Talk:111 Eighth Avenue/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Sammi Brie (talk · contribs) 04:54, 8 January 2023 (UTC)

Some copy tweaks, a question about the 1936 Port Authority annual report, and a suggestion to add alt text. I have little else to add. 7-day hold to. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 04:54, 8 January 2023 (UTC)
 * , thank you for your review. I have done all the copy fixes you suggested. I added the alt text "refer to caption" for both images per MOS:ALT as I felt the captions already functioned as suitable alt text, but let me know if you have a better suggestion. See my response to your question about the Port Authority report inline below. rblv (talk) 13:36, 8 January 2023 (UTC)

Lead

 * It was built in 1932 by the Port of New York Authority to serve as an inland terminal for the Hudson River piers, and as a warehousing and industrial facility. The first of quite a few comma removals. See User:Sammi Brie/Commas in sentences (CinS)
 * Occupancy fell to 50% in the 1970s due to the decline of industrial activity in Manhattan This should be "50 percent". See MOS:PERCENT.
 * In 2010, the building was purchased by Google for $1.8 billion, who became its largest tenant, and Google's presence helped attract other technology companies to Chelsea and contributed to the neighborhood's ongoing gentrification.
 * Don't split "Google" and the clause "who became its largest tenant". Change to "purchased for $1.8 billion by Google, who..."
 * Change the ", and" to a semicolon.

Description

 * 111 Eighth Avenue occupies the full city block between Eighth and Ninth Avenues, and 15th and 16th Streets Remove this comma (CinS)
 * It has a rooftop helipad, and penthouse floors on either end of the building. Remove this comma (CinS)
 * Its exterior is in the Art Deco style, and features recurring seagull motifs. Remove this comma (CinS)
 * the first two stories are limestone and copings and finials are of terracotta A comma is warranted after "limestone".
 * As of 2008, two of its original truck elevators were still in use, in addition to 9 other large freight elevators and 14 passenger elevators. Spell out "nine" and "fourteen" for consistency

History

 * the Erie Railroad,, stray comma
 * Because of the warehouse mission of the building it was able The opening prepositional phrase is long enough that a comma after "building" is warranted.
 * The hall was closed in 1938 and the floor was converted to regular commercial use. Here a comma is warranted after 1938 as there is a subject in the back half of the article ("floor").
 * occupancy rebounded to 90% by 1979 Another percent case
 * the building was able keep power on missing "to"
 * games room I think "game room" might read more American
 * The Google Fiber plan never came to pass and Google has denied it has any plans to bring it to New York City anytime in the near future, although in 2013 it did begin offering free Wi-Fi to its Chelsea neighbors. A comma is needed after "pass"

Sourcing and spot checks
Earwig turns up no substantial issues.

Five sources were selected at random for spot checks.


 * 3: 1997 NYT article Used for seven different invocations. All seven claims check out in the article. ✅
 * 8: Taconic description (about as ABOUTSELF as a building gets): 15 floors with penthouses on the east and west ends of the building ✅
 * 12: 2006 NYT article mentions $50 million renovation and Lifetime occupancy. ✅
 * 24: The 1938 Port Authority annual report checks out for this info. I can't find the full 1936 report, which was mislinked; apparently pages are half missing on the official site. Do you have another source for 1936? ✅
 * Ah, I remember now that I was working from a hard copy of the 1936 report when I wrote these sentences. I must have added the backlink to the official site later without realizing that their PDF was incomplete. I could just remove the link and leave it as a book-only source. What do you think? rblv (talk) 13:36, 8 January 2023 (UTC)
 * That'd work. I'd also contact the Port Authority and tell them about it, honestly. I'm sure without people like us, they would not be aware. Sammi Brie  (she/her • t • c) 16:40, 8 January 2023 (UTC)
 * 45: Google Blog post mentions purchase of Chelsea Market. ✅

Other items

 * The two images are freely licensed and appropriate use. Consider adding alt text.