New York

“BIG” plans for Brooklyn and elevators for subway stations

Waterfront Plan Includes BIG-designed Towers, Beach Two Trees Management, the team behind redevelopment of the Domino Sugar factory site (ELEVATOR WORLD, April 2014), hopes to redevelop a 3.5-acre piece of...

Brooklyn, Jersey City and Manhattan among hotspots.

Jersey City Plan Features 68-Story Tower Jersey Digs reported in October 2019 on plans by Plaza VIII & IX Associates LLC to build a 68-story building on a parking lot...

Towers are planned in Manhattan and Queens, and an icon’s elevator system is modernized.

Otis Modernizes Empire State Elevators, Adds Custom Glass Car The Empire State Building was on the receiving end of some of the latest elevator technology when Otis completed installation of...

Milestones reached, plans announced in NYC and New Jersey.

Central Park Tower Tops Out Construction on Central Park Tower (ELEVATOR WORLD, March 2016, December 2018), the tallest residential building in NYC, has topped out at 1,550 ft, giving the...

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...

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