Schindler Times Square Elevator System Includes Glass Shaft

Schindler tells ELEVATOR WORLD it provided the 14-unit elevator system serving 1 Times Square, a 26-story commercial tower at 1475 Broadway in NYC’s Times Square that New York YIMBY said is set to open in the fall. Designed by S9 Architecture and developed by Jamestown, the US$500-million project involved re-cladding and full gutting (including removal of the previous elevator system) of the structure, as well as the addition of LED displays and viewing platforms overlooking Times Square. The new Schindler elevator system includes eight 7000 passenger units with capacities ranging from 3000-6500 lb that travel from 350 ft/min to 500 ft/min, and six hydraulic units with capacities ranging from 2500-3000 lb that travel at 100 ft/min to 150 ft/min. YIMBY reported in August that the all-glass external elevator shaft was complete.