U.S. News
Luxury, amenities prominent in pair of high-rise developments.
High Rise Planned for Coveted Rittenhouse Square A mixed-use high-rise building will soon fill the last vacant plot of land in the coveted area of Rittenhouse Square. The Laurel, named...
Towers sprout in the Emerald City.
Second-Tallest Tower Tops Out Rainier Square, Seattle’s second-tallest building at 58 stories and 850 ft, topped out in August ahead of anticipated completion in August 2020, Curbed Seattle reported. The...
Construction Begins on Final Phase of Chicago Project
Construction has begun on the third and final phase of a plan to redevelop Chicago’s Atrium Village housing complex, Curbed Chicago reported. The project, called Old Town Park, is being...
Dallas Area
An acquisition and an anniversary Kings III Acquires Florida-Based Competitor Texas-headquartered Kings III Emergency Communications announced in August it is acquiring Florida-based competitor ESRM. By November 1, ESRM headquarters and...
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...
Beach development, market-rate high rise set to come to Southern California.
L.A. Committee Approves High Rise With Market-Rate Condos The Los Angeles City Council’s planning and land-use- management committee approved plans for a 41-story tower at Figueroa and Eighth streets. The...
Private elevators, KONE VT in Miami towers
Hadid-Designed 62-Story Tower With KONE VT System Opens The 62-story One Thousand Museum, the late Zaha Hadid’s final residential tower in the U.S. (ELEVATOR WORLD, April 2018), is open in...
Industry veteran honored at one golf tournament; elevator company holds another.
45th Annual Pop/Joe Golf Outing Honors Witham National Association of Elevator Contractors (NAEC) Deputy Director Teresa Witham was presented with the Gene Frohlinger Distinguished Service Award at the 45th Annual...
Elevators, new construction across the Garden State
Casino Celebrates Amenities, Including Revamped Elevators Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey, held a first-anniversary celebration that included a ribbon-cutting for new amenities, including a pair of service...
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...
