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And yes, this is definitely a modular in the same way that the first year bionicle sets are still bionicle despite _also_ being branded technic. It sort of spun off from Factory whilst Café Corner was already branded a separate subtheme. It's just a holdover from early installment weirdness because they both came out in different ways. There used to be debate as to whether it was to be considered part of the modular building series (or collection as it's now known) or not. LEGO made it known in the instructions for the 10th anniversary set 10255 Assembly Square that, officially, it is. The second building is two storeys high, with a coffee and doughnut shop on the ground floor next to a small alleyway. I particularly like the tree growing up through the alley, and the basic coffee cup sign is very effective. A pair of chairs with a small round table sit on the narrow pavement in front of the shop window. Also note that the designer has maintained the consistency of Caf� Corner and when put together, the sets look great together:

Inside, the ground floor has a small concierge desk on one side and a row of mailboxes on the other. The first floor sports a tiny kitchen with sink, work surface, fridge, and a table with a single chair all squeezed in. A living room occupies the second floor, with a bookcase, armchair, and keyboard. A set of disco lights runs down the wall near the window. Finally, there's a tiny desk and bookcase on the upper floor. Inside, once again the space is very limited, but they have managed to squeeze in a piano downstairs, and a guitar hangs on the wall. The first floor (second floor for those of you across the pond) features a recording studio with a microphone, acoustic panels, and tiny sound desk.The architectural style and the use of the building could not be more different, though. This one comprises a three-storey townhouse on top of a basement, with a small garage on the side. Its distinctive design reflects Eric's Dutch heritage. As with the Caf� Corner set, we get a ton of pieces in a wide range of colors. At first glance, you definitely will notice there are a lot of really small (1x1, 1x2, etc.) tiles and plates.

From an adult perspective, I do like some of the individual buildings, but as a street it looks disjointed, especially with the bold color choices and different heights. I feel it would've worked better as three individual sets with more complete buildings and a little more space to move around minifigs. That guy in the wheelchair especially will have a hard time browsing records, unfortunately, so his inclusions here really misses the mark. An orange reception desk sits to one side of the door on the ground floor, with an arm chair and table beneath a large lamp on the other. Thank you for the explanation, although I am with @Huw that this both makes sense, and also it makes no sense. Why not just include the windows in the first place? Is there a story there? Maybe something to do with "parts budgets" or the like? Also, as amazing as the Ninjago City sets are, they have never been branded or advertised as part of a shared collection, nor have they ever passed the test of being able to add or remove vertical sections without disrupting foot traffic between floors. They are their own independent collection that happens to use the same method of connecting the individual sets that make it up.Each floor is easily detached from the one above. Only the ground floor attaches to those beside it, meaning you can remove the other two floors even when the entire Main Street is connected. The first section built is the little one story garden/gated area. This has some interesting architectural components as see in the photo below: Apparently this was originally designed in dark red but changed due to the imminent release of the Fire Brigade"