Towers
Ritz-Carlton’s First Branded Residences, Hotel Coming to Houston
Luxury hospitality brand The Ritz-Carlton announced on September 10 it will bring its first-ever branded residences and hotel to Houston, Texas, outlets including Community Impact reported. Offering 154 hotel rooms...
KONE Lands Major Elevator Order For Three-Tower Dubai Project
KONE announced on September 1 it landed a major elevator order from developer Binghatti for Binghatti Skyrise, a 250-m-tall, three-tower residential development in Dubai's Business Bay scheduled for completion in...
1970s Burnaby Tower Partially Demolished For Redevelopment
Partial demolition is underway at “The Boot,” an iconic 21-story office building built in 1976 for BC Tel at the intersection of Boundary Road and Kingsway on the Burnaby side...
Plans Submitted for Chipperfield-Designed Tower in Toronto
A new 31-story, primarily residential tower designed by acclaimed British architect Sir David Chipperfield has been proposed for Toronto, Canada’s Rosedale neighborhood by Helberg Properties, Urban Toronto reports. The site spans 38,...
76 Otis Elevators for Sobha’s Six-Tower Dubai Project
Otis announced on August 4 it will install 76 elevators for Sobha Realty at its Riverside Crescent development in Sobha Hartland II in Dubai. In the development's first phase, Riverside...
Otis Strengthens Bond With Dubai Luxury Real Estate Developer
Otis continues to strengthen and grow its relationship with DAMAC Properties, a leading luxury real estate developer based in Dubai, Otis President and CEO Judy Marks said during a July...
Otis To Modernize Elevators at Indianapolis Office Tower
Otis President and CEO Judy Marks said on an earnings call on July 23 that the company will modernize 21 elevators at the OneAmerica Tower in Indianapolis, Indiana, expanding its...
Ground Broken in Singapore for Marina Bay Sands Expansion
Las Vegas Sands broke ground on July 15 on a US$8-billion expansion of the iconic Marina Bay Sands (MBS) resort in Singapore that opened in 2010 with an energy-efficient vertical-transportation...
Schindler R.I.S.E Robot Implemented in Singapore
Schindler’s world-first elevator shaft installation robot, Robotic Installation System for Elevators (R.I.S.E), was implemented at the 35-story Shaw Tower in downtown Singapore. Originally opening in 1975, the tower has been...
Plans Submitted for Development of Toronto’s Historic Church-Wellesley Village
Akelius, an international residential real estate company registered in Sweden, submitted plans to redevelop 81–83 Isabella Street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, into a 70-story residential rental building, Urban Toronto reports. The plans incorporate the...
