Ranking EVERY Lego Modular Building! 

I used to hate the police station, but have grown to like it. The Detective's Office and the Diner rank high on my list.

I think we should get a museum, maybe a hospital, maybe a library, a school, and maybe a courthouse. Maybe not the library because we have a bookshop and it would be pretty much the same thing throughout but a city usually has a library.

I only have the jazz club so here is my top three 1. Jazz Club 2. Jazz Club 3. Jazz Club

a school would be great, definitely a museum of any kind (except for maybe an art museum) but the architecture style and unique pieces to include would be really nice. Personally, I want more residential buildings, more townhouses like the one included with the pet shop but larger and more detailed. An apartment building could be a good alternative too. Sure, you can consider houses to be lazy filler, but having them makes great mixed zoning and makes the city more alive. (Also I know it wouldn’t happen but a bodega/corner store/deli would be an absolute banger set)

Brick bank at 16# is crazy

I can’t believe you ranked Assembly Square at 10th place. I respectfully disagree

My favorite is probably the detective's office. So much story potential, the outside is amazing, and interior really leaves nothing to be desired. Thanks for putting it in the top three!

I really like the Police Station, but it _really_ should have came with a Police Car...

Very weird reasonings for not liking Assembly Square... good ranking overall though

Definitely agree about the pool hall in the detective office modular. I think it's one of the best interior rooms out of all the sets.

The Boutique Hotel truly is a spectacle. Great way to honor the 15th anniversary of LEGO Modular Buildings!

Wow, very strong hot takes here. I respectfully disagree with a lot of your rankings, because exterior looks are the most important to be as I install light kits in all of my buildings and they are displayed on a shelf, limiting how well you can see inside. It seems like you valued the interior just as much as the exterior when making the rankings. My top three would be Brick Bank, Assembly Square, and Boutique hotel just for the exterior looks alone.

I know people might disagree, but the bookshop is actually my favorite modular. It’s sophisticated yet modest. It’s also the only modular I currently have. Everyone has their favorite and even if I don’t completely agree with this ranking, I respect everyone’s opinion

I think a school could be quite a cool modular set.

The Town Hall was what got me into the Modular series and I never looked back other than structural pieces I can display around the house like Orchid, Modulars and Minecraft have been my two main series since I can make whole cityscapes out of them. My opinions on the few modulars I have are 1) Town Hall (funnest to build) 2) Fire Brigade (Hardest to build love looking at it and THAT FIRE TRUCK) 3) Emporean (has gotten the most looks) 4) Pet Shop (my wifes favorite love the interior pet shop and all the small details 5) Cinema (my second favorite to the Fire Brigade, Massive Curb appeal, brings the whole neighborhood to life also love Corner Pieces for their Flexibility). Considering my next one right now Really eyeing up Assembly Square, The Hotel and the Perisian Restaurant (but is so expensive everywhere I look =/ )

Great video! I really think that Jazz club should be ranked higher though. It's Italian restaurant and it's interior is amazing! Also the police set could be better at 2nd

It is interesting, because I feel like my mind changes a lot on these. But this year, I am really gravitating towards the Boutique Hotel as my favorite, with the Parisian or Grocer close behind. I will have to really look at these again to see what catches my attention.

I just recently got the Jazz club and its my first modular set, I just got the first section done and I'm on to the second floor, I can't wait to finish it

Nice item, good storytelling. Still, I don't quite understand the Brick Bank, it's definitely in my top 5 :)

Hello there Brickafide! I have a question. I have no modular buildings right now and i am looking forward to buy one. Which one should i buy in your opinion? I'd go for assembly square but im worried that it would look a bit bizarre next to my city sets because city sets are relatively smaller than the modulars. I'd like to hear your opinion too. I only have the smaller modulars like the Town toy store and the noodle shop and some other city sets.

Very great list, I agree with most of the picks, good job👌

The cafe corner got me out of my Lego dark age so it’ll always have a special place in my heart… I have all of em except market street (I’m one of the few that don’t count it as an official modular) but my favorite is the detective’s office. Being in healthcare, I would really like a hospital at some point.

I would love to see a 2024 modular be a post office

your videos are really well made, I'm surprised you dont have over 1,000 subscribers

My top 3 are the book store for 1st, the police station for 2nd, and the brick bank for 3rd

i was also gonna say something about Assembly Square- haha 😐. i feel like TLG is going the wrong direction for Modulars and Trains. Their Best in Class are from another time…

I only have the boutique hotel and while I think your opinion is valid I have to disagree, the side balcony definitely gives the city a better skyline from the side and adds a lot of details.

They should do some kind of YMCA building. It could have a gym, pool, juice bar, etc.

Today I learned nineteenth century movie theatres existed and had red interior carpets.

I’m not sure why but I really like the bookshop because of the row house design but the thing is it that it actually has a decent exterior

I NEEDED this !

Nice video! Sweet sets. Thanks for sharing. New Subscriber and regular viewer incoming. Have an awesome one.

I respectfully disagree on the ranking of the Brick Bank. BB trumps the Grand Emporium any day of the week.

My top 3 out of box no mods are in no order: parisienne restaurant, movie theater, boutique hotel. Prob my least favorites are fire station and town hall bc while necessary are boring. Police station is great for mods.

I love the diner but i think the palace cinema better for some reason.

Just curious, where would you rank the natural history museum?

@brickafide My Top 3: 1: Assembly Square. 2: Boutique Hotel 3: The Diner What is your opinion on my ranking? 😀

Hey Brickafide, with the pending release of the modular Museum I’m really excited and wanna get into modulars. Out of the current available sets, which modular would you recommend I start with?

Boutique hotel was so underrrated

Your selections are excellent, though I can’t comment on the older retired sets, because I’ve been only being a lego’er for about 1 1/2 years. I have most if not all the current modular sets, but would LOVE TO be able to buy the older retired sets. I really don’t like to buy from Brick Link. I had a bad experience as I tried to buy from 1 seller, paid my money, but received nothing and never got a response. Can any one suggest how I may be able to buy some of the older retired sets? I would truly appreciator r help and guidance. Thank you a lot garylatz

Great Choices, only thing Id disagree with is the Bank, but thats probably because it was my very first set

The emporium and assembly square have to be better on the ranking no way

Brick Bank, Detectives Office and Assembly Square are my top 3!

Where would you place the Sanctum Sanctorum in this ranking? I understand the type of building is totally different, but if we give it a go..

It's a matter of taste. But I really totally don't agree much with this ranking at all haha. Like how on earth does the greengrocer become higher than Assembly Square and Boutique hotel. For me number. 1 I think is the detective's office. Number 2 I put Parisian restaurant. number 3. Assembly Square and number 4 boutique hotel. The funny thing is that if I am not mistaken. All of these modulars are all designed by the same guy. But you can correct me if I am wrong. And I rank all of these mainly in how they look. Not at how much a city needs them or if the building process is frustrating. I rank these with what i consider the nicest details and nicest overall look. The only thing that is a bit different in the way I rank it is Diner Restaurant. Because Diner I think. Is probably the best designed in building techniques. The guy that it designed also does not normally do modular buildings. He mainly builds things like cars and the Titanic if I am not mistaken. He is probably the best Lego designer. And I think I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one to think so. He just really thinks outside the box so the speak. Can do things with angles and upside down inside out and whatnot. That you go. What the x@!X??? But with the diner I'm just not to crazy about how it looks. Even though the looks work well with 50s theme. Regarding the town hall. I think it is big and bulky. And that makes it kind of nice. But I don't find an interesting build in terms of how it was designed, The female designer that designed it also did the movie theater. And that one is really underrated in my opinion. It looks better in real life than it does in photos let me first say that. And the one thing that nobody seems to notice or give it credit for is the fact that despite of being such an unusual-looking building. It does fit in any city lineup. It's definitely not a building filler. it is really an eye-catcher especially if you add lights to it. What I recommend you always do with all your building. And I think that is pretty amazing. That you can make something unique and still make it like it belongs to all the other modulars. And I think it i far more interesting then the boring city hall.

Parisian restaurant is my favorite. I work in a restaurant so there’s a personal thing there. Plus it’s simply beautiful. Come to think of it I don’t own any other sets like the Modular’s that depict real every day life. So the things I do or what I’m into personally can be found within these sets. I like boxing and I play music. So the diner is my second favorite. I’m all about the 1950’s diner aesthetic and it all comes together for me. Then my 3rd is actually Brick Bank. I’m a huge fan of heist movies. This is the greatest bank set ever made. A vault. Multiple tellers. Executive office. The story there is great. It’s at number 3 for me because I love those types of movies and I have robbers set up in my bank now. As far as literal play goes, I don’t see what gets better than having the police station and the bank and having a bunch of cops and robbers.

2 sets you forgot are dr stranges sanctum and the daily bugle I get it why it wasn’t included it would have take first or second by default

I like the Jazz club A LOT probably top five for me

Saw brick bank on the last place and immediately turned off the video

I like alot of your rankings but would definitely place town hall well down the list. Very little story, interior is lacking and despite its size the exterior is bland when compared to some of the other modulars. I would also place boutique hotel much higher and probably place the corner garage and grand emporium slightly lower. Thanks for your vid

I can’t believe that the brickbank is place 16. it’s my first house.

Don’t you think it would be cool if there was a Modular museum? And have like a cafe next to it.

I don’t understand who you would put the bank that as that bad a # it’s in my top 5 maybe 3

Personally, I never understand what all the fuss is about with the town hall. The build isn't super interesting and the interior just seems so... bureaucratic, which to be fair is very true to life, it just lacks that humor and love many of the other buildings have.

Keeping my fingers crossed for a Hospital or Post Office

I think if you made it two deep, the jazz club might be a good basis for a theatre. Of course doing that would cost an additional $200.

Ha! Everyone rates things so differently. I think that’s great, actually. 😊

I LOVE LEGO CREATOR EXPERT THEY'RE JUST AWESOME

Can the sanctum sanctorum be considered a modular??

Fire Brigade, Police station, and detective office, for me!

They should have a lego store as a modular building

Ranking the bookshop so low is insanity.

This list is objectively wrong.

I think Parisian Restaurant is objectively the best modular, but Grand Emporium will always be my favorite cause it was my first. I like the Police Station and Fire Brigade, but feel like they date your city by being so old-timey. Grand Emporium feels like it could exist in any time period, to me at least

The corner garage should definitely be lower

Me with 0 modulars: hmmm yes o agree yes i concur

Pretty controversial list you've made here lol.

I like your thoughts & opinion. But i disagree with the brick bank 😁.

Downtown Diner and Assembly Square too low imo.

4:33 no way that is made up of 32 cafe corners

Pet shop should be higher.

Unpopular opinion: I dislike the townhall, it just doesn't really interest me and I feel like it just looks awkward places in cities due to its size and also somehow feels a bit flat to me? I'm not really sure how that makes sense cause it's not like the facade is actually flat, but it just feels like it lacks dimension lol, idk I'm just not really a fan and would prefer something with a bit more curb appeal, just something with a bit more visual interest, but that's just my take

My favourite one was the Emporium because the billboard looks cool and I am a severe shopaholic also I like the "shop" on top of that the colour scheme looks really nice! BUT I have to disagree that you placed Assembly Square 10th THAT is a crime. I also do not know why you added the Town hall as 1 it honestly looks kinda ugly

I disagree with A9 too

The assembly square at 10. Really? You can't be serious..

I generally don't like set ranking videos because they are all subjective based upon the authors personal opinion. That said, I completely disagree with most of your list. Palace Cinema is at the bottom and my top three are #3 Assembly Square, #2 Town Hall #1 is Cafe Corner. I personally couldn't care less about the interior as I don't play dolly house with them, they are display only. Also, given that the new Museum is out, my opinion is that it's the ugliest color they could have used.

Building experience is one of the factors but use stock photos. I wonder if he built the sets or not.

You put the police station doughnut thief over the literal money-laundering-Laundromat for its plot? Very controversial takes you have here…

Your list is F’d

blind man made this list

L take after L take throughout the entire video... respectfully.

The only modular I don't have is your #1.😂 I really don't like it. Nice to see everyone has his own ranked list. Thanks for the video.

My ranking (I own all of them except the Cafe Corner, Market Street, Green Grocer, and Town Hall, and I'm excluding the Natural History Museum because I haven't built it yet): 18. Market Street 17. Corner Garage 16. Brick Bank 15. Palace Cinema 14. Cafe Corner 13. Pet Shop 12. Bookshop 11. Fire Brigade 10. Town Hall 9. Green Grocer 8. Boutique Hotel 7. Jazz Club 6. Grand Emporium 5. Assembly Square 4. Police Station 3. Detective's Office 2. Downtown Diner 1. Parisian Restaurant

This ranking is just the worst

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Rubbish rating review

I’ve built the bank, and the detectives office and I feel they were equally fun to build and according to your ranks they are at the opposite ends (second best and second worst) This only tells me that the entire modular series is awesome as a whole and you can’t go wrong with any of them.