NYC Collections Review

Uplanders!
If you’ve been paying attention to all the activity in Upland the past few weeks you know that the NYC collection releases have been the talk of the town!
Many players speculated on what the collections would be and they were greatly rewarded!

We initially planned on revealing just 3 non sold-out collections, triggered by the release of a major feature (the property development sandbox) a street collection, a neighborhood collection, and one custom collection.
However, we quickly realized that we should also release any NYC collections that were completely sold out, because when the prospect of speculation is removed collection owners are left with missing out on the potential boost, and may also sell these properties on the market not having realized their marked up value.

So far, we have revealed 12 new collections, and also revealed the encryption mechanism through which we locked these collections as predetermined, before ever opening NYC for minting. This ensured fairness in collection designation. Anyone can easily see that the collections were determined in advance, by following the instructions here.

Along the way, we also listened to feedback from Uplanders and shared some lessons learned and clarifications made.

Let’s recap the first batch of NYC collections that were released.

1. The Little Italy Collection is an exclusive collection. It requires 2 properties, has a 2x boost and carries a 9,500 UPX one-time award.
   Collection Key:
   Collection ID — 25
   Deciphering Key —
   zU/R7gaYtETRVBwrGXoCnb76eLjvp7X4i1zsFelVQiw=
   Transaction ID — cb4bc87c63ca4a1e5d6d31259345b15c334d508e039869a8cbb0440b8d5f0368
2. The Financial District Collection is an exclusive collection. It requires 3 properties, has a 2.29x boost and carries a 9,900 UPX one-time award. Collection Key:
   Collection ID — 23
   Deciphering Key —
   pEH8bT824VjBPS8K+koeR8jft41icBgJ3vaOppBN48w=
   Transaction ID — 5fed6c5f4fc1dbfef22d1f127674feb3db90603e9c13bebe4d2e71ec10bdbe4f
3. The Last Act Collection is an ultra rare collection. It requires 3 Broadway Theaters (as depicted at https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/broadway), has a 2.8x boost and carries a 50,000 UPX one-time award.
   Collection Key:
   Collection ID — 41
   Deciphering Key —
   dxUvvkH5m/ItkVNnl2jfbuh+08YulKvfEUY7z8RxExs=
   Transaction ID — d1a9af704f53b3161dd22feace9e55648e4907a62671cfaccc4ef904cc8b0422
4. The Wall Street Collection is an ultra rare collection. It requires 2 properties, has a 2.8x boost and carries a 50,000 UPX one-time award.
   Collection Key:
   Collection ID — 0
   Deciphering Key — iRyHEIDBpFnwZF22AWVM3am5etCe0JFq+6dMYv7rb4k=
   Transaction ID — 81b6635f4268055384546b484d0a86400208b19103ef82557346853e6ba72977
5. The Diamond District Collection (Properties on 47th st between 5th and 6th Ave https://bit.ly/3nPiVxo) is a rare collection.
   Collection Key:
   Collection ID — 38
   Deciphering Key — HygomliaLRjti0xOAPlx7u7SKxrJEfTtKN4CLDFs1bU=
   Transaction ID — 85a720ca50ef17b8bfd22af03862f2242e432c52f05bd3f0e13453edd3b5f026
6. The Times Square Collection (any property situated directly on Times Square) is an ultra rare collection. It requires 2 properties, has a 2.8x boost and carries a 45,000 UPX one-time award.
   Collection Key:
   Collection ID — 46
   Deciphering Key — FF4CwVh2wJNKRT5JErpnA3LQuys19Pr66yFE1GeL7HQ=
   Transaction ID — f3e40e209d493b3281369b62b2b328f27794680203a00093e702ddc55ba57b56
7. Park View is a rare collection. It requires 3 properties (Manhattan properties that are bordering Central Park from across its adjacent streets), has a 2.47x boost and carries a 15,000 UPX one-time award.
   Collection Key:
   Collection ID — 44
   Deciphering Key — Ttj44ZfhpuPOmRS9MWYOHxg/m2sGSx3b6UfIKy/0aCI=
   Transaction ID — 49eed32f76328d200f7f706861a1c53a605755e60240066764a5408efd055db2
8. The first non sold-out NYC collection is Broadway.
   Broadway is a limited collection. It requires 3 properties, has a 1.98x boost and carries a 5,500 UPX one-time award.
   Collection Key:
   Collection ID — 32
   Deciphering Key — j071bSu4vPMcMd9+ICflRMdfbD4kQjdpxKveR98gDtE=
   Transaction ID — edb7b22992446efd1d333d501b7eb5f51ffb6c8b2ab415998a595aec9ed61da
9. The next non sold-out NYC collection is SoHo. SoHo is an exclusive collection. It requires 3 properties (own 3 properties in the very exclusive and expensive SOHO neighborhood in Manhattan), has a 2.11x boost and carries a 9,700 UPX one-time award.
   Collection Key:
   Collection ID — 24
   Deciphering Key — PCjArimlcV2Otslp6ADjxVxoUmo870miEgAoWqzaInE=
   Transaction ID — c39b503052cc1600f3ff72ca850d17f14697cfe01e2dc7478c12aae4d2f6f063
10. The next non sold-out collections is Manhattan Skyline! Manhattan Skyline is a rare collection. It requires ownership of 3 Skyscrapers in Manhattan (Skyscrapers are defined as having over 40 floors and are taller than 150 meters). It has a 2.64x boost and carries a 19,500 UPX one-time award.
    Collection Key:
    Collection ID — 45
    Deciphering Key — F17MuaYzbiT/1W2zmS3C4RR/BViSn6szToEO6LN7BJ0=
    Transaction ID — c98500329a53ceca7434e7afd7003a329206bdb4f9b2c39567630f1e60cc47c1
11. Billionaires’ Row is an Ultra Rare Collection. It requires 2 properties (own 2 of the famous set of ultra-luxury residential skyscrapers, also known as Billionaires’ Row), has a 2.9x boost and carries a 65,000 UPX one-time award. For more information on Billionaires’ Row read this.
    Collection Key:
    Collection ID — 37
    Deciphering Key — zWHp2MrZ9o8h5tWiCtfvXYXSj4uyfpuRkS/vYIgbuG8=
    Transaction ID — 616fef1a5cb775bdfbeaf2a749981c572c61a6d46b450cac8e8f5c4a18c9cc09
12. We reserved the final collection reveal for this phase as a special surprise. As this collection will only sell out when all of NYC is minted, holding it back would only deprive New York stakeholders from enjoying its boost. We are releasing it to the benefit of all Upland NYC denizens!
    The New Yorker is a standard collection. It requires ownership of any 3 properties in Manhattan, has a 1.2x boost and carries a 650 UPX one-time award.
    Collection Key:
    Collection ID — 22
    Deciphering Key — 29f44ad2428a04c6f501e52286f1c2915224ecc5c84358882e6ff63653cfef93
    Transaction ID — iAqDz+aP1L+NegKtdHY3Q8r+9tAuT7rAu0cYDk4AUUw=

We are closely monitoring the very first vanilla city expansion in Upland, and so far we’ve seen positive results. We also realize that there were several flaws in our process, and we will work to improve on any issues that arose during the expansion, going forward with future city expansions.

We have only revealed half of the NYC collections thus far, so be prepared for more excitement with future major feature releases in SF, triggering more collection reveals!