Template:Did you know nominations/The Beresford

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The result was: promoted by Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 10:52, 8 June 2022 (UTC)

The Beresford

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The Beresford

... that the towers of the Beresford "would have sprouted up like Jack's beanstalk" if the developers had waited a year? Source: Gray, Christopher (November 20, 2005). "Are Three Towers Now Two? No. One's Just Hiding". The New York Times.
- ALT1: ... that the Beresford and the San Remo were sold for a collective $25,000 in 1940, a decade after they were built for $10 million? Source: Beresford Apartments (PDF) (Report). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. March 31, 1987. p. 5. Note: I did recently expand the San Remo, but not sufficiently, so it is not bolded here. I have nominated the San Remo page for GA status; if the article passes its GAN, I will nominate it for DYK as well.
- ALT2: ... that when the Beresford and the San Remo were sold in 1940, one observer said it was like "buying the Queen Mary and the Queen Elizabeth for pocket change"? Source: Ruttenbaum, Steven (1986). Mansions in the Clouds: The Skyscraper Palazzi of Emery Roth. Balsam Press. p. 143.
- ALT3: ... that the American Museum of Natural History once tried to buy an apartment at the Beresford, across the street, but was rejected? Source: Rangel, Jesus (February 2, 1988). "West Side Co-op Rejects Apartment for Museum". The New York Times.
- ALT4: ... that the Beresford apartment building introduced a time limit for renovations after people complained about Jerry Seinfeld? Source: Hall, Trish (April 7, 2002). "Habitats/The Beresford, Central Park West and 81st Street; Buying the Co-op Below To Recreate a Duplex". The New York Times.
- Reviewed: West London Penguin Swimming and Water Polo Club
- Comment: More hooks later

5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 01:02, 29 May 2022 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ:
Overall: The main hook and first four alts all looks good and sourced to me. I think I like the alts more than the first proposed hook. Firefangledfeathers (talk / contribs) 04:04, 29 May 2022 (UTC)

this is still missing a QPQ (and Epicgenius has just over five noms), so we'll need to pause approval for a sec. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 05:36, 29 May 2022 (UTC)
- @Theleekycauldron and Firefangledfeathers: Sorry about that. I forgot to do a QPQ because I was pretty busy in real life. I have now done one. Epicgenius (talk) 15:56, 29 May 2022 (UTC)
- good to go, then :) theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 17:25, 29 May 2022 (UTC)