Brooklyn
US$686 Million for Elevators and Other Transit Upgrades
An anticipated US$686 million in federal funding to improve accessibility at older transit stations nationwide is now a reality, with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DoT) announcing on December 19...
Inspired by DUMBO
Brooklyn neighborhood’s industrial history figures big in design of residential tower with elevators by United Cabs. DUMBO (Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass) is a historic and charming neighborhood in...
NYC-Based NECD Welcomes National Sales Manager, Fixtures
National Elevator Cab & Door Corp. (NECD), headquartered in Brooklyn, NYC, recently welcomed Patrick Kennedy as national sales manager, fixtures. Kennedy began his career in the elevator industry with Otis...
Excavation Underway for 51-Story Residential Tower in Brooklyn
Excavation is underway at 589 Fulton Street in downtown Brooklyn, NYC, to make way for The Brook, a 51-story, 600-ft-tall mostly residential tower designed by Beyer Blinder Belle and developed...
Champion Elevator Acquires Superior Elevator Technologies
Champion Elevator, headquartered in Manhattan, NYC, with locations in Connecticut, New Jersey and Long Island, announced it has acquired Superior Elevator Technologies Corp., headquartered in the Bronx and serving the...
Two-Tower Residential Project With Otis VT Rising In Brooklyn
Façade installation is continuing at 77-87 Commercial Street, which consists of 40- and 30-story towers containing 222 mostly affordable residential units along Newtown Creek in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NYC, New York YIMBY reported...
Permits Filed For 21-Story Mixed-Use Tower In Brooklyn
The Jay Group has filed permits for a 21-story tower containing nearly 300 residences and 4,545 ft2Â of commercial space at 101 Fleet Place between Myrtle Avenue and Willoughby Street in...
Developer Lands Loan To Build Tower Project In Brooklyn
A developer planning to build a high-rise residential building and update an existing tower in NYC’s Brooklyn borough has closed on a US$72-million loan to get the project going, New York...
NYC MTA Completes Subway Elevator Upgrade Ahead Of Time
The NYC Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced on December 26 it completed an elevator replacement project at the Flatbush Avenue-Brooklyn College subway station in Flatbush, Brooklyn, ahead of time, Shorefront News is among...
Changes Coming To Brooklyn, NYC, Skyline
Developers set on transforming the Gowanus neighborhood of Brooklyn, NYC, are about to get the green light from a city-led zoning overhaul that has been more than 10 years in...
