New York City
Towers of all kinds rise across the boroughs, and an important safety-training compliance date is extended.
Proposed Lower Manhattan Jail Tower Sparks Heated Debate A proposed 45-story jail tower at 125 White Street in Lower Manhattan sparked heated debate during public hearings in the spring, with...
Tower updates and a report from the tradeshow floor
Supertall The Spiral Marks a Milestone in Hudson Yards The Spiral, a 66-story supertall office building at 66 Hudson Boulevard in Hudson Yards (ELEVATOR WORLD, April 2016 and November 2018),...
Activity is brisk across the boroughs, and a key accessibility ruling is handed down.
Hudson Yards News from New York YIMBY Hudson Yards, the US$20-billion multitower development on the far west side by Oxford Properties Group and Related Cos., reached a major milestone in...
Hotels, mixed-use, affordable housing on the drawing boards.
Construction Underway on Two Times Square Hotels Work is well underway on two new high-rise hotels in New York City’s (NYC) Times Square. The first, a Hard Rock Hotel at...
Big Apple activity continues apace.
Macklowe’s Towering Ambition: City’s Tallest by Roof Height The New York Times got the scoop in January on what would be New York City’s (NYC) tallest building by roof height...
Elevators being added as big projects approach completion, kick off.
Deep Subway Stations Getting Elevators in Manhattan Curbed New York reported in December 2018 that five uptown Manhattan subway stations will undergo accessibility improvements with the installation of new elevators....
Important tower completions and reveals in the construction-heavy metropolis
JPMorgan Chase Tower: Foster + Partners Chosen, Details Released Investment bank and financial services company JPMorgan Chase & Co. has hired Foster + Partners as lead architect for the company’s...
New York YIMBY: Plans unfold in Midtown, Murray Hill, NoMad and the Financial District.
Extell’s 131-Story Central Park Tower Set to Break Records Designed by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill and developed by Extell, Central Park Tower at 217 West 57th Street in Midtown...
Big Apple Rising
New York YIMBY provides project updates from Hudson Yards and across the boroughs. Hudson Yards Second-Tallest Building Near Completion The 92-story, 1,009-ft.-tall 35 Hudson Yards (ELEVATOR WORLD, April and October...
Projects abound in New York City (NYC) and across the Hudson in Newark.
US$23.4-Million Elevator Project at Brooklyn MTA Station A US$23.4-million Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) project that includes installation of three handicapped- accessible elevators at Greenpoint Avenue station in Brooklyn was expected...
