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In Memoriam: John ‘Jack’ Durange Jr.

John “Jack” Durange, Jr. of Littlestown, Pennsylvania, a longtime member of the International Union of Elevator Constructors (IUEC), passed away on April 4 surrounded by his family, the Gettysburg Times reports....

Structural Steel Assembly Rises With Toronto Tower

A landmark office tower has begun rising at the intersection of Front and Simcoe streets in Toronto's Financial District, Urban Toronto reported on April 5. The 46-story tower by Cadillac Fairview will...

Work Continues at Two Manhattan West

Construction work continues apace on Two Manhattan West, a 935-ft-tall commercial skyscraper in NYC’s Midtown West (ELENET 819), New York YIMBY reported on April 6. Designed by Skidmore Owings & Merrill and...

More Smartrise C4 Controllers Installed

Smartrise has announced three new projects where the company’s C4 controller has been installed. In Houston, C4 controllers at the six-story Ben Taub Hospital will assist the more than 80,000...

Texas Rangers’ Ballpark Features 37 VT Units From TK

Texas Rangers fans enjoying the April 2021 season home opener against the Toronto Blue Jays at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, were treated to ease of movement thanks to...

Right Way Elevator Joins American Elevator Group

American Elevator Group (AEG) has confirmed its investment in Florida-based Right Way Elevator Maintenance as the first of several planned acquisitions throughout the southern United States, the company announced on...

Woman Stuck, Injured in Fall on Escalator

Emergency responders were called to cut a woman free after she became trapped on an escalator on the Gold Coast in Australia, 9 News reported on April 6. The woman reportedly slipped...

21-Story Build-to-Rent Development Planned in Perth

Headed by President Michael Streicker, US-based Sentinel Real Estate plans to build a 21-story, 17,221-m2 development in Perth, Australia, made up of 175 apartments above a three-story multiuse podium, according to The Urban...

Twin-Tower Project Approved for Sydney’s CBD

Following the Sydney Planning Committee’s approval, a twin-tower, 80-story skyscraper project on Pitt Street comprising 592 apartments and a hotel is expected to transform the Sydney CBD’s skyline, The Urban Developer reports....

Apartment Tower for Chicago’s Fulton Market District

A team led by Chicago's Fulton Street Cos. wasted no time filing plans for a 32-story, 433-unit apartment tower on West Fulton Street north of Lake Avenue after the city...

NEW JERSEY TRANSIT BOD PLAN TO REPLACE ESCALATORS

New Jersey Transit BoD Plan to Replace Escalators

WEEF HOLDS SECOND IN-PERSON MEETING IN FRANKFURT

WEEF Holds Second In-Person Meeting in Frankfurt

The Torch at 640 Eighth Avenue takes its place on the Midtown Manhattan skyline; rendering courtesy of ODA and SLCE Architects

TEI Group Awarded Major 30-Unit Contract at The Torch

TKE CONSIDERING US$22.7-BILLION IPO IN U.S. IN 2026

TKE Considering US$22.7-Billion IPO in U.S. in 2026

Hiyaa Towers; image courtesy of Architecture Association Maldives

Progress Made on Elevator Installation in Maldive Towers