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More Details On Tokyo Redevelopment Project Released

Additional details on Tokyo’s Uchisaiwaicho 1 Chome District Redevelopment project, which includes the Imperial Hotel, have been released, Japan Property Central reports. The project is spilt into three segments, the North block,...

Philadelphia Representatives Request Funds for New Elevators

Philadelphia representatives Dwight Evans and Brendan Boyle have teamed up to request US$7.2 million for new elevators on Broad Street Line’s Erie Avenue Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) station, WHYY reports. Announced...

414 High-Capacity Escalators to Serve New Mumbai Metro Line

India's Mumbai Metro Rail Corp. (MMRC) is spending the equivalent of more than US$3.5 billion to install 414 escalators serving 27 stations along Metro Line 3, a new 33.5-km-long underground...

Southeast Elevator Acquires Gulfside Elevator

Southeast Elevator, headquartered in Ft. Pierce, Florida, has acquired Gulfside Elevator and Cab Interiors LLC, based in Naples, Florida, Maven Group, LLC, which facilitated the deal, announced on July 27....

Designs Released for Central Park House in Canada

Gensler has released designs for Central Park House, a 41-story high rise in Burnaby, Canada, that will feature an off-center glazed atrium halfway up, dezeen reports. The atrium section, called the Horizon...

Plans Revealed for Surfers Paradise Transformation

SPG Land, in a joint venture with Australian developer Gordon Corp., has submitted plans for a major transformation of Surfers Paradise with a design that would deliver one of the...

Shanghai Releases New Residential Elevator Standard

Shanghai officials have released a safety technical standard for elevators in residential buildings, Shine reported on July 22. The standard ranges from selecting equipment to maintenance. Installation of elevators primarily takes three...

TKE to Acquire Vancouver-Based City Elevator

TK Elevator (TKE) announced on July 23 it signed an agreement to acquire City Elevator, founded in 2004 and providing elevator service and maintenance through more than 75 employees in...

New Apartment Tower Planned In Gold Coast

Devine Development Group plans to build an AUD340-million (US$250-million) apartment tower featuring premium private residences on a beachfront site in Gold Coast, Australia, Brisbane Development noted on July 5. Royale Gold Coast, as the...

New Mixed-Use Tower With Modern Design In Egypt

Podia Tower Menassat Downtown New Capital in Egypt is the first smart administrative mixed-use capital tower developed by Menassat Developments with a modern design, Nawy reports. The tower consists of ground plus...

Rendering of the outdoor elevator; image via The Japan News

Japan Castle To Get Outdoor Elevator

Inside the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport; photo by Robert Polidori for SOM

Lack of Adequate VT Sparks Concern in Mumbai, India

The Alpha Matar team; image courtesy of Alpha Matar

Alpha Matar Signs Cooperation Protocol With Sunrise Hotels Group

Images courtesy of KONE

KONE Celebrates 115th Anniversary

SDSU PARKING ELEVATORS OPERATING WITH EXPIRED PERMITS

SDSU Parking Elevators Operating With Expired Permits