Houston
Landmark Houston Building To Be Converted to Hilton Hotel
The Scanlan Building, an 11-story structure at 405 Main Street in Houston, Texas, built in 1909, is set to be converted into Hilton’s first Canopy by Hilton Hotel following its...
Dallas-Based Prestige Elevator Acquires High Tech Elevator
Lift Business Advisors, Inc., announced that two Dallas-based vertical-transportation (VT) companies have joined forces with Prestige Elevator acquiring High Tech Elevator, effective February 1. Prestige Elevator President Eric Schwarzenbach described...
Cress Returns to VT Industry as Metro Elevator Houston VP
After spending nearly two years as a strategic account executive with Johnson Controls, Colby Cress announced he has returned to the vertical-transportation (VT) industry as vice president (VP) of Metro...
Office-to-Residential Conversion Trend Spreads to Houston Suburbs
As it wraps up a US$100-million office-to-residential conversion at the 20-story 1801 Smith Street tower in downtown Houston, Tampa, Florida-based DeBartolo Development is looking beyond the city center for its...
Houston-based ERS Announces 2024 Contract Awards
Houston-based Elevator Repair Service, Inc. (ERS) recently announced 2024 contract awards. They are, in Laredo, Texas, modernization of two hydraulic elevators used by U.S. marshals to transport prisoners at the...
Hines Discontinues Plans for Downtown Oakland Development
Houston, Texas-based developer Hines has halted plans for a 39-story office tower at 415 20th Street in downtown Oakland, California, due to the struggling commercial real estate market, SF YIMBY...
In Memoriam: Robert D. Byers Jr.
Robert D. Byers Jr. of Decatur, Illinois, vice president of American Service Group Inc. and a member of the National Association of Elevator Contractors, passed away in January at age...
Elevators at Tower Shut Down Amid Structural Safety Concerns
Structural safety concerns about the 33-story The Royalton at River Oaks condominium tower in Houston west of downtown prompted city officials to pull its occupancy permit and suddenly evacuate residents...
20-Story Luxury Apartment Tower Planned in Houston
El Paso, Texas-based Hunt Cos. and Dallas-based StreetLights Residential announced plans on May 2 for a 20-story luxury apartment building at 1717 Bissonnet Street in Houston, Community Impact Newspaper reports....
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...
