Template:Did you know nominations/The Brooklyn Tower

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The result was: promoted by Bruxton (talk) 00:34, 24 January 2023 (UTC)

The Brooklyn Tower

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The Brooklyn Tower

• ... that the Brooklyn Tower, the first supertall building in Brooklyn, was described by its architect as both "badass" and "quite elegant"? Source: Wachs, Audrey (July 6, 2016). "SHoP makes the Brooklyn skyline with a "brooding, elegant, and badass" supertall… There goes the neighborhood?". The Architect's Newspaper.
  • ALT1: ... that the Brooklyn Tower, the first supertall building in Brooklyn, was described as the "Empire State Building of Brooklyn"? Source: Greenberg, Rebecca (June 29, 2022). "Inside the Brooklyn Tower, the borough's tallest skyscraper". Spectrum News NY1 New York City.
  • ALT2: ... that the Brooklyn Tower's design was inspired by that of the Dime Savings Bank Building at its base? Source: Warerkar, Tanay (February 17, 2016). "Brooklyn's Tallest Building Could Have As Many As 500 Rentals". Curbed.
  • ALT3: ... that as part of the Brooklyn Tower development, swimming pools were installed above an adjacent bank? Source: Volner, Ian (October 27, 2021). "A Visit to (Nearly) the Top of the Supertall Brooklyn Tower". Curbed.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/A Fistful of Gun

Improved to Good Article status by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 00:17, 16 January 2023 (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: - Not done
Overall: @Epicgenius: Good article. Waiting on a QPQ now. Onegreatjoke (talk) 21:44, 16 January 2023 (UTC)

Approve now that QPQ has been added. Onegreatjoke (talk) 23:59, 21 January 2023 (UTC)