U.S. News
VSA Announces Intern Appointment from Prestigious High School
In December 2019, NYC-based elevator and escalator consulting firm Vertical Systems Analysis (VSA) announced the appointment of its first intern from the prestigious High Technology High School in New Jersey,...
Test tower façade is reimagined, and towers are planned near a MARTA station.
thyssenkrupp Test Tower Design Revised Updated renderings of the thyssenkrupp Innovation and Qualification Center (IQC), which includes the tallest elevator test tower in the Western Hemisphere (ELEVATOR WORLD, November 2019,...
Boston Developments Set to Transform Neighborhoods
News outlets including the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat and the Boston Herald recently reported on a pair of projects set to transform the Boston South End and...
Miami’s First Airbnb-Branded Tower Rising Downtown
Newgard Development Group and Airbnb, Inc. have teamed up to build Miami’s first Airbnb-branded tower, a 48-story structure with 412 condominiums and 192 hotel rooms, at 190 Northeast Sixth Street...
Tall building plans unfold in L.A. and San Diego, and a venue is set to get escalators.
Developer Acquires Land for L.A. Megaproject A Chinese developer has acquired the land for Olympia (ELEVATOR WORLD, March and August 2017), a US$1-billion residential/retail megaproject in downtown Los Angeles, the...
“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...
Progress on towers in northern, southern cities and a new hire
Four Seasons Residential Tower Tops Out in San Francisco The upcoming Four Seasons Private Residences in San Francisco topped out in November 2019 with the hoisting of the fnal beam,...
Investigation Finds Problems With Texas Elevator Safety
An investigation by Dallas news station WFAA found serious problems in Texas’ elevator safety program. The investigation revealed missed inspections, neglected elevators and poor recordkeeping for the state’s 40,000 passenger...
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...
Historic Utah Theater to Make Way for Skyscraper
Despite eforts to save it, the 101-year-old Utah Theater in downtown Salt Lake City will likely be torn down to make way for a 375-ft-tall skyscraper developed by Hines Interests...
