Brooklyn Supertall Poised to Rise Concrete pouring for the first supertall outside Manhattan, 9 DeKalb Avenue in downtown Brooklyn, is likely underway as JDS Development and the Chetrit Group look toward a 2021 completion, New York YIMBY reported. SHoP Architects designed the tower, which will stand 1,066 ft. tall and contain approximately 500 relatively affordable…
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Ae’o, a 40-story residential tower being developed by The Howard Hughes Corp. in Honolulu’s Kaka’ako neighborhood, boasts a design by Seattle’s Bohlin Cywinski Jackson (BCJ) inspired by Hawaii’s natural beauty, Architect’s Newspaper reported. Scheduled for completion in 2018, the property’s 466 units, seventh-floor amenity level and sky terrace are configured to make the most of…
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29-, 49-Story Towers Form L.A. City Center New renderings have been revealed of L.A. City Center, the latest megaproject in downtown Los Angeles, The Architect’s Newspaper reported. Developed by Shenzhen Hazens Real Estate Group, the plan features a 29-story tower designed by Gensler containing a W hotel and a 49-story tower designed by Steinberg Architects…
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AVT Beckett Setting Up in Tennessee Canadian manufacturer AVT Beckett Elevator Ltd. (ELEVATOR WORLD, September 2017) is setting up a manufacturing operation in the Hickory Hill neighborhood of Memphis, the city’s The Daily News reported. Dubbed “AVT Beckett Elevators USA Inc.,” the division is seeking a 10-year “Fast Track” tax abatement and plans to lease…
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Solstice on the Park, a 26-story apartment tower designed by Studio Gang in Chicago’s Hyde Park, topped out in late August, Curbed Chicago reported. The project took approximately a decade to come to fruition, ending up as a 250-unit structure with a 300-space parking garage that will be shared with a neighboring property. Its angled,…
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NEII® Personnel Moves The National Elevator Industry, Inc. (NEII®) announced hires and promotions aimed at increasing industry influence in the code, regulatory and legislative arenas. Kevin Brinkman has been promoted from consultant to vice president of Codes and Safety, where he will continue to develop and adopt model elevator and escalator codes to protect the…
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September and October presented the U.S. with natural disasters of biblical proportions – from hurricanes and floods to fires. Europe, South America and Asia did not escape, either – they had floods, typhoons and earthquakes. Those who think our climate is not changing need to relocate to the Gulf Coast, Northern California or Bangladesh. The…
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KONE VT solutions bring efficiency, safety and style to swank Stockholm shopping complex. On the day it opened in November 2015, the Mall of Scandinavia in Stockholm, Sweden, welcomed a crush of more than 50,000 visitors, and that number was no fluke — in three weeks, the total hit 1 million, and only eight months…
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Otis rolls out app-based, connected Global Service program. Nearly 165 years ago, Elisha Graves Otis created the world’s first safe elevator and founded a company with the goal of moving people safely to their destination. Along with developing and manufacturing elevators, the Otis family personally provided service to ensure that every unit continued to run…
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ELEVATOR WORLD has released its 2017 Global Statistics Report on the elevator industry. The new name for the Vertical Transportation Industry Profile (published biyearly for nearly a decade), it is a 104-page culmination of the EW staff’s gathering of hard-to-find statistics. In addition to the main draw of industry statistics, it includes: An update on…
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