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MTA projects, record-breaking towers and more
MTA Cuomo Announces East Side Access Civil Construction Completion On May 27, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced completion of civil construction on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) East Side Access megaproject....
Remarkable skyscrapers and their remarkable elevators distinguish Big Apple happenings
United Cabs Restructures, Expands and Taps a Leader Rios A new entity, United Vertical Group, has been formed to represent United Cabs Inc.’s elevator cab products and United Metals Corp.’s...
1,100-ft Supertall Proposed for West 57th Street in NYC
The NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) indicates that planning is underway for a mixed-use, 1,100-ft-tall tower at 41-47 West 57th Street, New York YIMBY reported. The development applicant, BOB 57, LLC, is...
New York YIMBY reports on Manhattan towers, and TEI Group shares personnel news
New Renderings of Supertall in Penn District Redevelopment Penn 15 New renderings of the 1,270-ft-tall, 61-story Penn 15, part of Vornado Realty Trust’s ambitious Penn District redevelopment plan (ELEVATOR WORLD,...
New York YIMBY: Supertalls among skyscrapers on the drawing boards or marking milestones.
Supertalls Part of Cuomo-Backed ESD Plan Around Penn Station Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the board of directors of Empire State Development (ESD) has adopted a general plan for high-density redevelopment...
Big plans and projects include infrastructure, supertalls and accessibility upgrades.
Rebuilt, Multibillion-Dollar Midtown Bus Terminal Planned The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey aims to rebuild its 70-year-old bus terminal at 625 Eighth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, a...
Activity remains brisk throughout the boroughs.
MTA Commits to Install 17 Elevators The Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) is proceeding with plans to add elevators at several train stations, THE CITY reported in December 2020. While COVID-19...
Tower construction across New Jersey city generates work for OEMs and continues to transform skyline.
Residential Tower Served by Otis System Tops Out Construction on 180 Morgan Street, a 41-story, 482-unit residential tower (ELEVATOR WORLD, September 2019), topped out in November 2020, New York YIMBY...
VDA Describes VT System Serving 11 Hoyt Street
Vertical-transportation (VT) consultancy VDA recently provided ELEVATOR WORLD with a detailed description of the elevator system serving the 51-story 11 Hoyt Street, architect Jeanne Gang’s first NYC skyscraper and one...
The pandemic, transit and tall towers throughout Manhattan
Coronavirus Impacts Seen in Construction Projections Pandemic-related woes have brought down high prospects for the NYC construction market, The Real Deal reported in October. Citing the New York Building Congress...
