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Woman Stuck, Injured in Fall on Escalator
Emergency responders were called to cut a woman free after she became trapped on an escalator on the Gold Coast in Australia, 9 News reported on April 6. The woman reportedly slipped...
21-Story Build-to-Rent Development Planned in Perth
Headed by President Michael Streicker, US-based Sentinel Real Estate plans to build a 21-story, 17,221-m2 development in Perth, Australia, made up of 175 apartments above a three-story multiuse podium, according to The Urban...
Twin-Tower Project Approved for Sydney’s CBD
Following the Sydney Planning Committee’s approval, a twin-tower, 80-story skyscraper project on Pitt Street comprising 592 apartments and a hotel is expected to transform the Sydney CBD’s skyline, The Urban Developer reports....
Apartment Tower for Chicago’s Fulton Market District
A team led by Chicago's Fulton Street Cos. wasted no time filing plans for a 32-story, 433-unit apartment tower on West Fulton Street north of Lake Avenue after the city...
Cavinder Elevator Plans Charity Golf Event In Myrtle Beach
Cavinder Elevator Co., headquartered in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, plans to hold its 4th annual Battle of the Bars Charity Golf Scramble on July 19 at Arrowhead Country Club in Myrtle Beach. An...
Japanese City to Forbid Walking, Running on Escalators
Lawmakers in Saitama, Japan, passed an ordinance on March 26 forbidding passengers from walking or running on escalators, mothership reports. Although likely to not carry any penalty if breached, the ordinance is...
LIFTEX 2022 Set for October 12-13 in London
LIFTEX organizer the Lift & Escalator Industry Association announced the event will take place on October 12-13 at ExCeL in London. Originally planned for May 2022 but postponed due to...
Served by Schindler VT, Jakarta’s First Supertall Tops Out
Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF) announced on March 31 that Autograph Tower, the first supertall in Jakarta, Indonesia, topped out at 383 m. Served by a Schindler vertical-transportation (VT) system (ELENET...
Elevator Repairs Underway at Vernon, Canada, Car Park
Work to upgrade a pair of elevators at a parking garage in Vernon, Canada, began on April 1, with the CAD200,000 (US$160,000) project expected to wrap up in mid-June, the Lake...
Construction Launches on Amazon’s Bellevue 600 Tower
Construction has begun on Amazon's new Bellevue 600 office building, a tower that sees the company expanding its footprint on the Eastside, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported on March 31. Demolition crews have...
