What’s up you guys—Brad here, and in LEGO City Update #22 I’m finally kicking off a MOC idea I’ve been sitting on since Black Friday last year: turning the LEGO French Café (10362) into the front facade of a new skyscraper for my LEGO City. After I added the new Shopping Street in the last update, the timing was perfect because I had this narrow spot right next to the Jazz Club that’s been begging for something cool (and honestly, my city’s been missing some height). In this video I build the French Café exactly as the instructions intend first, then I start the real work—modding it so it actually fits my layout. I thought I’d just ditch the base, but the sidewalk detailing was way too good, so I kept it and rebuilt the footprint to match my corner space. That meant shortening the build, extending the sidewalk, adding a fake back wall (because the back of this set is… really ugly), and reworking the roof so it’s ready for me to start building upward in Part 2. I also drop a small vintage mini-build into the city near the diner/construction area, and then I test-fit everything until the café finally clicks into place with the exact vibe I was going for.