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Plan Calls For 21-Story Residential Tower In Ottawa
Developer Cadillac Fairview has submitted for approval a plan to build a 21-story residential building on top of the CF Rideau Centre shopping mall in downtown Ottawa, Canada, STOREYS reported in December....
LRTA In Manila Working To Fix Defective VT Units
The Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) in Manila, Philippines, is working to fix 12 defective vertical-transportation (VT) units after a photo of a disabled person climbing stairs as two authority...
Liberty Elevator Corp. Names New Division Sales Manager
Liberty Elevator Corp., headquartered in Paterson, New Jersey, recently named Christopher Kissner Modernization and New Installation sales manager. Prior to his role at Liberty, Kissner worked for Fujitec America Inc....
Permits Issued For Tower Addition In Philadelphia
Permits have been issued for a multi-family 19-story overbuild above the historic Freeman’s Auction House, located at 1810 Chestnut Street in Rittenhouse Square, Center City, Philadelphia YIMBY reports. Designed by Cecil Baker + Partners,...
Design Selected For Frankfurt’s Tallest Building
Ferdinand Heide Architekt has been selected to develop a high-rise complex in Frankfurt, Germany, that will be the city’s tallest structure upon completion, Arch Daily reports. The company was selected following an international...
Escalators Out At Multiple Seattle Transit Stations
Sound Transit, Seattle’s public-transportation system, is being hit by escalator breakdowns at multiple stations, 770KTTH says. The report found there were broken escalators during the opening weeks of light rail station in...
Tunnel, Escalator Improvements Planned In Northern Line
The Northern line that takes London tube riders to the Bank station is set to shut down in mid-January for planned improvements, including new escalators, at the site, Ian Visits reports. The line, between...
Correction: Jeff Smith Joins Smartrise As Business Development Manager Serving All Controller Customers In The NYC Metro, Northern N.J., Areas
Longtime NYC resident Jeff Smith has joined Smartrise Engineering, Inc., as business development manager serving all hydraulic and traction controller customers in the NYC metropolitan area and northern New Jersey....
Housing Secretary Asked To Recall Plans For London Tower
Controversial plans for an Allford Hall Monaghan Morris 24-story office tower in Houndsditch were approved by the City of London’s planning committee in November, but later became the first application to be...
TKE Upgrading Elevators To Meet Carbon-Emission Requirements
TK Elevator (TKE) said on January 5 it is working with building owners and property managers across NYC to upgrade elevators in light of Local Law 97, which requires buildings...
