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Expansions, plans, purchases and more from around the globe
KONE Vietnam Expands, Looks to Future Growth KONE subsidiary KONE Vietnam LLC has expanded and renovated its corporate office in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, with plans to open additional...
Stylish Mixed-Use Development for Downtown Detroit
A mixed-use development that includes a 35-story office and 26-story residential tower on either end of a 1.25-ha area overlooking downtown Detroit’s historic Theater District is planned, dezeen reported. Monroe...
Washington Monument to Reopen with New Elevator in 2019
The elevator system in the 555-ft.-tall Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. (ELEVATOR WORLD, September 2014), which operates year-round for eight hours a day when open, is being replaced as part...
Apartment High Rises Could Replace 1960s Complex in Vegas
Florida East Coast Realty (FECR) of Miami wants to build four 45-story apartment towers and three commercial buildings on the site of a 1962 complex that has been home to...
Manhattan continues to sizzle, and big plans unfold across the Hudson River.
Brooklyn Supertall Poised to Rise Concrete pouring for the first supertall outside Manhattan, 9 DeKalb Avenue in downtown Brooklyn, is likely underway as JDS Development and the Chetrit Group look...
40-Story Residential Tower in Honolulu Celebrates Hawaii
Ae’o, a 40-story residential tower being developed by The Howard Hughes Corp. in Honolulu’s Kaka’ako neighborhood, boasts a design by Seattle’s Bohlin Cywinski Jackson (BCJ) inspired by Hawaii’s natural beauty,...
Tall-building activity continues downtown and beyond.
29-, 49-Story Towers Form L.A. City Center New renderings have been revealed of L.A. City Center, the latest megaproject in downtown Los Angeles, The Architect’s Newspaper reported. Developed by Shenzhen...
Company expands and a family-owned operation marks 60 years.
AVT Beckett Setting Up in Tennessee Canadian manufacturer AVT Beckett Elevator Ltd. (ELEVATOR WORLD, September 2017) is setting up a manufacturing operation in the Hickory Hill neighborhood of Memphis, the...
Studio Gang-Designed Apartment Tower Tops Out in Chicago
Solstice on the Park, a 26-story apartment tower designed by Studio Gang in Chicago’s Hyde Park, topped out in late August, Curbed Chicago reported. The project took approximately a decade...
Organization beefs up staff, and company taps leader to guide expansion.
NEII® Personnel Moves The National Elevator Industry, Inc. (NEII®) announced hires and promotions aimed at increasing industry influence in the code, regulatory and legislative arenas. Kevin Brinkman has been promoted...
