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Multitower Project Pushed for Downtown Toronto
A consortium of developers hopes to create a multitower, mixed-use project for a 16-acre rail corridor site in downtown Toronto, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat reported on April 9....
Bystanders Free Boy Stuck in Staten Island Mall Escalator
Approximately a dozen bystanders joined members of mall security and a K-9 police officer in attempts to free a boy’s leg stuck in an escalator at Staten Island Mall in...
IAEC Forum 2021 Orlando Registration Now Open
Registration is now open for the International Association of Elevator Consultants (IAEC) Forum 2021 Orlando, scheduled June 29-July 2 at the Wyndham Grand Orlando Bonnet Creek Resort inside the Walt Disney...
In Memoriam: Martha Hulgan
Martha Hulgan, longtime friend of ELEVATOR WORLD, founding member of the Vertical Initiative for Elevator Escalator Women and owner of MMH & Associates, LLC, Elevator Consulting, passed away near her...
Indian Railway Commissions VT Despite Revenue Losses
Though taking a big revenue hit during the 2020-2021 pandemic, India’s South Central Railway Vijayawada division was able to commission new vertical-transportation (VT) units, The New Indian Express reported on April 10....
Element Elevators Wins Six-Elevator Modernization Job
Richmond Hill, Canada-based Element Elevators Inc. has been awarded a contract by Dufferin County (near Toronto) to modernize four hydraulic and two traction elevators. Element expects the project to start...
KONE Wins 67-Unit Order for Development in Zhuhai, China
KONE has won an order to supply 67 elevators for Zhuhai Huafa Plaza, a multitower, mixed-use development in Zhuhai, China, that will bring office space and multiple residential units to...
NYC’s Champion Elevator Acquires ARCTEC Elevator Service
Champion Elevator Corp., headquartered in Manhattan, has acquired ARCTEC Elevator Service, Inc., a NYC-based provider of elevator service, repair, modernization and inspection, Champion announced in early April. Specializing in mid-market...
Developer Requests Increase in Sydney Tower Height
Developer Lendlease has applied to increase the height of a planned residential tower by eight stories, The Urban Developer reported on April 1. The additional levels for the tower will provide an...
Unstudio Helping Design Office Tower in Poland
Dutch architecture firm UNStudio is working with Projekt Polsko-Belgijska Pracownia Architektury to build a 174-m-tall skyscraper, World Architecture News reported on April 7. Located next to the former headquarters of the Bellona...
