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46 NYC Office Buildings Could Convert To Residential Under New City Program

Launched by NYC Mayor Eric Adams in August 2023, the city's Office Conversion Accelerator program could see 46 office buildings converted to residential, Axios reports. Described as a "first-of-its-kind support...

Plans Approved for 40-Story Tower in Sheffield, U.K.

Hodder & Partners has been given the green light for plans to demolish a former Primark building in Sheffield, U.K., city center and replace it with a 40-story residential tower,...

Ellington Properties and DMCC Launch Pair of Residential Towers in Uptown Dubai

Ellington Properties, a leading developer in Dubai, and the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) have launched Mercer House, consisting of two, 34-story residential towers rising above four podiums in Uptown...

The Skyscraper Museum Presents Free Webinar on Residential High-Rises in NYC

The Skyscraper Museum, a nonprofit educational entity devoted to studying the past, present and future of high-rise buildings, plans to resume its “semester” series on The Modern Concrete Skyscraper on...

TKE Egypt Provides 56 Elevators To New Alamein City Towers

TK Elevator (TKE) Egypt tells ELEVATOR WORLD it provided a total of 56 meta200 elevators to eight towers in the Alamein Downtown Towers project in New Alamein City in northwest...

Construction Begins on Baan Tower in the Netherlands

Construction has begun on Baan Tower in the remodeled Baan Quarter neighborhood of Rotterdam in the Netherlands, Arch Daily reports. Seven years after the original draft, the project has recently...

Otis Elevator System for 47-Story Residential Tower Rising in Hell’s Kitchen

Otis tells ELEVATOR WORLD it is providing four SkyRise® and two third-party hydraulic elevators at 550 Tenth Avenue, a 47-story residential tower rising in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, following a fire...

YIMBY Reveals New Renderings of Boutique Manhattan Condo Tower

On November 13, New York YIMBY revealed fresh renderings of THE 74, a 32-story residential tower designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli with SLCE Architects and developed by Elad Group at...

Asia-Pacific Construction Buoys Otis’ 2023 Profit Outlook

Growing construction in India and the greater Asia-Pacific region are among factors that prompted Otis to raise its full-year profit forecast on October 25, Reuters is among outlets to report....

Three New Towers Including 2,600 Residences Part of Miami Worldcenter Plan

Three new towers designed by Nichols Architects of Coral Gables, Florida, are part of a five-tower, master-planned community envisioned by developers Falcone Group CEO Art Falcone and Merrimac Ventures Managing...