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Towers planned or rising throughout the boroughs, and an audit uncovers inspection issues.
One Seaport Reaching Toward 60th-Floor Pinnacle One Seaport, a residential tower on Maiden Lane near the waterfront in the Financial District (EW, August 2014 and December 2014), is reaching toward...
Chicago Tower Gets New Name, Updated Renderings
The developer of a high-rise apartment tower under construction along the South Branch of the Chicago River has revealed a new name and new renderings, Curbed Chicago reported in June....
Ambitious plans in Houston, Austin
McNair Plans Three-Tower Development in Houston’s Uptown McNair Interests, developer of a mixed-use project on 6 acres in Uptown Houston, tells ELEVATOR WORLD it will include a 51-story Rosewood Hotel/residential...
Company Moves
Expansions, new hires and a certification GAL Makes an Acquisition, Opens Miami Facility GAL Manufacturing Corp., headquartered in Bronx, New York, and a portfolio company of San Francisco’s Golden Gate...
Miami Mixed-Use Development on Track for 2019 Completion
Midtown 8, a 28-story apartment tower connected to a 10-story parking garage with retail and rooftop amenities, has topped out in Midtown Miami, indicating the Wood Partners development is on...
A Heritage Lift Finds Its Former Glory
In this Project Spotlight, a team headed by KJA Consultants restores a 100-plus-year-old elevator. We’re waiting at the door of the elevator, Romas Bubelis and I. The car passes us...
Home Sweet Home
Ontario has been a welcome site for Peelle’s manufacturing since 1964. When The Peelle Co. visited the Canadian market in the early 1920s, Canada was beginning to build its infrastructure...
A Modern Lift
The digital age of elevators arrives at the Fairmont Empress Hotel. The iconic Fairmont Empress Hotel stands proudly overlooking the Inner Harbour in Victoria, the provincial capital of British Columbia....
Partnerships, Relationships, Community Commitment
Canwest Elevator & Lifts stays true to its values while growing into one of Canada’s largest independents. It’s a very interesting time for Calgary-based Canwest Elevator & Lifts, says owner...
From Dubai to Toronto and Beyond
Royal Décor Steel provides bespoke metal panels for use in elevator interiors and more. If you can imagine it, we can create it,” is a motto of Royal Décor Steel,...
