Stalled Residential Towers on Spanish Coast Resurrected Intempo, a pair of 47-story, 187-m-tall towers containing 256 homes, has restarted construction in Benidorm on the Spanish Mediterranean coast, thanks to new ownership, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat was among news outlets to report in November 2019. UNIQ Residential is developing the property and…
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Tower Trio With 1,500 Homes Envisioned in Manchester Developer Renaker envisions a trio of towers up to 50 stories tall that could deliver more than 1,500 homes to the Greater Manchester area, North West Place reported in October 2019. In the city of Salford in the Greengate area around Collier Street, the scheme would roll…
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Vietnam and the Philippines see investments in tall buildings, while Mitsubishi Electric gears up for more work in Manila, Cebu and Iloilo. 44-Story Apartment Tower and More Planned in Hanoi The Matrix One, which includes a 44-story apartment tower, a fve-story mixed-use building, schools and greenspace in Hanoi, Vietnam, was announced in November 2019 by…
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KONE Lands 74-Unit Deal for Project in Tianjin KONE has won a contract to supply 74 total units to Tianjin Pingan Teda IFC, a luxury mixed-use development planned in Tianjin, the company announced in November 2019. The development will have two towers, rising 313 m and 240 m in height, and will bring ofce space,…
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RAM Elevators & Lifts Inc. Expands Leadership Team Edmonton-based RAM Elevators & Lifts Inc. announced in November 2019 that it had new leadership and expanded ownership. Western Canadian business leaders Corey Smith and Aroon Sequeira completed a majority investment and will assume the roles of president/CEO and chairman, respectively. RAM founders Richard Meunier and Sandy…
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Four Seasons Residential Tower Tops Out in San Francisco The upcoming Four Seasons Private Residences in San Francisco topped out in November 2019 with the hoisting of the fnal beam, Curbed San Francisco reported. The 45-story, 510-ft-tall high-rise tower will ofer 146 homes, with prices set to begin at US$2.5 million. There will also be…
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An investigation by Dallas news station WFAA found serious problems in Texas’ elevator safety program. The investigation revealed missed inspections, neglected elevators and poor recordkeeping for the state’s 40,000 passenger elevators. The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation enforces the annual inspection requirement, but its data shows 14% of the state’s elevators are overdue for…
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Jersey City Plan Features 68-Story Tower Jersey Digs reported in October 2019 on plans by Plaza VIII & IX Associates LLC to build a 68-story building on a parking lot as part of the Harsimus Cove Redevelopment Plan in Downtown Jersey City, New Jersey. To be one of the tallest in the state, the 708-ft-tall…
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Despite eforts to save it, the 101-year-old Utah Theater in downtown Salt Lake City will likely be torn down to make way for a 375-ft-tall skyscraper developed by Hines Interests LP and local frm the Lasalle Group, various news outlets, including The Salt Lake Tribune, reported in November 2019. Daunted by the US$60 million price…
Read More A state investigation in Washington recently discovered that the Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) has not been complying with the state law that requires inspections of every elevator and escalator in the state annually, KING5 News reported in November. According to the state auditors, more than half of the 18,000 conveyances – mostly elevators…
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