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Florida 47-Story Mixed-Use Tower Design Revealed
New York-based architecture studio ODA has revealed the design of a new 47-story mixed-use tower in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Arch Daily reports. The project comprises 830 residential units, while also...
Elevating Electchester
A VT team and an iconic Queens, New York, community come together on major elevator modernization. The 2018 off-Broadway play “Alternating Currents” explored the “solid foundation and goodwill” of the...
NEII Provides Code Development Updates
National Elevator Industry, Inc. (NEII) recently provided updates on the A17.1/CSA B44 Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators. The public review period for changes to the 2022 edition has closed,...
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...
Showcasing A Midtown Manhattan Elevator Project
Daniel Karran, president and CEO of Nexise Manufacturing Co., recently posted a picture on LinkedIn showing a luxurious bronze and porcelain elevator cab. Karran described it as "by far, one...
AEG Reflects On Remarkable Growth Since 2020 Inception
NYC-headquartered American Elevator Group (AEG), the largest independent elevator service provider in North America, has experienced remarkable expansion since its inception in 2020, the company observed on February 28. Starting...
Elisha Otis at Crystal Palace, Part 2
Historical importance of the 1854 exhibition in New York Last month’s history article, “Elisha Otis’ Improved Elevator at the New York Crystal Palace,” explored what actually happened at Otis’ 1854...
Sunny Skies Again
Honoring Jim Sullivan, the 46th annual “Pop/Joe” golf fundraiser is a smashing success. by Joel Frohlinger Organizers of the 46th annual “Pop” Frohlinger/Joe Marchese Memorial Invitational Golf Tournament on September...
Elisha Otis’ “Improved Elevator”
Examining the “facts” from the New York Crystal Palace Exhibition The story of Elisha Otis’ exhibition of his “improved elevator” at the New York Crystal Palace in 1854 is found...
IUEC Local 1 To Recruit 50 Elevator-Escalator Apprentices
The New York State Department of Labor recently announced the Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee of the International Union of Elevator Constructors (IUEC) Local 1 of New York and New...
