New York City

Vantage Promotes Baltzegar To VP, Sales Marketing

Vantage Elevator Solutions, headquartered in Bronx, NYC, has announced the promotion of Dan Baltzegar to vice president, Sales & Marketing, effective January 1, 2022. He will serve on the Executive...

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...

51-Story Hotel With Schindler Vt System Tops Out In Hudson Yards

Construction has topped out at 450 Eleventh Avenue in NYC’s Hudson Yards, which will be home to a 51-story, 379-room Aloft Hotel served by a Schindler vertical-transportation system, New York YIMBY reported...

Elevator-Industry Winners Of 2021 NYC DoB Innovation Challenge

Two of the five winners of the 2021 NYC Department of Buildings (DoB) "Hack the Building Code" Innovation Challenge are elevator-industry related, DoB announced on November 18. They are SafeRise LLC, a...

US$25.8-Million Subway Station Upgrade Completes In Brooklyn

The NYC Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) completed a US$25.8-million renovation of the Eastern Parkway-Brooklyn Museum subway station in Brooklyn, New York, Real Estate Weekly reports. Providing access to the Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn...

30-Story Medical Office Tower Planned For Manhattan

Extell Development Co. has unveiled plans to develop a 30-story medical office tower on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, Rebusiness Online reports. The 400,000-ft2, Class A property is near several of NYC’s top...

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...