Supertall
KONE To Equip 1 KM-Plus-Tall Jeddah Tower With Suite of High-Tech VT Solutions
KONE announced on October 8 it won an order to equip Jeddah Tower in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia — the world’s future tallest building at 1 km-plus — with...
First Employees Move Into JPMorgan Chase NYC Supertall HQ
The first employees have begun moving into the 1,289-ft-tall NYC supertall JPMorgan Chase headquarters (HQ) at 270 Park Avenue in Midtown East, Manhattan, New York YIMBY is among outlets to...
Hines Proposes San Francisco Supertall That Would Be West Coast’s Tallest
Texas-based developer Hines has submitted plans for 77 Beale Street, a 1,225-ft supertall on the former campus of Pacific Gas & Electric Co. in San Francisco, dezeen reports. Incorporating 1.6 million ft2 of...
KONE To Equip Dubai Residential Supertall With 38 VT Units
KONE has been selected by Dubai developer London Gate to equip the 1,476-ft-tall, 106-story Franck Muller Aeternitas Tower in Dubai Marina with 38 vertical-transportation (VT) units, KONE announced on May...
PERI Describes Innovative Formwork for Canada’s Tallest Residential Tower
Construction equipment provider PERI Canada recently described how its RCS Climbing Protection Panel System (RCS P) is accelerating construction on phase two of the Pinnacle One Yonge project in Toronto, Canada: SkyTower,...
JPMorgan Chase’s New Supertall Coming Together in NYC
A hive of construction activity can be witnessed at 270 Park Avenue in Midtown East, Manhattan, NYC, site of JPMorgan Chase's new, 1,389-ft, supertall headquarters (HQ), ahead of anticipated completion...
Singapore’s “Hotel in Nature” Named CTBUH Best Tall Building
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) announced that Singapore's Pan Pacific Orchard "hotel in nature," served by Schindler elevators, was named the 2024 Best Tall Building Worldwide...
KONE Providing VT for Hainan Center Supertall in China
KONE announced on August 14 it is providing the vertical-transportation (VT) system for the supertall Hainan Center in the CBD of Haikou, the capital city of Hainan — a tropical...
Developer of 1,907-Ft-Tall Oklahoma City Tower Says He’s Secured Financing
Scot Matteson of Matteson Capital, developer of the mixed-use Boardwalk at Bricktown in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, which includes what would be the tallest tower in the U.S. at 1,907 ft.,...
JPMorgan Supertall Headed Toward Topping Out in Midtown Manhattan
By around the end of this month, JPMorgan Chase’s 1,388-ft-tall, 60-story supertall headquarters is expected to top out at 270 Park Avenue in Midtown East. Manhattan, NY, as thousands of...
