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Redevelopment Planned for Akasaka Buildings in Tokyo
Developers have released detailed plans for the redevelopment of the Kokusai Shin-Akasaka Buildings, Japan Property Central reported on March 22. The Akasaka 2, 6 Chome District project will see two towers of...
Miami Office Tower Reaches Halfway Mark
830 Brickell - OKO Group via CTBUH The class-A office tower 830 Brickell under construction in Miami has reached the halfway point, with one full story of the 223-m-tall tower...
In Memoriam: Ersan Barlas
Ersan Barlas, a respected veteran of the Turkish elevator industry, passed away on March 28. Barlas, well-known for his knowledge, experience and, most importantly, his tolerance, graduated from Istanbul Technical...
JDL Reveals Updated Plans for Chicago’s North Union
JDL Development has released updated plans for its five-phase, 8.1-acre North Union megadevelopment on Chicago’s Near North Side, Chicago YIMBY reported on March 26. Bounded by the CTA Brown Line tracks and...
Construction Launches at 744 South Figueroa Street
Construction has kicked off on the mixed-use 744 South Figueroa Street in Downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles YIMBY reported on March 26. Under development by Mitsui Fudosan America, the 510-ft-tall residential tower...
Newark Officials OK Three-Tower High-Rise Development
Members of the Newark Central Planning Board have approved proposals to build The Halo, a three-tower residential development at 289-301 Washington Street, New York YIMBY reported on March 25. The 44-, 48-...
54-Story Mixed-Use Tower planned in Perth’s Elizabeth Quay
A consortium led by Malaysia’s Victor Goh and Perth, Australia-based CA Corp. plans a 54-story tower containing 60,000 m2 of office space and 168 apartments on a plot of land in...
With Fixed Elevators, Tours Resume at South Dakota Cave
With its elevators fixed after a 19-month shutdown, Wind Cave National Park in southwestern South Dakota had been set to resume limited tours on March 27, the Rapid City Journal reports. Due...
East London Railway System Inks VT Monitoring Deal
Docklands Light Railway (DLR) has inked a deal with vertical-transportation (VT) equipment monitoring company WeMaintain to provide predictive maintenance for 86 lifts and 30 escalators, the East London Advertiser reports. Observing it...
TKE VT Maintenance Contract at New Airport in Berlin
TKE said its experience and advanced technologies helped it secure a vertical-transportation (VT) maintenance contract at Berlin Brandenburg Willy Brandt Airport (BER) that covers approximately 200 systems from various manufacturers....
