New York

Historic Tower’s Elevators Prompt Arguments in NYC

A more-than-80-year-old, 59-story office building in NYC is experiencing repeated problems, numerous sources, including Goad News, reported in late March. The City Bank-Farmers Trust Company Building towers in the Financial...

Latham, McGroarty Transition to New Positions at Janus

Jonathan Latham, who has a more than 22-year career with Janus, transitioned from regional sales manager to regional product manager earlier this year. Based on Long Island, New York, Latham...

Architect Proposes Hoboken Waterfront Redevelopment

A waterfront redevelopment in Hoboken, New Jersey, may soon mean new housing, offices, retail and public space for an area surrounding the city's major interstate transit hub, the Council on...

NYC Cancer Center Planned by Memorial Sloan Kettering

A planned medical tower on the Upper East Side, Manhattan, NYC, will bring a 31-story pavilion known as Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) Cancer Center, the organization group, Patch reports. The...

NYCHA Tenant Seeks Better Communication About Elevators

Ramona Minor, a great-grandmother who lives in the New York City Housing Authority’s (NYCHA) De Hostos houses on NYC’s Upper West Side, wants better communication from the authority about maintenance...

In Memoriam: Janet M. Donoghue

The elevator industry mourns the loss of Janet M. Donoghue, who is survived by her husband of 47 years, Edward A. Donoghue, a longtime ELEVATOR WORLD collaborator, American Society of...

NYC’s Gotham Point, Served By Otis Elevators, Nearly Complete

Gotham Point in Queens, NYC’s Hunters Point South, consisting of 57- and 33-story towers that together will provide 1,132 rental apartments (75% affordable), is headed toward completion, with leasing in...

Two-Tower Residential Project With Otis VT Rising In Brooklyn

Façade installation is continuing at 77-87 Commercial Street, which consists of 40- and 30-story towers containing 222 mostly affordable residential units along Newtown Creek in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NYC, New York YIMBY reported...

Project Releases Design Updates For Penn 15

Fresh renderings by DBOX have shed new light on PENN 15, a 56-story, 1,200-foot-tall commercial skyscraper at 15 Penn Plaza in Midtown Manhattan, NYC, New York YIMBY reports. The project, Designed by...

Lerch Bates Names Zoelle NYC Area General Manager

Marc Zoelle has joined Lerch Bates as area general manager of the global consulting firm’s NYC office, Lerch Bates announced in February. Zoelle brings 21 years of elevator industry experience...

NEW JERSEY TRANSIT BOD PLAN TO REPLACE ESCALATORS

New Jersey Transit BoD Plan to Replace Escalators

WEEF HOLDS SECOND IN-PERSON MEETING IN FRANKFURT

WEEF Holds Second In-Person Meeting in Frankfurt

The Torch at 640 Eighth Avenue takes its place on the Midtown Manhattan skyline; rendering courtesy of ODA and SLCE Architects

TEI Group Awarded Major 30-Unit Contract at The Torch

TKE CONSIDERING US$22.7-BILLION IPO IN U.S. IN 2026

TKE Considering US$22.7-Billion IPO in U.S. in 2026

Hiyaa Towers; image courtesy of Architecture Association Maldives

Progress Made on Elevator Installation in Maldive Towers