Talk:15 Central Park West/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Steelkamp (talk · contribs) 08:48, 30 December 2023 (UTC)

Well written
Lead:
 * There is one instance of "The tower" which does not have the "T" capitalised.
 * Fixed. Epicgenius (talk) 20:56, 30 December 2023 (UTC)
 * ...purchased the Mayflower and the adjacent vacant lot for $401 million. I think the word "adjacent" can be omitted".
 * Done. Epicgenius (talk) 20:56, 30 December 2023 (UTC)
 * I think the infobox image could do with a caption. Something like "The House in front and the Tower behind".
 * Done. Epicgenius (talk) 20:56, 30 December 2023 (UTC)

Site
 * What originally occupied the vacant lot? Should this be mentioned?
 * Several buildings occupied the lot until the 1980s. However, info on these buildings is hard for me to come by. Epicgenius (talk) 20:56, 30 December 2023 (UTC)

Architecture
 * Can you explain why the highest story is numbered higher than the actual amount of stories?
 * In places like NYC, it is commonplace for skyscrapers (and smaller buildings, even) to skip floor numbers. I do not know why specific floor numbers were skipped here, though. Epicgenius (talk) 20:56, 30 December 2023 (UTC)
 * ...so many chauffeurs instead wait on a shoulder along Central Park West, which is designated as a no-parking zone. According to the source, this is a bit controversial, which I think could be mentioned here.
 * Reminding you that this seems to be unaddressed. Steelkamp (talk) 16:09, 2 January 2024 (UTC)
 * I'm not really sure of the context, so I adjusted the prose to read It is designated as a no-parking zone, which has generated significant controversy -Dcdiehardfan (talk) 23:38, 2 January 2024 (UTC)
 * I completely missed this @Steelkamp, my bad. Thanks for trying to fix it @Dcdiehardfan; the controversy stems from the fact that chauffeurs were (likely) parking illegally in the shoulder. I've polished this up a bit. – Epicgenius (talk) 01:58, 3 January 2024 (UTC)
 * The private garden contain a reflecting pool... This should instead be The private garden contains a reflecting pool...
 * Indiana limestone can be linked in the body as well.
 * Done. Epicgenius (talk) 20:56, 30 December 2023 (UTC)
 * I don't think this has been done. Steelkamp (talk) 16:09, 2 January 2024 (UTC)
 * ✅ Wikilinked in Facade section -Dcdiehardfan (talk) 23:36, 2 January 2024 (UTC)
 * ...sourced from the same quarry as the Empire State Building. Do we know where that quarry is?
 * The ESB got its Indiana limestone from south-central Indiana. At least some of the ESB's limestone came from the Empire Quarry, which has been inactive for a while, and without further confirmation I can't definitively say whether 15 CPW got its limestone from this same quarry. Epicgenius (talk) 20:56, 30 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Ok. Steelkamp (talk) 16:09, 2 January 2024 (UTC)
 * The developers and the architect had selected limestone because of its durability and because it resembled limestone structures along Central Park West. I suggest changing this sentence to The developers and the architect had selected limestone because of its durability and because there are other limestone structures along Central Park West.
 * Done. Epicgenius (talk) 20:56, 30 December 2023 (UTC)
 * There are also large windows, many of which contain small balconies. I don't think it's a good idea to start a new paragraph with also. I would reword this to just There are large windows, many of which contain small balconies.
 * Done. Epicgenius (talk) 20:56, 30 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Why is the entire apartments section in past tense?
 * Certain parts of the section were in past tense because several apartments have been combined after the building opened. I have changed the tense where this is not the case. Epicgenius (talk) 20:56, 30 December 2023 (UTC)
 * The wine-tasting area is surrounded by 30 or 31 wine closets. If there is an uncertainty to the number of wine closets, this could be changed to simply The wine-tasting area is surrounded by about 30 wine closets.
 * Done. Epicgenius (talk) 20:56, 30 December 2023 (UTC)
 * I notice that there is one use of "Robert A. M. Stern Architects" but the rest of the article uses "Robert A.M. Stern Architects" (without the space between the A and M). This should be consistent.
 * Fixed. Epicgenius (talk) 22:20, 31 December 2023 (UTC)

History
 * ...and work commenced the same month. I think this should be clarified to be construction work.
 * Done. Epicgenius (talk) 22:20, 31 December 2023 (UTC)
 * ...though this record was quickly surpassed. Can this be expanded to ...though this record was quickly surpassed by an apartment at the Plaza Hotel.?
 * Done. Epicgenius (talk) 22:20, 31 December 2023 (UTC)
 * The New York Times can be linked the first time it is mentioned in prose.
 * Done. Epicgenius (talk) 22:20, 31 December 2023 (UTC)

Notable residents
 * No comments from me here

Reception
 * New York (magazine) can be linked.
 * Done. Epicgenius (talk) 22:20, 31 December 2023 (UTC)

Verifiable with no original research

 * Optional: One ISBN has dashes and the other does not. For consistency, they should either all have dashes or all have no dashes.
 * Done. Thanks for your initial comments . Epicgenius (talk) 20:56, 30 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Spot checks done on sources 6, 15, 3, 4, 61, 69, 77, 82, 83, 88, 90, 141, 142, 18, 145, 115, and 146.
 * Source 115 redirects to the website's front page. It should have an archive url added.
 * Unfortunately, it was intentionally excluded from the Wayback Machine, which tells me this is now unverifiable and probably should not have been used as a source. I've removed it, anyway, since the info covered by this source is also covered by other sources. Epicgenius (talk) 01:55, 3 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Some sources say the maximum number of bedrooms in an apartment is 4? Is this because some of the apartments were combined?
 * Yes, that is correct. Other sources I'm seeing are reporting that the building's apartments have up to 5 bedrooms. The largest unit in the building currently has 8 bedrooms. Epicgenius (talk) 01:55, 3 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Some sources say there are 201 apartments, not 202. What's up with that?
 * It's because some of the apartments were combined. I've rounded it to "about 200" in the lead and noted the discrepancy in the prose. Epicgenius (talk) 01:55, 3 January 2024 (UTC)

Illustrated, if possible

 * Optional: I suggest adding alt text to images.
 * I will be doing this in a bit. Epicgenius (talk) 22:20, 31 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Optional: There's plenty of room for more photos if you so choose.
 * I will also be doing this in a bit. Epicgenius (talk) 22:20, 31 December 2023 (UTC)

General
Those are all my comments before putting the review on hold. Steelkamp (talk) 16:09, 2 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks Steelkamp. I think all of the above have been addressed except for the additional photos and some of the alt texts. – Epicgenius (talk) 01:59, 3 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks. The article is good to be promoted now. Steelkamp (talk) 07:35, 3 January 2024 (UTC)
 * @Steelkamp will you conclude and archive the review or? Dcdiehardfan (talk) 16:40, 3 January 2024 (UTC)
 * I’ve already concluded the review. Archiving the review is not strictly necessary. Steelkamp (talk) 00:57, 4 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Gotcha. Dcdiehardfan (talk) 02:04, 4 January 2024 (UTC)