New York

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...

News from New York YIMBY: Lower East Side emerges as hotspot as towers rise and are planned across the boroughs.

Hotel in Hudson Yards Across From Javits Center Planned Atria Builders has filed a permit to build a 43-story, 487-ft.-tall hotel for Flushing-based Marx Development Group at 450 Eleventh Avenue...

Towers planned or rising throughout the boroughs, and an audit uncovers inspection issues.

One Seaport Reaching Toward 60th-Floor Pinnacle One Seaport, a residential tower on Maiden Lane near the waterfront in the Financial District (EW, August 2014 and December 2014), is reaching toward...

Manhattan crackles with activity.

BIG-Designed Project with Twisting Towers Moves Forward The Eleventh, a Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG)-designed project described by developer HFZ Capital as a “micro neighborhood” along the High Line in West...

High-profile contracts let and projects announced, plus a new initiative for safety in New York City (NYC).

Schindler VT System to Serve One Vanderbilt One Vanderbilt, a skyline-defining building ELEVATOR WORLD has been watching closely (EW, December 2014; March, July and December 2015; and September 2016), now...

Tall-building plans and completions join other industry news from the busy Big Apple.

Chase’s New Headquarters to Rise in Midtown East JPMorgan Chase plans to replace its 52-story world headquarters with a new, 70-story building on the same site between 47th and 48th...

New York YIMBY reports on various tall buildings, and TEI announces work in Midtown, LIC.

Striking BIG-Designed Towers Taking Shape in Chelsea The Eleventh, a pair of striking, twisting towers designed by Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) (ELEVATOR WORLD, December 2016), is making its presence known...

Twin Towers Legacy in Louisville

Family values, the Golden Rule and an NYC connection Just prior to starting a family with his wife, Judy, a passionate young elevator mechanic named Ron Madden had the pleasure...

ELEVATOR ESCALATOR INSTALLER REPAIRER TOPS JOB LIST

Elevator/Escalator Installer/Repairer Tops Job List

KONE Elevator India & South Asia Managing Director Amit Gossain, right, cuts the ribbon with fellow leaders; image courtesy of KONE.

KONE Lab at Chitkara University Inaugurated

Hyundai Elevator’s Smart Campus in Chungju, North Chungcheong Province; image courtesy of Hyundai Elevator

Hyundai Elevator Aspires Toward “Vision 2030” Goals

LIFTECH ELEVATOR PARTNERS WITH AXXIOM ELEVATOR

Liftech Elevator Partners With Axxiom Elevator

The machine is transported to the site; image courtesy of Champion Elevator.

Challenging Hudson Valley Modernization a “Testament to Teamwork”