California

Otis provides VT, Westbank Campus adds residential tower

Construction on San Francisco Tower Wrapping Up Construction is wrapping up on 30 Otis Street, SoMa, in San Francisco as the tower is preparing for move-ins later this summer, San...

Plans unfold in various parts of the city

A US$2-Billion Megaproject Could Reshape Arts District Pandemic-related shutdowns have hurt the city’s downtown streets and indicate long-term changes to office life, but builders are pressing ahead with major projects...

OEM and tower activity in San Francisco and beyond

Mitsubishi Electric US Opens New Office in San Francisco Mitsubishi Electric US, Inc., which produces, installs and repairs elevators and escalators, is opening an office in downtown San Francisco, its...

News from San Francisco YIMBY: towers being planned and taking shape

Permits Filed for San Francisco Residential High Rise Developers have filed permits to build a 42-story residential building in San Francisco’s SoMa (South of Market) neighborhood, the source reported in...

Residences, stores, hotel rooms on the drawing board.

City Approves Plan for 56-Story Downtown Tower City officials have approved a plan for a 56-story mixed-use tower in the city’s downtown, Connect California reported on August 20. The plan,...

One tall residential building under construction; another long-planned development approved.

New Residential High Rise Going Up on Westside A Gensler-designed 34-story building currently under construction on Los Angeles’ Westside is poised to become the area’s first residential high rise in...

Tall building plans unfold in L.A. and San Diego, and a venue is set to get escalators.

Developer Acquires Land for L.A. Megaproject A Chinese developer has acquired the land for Olympia (ELEVATOR WORLD, March and August 2017), a US$1-billion residential/retail megaproject in downtown Los Angeles, the...

Progress on towers in northern, southern cities and a new hire

Four Seasons Residential Tower Tops Out in San Francisco The upcoming Four Seasons Private Residences in San Francisco topped out in November 2019 with the hoisting of the fnal beam,...

Construction on towers starts, while one stops on the West Coast.

Sacramento Skyline Projections for Next Decade The Sacramento Bee projected how Sacramento’s future skyline will look, reporting on 11 upcoming high rises for the city over the next 10 years....

Beach development, market-rate high rise set to come to Southern California.

L.A. Committee Approves High Rise With Market-Rate Condos The Los Angeles City Council’s planning and land-use- management committee approved plans for a 41-story tower at Figueroa and Eighth streets. The...

HITACHI ELEVATOR TO FOCUS ON SMART BUILDING IN CHINA

Hitachi Elevator to Focus on Smart Building in China

(l-r) Todd Christensen and Craig Clabaugh

Metro Elevator Opens in Office in Iowa

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Passion for Acting Leads to VT Career

The extension will include three new stations; image courtesy of Otis.

Otis Taiwan to Supply 65 VT Units for MRT Extension

Different views of the proposed tower; images courtesy of RSHP

54-Story City of London Tower Approved