$95 for a City apartment that looks more like a budget motel than a skyline centerpiece — the B- love score is doing heavy lifting here, because the price sure isn't pulling its weight.
Is the price fair?FNearly a hundred bucks for a building that looks like a placeholder — City can do better than this.
Will you love it?B-Playable, charming in spots, and the minifig count keeps things lively — just don't expect it to wow you.
Holds its value?C-Middling City set at an inflated price point: the secondary market won't be throwing a party when this retires.
True ValueF
$90
Street price
$90
Parts value
99%
Ratio
The parts alone are worth about 99% of the street price — the basis for this F price read.
What you get
Plain bricks
$63
Printed & detailcalc
$1
Functional piecescalc
$8
Figures (×6)
$16
FairParts are worth about 99% of the price — close to what the set is worth.
The Full Take
Six stories of City living sounds like a slam dunk, but LEGO® wants nearly a hundred dollars for 688 pieces and a building that reads more cardboard cutout than streetside character. The facade has some charm — balconies, a laundry line, a few lived-in details — but it never quite convinces you it belongs next to your better modular builds. Six minifigs give kids plenty of cast to play with, and the floor-by-floor layout means imaginative play comes naturally. That said, the F on price is hard to shake: this is a set where the fun-to-dollar math just doesn't close. It holds a B- on love because the concept works and kids will use it — but adults expecting display-worthy architecture will walk away wanting more. Value retention is middling at best; City sets this size rarely pop on the secondary market.
