stories tall due to the geology of the site "geology of the site" to "site's geology"?
  • The building contains a facade with alternating bands of steel strip windows, brickwork, polygonal corners, and large setbacks, as well as large concrete floor plates might read better as The building contains a facade with alternating bands of steel strip windows, brickwork, polygonal corners, large setbacks, and large concrete floor plates.
  • Although the exterior remains intact, the railroad tracks have been removed, ... "have been" to "were"?
  • Same sentence, "to" to "into"?
  • A syndicate of investors bought the Starrett–Lehigh Building in 1998 and renovated it, attracting dot-com companies and later fashion firms might read better as A syndicate of investors bought and renovated the Starrett–Lehigh Building in 1998, attracting dot-com companies and later fashion firms.

Site

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  • Until the early 19th century, the shoreline had been located just west of modern-day Tenth Avenue, further to the east might read better as Until the early 19th century, the shoreline was located just west of modern-day Tenth Avenue, further east.

Architecture

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Form

  • The 8th and 9th stories are shaped like double "H"s, with two setbacks on both the north and south elevations of the facade might read better as The 8th and 9th stories are shaped like double "H"s, with two setbacks on the facade's north and south elevations.

Facade

  • ... the southern elevation of the central utilities section generally contains vertical brick piers that extend the height of the facade might read better as ... the southern elevation of the central utilities section generally contains vertical brick piers extending the facade's height.

History

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Development

Industrial use
Opening and early years

Friedus ownership

Helmsley ownership

Conversion to office building
Sale and renovation

  • ... an etched glass wall was installed in the lobby; and the owners added nine rooftop cooling units and ventilation louvers. I feel like the semi-colon after "lobby" could be a comma since these ideas are connected independent clauses. Maybe I have been reading into commas too much, haha.
    • No problem; the sentence was worded a bit strangely (it was a serial list split by semicolons, e.g. "A; B; and C"). I usually use semicolons in lists when any part of the list itself has commas. In any case I have split the sentence. Epicgenius (talk) 16:05, 16 August 2023 (UTC)Reply
  • When the dot-com bubble burst in the early 2000s, many of the dot-com tenants moved out. "of the" could be omitted as extra words.

Impact

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Critical reception

  • For the sentence starting: In 1931, Lewis Mumford wrote in The New Yorker that ... Double quotes as it is quoted from a quote?
    • The Mumford quote is copied verbatim without any additional commentary from the source that reprinted it. Thus, I would only use one set of quotes. If it were something different, e.g. "Later critics said Mumford wrote: '...'", then I would use double quotes. Epicgenius (talk) 16:05, 16 August 2023 (UTC)Reply
  • Christopher Gray of the same paper characterized ... as Christopher Gray, of the same paper, characterized ...?

References

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Additional comments or concerns

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  • Not a huge problem, if you take the chance I would look at some paragraphs that involve some form of repetition to describe the structure and vary synonym use. For instance, "include", "contain". I will not stop the article from passing, as this is only minor.
  • MOS:DUPLINK, "car floats" in section "History", featured in "Site". "City block" in subsection "Development", featured in "Site". "Scott Rechler" in subsection "RXR ownership, featured in same section earlier.
  • Per spot check on paraphrasing, I would just swap the highlighted parts around.
    • I would normally just swap these parts, but in this case, the order of these names matters (and is minor enough to be coincidente, rather than potential copyvio). The first part of the name is derived from the Starrett Corporation, while the second part is from the Lehigh Valley Railroad. After all, the building isn't called the "Lehigh-Starrett Building".   In any case, I've reworded this a bit. Epicgenius (talk) 21:07, 19 August 2023 (UTC)Reply

The first skim-through was really good. Onto the full read. Adog (TalkCont) 23:41, 14 August 2023 (UTC)Reply

Well written + verifiability

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The article is well written aside from minor grammar or sentence structure issues. The article follows a general manual of style. The article cites a variety of reliable sources, with the reference list properly formatted. Spot checks were all good for the 20 or so done. Earwig looks good, spot checks were mostly good on this too, mostly quotes. Adog (TalkCont) 23:41, 14 August 2023 (UTC)Reply

Broadness + focus + neutral

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The article is broad in scope but also focused on the subject. The article is neutral towards the subject giving fair responses to the subject. Adog (TalkCont) 23:41, 14 August 2023 (UTC)Reply

Images + stability

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The images are relevant to the article and help illustrate the structure. The article is stable, with no ongoing or active disputes. Adog (TalkCont) 22:40, 14 August 2023 (UTC)Reply

@Epicgenius: Alright the Empire Builder, the article was a good read! Only minor issues with this one that should be fairly easy to implement. I will put this on hold after 48 hours if not addressed as to give you time! :) Adog (TalkCont) 23:41, 14 August 2023 (UTC)Reply
Thanks for the review @Adog. Given my new work schedule, unfortunately it might take me a while to do both this one and Luna Park. – Epicgenius (talk) 00:07, 15 August 2023 (UTC)Reply
@Epicgenius: No problemo, thank you for letting me know! I will let the time run until I put it on hold. I will be around whenever you get to it, but I will be on vacation (ironically in NYC from August 23-26). If you are around before then, awesome, if not, I can try to check via my phone hahaha. Take your time, you are doing great! :) Adog (TalkCont) 00:10, 15 August 2023 (UTC)Reply
Thanks again for the review @Adog. I have now fixed the rest of these issues. – Epicgenius (talk) 21:08, 19 August 2023 (UTC)Reply
@Epicgenius: Awesome! I finished looking at the article, looks all clear to go! Adog (TalkCont) 21:24, 19 August 2023 (UTC)Reply
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