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Texas capital skyline continues to evolve.
Developer Plans 60-Story Tower Downtown could see a skyline-changing tower if a plan by Minnesota-based developer Ryan Cos. comes to fruition, The Dallas Morning News reported in December 2019. The...
Acquisitions, a shift in ownership and a key appointment
Lerch Bates Announces New President, Acquisition Lerch Bates Inc. has named Eric Rupe president, effective January 1. In this role, he oversees all aspects of the consulting business globally, including...
Record-breaking tall-building developments distinguish Big Apple activity.
Skinniest Building in the World Close to Completion 111 West 57th Street, a 1,428-ft-tall residential building on Billionaires’ Row in Midtown (ELEVATOR WORLD, March 2015 and May 2018), was on...
Developments planned, rising across the city.
Mixed-Use High Rise Opens in Shibuya Shibuya Scramble Square, a 230-m, 46-story tower in Tokyo’s Shibuya Station District Redevelopment, has officially opened, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat...
Hyundai Elevator invests in emerging technology, and Hitachi Elevator wins prestigious award in China.
Hyundai Elevator Going Big on AI, IoT, Robotics With a memorandum of understanding with South Korea telecom giant KT Corp. signed in November 2019, the country’s Hyundai Elevator will adopt...
Large projects are on the horizon for Niagara Falls, Montreal, Toronto, Barrie and Surrey.
One of Country’s Tallest Approved in Niagara Falls A 72-story tower containing a hotel and condominiums was approved in late 2019 in Niagara Falls, sparking optimism among city leaders that...
69-Story Hyatt Hotel Tower Planned in Ho Chi Minh City
Global hotel brand Hyatt has partnered with Xuan Mai Sai Gon Construction Investment Joint Stock Co. to build a 69-story hotel tower in the center of the 34-acre Eco Green...
Developments in codes, VT contracts and tall building news across the continent
Slovakia’s First Skyscraper on Drawing Boards A 168-m-tall tower with 46 above-ground stories is planned by J&T Real Estate on the Danube River in Bratislava, Slovakia, The Slovak Spectator reported....
VSA Announces Intern Appointment from Prestigious High School
In December 2019, NYC-based elevator and escalator consulting firm Vertical Systems Analysis (VSA) announced the appointment of its first intern from the prestigious High Technology High School in New Jersey,...
Test tower façade is reimagined, and towers are planned near a MARTA station.
thyssenkrupp Test Tower Design Revised Updated renderings of the thyssenkrupp Innovation and Qualification Center (IQC), which includes the tallest elevator test tower in the Western Hemisphere (ELEVATOR WORLD, November 2019,...
