California
Vantage Provides New HW Machines for L.A. Project
Vantage Elevator Solutions West provided five new Hollister-Whitney (HW) GLV-40D1 gearless machines for Total Access Elevator, a large independent serving the greater Los Angeles area, for a major modernization project...
BART Greenlights Two-Tower TOD in Downtown Oakland
The Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Board of Directors approved developers’ plans for a transit-oriented development (TOD) that includes 28- and 19-story towers at the new Lake Merritt BART station...
83% of San Francisco’s Elevators Have Expired Permits
Out of the approximate 10,800 elevators in the city of San Francisco, around 9,000 — or 83% — have expired permits, many of which are multiple years old, SFGATE reports....
Mitsubishi Electric US Expands Elevator/Escalator Call Center
The Elevator and Escalator Division of Mitsubishi Electric US, Inc., announced on August 17 a new, expanded call center in Cypress, California, to support continued growth throughout the U.S. The...
New Renderings Show Pair of Proposed Towers in Oakland
A slew of new renderings by Los Angeles-based Large Architecture reveals details about San Francisco-based developer Tidewater Capital’s plan for a 27-story office tower and a 39-story apartment building at...
Tallest Bay Area Tower Outside of San Francisco Clears Hurdle
Plans for the tallest tower in the San Francisco Bay Area outside of San Francisco cleared a hurdle recently with permits filed to demolish a midrise structure at 415 20th...
41-Story Apartment Tower Planned in Downtown L.A.
National Real Estate Advisors has filed applications to build a 41-story Handel Architects-designed apartment tower above The Bloc shopping center’s 12-story parking garage at 700 South Flower Street in downtown...
3Phase and Next Level Elevator Announce Merger
3Phase Elevator and Next Level Elevator, an independent provider of vertical-transportation system maintenance, repair, modernization and testing in the Los Angeles market, announced a merger on July 28, strengthening 3Phase's...
LeGrand Jr. Promoted to LB California Area Manager
Gary LeGrand Jr. has been promoted to area manager for Lerch Bates (LB) California, the company announced. With broad experience in the elevator industry, including seven years of sales experience...
Milwaukee’s Third-Tallest Building Could Be Redeveloped
Plans to redesign a high-rise office tower into a possible apartment, condominium or hotel project are on the drawing board at 100 East Wisconsin Avenue in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Urban Milwaukee...
