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Tall-building activity throughout the mainland and beyond
Largest-Ever Lift Modernization in Melbourne Rialto, an iconic office property at 525 Collins Street in Melbourne, is undergoing an AUS$200-million (US$134-million) upgrade that includes the largest lift modernization ever undertaken...
TSSA Unexpectedly Rescinds Order
Ontario’s Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) has rescinded a sweeping three-year-old upgrade directive. According to CP 24, the industry has reacted with both surprise and anger. At issue are...
Interesting new apartments to take shape in Dutch port city.
New Tallest Residential Tower for City Center In approximately two years, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, is expected to have a new tallest residential tower in the form of the V8 Architects-designed,...
LIC, Manhattan garner further attention for building tall.
Durst’s Big Plans for LIC Clock Tower Site The Durst Organization has big plans for 29-55 Northern Boulevard in Long Island City (LIC) in Queens: a 63-story building containing approximately...
Tallest Building West of the Mississippi Opens in L.A.
Amid a light show and parties, developers of the Wilshire Grand Center in Los Angeles celebrated the opening of the tallest building west of the Mississippi River on June 23,...
Condo Tower Planned Next to Historic Seattle Church
A church, built in the 1890s in Seattle’s First Hill neighborhood, is set to get a neighbor: a 30-story condominium tower that will also house operations such as a food...
Towers: more announced, progress made.
Big Proposal in Chicago From Vista Tower Developer Magellan Development Group and its partners hope to build a quartet of towers ranging from 40 to 80 stories in the 28-acre...
From hires to honors, companies are busy across the nation.
Isenberg New Government Affairs Director at NEII Dylan Isenberg is the new Government Affairs director at the National Elevator Industry, Inc. (NEII®), headquartered in Centreville, Virginia. In this role, he...
Mall order, safety code mandate
KONE Wins Order for 69 Units at Mall KONE has won an order to supply 69 elevators and escalators to Funan DigitaLife Mall, a mixed-use development. The mall is designed...
Examination of Routes, Tech Jobs in Canada
Canadian Business reported that, as property owners try to cut costs, technicians report a dangerous lack of maintenance. Due to the intense competition between multinational elevator companies, it continued, some...
