- The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by Rlink2 (talk) 20:18, 10 August 2022 (UTC)
55 Water Street
55 Water Street
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- ... that New York City's largest office building is owned by an Alabama pension fund? Source: (1) Bagli, Charles V. (September 9, 2010). "Betting on $2 Billion Sale: Will the Market Blanch?". The New York Times. "At nearly three million square feet, 111 Eighth is the fourth-largest office building in New York City (55 Water Street, with 3.8 million square feet, is the largest)" (2) "Olympia & York unit transfers ownership of an office building". Wall Street Journal. October 6, 1993. p. B4
- ALT1: ... that 55 Water Street, New York City's largest office building, is owned by an Alabama pension fund? Source: (1) Bagli, Charles V. (September 9, 2010). "Betting on $2 Billion Sale: Will the Market Blanch?". The New York Times. "At nearly three million square feet, 111 Eighth is the fourth-largest office building in New York City (55 Water Street, with 3.8 million square feet, is the largest)" (2) "Olympia & York unit transfers ownership of an office building". Wall Street Journal. October 6, 1993. p. B4
- ALT2: ... that 55 Water Street was a "premier" tower for financial services firms in the early 1990s, but it soon became bankrupt? Source: Barsky, Neil (November 5, 1992). "Commercial Property Market's Troubles May Deepen As 1980s Leases Expire, Building Owners Face More Vacancies". Wall Street Journal. p. B4
- ALT3: ... that when 55 Water Street was built in the late 1960s, one tenant leased 1.1×10
^6 sq ft (100,000 m2) in what was the largest commercial lease ever executed? Source: "Closing on Big Lease". The New York Times. November 23, 1969. p. R7.
- ALT4: ... that 55 Water Street was the world's largest privately owned office building when it was built? Source: "News of Realty: Uris Tower Lease; Bear, Stearns Will Relocate in New Office Building". The New York Times. March 31, 1969.
- ALT5: ... that three streets were closed to make way for 55 Water Street, which occupied four city blocks? Source: Stern, Robert A. M.; Mellins, Thomas; Fishman, David (1995). New York 1960: Architecture and Urbanism Between the Second World War and the Bicentennial. New York: Monacelli Press. p. 183
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/WXIX-TV
5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 16:46, 25 July 2022 (UTC).
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Overall: 
AGF on the Stern et al book. I prefer ALTs 2,3, and 4 to original hook and ALTs 1 and 5, but all are OK.
@Epicgenius: thanks for your work on the article. This DYK should be good to go once QPQ is completed. Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 09:29, 27 July 2022 (UTC)
- @BennyOnTheLoose: Thanks for the review. I will complete a QPQ within a few days. Epicgenius (talk) 14:17, 27 July 2022 (UTC)
- @BennyOnTheLoose: Sorry for the wait and thanks again. I have now done a QPQ. Epicgenius (talk) 17:30, 30 July 2022 (UTC)
- Approving. Thanks, Epicgenius. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 13:26, 31 July 2022 (UTC)
AGF on the Stern et al book. I prefer ALTs 2,3, and 4 to original hook and ALTs 1 and 5, but all are OK.
@Epicgenius: thanks for your work on the article. This DYK should be good to go once QPQ is completed. Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 09:29, 27 July 2022 (UTC)