New York City
Groups Hope To Make WTC Tower Homes 100% Affordable
A proposed residential supertall at NYC’s World Trade Center (WTC) that would include 300 below-market value units is drawing opposition from groups that hope to change the project from 25%...
NYC Lawsuit Filed Over Subway Escalator Injury
Patch reported on November 4 that an NYC couple has filed a lawsuit against the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) alleging that a malfunctioning escalator “violently” propelled the man down, “resulting in...
Brooklyn NYC Supertall With TKE VT Tops Out
SHoP Architects and JDS Development Group's The Brooklyn Tower at 9 DeKalb Avenue has reached its final height, ArchDaily reports. The monumental tower stands at 1,066 ft, becoming the first supertall...
Construction Wraps On Art Deco Rose Hill In NYC
With exterior work nearly finished, construction on Rose Hill, a 45-story residential tower at 30 East 29th Street in the NoMad district of Midtown NYC, has wrapped, New York YIMBY reports. Served...
Winning “Hack The Code” Elevator Entry Prompts NYC DoB Bulletin
In 2020, CEC Elevator Cab Corp. of Bronx, New York, was one of four winners of the NYC Department of Buildings (DoB) inaugural Innovation Challenge, a competition with two categories...
RFP Submitted for NYC Supertall
While concrete details remain unconfirmed, the first request for proposal (RFP) submission for the site of a future supertall north of Related Cos.’ Hudson Yards complex has been unveiled, New York...
27-Story Tower Breaks Groud On Third Avenue in NYC
RXR Realty recently celebrated the start of construction on 2413 Third Avenue, a 27-story residential tower in the Mott Haven section of the South Bronx, NYC, New York YIMBY reports. Designed by...
NYC’s Comprehensive New Building Code Includes VT
Vertical-transportation (VT) equipment including elevators, escalators, moving walks and dumbwaiters is part of Int. No. 2261-A, a bill passed on October 7 that NYC’s Department of Buildings (DoB) describes as containing...
NYC Billionaires Row Condo Board Sues for US$125 Million
The condo board of the pencil-thin, Rafael Viñoly-designed NYC Billionaires Row supertall 432 Park Avenue sued the tower's developers on September 23 for US$125 million, citing a litany of issues...
NYC Elevator Veteran Launches Ascend Consulting Group
Kenneth Seiferth III, a third-generation elevator man based in NYC, has announced the launch of Ascend Consulting Group (ACG). With clients including property developers, owners and managers; real estate investment...
