Skyline Elevator System For New Brooklyn Residential Building

Skyline Elevators tells ELEVATOR WORLD it provided an 11-stop, 3500-lb capacity elevator for 1615 Cedar Street, a new residential property with eight stories above ground in Midwood, Brooklyn, NY. The building is owned by Candor Capital and was constructed by Prestige Construction NY in record time, with construction starting in September 2024 and finishing in January 2025, according to Skyline. The Skyline team began elevator installation in November 2024 and passed final inspection by January 2025. The corner post unit has one side opening at the lobby landing and travels at 200 ft/min. It boasts an Imperial Electric motor, gearless 478 machine with 2:1 roping; an ESI Elevator Systems controller; PTL fixtures; Fundamental Elevator Solutions rails and brackets; GAL door equipment; Hollister-Whitney governor and safeties; and a Perlen Steel platform, sling and counterweight.