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Rendering Shows 7-Tower Project Rising in Bronx, New York
Fresh renderings of Bankside, a huge waterfront project under construction in Bronx, New York, were recently shown by 6sqft, Urbanize New York reported in September. The nearly US$1-billion development, which faces the...
Metro Elevator Establishes Carolinas Division
Metro Elevator has announced the establishment of its Carolinas Division and its leaders, President Matthew Davis and Vice President of Operations Brett Kina. The division is headquartered in Charlotte, North...
Mega Project Peninsula Launched in Dubai’s Business Bay
Dubai-based private real estate developer Select Group has announced the launch of construction for Peninsula, a waterfront mega-project in Dubai’s Business Bay district, ME Construction News reported in October. Select Group described Peninsula as...
Panel Fire Shuts Down Power to Courthouse’s VT
An electrical panel fire forced the temporary closure of the Collin County, Texas, Courthouse after it shut down use of the building’s vertical transportation (VT), Community Impact reported on October 4. A...
Partial Construction Permit Issued for 23-Story Chicago Tower
A foundation and partial superstructure permit has been issued for a new 23-story high rise at 808 North Cleveland Avenue in Near North Side Chicago, Chicago YIMBY reports. Chicago-based DAC Developments has...
Urban Elevator Announces Three New Presidents
Urban Elevator has named Thomas E. Cook, Justin Richards and Edward J. Pleban as regional presidents, the company recently announced. Cook will lead the U.S. South/East region; Richards is taking...
Correction: Illinois Elevator Smoke-Alarm Testing
A recent issue of ELENET contained an error. The state of Illinois modification to a section of ASME A17.1-2019 code that requires all elevator smoke alarms to be tested every...
Prague is Repairing Two Historic Paternosters
A story recently posted on expats.cz reports that the disappearing paternoster elevator has yet to see its final demise, thanks to the Czech Republic’s Ministry of Industry and Trade. The government department...
TKE Extends Partnership, Launches Education4future
TK Elevator (TKE) signed a new, three-year contract with SOS Children's Villages and renamed its associated youth job-training initiative Education4Future, the OEM announced. Beginning as SEED (Support, Educate, Elevate, Develop)...
Tilting San Francisco Tower Faces New Problem
San Francisco’s Millennium Tower, a 58-story residential high rise that has been the target of numerous lawsuits over its sinking, tilting foundation, is facing new problems: the building’s lean is...
