The developer of a high-rise apartment tower under construction along the South Branch of the Chicago River has revealed a new name and new renderings, Curbed Chicago reported in June. Previously called Ancora at Riverline, the 29-story tower at 720 South Wells Street has been rechristened as The Cooper at Southbank. The change is a…
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McNair Plans Three-Tower Development in Houston’s Uptown McNair Interests, developer of a mixed-use project on 6 acres in Uptown Houston, tells ELEVATOR WORLD it will include a 51-story Rosewood Hotel/residential tower, along with 33-story multifamily and 18-story office towers. Various news outlets, including the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, reported on the US$500-million,…
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Our “well-behaved” neighbor to the north is the second-largest country in the world. Since almost 90% of Canada is uninhabitable, most people live within 100 miles of the U.S./Canada border — a 4,000-mi.-long unguarded border. When we first had the idea of doing a “Canada Issue,” there was a little concern that the articles would…
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Expansions, new hires and a certification GAL Makes an Acquisition, Opens Miami Facility GAL Manufacturing Corp., headquartered in Bronx, New York, and a portfolio company of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Capital, has made an acquisition and opened a Miami facility. GAL acquired Sacramento, California-based Elevator Controls Corp. Established in 1986 by brothers Fernando and Francisco…
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Midtown 8, a 28-story apartment tower connected to a 10-story parking garage with retail and rooftop amenities, has topped out in Midtown Miami, indicating the Wood Partners development is on track for a May 2019 completion, SkyRise Cities reported. Designed by Stantec with a sleek, boxy look, Midtown 8 will have 387 residences, 30,000 sq.…
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8th Symposium on Lift & Escalator Technologies ventures outside the U.K. for paper presentations on varied topics and a field trip. The 8th Symposium on Lift & Escalator Technologies took place on May 15-16 at the Renaissance Harbour View Hotel in Hong Kong, marking the first time the event occurred outside of its home of…
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Thousands of New York City (NYC) property professionals — architects, building owners, developers, managers, real-estate agents and others — filled the Javits Center on May 8-9 for BuildingsNY. Showcasing the latest in building technology, more than 400 suppliers and vendors presented offerings for everything from business services to waterproofing — and, of course, elevators. The…
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Testing to reduce high-frequency currents produced by VFDs and DC controllers is conducted. Most modern elevator electric motors run via a variable-frequency drive (VFD) for AC motors and a DC controller (usually silicon-controlled-rectifier [SCR] based but, more recently for DC motors, insulated-gate-bipolar-transistor [IGBT] based) to control motor/elevator speed. Motor controllers save up to 55% in…
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How to troubleshoot and adjust the encoder to provide trouble-free operation by Tyler Pecha and Tony Heiser Permanent-magnet (PM) motors have become popular options in elevator applications over the years due to their increased efficiency and performance characteristics. Since a PM motor’s rotor is magnetized by permanent magnets, rather than induced, the variable-frequency drive (VFD)…
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Association upholds a Chicagoland tradition, raises money for scholarships. by Chris Nowakowski and Tom Przybylaphotos by Gerry Adams The Chicago Elevator Association (CEA) held its 4th Annual Night at the Races scholarship fundraiser on May 17 at Hawthorne Racetrack in Cicero, Illinois. Approximately 30 attendees enjoyed an evening of harness racing, a buffet dinner and…
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