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Luxury, amenities prominent in pair of high-rise developments.
High Rise Planned for Coveted Rittenhouse Square A mixed-use high-rise building will soon fill the last vacant plot of land in the coveted area of Rittenhouse Square. The Laurel, named...
Towers sprout in the Emerald City.
Second-Tallest Tower Tops Out Rainier Square, Seattle’s second-tallest building at 58 stories and 850 ft, topped out in August ahead of anticipated completion in August 2020, Curbed Seattle reported. The...
Construction Begins on Final Phase of Chicago Project
Construction has begun on the third and final phase of a plan to redevelop Chicago’s Atrium Village housing complex, Curbed Chicago reported. The project, called Old Town Park, is being...
Dallas Area
An acquisition and an anniversary Kings III Acquires Florida-Based Competitor Texas-headquartered Kings III Emergency Communications announced in August it is acquiring Florida-based competitor ESRM. By November 1, ESRM headquarters and...
NYC and Vicinity
Renewed push for elevator legislation, a new NYCHA head, transit upgrades and towers across the boroughs and beyond Brooklyn Point’s Façade Reaches 720-Ft-High Roof Parapet Work on the façade of...
Ireland’s tallest planned; updates on tall buildings for Birmingham and London.
Planned Hotel Would Be Ireland’s Tallest Building Custom House Quay, a 34-story hotel planned as part of the redevelopment of the Cork City Custom House, would be the tallest building...
CECA MCP database kickstarted; four more high rises slated for Toronto.
CECA Inks Deal With Lift AI to Build MCP Database The Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA) announced in June it awarded a contract to build the CECA maintenance control program...
Schindler gets a new leader; Otis and Hitachi win contracts.
Ramachandran Named President of Schindler India, South Asia Ashok Ramachandran has been named president of Schindler India and South Asia, filling the role most recently held by Uday Kulkarni, who...
Work abounds across the region.
Hitachi Elevator Receives Biggest Thailand Order for Airport Hitachi Elevator (Thailand) Co., Ltd. received its biggest order to date in Thailand to supply 53 elevators, 83 escalators and 38 moving...
Large projects on the way for Shanghai, Kunming.
KONE Wins 268-Unit Order for Shanghai Metro Line 15 KONE announced in July that it will deliver 268 escalators and elevators to Shanghai’s newest Metro Line 15, which, once completed...
