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A 52-and two 40-story towers slated for Jersey City, Newark.

52-Story Residential Tower, a School and More for Jersey City A plan to build a 52-story residential tower, 16,485 sq. ft. of retail and a public school at 25 Columbus...

EU Takes Part in Facilities Conference

Board members of Elevator U (EU) took part in the SRAPPA 2018 Conference, held in October 2018 at the Hyatt Regency in Greenville, South Carolina. SRAPPA, the Southeastern Regional Association...

Plans move forward for tall buildings concentrating in the downtown area.

New Renderings of Jenga-Like Tower for Downtown New renderings of a Jenga-like, 53-story, 789-ft.-tall mixed-use tower designed by Arquitectonica on a site that wraps around the historic Pershing Square Building...

691-Ft.-Tall Plan for Boston Skyscraper Out of the Shadows

After a 10-year debate, the Boston City Council approved developer Millennium Partners’ plan to build a 691-ft.-tall, mixed-use skyscraper designed by Handel Architects on the former Winthrop Square parking garage...

Seattle Transit Officials Replacing Inadequate Escalators

“Do it right the first time” is likely the old saying going through the minds of authorities at Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (Sound Transit) in Seattle, as they...

US$5-Billion “City Within a City” Greenlit in Atlanta

One of “the most ambitious and controversial” developments in Atlanta history was greenlit by the City Council in November 2018, The Architect’s Newspaper was among outlets to report. Comparable in...

Important tower completions and reveals in the construction-heavy metropolis

JPMorgan Chase Tower: Foster + Partners Chosen, Details Released Investment bank and financial services company JPMorgan Chase & Co. has hired Foster + Partners as lead architect for the company’s...

Downtown continues to simmer with activity.

Residential Tower to Make Heavy Use of Greenery Developer Crescent Heights and architecture firm ODA have released new renderings of 1045 South Olive, a 70-story residential tower planned for downtown...

New York YIMBY: Plans unfold in Midtown, Murray Hill, NoMad and the Financial District.

Extell’s 131-Story Central Park Tower Set to Break Records Designed by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill and developed by Extell, Central Park Tower at 217 West 57th Street in Midtown...

Multiple New High-Rise Projects Win Approval in Chicago

Multiple new high rises up to 950 ft. tall were approved by the Chicago Plan Commission during a daylong meeting in October, indicating the city’s skyscraper boom will not cease...

Deyaar's Downtown Residences; image courtesy of Deyaar

Deyaar Unveils Dubai Downtown Residences Project

The wooden escalator; image © TfL

Last Wooden Escalator in London Underground to be Replaced by Elevator

North America, which requires larger elevators, has some of the most expensive elevator costs in the world, according to the Saanich Council; photo by Martin Pechy via Wikimedia Commons.

Saanich Calls for British Columbia to Allow Smaller Elevators

3rd Avenue-149th street Station; image courtesy of LiftComm

LiftComm Enhances NYC MTA Station Elevator Safety, Security

CEO of EngineeringUK Dr. Hilary Leevers

EngineeringUK CEO Reacts To U.K. 2025 Spending Review