Two Bridges Neighborhood Sizzles The Two Bridges neighborhood on the Lower East Side is bustling with activity with at least four towers on the drawing board in what has been described as one of the last bastions of affordable housing in New York City (NYC), various news outlets reported. J+M Development Partners and CIM Group…
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Ohio-Based Canton under New Ownership Canton Elevator, Inc., of North Canton, Ohio, has been acquired by Nidec Motor Corp., the St. Louis subsidiary of Nidec Corp. of Japan. Nidec noted the transaction will further enhance its elevator and drive systems portfolio, in turn increasing its competitiveness in that area. Founded in 1946, Canton has approximately…
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Atlanta-based Selig Development Corp. aims to start construction by the middle of the year on a mixed-use development that includes a 32-story office tower, Shopping Center Business reported. The US$400-million project is also set to include a building with a 150-room hotel on the lower floors with 80 residential units above. The location is 1105…
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One Hundred, a 36-story, 385-ft.-tall tower in St. Louis’ Central West End is expected to start taking shape this year and be complete by 2019, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. The developer is Mac Properties of Englewood, New Jersey, and the architect is Chicago-based Studio Gang, which designed a tiered, glassy structure reminiscent of leaves…
Read More Day Hired as NAESA Education Director NAESA International has announced the hiring of Jack Day, formerly chief elevator inspector of the State of Washington. Day has assumed the full-time role of NAESA education director. He is tasked with expanding and restructuring the association’s education program with a personal mission to educate elevator inspectors on how…
Read More Nothing says tall like New York City (NYC). . . and Shanghai. . . and Dubai. . . and Taipei. . . and Mexico City. . . and Frankfurt. . . and Chicago. Actually, “Chicago” said it all; it is there that the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat held its Best Tall Building…
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Brazil’s Infolev continues to innovate as it enters its 26th year. Infolev Elevadores was founded in 1991 by Paulo Becker Aranha and Fábio Becker Aranha, engineers who graduated from São Paulo University. The company entered the market with a novel proposal to offer products with nonproprietary technology. Some customers were dissatisfied with the technical barriers…
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KONE modernizes the hydraulic elevators in an office and manufacturing facility. GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is a science-led, global healthcare company and one of the largest R&D organizations in Canada, with its head office in Mississauga, Ontario. GSK researches and develops products primarily in pharmaceuticals, vaccines and consumer healthcare. When the five hydraulic elevators at its Canadian…
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Dhaka is again a top destination for national and international players. The second international elevator industry expo, the Global Lifts and Escalators (GLE) Expo 2016, was held in the scenic city of Dhaka, Bangladesh, on November 16–18. The event focused on the global market for elevators, escalators, home lifts and related components. This first expo…
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Women elevator mechanics are being trained at a forward-thinking college campus in Canada. After high school, Samantha Pauze narrowed her career focus to mechanical or electrical engineering after excelling in the Introduction to the Trades program at Durham College in Oshawa, Canada. Out of more than 100 men, Pauze graduated near the top of the…
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