LEGO Architecture 21028 New York City

LEGO Architecture set 21028, “New York City”, depicts a city skyline inspired by Manhattan and belongs to the Architecture theme, in the Skylines range.

This model presents New York City in the display format associated with LEGO Architecture. As part of the Skylines range, it does not focus on one standalone building, but on a combined urban profile made from recognizable forms, heights and architectural references.

The build uses 598 pieces on a compact base, with vertical sections arranged to suggest the city’s skyline. The Statue of Liberty is represented at small scale, while towers and façades are simplified into compact brick built shapes.

21028 is aimed at builders who want a display model of New York City, collectors of Architecture sets and people interested in city silhouettes. Its value lies in composition and visual recognition rather than character play or moving features. Placed with other Architecture Skylines sets, it works as part of a comparative series of urban profiles.

Inventory of set 21028

The inventory of set 21028 lists 598 pieces, spare parts excluded: 90 different lots (one shape in one color) for 57 part shapes. The box also contains 12 spare parts, for small elements that are easy to lose.

Colors of set 21028

Main color: tan, making up 34% of the parts, followed by light bluish gray (17%) and sand blue (13%).

Part types

Most common parts in set 21028

56 of the 57 part shapes in this set have their own page on Setopedia, with their colors, element numbers and the other sets that use them. See all LEGO parts

Exclusive parts in set 21028

One part shape in set 21028 appears in no other set in the catalog, most often a printed element, a sticker or a mold specific to the model. If it gets lost, you will need to look for it individually, for example on BrickLink, rather than in another set.

Rebuilding set 21028 from another set

Share of the parts of set 21028 found in each of these similarly sized sets, counting shape, colour and quantity:

No similarly sized set goes above 31%: the model relies on a little-shared assortment, most of which has to be gathered piece by piece.

Size of set 21028 within its line

With 598 pieces, set 21028 ranks #29 out of 64 Architecture sets in our database, which have an average of 846 parts. Among the 459 sets released in 2016, it ranks #70.