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CloudMonitoring Taps Business Development Manager
CloudMonitoring, owned and operated by Rems Plus, recently announced that Dominic Beni has joined the company as business development manager. Prior to joining CloudMonitoring, Beni worked for Integrated Display Systems,...
Escalators Reopen at One of Manhattan’s Deepest Subway Stations
On April 6, subway riders applauded the reopening of escalators serving one of NYC’s deepest subway stations: the 181st Street A train station in Upper Manhattan, PIX 11 is among...
International Research Seed Funding & Student Research Competition Winners Announced
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat announced winners of the 2022 international research seed funding grant and student research competition. Dr. Rahman Azari, associate professor at Pennsylvania State...
Winning Flatiron Bidder Fails to Make Initial Payment
Only days after “industry outsider” Jason Garlick ostensibly bought the historic Flatiron Building at 175 Fifth Avenue in NYC for US$190 million in an auction on March 22, he failed...
Son of Once-Prominent NYC Restaurateur Dies in Escalator Fall
The 61-year-old son of a once-prominent NYC restaurateur died on March 18 as a result of falling two to three floors from an escalator, the New York Post was among...
NY Build Picks Up Steam As Go-To Event
The New York Build Expo (NY Build) picked up steam as the go-to event at the beginning of the calendar year on March 8-9 at the Javits Center in Hell's...
Historic NYC Landmark Flatiron Building Sells for US$190 Million
The historic Flatiron Building at 175 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, NY, sold to Jacob Garlick’s Abraham Trust at auction on March 22 for US$190 million, The Daily Dirt is among...
Elevator Malfunction at NYC Supertall Causes Vibration, Injures 3
A “huge vibration” was felt throughout the building and three workers suffered minor injuries as a result of an elevator malfunction on March 21 at the 1,401-ft-tall supertall office tower...
New Jersey-Headquartered VDA Acquires NYC-Based Omega Industries
vda® Elevator & Escalator Consulting, headquartered in East Hanover, New Jersey, with more than 30 branch offices around the country, announced the acquisition of NYC-based Omega Industries Inc. on March...
50 Hudson Yards, With Largest TKE Twin Elevator System in North America, Opens in NYC
The 58-story, 1,011-foot-tall 50 Hudson Yards, served by a 22-unit TK Elevator (TKE) TWIN elevator system that is the largest of its kind on North America, has opened on the...
