New York

Residential/hotel space on the way; terrorism concerns leveled at elevators.

Financing Secured for 45-Story Chelsea Hotel New York YIMBY reports progress in financing toward a high-rise hotel in the New York City (NYC) Chelsea neighborhood. Developer Eastern Consolidated has secured...

Multipurpose Elevator Contractor Management Solution

Rimrock’s new offering includes violation tracking for NYC vertical-transportation companies. Rimrock Corp. has unveiled FIELDBOSS Lift 2.5, a major update for its award-winning elevator contractor management solution built for the...

JM Associates/Burnham + Co.

We at JM Associates/Burnham + Co., a Division of HUB International Northeast, have been creating comprehensive insurance and risk management products for the elevator industry for more than 40 years....

The Gift

Chance meeting between two elevator men brings back the horrors and heroism of WWII. On June 23, 2017, I celebrated 50 years in the elevator industry and am still going...

“New York, New York, a Eleva’ Town”

Looking at NYC’s vertical-transportation heritage through the unique Park Row Building The 1944 Broadway musical On the Town featured the song “New York, New York” (music by Leonard Bernstein with...

Connected, Controlled

IDS/Lift-Net offers VT management systems that provide custom data in real time throughout NYC and beyond. In modern building management, maintaining real-time connection to passenger conveyance systems is essential for...

The Year of Topping Out

In this Industry Dialogue, EW discusses NYC building trends and projections with New York YIMBY’s Nikokai Fedak (NF). Young and full of energy, Nikolai Fedak is founder/editor of New York...

Broadening Horizons: Change at GAL

Recently acquired GAL Manufacturing Corp. finds a renewed entrepreneurial spirit, sense of innovation along with the change in ownership. When Bronx, New York-based GAL Manufacturing Corp. opened its doors more...

The Year in NYC Tall Buildings

Neighborhoods transform as striking new landmarks punctuate skyline. The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), having recently completed its annual global audit of tall-building construction around the world,...

Hudson Yards and the High Line

One landmark leads to another in Manhattan’s developing “New West Side.” On a recent trip to New York City, your author walked the famed and beloved High Line for the...

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”