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A fact from Coty Building appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 19 July 2020 ( check views). The text of the entry was as follows: Did you know... that the base of 712 Fifth Avenue contains the historic Coty Building, which has the only documented architectural work by René Lalique in the United States? A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2020/July. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/712 Fifth Avenue.

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 Yoninah ( talk) 12:34, 14 July 2020 (UTC) reply

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• 712 Fifth Avenue
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712 Fifth Avenue

• ... that 712 Fifth Avenue (pictured) incorporated the historic Coty Building and Rizzoli Building in its base after its developer unsuccessfully tried to destroy the older structures? Source: NY Times 1991
  • ALT1:... that the base of 712 Fifth Avenue (pictured) contains the historic Coty Building, which has the only documented architectural work by René Lalique in the United States? Source: NY Times 1991; NY Times 1984
  • ALT2:... that the Coty Building and Rizzoli Building were designated as New York City landmarks in response to a proposed skyscraper development that would have torn down the buildings? Source: NY Times 1985

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Samsora (1), Template:Did you know nominations/Thirst trap (2)
• Comment: DDupard created the Coty article and I expanded the 712 Fifth Avenue article.

Created by Epicgenius ( talk) and DDupard ( talk). Nominated by Epicgenius ( talk) at 23:31, 9 June 2020 (UTC). reply

• These two articles are new enough and long enough. The hook facts are cited inline and the articles are neutral. 712 Fifth Avenue has no problems but the Coty Building has close paragraphing issues as indicated by Earwig, and the paragraph starting "In 1986" needs to be rewritten. Two QPQs have been done. Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 06:34, 11 July 2020 (UTC) reply

• @ Cwmhiraeth: Thanks for the review. I have removed the close paraphrasing for the Coty article. epicgenius ( talk) 00:41, 12 July 2020 (UTC) reply

• Thank you, that seems fine. Passing this now as the image is suitably licensed and the nomination meets the DYK criteria. Any of the hooks could be used. Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 05:27, 12 July 2020 (UTC) reply

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

Reviewer: GeneralPoxter ( talk · contribs) 20:59, 31 July 2021 (UTC) reply

Review

• Since specific date of NYC Landmark designation is not mentioned in article, maybe include ref in infobox?
  •  Done Epicgenius ( talk) 00:43, 1 August 2021 (UTC) reply
• "The third- through fifth-story facade contains intertwining vine and flower designs, which according to the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission may be poppies." This detail appears on the 5th page, not the 6th. Furthermore, the quote from that page is "intertwining vines and tulips", not poppies.
  •  Fixed Epicgenius ( talk) 00:43, 1 August 2021 (UTC) reply
• "As of 2020, the storefront space is leased by jeweler Harry Winston." Maybe move this detail to History section, along with more details in that section of the building's current use and development in the last 20 years (history seems to stop at 2000)
  • Even though the facade still stands, the building technically doesn't exist anymore as the interiors were gutted in the late 1980s to make way for 712 Fifth Avenue. The history technically stopped at that date, but the 712 page has a bit more detail about what exists there now. The Bendel store closed in 2018 and Harry Winston leased the storefront in 2020, so I have added that. Epicgenius ( talk) 00:43, 1 August 2021 (UTC) reply
• Title of ref 26 seems messed up (check to see what original title looks like, I can't see the ProQuest article)
  •  Fixed "Receives$220,000" was actually due to a kerning error in the original. I fixed it. Epicgenius ( talk) 00:43, 1 August 2021 (UTC) reply
• Ref 42 could use author attribution
  •  Done Epicgenius ( talk) 00:43, 1 August 2021 (UTC) reply
• Sources in Bibliography do not appear to be used; make this the Further reading section?
  •  Done Epicgenius ( talk) 00:43, 1 August 2021 (UTC) reply
• (not very important) It would be helpful to elaborate what some of the myriad people/companies mentioned History do (like a few words before or after the mention should do)
  • Many of these mentions were already in the page. I added a few more (Harry Winston was already mentioned and linked in "Design" so I did not link it a second time). Epicgenius ( talk) 00:43, 1 August 2021 (UTC) reply

Judgement

Overall, article checks the requirements for GA, with minor prose issues and some questions on coverage and the sources. Putting on hold for 7 days. GeneralPoxter ( talk • contribs) 21:20, 31 July 2021 (UTC) reply

GeneralPoxter, thanks for the review. I have done all of these now. Epicgenius ( talk) 00:44, 1 August 2021 (UTC) reply

Thanks for your changes and responses. Passing. GeneralPoxter ( talk • contribs) 01:06, 1 August 2021 (UTC) reply