U.S. News
New towers distinguish themselves as luxury construction continues its roll.
High-End Towers Fuel Increase in Construction Spending Construction spending in New York City (NYC) grew 26% in 2014 to US$36 billion, with luxury residential towers leading the way, Bloomberg reported,...
Tall-building construction remains hot.
Details on 2 WTC Emerge Rupert Murdoch’s media companies News Corp. and 21st Century Fox are considering building a joint headquarters in a new 88-story building at the World Trade...
Gotham Growing
New skyscrapers, regulations are on drawing board in NYC and beyond. Otis Lands 73-Unit Hudson Yards Deal Otis has been hired by Related Cos. to provide a 73-unit vertical transportation...
An Array of Projects for NYC
Condos, hotels continue to multiply in the Big Apple. KONE to Handle Historic Modernization in NYC KONE has been hired to renovate 28 elevators and install four escalators and two...
NYC Surging
New York YIMBY: Condos, hotels on drawing board. “San Francisco’s Worth” of New Skyscrapers for NYC Developers intend to add a “San Francisco’s worth” of new skyscrapers to New York...
Old Building, New Purpose
Liberty Elevator and Peelle collaborate on interesting and satisfying revitalization project. With its great views of lower Manhattan and the new World Trade Center skyline, the East River area in...
ThyssenKrupp North America has new leadership; companies tap regional managers.
Bass Now CEO Patrick Bass, formerly head of R&D for ThyssenKrupp Elevator in Essen, Germany, is now CEO of ThyssenKrupp North America, Inc., headquartered in Chicago. Bass fills a position...
Companies hire engineers on U.S. mainland and beyond.
Magnetek Hires Two for Engineering Segment Magnetek, Inc., an elevator drives manufacturer in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, has announced that Gene Jansen and Joe Koren have joined the company as application...
NYC and Environs Continue Hot Streak
Significant residential towers are on the drawing boards in Manhattan and Brooklyn. Tall-Building “Permit Frenzy” in September Demand coupled with imminent building-code changes are the drivers behind what New York...
Company Activity
KONE and MVT expand facilities. KONE Announces New Texas Factory KONE announced in September that it will build a new light-manufacturing and testing facility and add 80 new positions as...
