Seven minifigs in a $99 City set is the kind of ratio that makes you do a double-take — LEGO® didn't have to go that hard, but here we are.
The parts alone are worth about 133% of the street price — the basis for this B price read.
BargainThe parts alone are worth more than you pay — $101 of parts for $76.
The 2020 Police Station earns its B+ by doing the boring thing really well: solid build, strong minifig count, and enough modular detail to hold your attention across all 743 pieces. Seven figures is a legitimate win at this price point — you're getting a full cast, not a skeleton crew. The building itself reads as a proper civic anchor, the kind of set that makes a City layout look like an actual city. The build process won't challenge a seasoned builder much, but it's satisfying in the same way a good procedural episode is — structured, competent, no wasted moves. Where it stumbles is the long game: this one doesn't hold value well after retirement, so the math only works if you're buying it to use it. As a display piece it cleans up nicely, and as a play set it's close to the platonic ideal of what City can be. Buy it at full price, build it, and don't look at the resale charts.
This grade blends these community reviews with set facts and market pricing, and updates as new reviews come in.