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Did you know... that the owner of 130 West 30th Street would have renamed the structure the "Beaver Pelt Building" if it could not be named after its architect?
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ALT3: ... that the owner of 130 West 30th Street decided to convert the building to condominiums because it was a New York City landmark that he could not afford to repair? Source: Haughney, Christine (December 1, 2003). "Residential conversions moving out of downtown". Crain's New York Business. Vol. 19, no. 48. p. 17.
Article was 5x expanded in the last 7 days (1590b to 13kb). Article is adequately sourced, neutral, and only pings on Earwigs for properly attributed quotes. Hooks are interesting, cited, and short enough for DYK. QPQ has been completed. Image is properly licensed and used in the article. Morgan695 (talk) 20:11, 23 December 2023 (UTC)Reply
Overall: Hello @Epicgenius: and thank you for expanding this article! Before passing, I do have one minor concern with the page, which otherwise looks good in terms of DYK requirements. Could you add a citation somewhere in the article that states that the building is eighteen stories? This is in the lede and infobox, but there's no mention in the actual body of the article citing this. Super minor, I know, but it's the kind of thing I like to look out for, and everything else in the lede seems to be well cited in the body. Once this is settled, I have no problem passing ALT1, which I think is the most interesting. Cheers! Johnson52420:39, 23 December 2023 (UTC)Reply
Article was 5x expanded in the last 7 days (1590b to 13kb). Article is adequately sourced, neutral, and only pings on Earwigs for properly attributed quotes. Hooks are interesting, cited, and short enough for DYK. QPQ has been completed. Image is properly licensed and used in the article. Morgan695 (talk) 20:11, 23 December 2023 (UTC)
- One minor issue, see comment below
Hello @Epicgenius: and thank you for expanding this article! Before passing, I do have one minor concern with the page, which otherwise looks good in terms of DYK requirements. Could you add a citation somewhere in the article that states that the building is eighteen stories? This is in the lede and infobox, but there's no mention in the actual body of the article citing this. Super minor, I know, but it's the kind of thing I like to look out for, and everything else in the lede seems to be well cited in the body. Once this is settled, I have no problem passing ALT1, which I think is the most interesting. Cheers! Johnson524 20:39, 23 December 2023 (UTC)