Texas

San Antonio Developer Plans New High-Rise Apartment

Work is getting underway for a 32-story apartment development designer Western Urban plans in San Antonio, Texas, MYSA reports. The construction, launched under Dallas-based builder Rogers-O'Brien Construction, is set to...

Texas Courthouse to Replace Elevator

Grayson County officials recently approved spending US$450,000 on an elevator replacement project for the public elevators at the Grayson County Courthouse in Sherman, Texas, the HeraldDemocrat reports. The funds needed...

New 58-Story, Multiuse Tower Planned in Austin

Developers have started work in downtown Austin, Texas, on a 58-story, 675-ft-tall skyscraper that will bring more apartments, offices and retail space, Austin American-Statesman reports. The project, named 321 West, is being developed by Tishman Speyer,...

Details Of New Houston Luxury Residential Tower Revealed

Trammell Crow subsidiary High Street Residential has released new details about the 470-ft-tall, 43-story Parkside Residences, set to open by summer 2023 close to downtown Houston’s Discovery Green Park, the Houston...

San Antonio Officials Set Vote On Funding Elevator Repairs

The Tower of the Americas, a popular viewing and restaurant high rise in San Antonio, Texas, is in line for improvements to its elevators, NEWS4SA reports. The situation will require...

Luxury living planned in Uptown; high-rise apartment building set near DART station.

High-Rise Luxury Residential Tower Set for Uptown A new, 30-plus-story luxury apartment tower planned for the Uptown district will change the skyline north of the city’s downtown, The Dallas Morning...

Texas capital skyline continues to evolve.

Developer Plans 60-Story Tower Downtown could see a skyline-changing tower if a plan by Minnesota-based developer Ryan Cos. comes to fruition, The Dallas Morning News reported in December 2019. The...

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...

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...

Significant skyscrapers in key cities

Owl, Jenga, Sailboat: Austin Getting Another Iconic Building Developer Trammell Crow Co. has broken ground on a 35-story office tower that will be occupied by Google and serve as a...

The Inn at Longshore; image courtesy of the Inn at Longshore via Facebook

Connecticut Elevator Issue Ends in Promise of Restoration

767 Third Avenue; photo © Nathaniel Lindsey for the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat

1981 Manhattan Office Tower To Convert to Residential

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AKE Project Manager Transitions from Türkiye to Germany

The refurbished inclined moving walk; image courtesy of ATTA Elevators

ATTA Elevators Completes Rebuild of Schindler Units in Ottawa

Jerusalem; photo by Walkerssk for Pixabay

Inspectors Face Unique Challengers in War-Torn Israel