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Panel Approves Two-Tower Project In Brooklyn
River Ring, a proposed two-skyscraper residential development in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York, has come closer to construction with the plan recently picking up approval, New York YIMBY reports. The project, designed by Bjarke...
Registration Open for E2 Forum India 2021
Potential presenters and guests are invited to attend the third edition of Elevator & Escalator (E2) Forum India 2021, which is scheduled for October 1 at the Hotel Le Meridien,...
Tamil Nadu’s Disabled-Friendly Public Buildings Limited
The Director for the Welfare of the Differently Abled has informed the Madras High Court that of the 49,550 public buildings in Tamil Nadu, India, only 26,769 had ramps and...
Belarus Elevator Manufacturer Hits Production Milestone
Mogilevliftmash, an elevator manufacturer in Mogilev, Belarus, has rolled out the 375,000th elevator produced in the company’s more than five decades in business, BelTA reported on September 15. With plans to mark...
KONE Wins 83-Unit VT Order for New Beijing Metro Line
KONE has won an order to supply 83 vertical-transportation (VT) units for the western section of Beijing’s new Metro Line 11, the company announced on September 16. Line 11, a...
Tickets On Sale for Summit One Vanderbilt Observatory Experience
Tickets are now on sale for SUMMIT One Vanderbilt (ELENET 891), a 65,000-ft2 entertainment center in NYC, SL Green Realty Corp. announced in a press release on September 14. The building includes a...
TKE Canada Doubles VT Service Footprint for Retailer
TK Elevator (TKE) Canada has expanded its service footprint on vertical-transportation (VT) systems at supermarket Loblaws’ locations in Canada, TKE has announced. Lowblas, headquartered in Brampton, Ontario, has more than 2,400 stores...
Work on Liverpool Apartment Building is Underway
Work on the 22-story Pall Mall Press apartments build-to-rent building developed by Graham is underway in Liverpool, Construction Review Online reports. Designed by Falconer Chester Hall, the 280,000-ft2 scheme will deliver 336 apartments....
Elevator Replacement to Close NYC Clark Street Station
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) plans to close the 2 and 3 lines’ Clark Street station in Brooklyn Heights in NYC from November 2 until spring 2022 in order to...
Organizers Plan BuildingsNY 2021 Show for October
BuildingsNY is planning its 2021 trade show for October 20-21 at Pier 36, 299 South Street in NYC, the organization has announced. For 35 years the BuildingsNY show has been...
