World Trade Center
Liberty Recognizes Nietubyc for 50 Years in the Industry
Liberty Elevator Corp., headquartered in New Jersey with offices in NYC and Florida, in July recognized Zenon Nietubyc (Mr. Z) for 50 years in the elevator industry. Since starting his...
VDA CEO M. Wade Smith to Retire and Take on New Roles
M. Wade Smith, CEO of East Hanover, New Jersey-headquartered vertical-transportation (VT) consultancy VDA®, is stepping aside from the firm’s day-to-day operations to assume his new roles as chairman of the...
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%...
Tokyo’s World Trade Center Closes for Demolition
The 51-year-old Tokyo World Trade Center Building, once Japan’s tallest building, has been shut down for planned demolition and construction of a new, taller building, Asahi Shimbun reported in June. Opened in 1970,...
New York YIMBY: Supertalls among skyscrapers on the drawing boards or marking milestones.
Supertalls Part of Cuomo-Backed ESD Plan Around Penn Station Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the board of directors of Empire State Development (ESD) has adopted a general plan for high-density redevelopment...
