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Construction Plans and Rendering of Brooklyn Tower Revealed
A rendering of and details on the construction plans for 395 Flatbush Avenue Extension, a proposed 80-story residential skyscraper in Downtown Brooklyn, NY, were revealed by Mayor Eric Adams on...
UCLA Delays Elevator Inspections
Thirty elevators in buildings belonging to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) were shown to not be inspected until more than 30 days past the permit expiration dates, Facilities Net reports....
TEI Involved in Elevators for New Museum Addition in NYC
Long Island City, NY-based TEI Group is among contactors working on the elevator system serving the seven-story, 60,000-ft2 New Museum addition at 231 Bowery on the Lower East Side of Manhattan,...
Clarkson + Varick Welcomes Director of Operations
Clarkson + Varick, a vertical-transportation (VT) consultancy headquartered in NYC and doing business in Florida, California and New York, recently welcomed Kent Solberg as director of operations. Solberg has more...
Worker Dies in Elevator Shaft Incident in Newark
A male worker died on May 11 as a result of injuries sustained in an elevator shaft at a 12-story former children’s hospital being converted into residences in downtown Newark,...
Texas Bill Requiring Landlords to Maintain Elevators Progresses
A bill that would require landlords in Texas to keep elevators in working condition passed in the Texas Senate on May 7, KHOU 11 reported. Senator Carol Alvarado authored Senate Bill 1802, which would protect...
Vanbarton Looks Beyond NYC To Seattle for Potential Conversion
NYC-based Vanbarton Group, working on three office-to-residential conversions in NYC, including 160 Water Street in the Financial District, is looking beyond the Big Apple to Seattle for its next possible...
Otis Announces Team From Florida as Global Winners of Made to Move Communities Challenge
Otis announced that the team from Pembroke Pines Charter High School in Pembroke Pines, Florida is the global winner of the fifth Made to Move Communities™ student challenge. The Pembroke...
In Memoriam: Milton Thomas Sybert
Milton Thomas Sybert of Northbrook, Illinois, a force in the elevator industry for decades, passed away peacefully on April 29 at age 93 surrounded by his loving family. A U.S....
Sea-Level Rise Threatens NYC Housing and Tall Buildings
According to a new report by the Regional Plan Association, NYC’s housing shortage could grow to 1.2 million homes due to rising sea-levels, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban...
