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Liberty Elevator System For New Manhattan Residential Tower
Liberty Elevator Corp., headquartered in Paterson, New Jersey, provided a two-elevator system for 200 East 75th Street, an 18-story luxury residential building in the Lenox Hill area of Manhattan's Upper...
TEI Group Acquires Orlando, Florida-based TAKA Elevator
NYC-based TEI Group announced on January 3 it has acquired TAKA Elevator Co., LLC, established by Mary and Patrick Lalchandani in 2012 and based in Orlando, Florida. "Our future in...
Cost, Practicality Concerns Plague D.C. Area Transit Project
The Purple Line, a transit project in the Washington, D.C., area connecting parts of Montgomery and Prince George counties in the Old-Line State, is more than five years behind schedule...
Elevator To Enhance Accessibility at SeaTac Airport
Sound Transit, the public transit agency for the Seattle, Washington, metropolitan area, announced that, starting on January 8 through the beginning of 2026, there will be ongoing construction at the...
JPMorgan Chase’s New Supertall Coming Together in NYC
A hive of construction activity can be witnessed at 270 Park Avenue in Midtown East, Manhattan, NYC, site of JPMorgan Chase's new, 1,389-ft, supertall headquarters (HQ), ahead of anticipated completion...
World-First Water Elevator for Hawaii Water Park
The “world-first” water elevator is a feature at Hawaii’s Grand Wailea Resort as it floats passengers to the top of a huge water park, Metro reports. The water elevator was originally built...
NYC Station Near Hunter College Now Fully Accessible
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced the completion of three new elevators making the 68 St-Hunter College station on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, NY, fully accessible. This is...
Closing for New Year’s Day
The offices of Elevator World, Inc. will be closed on January 1, 2025, for the New Year’s Day Holiday. They will open for regular business hours on January 2.
Ski Lift Crack Leads to Evacuations
More than 170 skiers and snowboarders were evacuated due to a crack in Colorado ski lift on December 21, The Guardian reports. Those riding the gondolas were lowered down by...
In Memoriam: William “Bill” O’Connor
William "Bill" O'Connor, founder of New Smyrna Beach, Florida-headquartered Daytona Elevator, passed away on December 9, just weeks shy of his 86th birthday after battling dementia. Also known as "Elevator...
