City

Family House and Electric Car

A tiny modern house that thinks bigger than its price tag should allow.

Brick Rated Score

3.9/5

Set 60398 · 2023

Pieces462

Minifigs3

Year2023

Set number60398

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The verdict

I opened this one expecting another beige City house and instead got a little glass conservatory, solar panels, and an EV charge point tucked into a footprint you could fit on a dinner plate.

The family inside feels like an actual family, not a generic minifig trio, and that small detail changes how the whole set plays. My honest gripe is the price against the piece count, sixty dollars for 462 pieces is a tough ask when Creator has trained us to expect more brick for the buck. If you love City's slice-of-life sets or you're building out a street of houses, get it. If you just want the biggest build for your money, look elsewhere first.

Best for: City collectors building a modern residential street, and parents who want a small dollhouse-style set with real story potential

The full review

What it is

I opened this one expecting another beige City house and instead got a little glass conservatory, solar panels on the roof, and an EV charge point in the driveway, all packed into a footprint you could fit on a dinner plate. It is genuinely one of the more thoughtfully designed small houses City has put out. The rooms split apart so you can access every corner, which sounds like a small thing until you realize how many LEGO houses leave you fishing a minifig out through a window because the walls do not open.

The catch

Here is the honest part. Sixty dollars for 462 pieces is not a great deal on paper, and reviewers were quick to point out that Creator's 31139 Cosy House gives you more house and more play value for similar money. This set is winning on design and personality, not on bulk. If you are the kind of builder who tallies price per piece before buying, this one will bother you.

Who it's for

Get this if you collect City residential builds or want a small, characterful house to anchor a street of them, the family here (mom, dad, a kid with a new hearing aid mold, and their German Shepherd puppy) gives it more heart than most sets this size. Skip it if you want maximum brick count for your dollar, or if you already own a bigger modern house and don't need a second, smaller one competing for shelf space.

The parts story

What the build is actually like, and the pieces worth knowing about.

Building this one is quick and satisfying rather than a marathon, you're done in an evening, and the fun is in how the rooms click together and separate for play access. The conservatory section is the standout build moment, its angled glass roof reads as genuinely modern architecture rather than the usual LEGO City boxiness.

The parts story here is really about the minifigs. The kid comes with a new head mold showing a hearing aid, a nice bit of representation you don't see often in City. The dad's sweater torso and the kid's dino shirt torso are both new prints unique to this set, and mom gets a new hairpiece. The German Shepherd puppy is only the second set ever to include that animal mold. None of it screams rare parts pack, but the printed pieces and new molds give this small set more collector interest than its piece count alone suggests.

Fun facts

01The German Shepherd puppy figure included here was, at release, only the second LEGO set ever to feature that specific animal mold.
02The set introduced a brand new head print showing a hearing aid on the child minifigure, a small but notable representation detail for LEGO City.
03It released on different dates by region, June 2023 in the EU, UK, and Australia, and August 2023 in the US and Canada, at a retail price of 59.99 USD.
04BrickEconomy has tracked its sealed value climbing well above retail since retirement, more than double the original 59.99 price.