New York City

Tower construction across New Jersey city generates work for OEMs and continues to transform skyline.

Residential Tower Served by Otis System Tops Out Construction on 180 Morgan Street, a 41-story, 482-unit residential tower (ELEVATOR WORLD, September 2019), topped out in November 2020, New York YIMBY...

VDA Describes VT System Serving 11 Hoyt Street

Vertical-transportation (VT) consultancy VDA recently provided ELEVATOR WORLD with a detailed description of the elevator system serving the 51-story 11 Hoyt Street, architect Jeanne Gang’s first NYC skyscraper and one...

The pandemic, transit and tall towers throughout Manhattan

Coronavirus Impacts Seen in Construction Projections Pandemic-related woes have brought down high prospects for the NYC construction market, The Real Deal reported in October. Citing the New York Building Congress...

New York YIMBY: residential skyscrapers multiply in busy Big Apple.

Major Legal Victory for Two Bridges Supertall Plans A unanimous decision by the New York Appellate Court paves the way for four towers along the waterfront in the Two Bridges...

New York YIMBY news: activity remains brisk in Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn.

“Tremendous Addition to Midtown Skyline” Reaches Milestone Construction on One Vanderbilt, a 77-story supertall office tower described as a “tremendous addition to the Midtown skyline,” reached a milestone in July...

Condos, offices, retail and more are rising in the Big Apple.

Q2 Building Permits Skewed Heavily Toward Residential Despite the social and economic upheaval brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, the second quarter (Q2) of 2020 saw continued growth in the...

News from New York YIMBY: Business is brisk throughout the boroughs.

NoMad’s New Tallest Residential Skyscraper Nearly Complete Madison House, at 805 ft and 62 stories the tallest skyscraper in Manhattan’s NoMad neighborhood, is nearly complete, with only the lower floors...

A major contract is announced

A major contract is announced, and several skyscrapers make headlines. TEI Wins Major Modernization Contract in Midtown NYC TEI Group announced in May that it has won a contract to...

ESI Partners With ShoreView Industries

Garden City, New York-based Elevator Systems, Inc. (ESI) announced an equity partnership with ShoreView Industries in April. ESI designs, assembles, tests and delivers elevator controllers and ancillary products to elevator...

Announcements from a major player, COVID-19 elevator plans and rising skyscrapers

TEI News Company Announces Equity Partnership With Analogue TEI Group, the largest independently owned and operated vertical-transportation (VT) company serving the New York tri-state area, announced in April that Analogue...

SEA-LEVEL RISE THREATENS NEW YORK HOUSING AND TALL BUILDINGS

Sea-Level Rise Threatens NYC Housing and Tall Buildings

HOUSTON SENIOR APARTMENT COMPLEX SUFFERING ELEVATOR BREAKDOWNS

Houston Senior Apartment Complex Suffering Elevator Breakdowns

Herrmann

In Memoriam: Tim Herrmann

Armas

Otis Appoints Armas as President U.S. and Canada

Example of Mogilevliftmash elevator interior; image courtesy of Mogilevliftmash

Elevator Assembly Plant Officially Opens in Belarus