Construction
Construction Worker Injured in Elevator Shaft Fall
A construction worker was critically injured in a three-story fall down an elevator shaft at a New Jersey construction site, according to U.S. News & World Report. Chief Michael Foligno of...
Yokohama Set for Office Tower, Museum Construction
A real estate developer and a video game company are collaborating to develop a high-rise office tower and a museum in Yokohama, Japan, Japan Property Central reports. Plans are to build a...
Ground Broken On 41-Story Downtown Austin Condo Tower
Austin, Texas-based Pearlstone Partners and NYC-based ATCO Properties and Management broke ground on Vesper, a 41-story, 284-unit condominium tower in the Rainey Street district of downtown Austin, Austin American-Statesman reported on August...
Foundation Work Begins on Columbia University Tower
Excavation and foundation work are underway for a 34-story tower on the Manhattanville campus of Columbia University in New York City, New York YIMBY reports. Machinery and crews were recently seen putting...
Construction Begins on Tokyo Project
Construction on the Meiji Yasuda Seimei Shinjuku Building project in Tokyo began in early August, according to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. The building, designed by Nikken Sekkei,...
Construction Begins on Elevator for Tomb of the Patriarchs
The first-ever elevator to the King Herod-era structure that houses the ancient Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron, close to Jerusalem, is expected to be completed within six months, according...
Work Begins On 26-Story Residential Tower In Phoenix
Developers have begun work on a new residential tower in the Roosevelt Row Arts District of Phoenix, Arizona, Benzinga Pro reported on July 27. Hubbard Street Group and Cresset Real Estate Partners...
Moscow Business Center to be Built
STONE Savelovskaya, a class A business center, will be built in the north of Moscow, within walking distance of two transport hubs — Savelovskaya and Maryina Roshch, Architecture of Moscow reports. The...
Tokyo’s World Trade Center Closes for Demolition
The 51-year-old Tokyo World Trade Center Building, once Japan’s tallest building, has been shut down for planned demolition and construction of a new, taller building, Asahi Shimbun reported in June. Opened in 1970,...
Construction Begins on New Elevator Factory In Bosnia
Croatian elevator company Metus has launched the construction of an elevator factory in Bosnia, SeeNews reports. The factory, which is located in Tomislavgrad in the southwestern part of Bosnia, will specialize...
