Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/40 Wall Street

40 Wall Street

 * This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page unless you are renominating the article at TFAR. For renominations, please add   to the top of the discussion and   at the bottom, then complete a new nomination underneath. To do this, see the instructions at TFAR nom/doc.

The result was: not scheduled  by Gog the Mild (talk) 19:14, 14 March 2024 (UTC)



40 Wall Street is a 927 ft neo-Gothic skyscraper in the Financial District of Manhattan in New York City. Erected in 1929–1930 as the headquarters of the Manhattan Company, the building was designed by H. Craig Severance with Yasuo Matsui and Shreve & Lamb. It has a facade of limestone, with buff-colored brick and setbacks on the upper stories. Plans for 40 Wall Street were revealed in April 1929, and the structure was opened on May 26, 1930. 40 Wall Street and the Chrysler Building competed for the distinction of world's tallest building at the time of both buildings' construction; the Chrysler Building ultimately won that title. Ownership of the building and the land underneath it, as well as the leasehold on the building, has changed several times throughout its history. The building has been owned by two German companies since 1982, and a company controlled by developer and later U.S. president Donald Trump bought the lease in 1995.
 * Most recent similar article(s): Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower (the most recent skyscraper, ran February 5, 2024), American Bank Note Company Printing Plant (the most recent NYC building, ran March 20, 2024)
 * Main editors:
 * Promoted: July 11, 2023
 * Reasons for nomination: The building opened on May 26, 1930. I would like for the article to run on the anniversary of the building's opening if possible.
 * Support as nominator. Epicgenius (talk) 16:13, 14 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Question: does the blurb have to mention Trump? Whenever the question has come up over the last few years of whether it's a good idea or a bad idea to involve TFA in US presidential politics, the answer always seems to be a resounding "bad idea". This is Gog's month and it's not my call, but FWIW, I'm probably going to oppose any blurb that mentions Trump or Biden until after the November elections. (And given that this is the Main Page we're talking about, any mention, even in the last sentence of the blurb, runs a risk.) Also, there's nothing particularly special about a 94th anniversary. - Dank (push to talk) 16:32, 14 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Good point. I think it might be risky to run this with Trump's name attached, but unfortunately it's impossible not to mention Trump, as he's the building's current leaseholder. Perhaps this could wait until May 2025, the building's 95th anniversary. – Epicgenius (talk) 16:53, 14 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Nice. - Dank (push to talk) 17:27, 14 March 2024 (UTC)
 * I think I would prefer to withdraw this for now and renominate at a later date, given the points Dank raised above. – Epicgenius (talk) 18:57, 14 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Make a note in your diary for 11 or 12 months time to remind me about this discussion will you? Thanks. Gog the Mild (talk) 19:12, 14 March 2024 (UTC)