New York
NYC and Vicinity
Renewed push for elevator legislation, a new NYCHA head, transit upgrades and towers across the boroughs and beyond Brooklyn Point’s Façade Reaches 720-Ft-High Roof Parapet Work on the façade of...
Buildings come down, others rise in the country’s largest city.
Largest Demolition Moving Along The largest demolition in NYC is moving along at 270 Park Avenue (ELEVATOR WORLD, January 2019 and May 2018). New scaffolding and netting have been installed...
New York and New Jersey
Tall-building activity remains brisk, government takes action, and a supplier opens its newest branch. Legislature Pushes for Elevator Mechanic Licensing The New York state Senate unanimously passed a bill that...
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...
