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ESI Partners With ShoreView Industries
Garden City, New York-based Elevator Systems, Inc. (ESI) announced an equity partnership with ShoreView Industries in April. ESI designs, assembles, tests and delivers elevator controllers and ancillary products to elevator...
GP Designs Striking Residential Tower for Nashville
Goettsch Partners (GP) Senior Project Designer Vladimir Andrejevic said in April that some residents of Alcove, a striking, 34-story tower planned in Nashville, Tennessee, next to the Amazon-anchored Nashville Yards,...
Developers Obtain Loans for Pair of Chicago Towers
Developers of a pair of residential high rises in Chicago’s Lakeshore East neighborhood have acquired US$283 million in construction financing, The Real Deal reported in March. Lendlease and Magellan Development...
New leaders and a promotion
Ken Schmid Selected to Lead KONE Americas KONE has named Ken Schmid executive vice president for KONE Americas, the top leadership role in the division, the company announced in March....
Announcements from a major player, COVID-19 elevator plans and rising skyscrapers
TEI News Company Announces Equity Partnership With Analogue TEI Group, the largest independently owned and operated vertical-transportation (VT) company serving the New York tri-state area, announced in April that Analogue...
Towers planned throughout the region; VT industry framework tweaked in Singapore.
Design Unveiled for Guangzhou Supertall Architecture firm Goettsch Partners has unveiled the design for a mixed-use project in Guangzhou, China, that will have a supertall tower as its centerpiece, ArchDaily...
Jerusalem Plan Would Quadruple Site’s Residences
A developer pursuing a residential urban renewal project in Jerusalem’s Kiryat Menachem neighborhood cleared a hurdle when the Jerusalem Local Planning and Building Committee approved the plan, which would more...
Unique Spiral Residential Tower Coming to Bahrain
A developer is planning a 41-story luxury residential building in Water Garden City in Bahrain’s Seef District, Gulf Projects reported in March. Spiral Orchid Residence, as the development is called,...
Multiple towers and transit station upgrades
Country’s Tallest Residential Tower Part of Toronto Plan Designed by Hariri Pontarini Architects, the 95-story SkyTower is part of a three-tower project — Pinnacle One Yonge (ELEVATOR WORLD, January 2018)...
Four-Tower Project Given Go-Ahead in Gold Coast, Australia
The Gold Coast, Australia, City Council has approved a four-tower project for the Southport area, The Urban Developer reported in March. The project, by Sydney-based developer Aland, will bring 1,019...
