Empire State Building is about typical value for its size

$129.99 MSRP 1,767 pieces 0 minifigures 4.3 / 5 from builders #12 of 17 Architecture sets with 1,000+ pieces
Empire State Building box art
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41 of 100

Average

#12 of 17 Architecture sets with 1,000+ pieces

Empire State Building scores 41, average among 17 Architecture sets with 1,000+ pieces. Its strongest point is builder rating, better than 71% of them, and its weakest is plastic per dollar (32%).

#12

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

Where it sits among 17 Architecture sets with 1,000+ pieces

Each stud is a similar set; this one is circled. Hover for the set.

41

Chart 2 · The score

How the 41 is built

Each measure against a typical similar set (the ink line), and the points it adds.

Plastic per dollar
98 vs 119 +11 of 35
Pieces per $10
103 vs 105 +10 of 30
Minifigures per $100
0.0 +9 of 20
Builder rating
4.3 vs 4.2 +11 of 15

$4 less

Chart 3 · The price

Is the price fair for what’s in the box?

Sets with its pieces, plastic and minifigures usually cost about $134. Each brick is $25.

$129.99
you pay

$134
sets like it usually cost

See 21046-1 on Brickset How scores work