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MULTIPLE NEW HIGH-RISE PROJECTS WIN APPROVAL IN CHICAGO

Multiple new high rises up to 950 ft. tall were approved by the Chicago Plan Commission during a meeting on October 18, indicating the city's skyscraper boom will not cease anytime soon, Curbed Chicago reports. The projects come with plenty of parking, infrastructure improvements and green space and include four 500-, 300-, 150-, and 120-ft.-tall towers containing 1,500 residences by Tribune Media and architect Solomon Cordwell Buenz; a 950-ft.-tall skyscraper in Lakeshore East by Magellan Development and Lendlease designed by bKL; a redevelopment of Union Station by Riverside Development and Convexity Properties that involves the addition of a 715-ft.-tall office tower designed by Goettsch Partners just south of the station; a public-private venture replacing an aging firehouse at 440 North Dearborn Street with a 455-ft.-tall office building designed by Goettsch Partners: and Omni Development’s plan to build a 452-ft.-tall apartment tower designed by Brininstool + Lynch on the site of an old hardware store at 353 Grand Avenue.

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Image: SCB/Curbed Chicago:

https://chicago.curbed.com/2018/10/19/17990532/skyscrapers-lakeshore-east-union-station-river-district

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72-STORY SECOND PHASE OF JERSEY CITY PROJECT RISING

The 72-story, 759-ft.-tall second phase of Kushner Real Estate Development’s Journal Squared in Jersey City, New Jersey, is now visible from surrounding roadways as it heads toward completion in 2020, New York YIMBY reports. Designed by HWKN/Hollwich Kushner and Handel Architects, the tower is architecturally identical to an existing shorter building and will house 700 residences and retail within approximately 1 million sq. ft. A major selling point will be impressive views of Jersey City and Manhattan. The source notes that concrete pouring and formwork is progressing at a rapid pace, with the site of the third and final tower being used as a staging area.

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Image: New York YIMBY; rendering by HWKN

https://newyorkyimby.com/2018/10/journal-squareds-second-phase-and-tallest-tower-now-rising-in-jersey-city.html

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Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast.

This week’s news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: http://www.elevatorbooks.com

72-STORY SECOND PHASE OF JERSEY CITY PROJECT RISING

The 72-story, 759-ft.-tall second phase of Kushner Real Estate Development’s Journal Squared in Jersey City, New Jersey, is now visible from surrounding roadways as it heads toward completion in 2020, New York YIMBY reports. Designed by HWKN/Hollwich Kushner and Handel Architects, the tower is architecturally identical to an existing shorter building and will house 700 residences and retail within approximately 1 million sq. ft. A major selling point will be impressive views of Jersey City and Manhattan. The source notes that concrete pouring and formwork is progressing at a rapid pace, with the site of the third and final tower being used as a staging area.

To read the full transcript, visit elevatorworld.com/news

Image: New York YIMBY; rendering by HWKN

https://newyorkyimby.com/2018/10/journal-squareds-second-phase-and-tallest-tower-now-rising-in-jersey-city.html

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Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast.

This week’s news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: http://www.elevatorbooks.com

72-STORY SECOND PHASE OF JERSEY CITY PROJECT RISING

The 72-story, 759-ft.-tall second phase of Kushner Real Estate Development’s Journal Squared in Jersey City, New Jersey, is now visible from surrounding roadways as it heads toward completion in 2020, New York YIMBY reports. Designed by HWKN/Hollwich Kushner and Handel Architects, the tower is architecturally identical to an existing shorter building and will house 700 residences and retail within approximately 1 million sq. ft. A major selling point will be impressive views of Jersey City and Manhattan. The source notes that concrete pouring and formwork is progressing at a rapid pace, with the site of the third and final tower being used as a staging area.

To read the full transcript, visit elevatorworld.com/news

Image: New York YIMBY; rendering by HWKN

https://newyorkyimby.com/2018/10/journal-squareds-second-phase-and-tallest-tower-now-rising-in-jersey-city.html

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THYSSENKRUPP ANNOUNCES MULTI AWARDS, CTBUH PARTNERSHIP

thyssenkrupp announced three new awards for its ropeless, sideways-moving MULTI elevator system and an 18-month research project with the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH). Exploring the potential of skybridges to expand amenities and enhance mobility and safety, “Skybridges: Bringing the Horizontal into the Vertical World,” was launched at the CTBUH Middle East Conference taking place in Dubai through October 25. MULTI’s latest awards are: in Germany, the International Design Award Baden-Wurttemberg Focus Silver, presented on October 12 in Ludwigsburg, Germany; in Spain, the German Chamber of Commerce for Spain’s Excellence Award, presented on September 27 in Barcelona; and, in China, the Innovative Product Award 2018, presented on October 17 in Beijing. thyssenkrupp Elevator CEO Andreas Schierenbeck said the awards point to an important moment in company history as it continues to provide “intelligent transportation systems . . . for future-oriented transportation concepts.”

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Image: thyssenkrupp

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Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast.

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THYSSENKRUPP ANNOUNCES MULTI AWARDS, CTBUH PARTNERSHIP

thyssenkrupp announced three new awards for its ropeless, sideways-moving MULTI elevator system and an 18-month research project with the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH). Exploring the potential of skybridges to expand amenities and enhance mobility and safety, “Skybridges: Bringing the Horizontal into the Vertical World,” was launched at the CTBUH Middle East Conference taking place in Dubai through October 25. MULTI’s latest awards are: in Germany, the International Design Award Baden-Wurttemberg Focus Silver, presented on October 12 in Ludwigsburg, Germany; in Spain, the German Chamber of Commerce for Spain’s Excellence Award, presented on September 27 in Barcelona; and, in China, the Innovative Product Award 2018, presented on October 17 in Beijing. thyssenkrupp Elevator CEO Andreas Schierenbeck said the awards point to an important moment in company history as it continues to provide “intelligent transportation systems . . . for future-oriented transportation concepts.”

To read the full transcript, visit elevatorworld.com/news

Image: thyssenkrupp

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Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast.

This week’s news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: http://www.elevatorbooks.com

THYSSENKRUPP ANNOUNCES MULTI AWARDS, CTBUH PARTNERSHIP

thyssenkrupp announced three new awards for its ropeless, sideways-moving MULTI elevator system and an 18-month research project with the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH). Exploring the potential of skybridges to expand amenities and enhance mobility and safety, “Skybridges: Bringing the Horizontal into the Vertical World,” was launched at the CTBUH Middle East Conference taking place in Dubai through October 25. MULTI’s latest awards are: in Germany, the International Design Award Baden-Wurttemberg Focus Silver, presented on October 12 in Ludwigsburg, Germany; in Spain, the German Chamber of Commerce for Spain’s Excellence Award, presented on September 27 in Barcelona; and, in China, the Innovative Product Award 2018, presented on October 17 in Beijing. thyssenkrupp Elevator CEO Andreas Schierenbeck said the awards point to an important moment in company history as it continues to provide “intelligent transportation systems . . . for future-oriented transportation concepts.”

To read the full transcript, visit elevatorworld.com/news

Image: thyssenkrupp

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THYSSENKRUPP DIGITIZES STAIRLIFT SALES PROCESS

thyssenkrupp Elevator has begun using its HoloLinc, a fully digitalized sales process for the stairlift industry. Developed in partnership with Zühlke and Microsoft, it is equipped to 120 sales representatives to, the company says, "significantly speed up the process, from measurement to delivery," helping speed the ordering process from 40-70 days to 14. It follows a pilot in the Netherlands with more than 300 successful installations. It is now being used in the U.K., Germany, Belgium, France, Italy, Spain and France, with Norway and Japan to follow next year. thyssenkrupp calls it "the new industry standard" as "the first real example of mixed-reality to be applied in large-scale field services." thyssenkrupp CEO Andreas Schierenbeck said during a media event in Germany announcing Hololinc that sales from the company's stairlift division could double to US$1.2 billion over the next five to six years as the population continues to age, Reuters reports.

To read the full transcript, visit elevatorworld.com/news

Image: thyssenkrupp

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Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast.

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THYSSENKRUPP DIGITIZES STAIRLIFT SALES PROCESS

thyssenkrupp Elevator has begun using its HoloLinc, a fully digitalized sales process for the stairlift industry. Developed in partnership with Zühlke and Microsoft, it is equipped to 120 sales representatives to, the company says, "significantly speed up the process, from measurement to delivery," helping speed the ordering process from 40-70 days to 14. It follows a pilot in the Netherlands with more than 300 successful installations. It is now being used in the U.K., Germany, Belgium, France, Italy, Spain and France, with Norway and Japan to follow next year. thyssenkrupp calls it "the new industry standard" as "the first real example of mixed-reality to be applied in large-scale field services." thyssenkrupp CEO Andreas Schierenbeck said during a media event in Germany announcing Hololinc that sales from the company's stairlift division could double to US$1.2 billion over the next five to six years as the population continues to age, Reuters reports.

To read the full transcript, visit elevatorworld.com/news

Image: thyssenkrupp

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Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast.

This week’s news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: http://www.elevatorbooks.com

THYSSENKRUPP DIGITIZES STAIRLIFT SALES PROCESS

thyssenkrupp Elevator has begun using its HoloLinc, a fully digitalized sales process for the stairlift industry. Developed in partnership with Zühlke and Microsoft, it is equipped to 120 sales representatives to, the company says, "significantly speed up the process, from measurement to delivery," helping speed the ordering process from 40-70 days to 14. It follows a pilot in the Netherlands with more than 300 successful installations. It is now being used in the U.K., Germany, Belgium, France, Italy, Spain and France, with Norway and Japan to follow next year. thyssenkrupp calls it "the new industry standard" as "the first real example of mixed-reality to be applied in large-scale field services." thyssenkrupp CEO Andreas Schierenbeck said during a media event in Germany announcing Hololinc that sales from the company's stairlift division could double to US$1.2 billion over the next five to six years as the population continues to age, Reuters reports.

To read the full transcript, visit elevatorworld.com/news

Image: thyssenkrupp

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