Elevator World

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“TWISTING GARDEN” INCLUDES AUSTRALIA’S FUTURE TALLEST

Developer Beulah International selected Green Spine, a "twisting garden" by UNStudio and Cox Architecture, as the winner of an international design competition that will include Australia's tallest building at 356 m, or approximately 107 stories, various news outlets, including CNN, report. The two-tower, mixed-use development is set to break ground in 2020 in Melbourne's Southbank area. Cox Principal Director Philip Rowe said the "spine" of landscaped balconies and terraces was inspired by Melbourne's gardens and boulevards and will itself be a "vertical boulevard." Green Spine will surpass Australia’s current tallest building, Q1 on the Gold Coast.

SUNSPHERE ELEVATOR UPGRADE GREENLIT IN KNOXVILLE

The City Council in Knoxville, Tennessee, unanimously approved US$2.5 million in funding to upgrade the 266-ft.-tall Sunsphere, with most of the funds going toward repair of the structure's elevators, Knox News reports. The Sunsphere, a steel-trussed structure topped with a gold-colored glass sphere, was built for the 1982 World's Fair, and today houses offices and a public observation deck. Knoxville Chief Policy Officer Bill Lyons said the improvements, which also involve the adjacent amphitheater, are part of the city being a good landlord. "The whole space has been highly challenged by the condition of the elevators for years," he said, adding that access to the observation deck has been difficult.

HYUNDAI MOVES MALAYSIAN OFFICE

Hyundai Elevator Malaysia Sdn Bhd (HEM) has relocated its office to KL Gateway, a key Hyundai Elevator construction site in Kuala Lumpur, it reported in in its summer newsletter. The new office boasts conference and lecture rooms, and is easily accessible to a subway station. KL Gateway, in the heart of the city, is a multipurpose complex in which Hyundai has installed and operated 51 elevators, 56 escalators, five moving walks and 1,238 automatic-parking-system pallets. As It houses the largest number of Hyundai Elevator’s products in Malaysia, the company expects it to serve as a showroom for visitors and customers.

67-STORY MIDTOWN NYC TOWER “MUSHROOMS” OVER SKYLINE

A construction style New York YIMBY describes as “visually bizarre” that resembles a giant mushroom made of Legos has lifted steel construction of One Manhattan West, part of the six-building Manhattan West development in New York City (NYC) near Hudson Yards, to the top, 67th floor. The technique, which involves building the concrete core first, has resulted in steel rising 14 stories in two months. Brookfield is the developer and Skidmore Owings & Merrill is responsible for the design, which will have a curtain wall façade with rounded edges. Completion is anticipated in 2019. Leasing has been brisk for Manhattan West, with tenants such as the National Hockey League, Amazon and Whole Foods signing on.

STRIKING DESIGN FOR 31-STORY VANCOUVER OFFICE BUILDING

Renderings of a 380-ft.-tall, 31-story office building designed by a team of architects from Los Angeles, Toronto and Vancouver for Reliance Properties show a carved, white structure that promises to cut a striking figure on the downtown Vancouver skyline, the Daily Hive reports. Pending rezoning approval in spring 2019, the tower will replace the midrise, 1970s former Revenue Canada building and sit directly next to a "stacked-box" office tower of similar height that has been approved. On the drawing boards are 359,000 sq. ft. of office space, 4,000 sq. ft. of retail and 254 underground parking spots.

Image courtesy cnn.com via UNStudio and Cox Architecture:

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“TWISTING GARDEN” INCLUDES AUSTRALIA’S FUTURE TALLEST

Developer Beulah International selected Green Spine, a "twisting garden" by UNStudio and Cox Architecture, as the winner of an international design competition that will include Australia's tallest building at 356 m, or approximately 107 stories, various news outlets, including CNN, report. The two-tower, mixed-use development is set to break ground in 2020 in Melbourne's Southbank area. Cox Principal Director Philip Rowe said the "spine" of landscaped balconies and terraces was inspired by Melbourne's gardens and boulevards and will itself be a "vertical boulevard." Green Spine will surpass Australia’s current tallest building, Q1 on the Gold Coast.

SUNSPHERE ELEVATOR UPGRADE GREENLIT IN KNOXVILLE

The City Council in Knoxville, Tennessee, unanimously approved US$2.5 million in funding to upgrade the 266-ft.-tall Sunsphere, with most of the funds going toward repair of the structure's elevators, Knox News reports. The Sunsphere, a steel-trussed structure topped with a gold-colored glass sphere, was built for the 1982 World's Fair, and today houses offices and a public observation deck. Knoxville Chief Policy Officer Bill Lyons said the improvements, which also involve the adjacent amphitheater, are part of the city being a good landlord. "The whole space has been highly challenged by the condition of the elevators for years," he said, adding that access to the observation deck has been difficult.

HYUNDAI MOVES MALAYSIAN OFFICE

Hyundai Elevator Malaysia Sdn Bhd (HEM) has relocated its office to KL Gateway, a key Hyundai Elevator construction site in Kuala Lumpur, it reported in in its summer newsletter. The new office boasts conference and lecture rooms, and is easily accessible to a subway station. KL Gateway, in the heart of the city, is a multipurpose complex in which Hyundai has installed and operated 51 elevators, 56 escalators, five moving walks and 1,238 automatic-parking-system pallets. As It houses the largest number of Hyundai Elevator’s products in Malaysia, the company expects it to serve as a showroom for visitors and customers.

67-STORY MIDTOWN NYC TOWER “MUSHROOMS” OVER SKYLINE

A construction style New York YIMBY describes as “visually bizarre” that resembles a giant mushroom made of Legos has lifted steel construction of One Manhattan West, part of the six-building Manhattan West development in New York City (NYC) near Hudson Yards, to the top, 67th floor. The technique, which involves building the concrete core first, has resulted in steel rising 14 stories in two months. Brookfield is the developer and Skidmore Owings & Merrill is responsible for the design, which will have a curtain wall façade with rounded edges. Completion is anticipated in 2019. Leasing has been brisk for Manhattan West, with tenants such as the National Hockey League, Amazon and Whole Foods signing on.

STRIKING DESIGN FOR 31-STORY VANCOUVER OFFICE BUILDING

Renderings of a 380-ft.-tall, 31-story office building designed by a team of architects from Los Angeles, Toronto and Vancouver for Reliance Properties show a carved, white structure that promises to cut a striking figure on the downtown Vancouver skyline, the Daily Hive reports. Pending rezoning approval in spring 2019, the tower will replace the midrise, 1970s former Revenue Canada building and sit directly next to a "stacked-box" office tower of similar height that has been approved. On the drawing boards are 359,000 sq. ft. of office space, 4,000 sq. ft. of retail and 254 underground parking spots.

Image courtesy cnn.com via UNStudio and Cox Architecture:

https://www.cnn.com/style/article/australia-tallest-building-intl/index.html?utm_source=CNN+Five+Things&utm_campaign=35a64d05bf-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_08_15_07_37&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_6da287d761-35a64d05bf-93211349

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Though only having been in Vietnam for five years, Hyundai Elevator Tanh Cong Vietnam (HETCV, a joint venture [JV] between Hyundai Elevator and Thanh Cong) aims to sell some 400 new elevators and offer maintenance for more than 1,000 elevators. Expanding its presence into the south-central region of the country under the slogan “Provide Quality-Build Trust,” HETCV is focusing on making each project a success to meet its goals. In the summer Hyundai Elevator Newsletter, the company noted Vietnam is witnessing an increasing number of large investments and construction projects for new towns, social infrastructure, luxury apartment complexes and trade centers. It added that HETCV has the fourth-largest market share in Vietnam, having grown to holding 8% this year from 5.5% in 2015. It recently opened an office in Da Nang in a move to expand its presence into the south-central region, which it expects to help more than double its total performance in the coming years.

 

Barcelona-based Carlos Silva SA has been selected to provide Control Techniques E300 elevator drives to two public projects in Mexico: a hospital modernization and a new train line. For the first phase of the hospital-modernization program, the drives will go into hundreds of lifts at public facilities in Mexico City, Guadalajara, Tampico, Toluca, Merida, Ciudad Valles, Ensenada, Nuevo Leon and Chihuahua. Nearly 80 elevators have been installed so far. Carlos Silva was also selected to provide the drives for a train-station project that involves installation of 75 elevators in 18 stations in Guadalajara.

 

Historic England fears a cluster of skyscrapers standing up to 162 m (or approximately 49 stories) tall will have negative impacts on the London skyline, the Architects' Journal reports. Designed by Allies and Morrison for developer British Land, Canada Water is envisioned as seven tall buildings on 21 ha in south London. With approximately 3,000 new homes, it would be a "new urban hub" for London, the developer said. An outline of the multi-billion-dollar proposal submitted to the Southwark Council included three clusters of tall towers. Despite the heritage group recently approving a 41-story tower nearby, it contends Canada Water would impede views of St. Paul's Cathedral and the Church of St. Mary Rotherhithe. 

 

The Taipei Nanshan Plaza project, a 272-m-tall office tower adjoined to a retail building, has been completed, dezeen reports. A Japanese architecture studio, Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei, won a government-led development competition to design the building for Nanshan Life Insurance, which occupies most of the tower. The building is situated in the Taiwanese capital's Xinyi district near the Taipei 101 skyscraper, the country's tallest building. Taipei Nanshan Plaza was built on a long and narrow site in a business district that that offers shopping, arts facilities and exhibition spaces. The tower is adjoined on either side by a low-rise retail annex and a cultural facility containing a multipurpose hall that enhances the site's connection with the surrounding neighborhood.

 

New York YIMBY has revealed renderings of a 21-story, 222-ft.-tall building designed by GF55 and developed by BFC Partners that will include 129 affordable housing units at 153-19 Jamaica Avenue in Queens, New York. The 130,600-sq.-ft. structure, clad in textured and smooth metal and brick panels, will also have 5,240 sq. ft. of ground-level retail, a rooftop terrace, a children’s play center, laundry facilities, bicycle parking and a mailroom. Destiny Housing will manage resident-support facilities. Construction is expected to start in January 2019, with completion in early 2021.

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Though only having been in Vietnam for five years, Hyundai Elevator Tanh Cong Vietnam (HETCV, a joint venture [JV] between Hyundai Elevator and Thanh Cong) aims to sell some 400 new elevators and offer maintenance for more than 1,000 elevators. Expanding its presence into the south-central region of the country under the slogan “Provide Quality-Build Trust,” HETCV is focusing on making each project a success to meet its goals. In the summer Hyundai Elevator Newsletter, the company noted Vietnam is witnessing an increasing number of large investments and construction projects for new towns, social infrastructure, luxury apartment complexes and trade centers. It added that HETCV has the fourth-largest market share in Vietnam, having grown to holding 8% this year from 5.5% in 2015. It recently opened an office in Da Nang in a move to expand its presence into the south-central region, which it expects to help more than double its total performance in the coming years.

 

Barcelona-based Carlos Silva SA has been selected to provide Control Techniques E300 elevator drives to two public projects in Mexico: a hospital modernization and a new train line. For the first phase of the hospital-modernization program, the drives will go into hundreds of lifts at public facilities in Mexico City, Guadalajara, Tampico, Toluca, Merida, Ciudad Valles, Ensenada, Nuevo Leon and Chihuahua. Nearly 80 elevators have been installed so far. Carlos Silva was also selected to provide the drives for a train-station project that involves installation of 75 elevators in 18 stations in Guadalajara.

 

Historic England fears a cluster of skyscrapers standing up to 162 m (or approximately 49 stories) tall will have negative impacts on the London skyline, the Architects' Journal reports. Designed by Allies and Morrison for developer British Land, Canada Water is envisioned as seven tall buildings on 21 ha in south London. With approximately 3,000 new homes, it would be a "new urban hub" for London, the developer said. An outline of the multi-billion-dollar proposal submitted to the Southwark Council included three clusters of tall towers. Despite the heritage group recently approving a 41-story tower nearby, it contends Canada Water would impede views of St. Paul's Cathedral and the Church of St. Mary Rotherhithe. 

 

The Taipei Nanshan Plaza project, a 272-m-tall office tower adjoined to a retail building, has been completed, dezeen reports. A Japanese architecture studio, Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei, won a government-led development competition to design the building for Nanshan Life Insurance, which occupies most of the tower. The building is situated in the Taiwanese capital's Xinyi district near the Taipei 101 skyscraper, the country's tallest building. Taipei Nanshan Plaza was built on a long and narrow site in a business district that that offers shopping, arts facilities and exhibition spaces. The tower is adjoined on either side by a low-rise retail annex and a cultural facility containing a multipurpose hall that enhances the site's connection with the surrounding neighborhood.

 

New York YIMBY has revealed renderings of a 21-story, 222-ft.-tall building designed by GF55 and developed by BFC Partners that will include 129 affordable housing units at 153-19 Jamaica Avenue in Queens, New York. The 130,600-sq.-ft. structure, clad in textured and smooth metal and brick panels, will also have 5,240 sq. ft. of ground-level retail, a rooftop terrace, a children’s play center, laundry facilities, bicycle parking and a mailroom. Destiny Housing will manage resident-support facilities. Construction is expected to start in January 2019, with completion in early 2021.

Image: Architect's Journal

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Though only having been in Vietnam for five years, Hyundai Elevator Tanh Cong Vietnam (HETCV, a joint venture [JV] between Hyundai Elevator and Thanh Cong) aims to sell some 400 new elevators and offer maintenance for more than 1,000 elevators. Expanding its presence into the south-central region of the country under the slogan “Provide Quality-Build Trust,” HETCV is focusing on making each project a success to meet its goals. In the summer Hyundai Elevator Newsletter, the company noted Vietnam is witnessing an increasing number of large investments and construction projects for new towns, social infrastructure, luxury apartment complexes and trade centers. It added that HETCV has the fourth-largest market share in Vietnam, having grown to holding 8% this year from 5.5% in 2015. It recently opened an office in Da Nang in a move to expand its presence into the south-central region, which it expects to help more than double its total performance in the coming years.

 

Barcelona-based Carlos Silva SA has been selected to provide Control Techniques E300 elevator drives to two public projects in Mexico: a hospital modernization and a new train line. For the first phase of the hospital-modernization program, the drives will go into hundreds of lifts at public facilities in Mexico City, Guadalajara, Tampico, Toluca, Merida, Ciudad Valles, Ensenada, Nuevo Leon and Chihuahua. Nearly 80 elevators have been installed so far. Carlos Silva was also selected to provide the drives for a train-station project that involves installation of 75 elevators in 18 stations in Guadalajara.

 

Historic England fears a cluster of skyscrapers standing up to 162 m (or approximately 49 stories) tall will have negative impacts on the London skyline, the Architects' Journal reports. Designed by Allies and Morrison for developer British Land, Canada Water is envisioned as seven tall buildings on 21 ha in south London. With approximately 3,000 new homes, it would be a "new urban hub" for London, the developer said. An outline of the multi-billion-dollar proposal submitted to the Southwark Council included three clusters of tall towers. Despite the heritage group recently approving a 41-story tower nearby, it contends Canada Water would impede views of St. Paul's Cathedral and the Church of St. Mary Rotherhithe. 

 

The Taipei Nanshan Plaza project, a 272-m-tall office tower adjoined to a retail building, has been completed, dezeen reports. A Japanese architecture studio, Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei, won a government-led development competition to design the building for Nanshan Life Insurance, which occupies most of the tower. The building is situated in the Taiwanese capital's Xinyi district near the Taipei 101 skyscraper, the country's tallest building. Taipei Nanshan Plaza was built on a long and narrow site in a business district that that offers shopping, arts facilities and exhibition spaces. The tower is adjoined on either side by a low-rise retail annex and a cultural facility containing a multipurpose hall that enhances the site's connection with the surrounding neighborhood.

 

New York YIMBY has revealed renderings of a 21-story, 222-ft.-tall building designed by GF55 and developed by BFC Partners that will include 129 affordable housing units at 153-19 Jamaica Avenue in Queens, New York. The 130,600-sq.-ft. structure, clad in textured and smooth metal and brick panels, will also have 5,240 sq. ft. of ground-level retail, a rooftop terrace, a children’s play center, laundry facilities, bicycle parking and a mailroom. Destiny Housing will manage resident-support facilities. Construction is expected to start in January 2019, with completion in early 2021.

Image: Architect's Journal

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The 58-story, 1,401-ft.-tall One Vanderbilt, a skyline-defining office building designed by Kohn Pederson Fox and developed by SL Green Realty Corp. in New York City’s (NYC) Midtown, has passed the halfway point and is on track for topping out in August 2019, New York YIMBY reports. Installation of the high-performance, glazed white terracotta façade manufactured by Boston Valley is underway, and construction of the 1.75-million-sq.-ft. tower is progressing at approximately three floors per month. Due to tiered, 300-ft.-tall setbacks, construction of the top floors is expected to take longer. Occupying a full city block between 42nd and 43rd streets and Madison and Vanderbilt avenues, One Vanderbilt will also boast a multistory public observation deck.

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) is reinvigorating its Height and Data Committee and seeking new members to join under the new chair, Scott Duncan of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM). Duncan has had numerous accolades, responsibilities and published works throughout his 16-year tenure at SOM. CTBUH described the committee as having recently "influenced many compelling research endeavors and prompted provocative conversations with the public about the nature of tall buildings and the trends surrounding them." It now seeks to embrace a greater diversity of disciplines and geographies with the goal of not only improving its outputs, but also broadening its mission to incorporate a wider set of responsibilities. Those interested in becoming members of the committee should submit a maximum one-page application here through August 30.

The Kohn Pedersen Fox-designed 111 Murray, a 64-story condominium building in New York City's (NYC) Tribeca neighborhood, is complete and ready for residents to move in, Curbed New York reports. The tower, which stands 792 ft. tall, holds 157 units. More than 70% have sold, the source said, adding that the remaining residences range from US$4 million up to US$40 million for a penthouse. Amenities include a residents’ lounge, a private garden, an in-house patisserie with an adjacent dining room, a 75-ft.-long lap pool, a fitness center and a 10,000-sq.-ft. outdoor plaza. The building was developed by Fisher Brothers, Witkoff and New Valley.

Specialty contractor Universal Builders Supply, Inc. (UBS) has implemented wireless technology from Smart Call Systems LLC in its hoist cars. UBS said it is now in lifts at construction sites throughout Manhattan, New York. The technology includes the Wireless Call System, which can remotely monitor the location of hoist cars in real time with a mobile app, and the Wireless Emergency Stem for construction sites comprised of emergency boxes on every floor with a button to press in the event of a crisis. "We worked with Smart Call directly to trial these new systems, and, having tested them, found that this technology [creates] a seamless hoisting experience, which we are excited to share with the industry,” UBS President Chris Evans commented.

Japanese discount retail merchant Don Quijote Holdings, Inc. will redevelop its store location in Shibuya, Tokyo, Sankei Biz recently reported. The redevelopment includes the construction of a 120-m-tall (28-story) building on the site, which will contain the discount shop, additional retail space, and office and hotel space. Tentatively named the "Shibuya Dogenzaka District 2 Development Plan" per The Skyscraper Center, the tower is to encompass 5,700 m2 along Culture Village Street. Total usable floor space is estimated at 40,000 m2. Construction is slated to begin next month.

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The 58-story, 1,401-ft.-tall One Vanderbilt, a skyline-defining office building designed by Kohn Pederson Fox and developed by SL Green Realty Corp. in New York City’s (NYC) Midtown, has passed the halfway point and is on track for topping out in August 2019, New York YIMBY reports. Installation of the high-performance, glazed white terracotta façade manufactured by Boston Valley is underway, and construction of the 1.75-million-sq.-ft. tower is progressing at approximately three floors per month. Due to tiered, 300-ft.-tall setbacks, construction of the top floors is expected to take longer. Occupying a full city block between 42nd and 43rd streets and Madison and Vanderbilt avenues, One Vanderbilt will also boast a multistory public observation deck.

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) is reinvigorating its Height and Data Committee and seeking new members to join under the new chair, Scott Duncan of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM). Duncan has had numerous accolades, responsibilities and published works throughout his 16-year tenure at SOM. CTBUH described the committee as having recently "influenced many compelling research endeavors and prompted provocative conversations with the public about the nature of tall buildings and the trends surrounding them." It now seeks to embrace a greater diversity of disciplines and geographies with the goal of not only improving its outputs, but also broadening its mission to incorporate a wider set of responsibilities. Those interested in becoming members of the committee should submit a maximum one-page application here through August 30.

The Kohn Pedersen Fox-designed 111 Murray, a 64-story condominium building in New York City's (NYC) Tribeca neighborhood, is complete and ready for residents to move in, Curbed New York reports. The tower, which stands 792 ft. tall, holds 157 units. More than 70% have sold, the source said, adding that the remaining residences range from US$4 million up to US$40 million for a penthouse. Amenities include a residents’ lounge, a private garden, an in-house patisserie with an adjacent dining room, a 75-ft.-long lap pool, a fitness center and a 10,000-sq.-ft. outdoor plaza. The building was developed by Fisher Brothers, Witkoff and New Valley.

Specialty contractor Universal Builders Supply, Inc. (UBS) has implemented wireless technology from Smart Call Systems LLC in its hoist cars. UBS said it is now in lifts at construction sites throughout Manhattan, New York. The technology includes the Wireless Call System, which can remotely monitor the location of hoist cars in real time with a mobile app, and the Wireless Emergency Stem for construction sites comprised of emergency boxes on every floor with a button to press in the event of a crisis. "We worked with Smart Call directly to trial these new systems, and, having tested them, found that this technology [creates] a seamless hoisting experience, which we are excited to share with the industry,” UBS President Chris Evans commented.

Japanese discount retail merchant Don Quijote Holdings, Inc. will redevelop its store location in Shibuya, Tokyo, Sankei Biz recently reported. The redevelopment includes the construction of a 120-m-tall (28-story) building on the site, which will contain the discount shop, additional retail space, and office and hotel space. Tentatively named the "Shibuya Dogenzaka District 2 Development Plan" per The Skyscraper Center, the tower is to encompass 5,700 m2 along Culture Village Street. Total usable floor space is estimated at 40,000 m2. Construction is slated to begin next month.

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The 58-story, 1,401-ft.-tall One Vanderbilt, a skyline-defining office building designed by Kohn Pederson Fox and developed by SL Green Realty Corp. in New York City’s (NYC) Midtown, has passed the halfway point and is on track for topping out in August 2019, New York YIMBY reports. Installation of the high-performance, glazed white terracotta façade manufactured by Boston Valley is underway, and construction of the 1.75-million-sq.-ft. tower is progressing at approximately three floors per month. Due to tiered, 300-ft.-tall setbacks, construction of the top floors is expected to take longer. Occupying a full city block between 42nd and 43rd streets and Madison and Vanderbilt avenues, One Vanderbilt will also boast a multistory public observation deck.

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) is reinvigorating its Height and Data Committee and seeking new members to join under the new chair, Scott Duncan of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM). Duncan has had numerous accolades, responsibilities and published works throughout his 16-year tenure at SOM. CTBUH described the committee as having recently "influenced many compelling research endeavors and prompted provocative conversations with the public about the nature of tall buildings and the trends surrounding them." It now seeks to embrace a greater diversity of disciplines and geographies with the goal of not only improving its outputs, but also broadening its mission to incorporate a wider set of responsibilities. Those interested in becoming members of the committee should submit a maximum one-page application here through August 30.

The Kohn Pedersen Fox-designed 111 Murray, a 64-story condominium building in New York City's (NYC) Tribeca neighborhood, is complete and ready for residents to move in, Curbed New York reports. The tower, which stands 792 ft. tall, holds 157 units. More than 70% have sold, the source said, adding that the remaining residences range from US$4 million up to US$40 million for a penthouse. Amenities include a residents’ lounge, a private garden, an in-house patisserie with an adjacent dining room, a 75-ft.-long lap pool, a fitness center and a 10,000-sq.-ft. outdoor plaza. The building was developed by Fisher Brothers, Witkoff and New Valley.

Specialty contractor Universal Builders Supply, Inc. (UBS) has implemented wireless technology from Smart Call Systems LLC in its hoist cars. UBS said it is now in lifts at construction sites throughout Manhattan, New York. The technology includes the Wireless Call System, which can remotely monitor the location of hoist cars in real time with a mobile app, and the Wireless Emergency Stem for construction sites comprised of emergency boxes on every floor with a button to press in the event of a crisis. "We worked with Smart Call directly to trial these new systems, and, having tested them, found that this technology [creates] a seamless hoisting experience, which we are excited to share with the industry,” UBS President Chris Evans commented.

Japanese discount retail merchant Don Quijote Holdings, Inc. will redevelop its store location in Shibuya, Tokyo, Sankei Biz recently reported. The redevelopment includes the construction of a 120-m-tall (28-story) building on the site, which will contain the discount shop, additional retail space, and office and hotel space. Tentatively named the "Shibuya Dogenzaka District 2 Development Plan" per The Skyscraper Center, the tower is to encompass 5,700 m2 along Culture Village Street. Total usable floor space is estimated at 40,000 m2. Construction is slated to begin next month.

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Construction of two new elevators account for the lion’s share of a CAD32-million (US$24.4-million) upgrades that got underway on August 13 at the Berri-UQAM Société de transport de Montreal (STM) station, the busiest and largest in the metro system, the Montréal Gazette reports. The price tag is an estimated 25% higher than expected, due to the work being performed at night when the station is closed, a high number of construction projects increasing prices and excavation of bedrock at the lower levels of the station — the second-deepest in the system at 27.4 m. The project is expected to take two years but will not affect the approximately 37,300 passengers who enter each day. 

 

The Equitable Building at 120 Broadway in Manhattan, New York, is getting a US$50-million facelift by owner Silverstein Properties. Once the world’s tallest office tower, it is home to such tenants as DTM Drafting & Consulting Services, Inc., which Silverstein has been using to consult on the building’s vertical transportation since 1981. Architecture firm Beyer Blinder Belle is another in-house contractor on the project. The concept is to elevate the building’s existing features and introduce new amenities for the building’s tenants and their 8,000 employees. Its rooftop will be open to tenants for the first time with an 8,000-sq.-ft. indoor tenant lounge and landscaped outdoor terrace on the 40th floor to span approximately 20,000 sq. ft. Among other work is new elevator cab finishes and fixtures, and additional elevator turnstiles. The Commercial Observer said the 40-story, 1.9-million-sq.-ft. building became “the definitive, undisputed symbol of thoughtfully designed architecture to accommodate the city and nation’s evolving economic landscape and new wave of blue- and white-collar workers” after its opening in 1915. It has held the title of a city landmark since 1996.

 

A girl was hospitalized with unknown injuries as a result of her leg becoming trapped in an inclined moving walk at a shopping mall in Guyuan in central China, various news outlets, including the Shanghaiist, reported on August 13. Surveillance video shows the girl step onto the unit with a companion and immediately fall through, her right leg becoming trapped. A woman tried unsuccessfully for about 20 s. to pull her out before a bystander pressed the emergency-stop button. Firefighters then arrived and were able to extract the girl.

 

The Grand Tower in Frankfurt, Germany, has topped out at 172 m, and when it makes its expected opening in July 2019, it will be the nation's tallest residential tower, Skyline Atlas reports. The 47-story building, designed by Magnus Kaminiarz & Cie and developed by GSP, cuts a slender figure on Frankfurt's skyline, and its large windows allow for what the source calls "airy and bright living." All floors have loggias, balconies or terraces, and a "honeycomb structure" that gives privacy and protection from wind and sun.

 

The Prism Tower, a 34-story steel-and-glass office building in Nairobi, Kenya, has opened to praise as the capital city's most beautiful skyscraper, Construction & Civil Engineering News reports. The tower incorporates a number of environmentally friendly systems and designs, including a rainwater retention system, said Vinayak Karambalkar, vice president for sales at Kings Developers, the company that led the project. Other features include large windows to make the most of natural light, column-free spaces and generous ceiling heights. Visitors will be subjected to security screenings, including metal detectors. The angular, irregular design suggests stacked prisms, an image that gave the tower its name.

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Construction of two new elevators account for the lion’s share of a CAD32-million (US$24.4-million) upgrades that got underway on August 13 at the Berri-UQAM Société de transport de Montreal (STM) station, the busiest and largest in the metro system, the Montréal Gazette reports. The price tag is an estimated 25% higher than expected, due to the work being performed at night when the station is closed, a high number of construction projects increasing prices and excavation of bedrock at the lower levels of the station — the second-deepest in the system at 27.4 m. The project is expected to take two years but will not affect the approximately 37,300 passengers who enter each day. 

 

The Equitable Building at 120 Broadway in Manhattan, New York, is getting a US$50-million facelift by owner Silverstein Properties. Once the world’s tallest office tower, it is home to such tenants as DTM Drafting & Consulting Services, Inc., which Silverstein has been using to consult on the building’s vertical transportation since 1981. Architecture firm Beyer Blinder Belle is another in-house contractor on the project. The concept is to elevate the building’s existing features and introduce new amenities for the building’s tenants and their 8,000 employees. Its rooftop will be open to tenants for the first time with an 8,000-sq.-ft. indoor tenant lounge and landscaped outdoor terrace on the 40th floor to span approximately 20,000 sq. ft. Among other work is new elevator cab finishes and fixtures, and additional elevator turnstiles. The Commercial Observer said the 40-story, 1.9-million-sq.-ft. building became “the definitive, undisputed symbol of thoughtfully designed architecture to accommodate the city and nation’s evolving economic landscape and new wave of blue- and white-collar workers” after its opening in 1915. It has held the title of a city landmark since 1996.

 

A girl was hospitalized with unknown injuries as a result of her leg becoming trapped in an inclined moving walk at a shopping mall in Guyuan in central China, various news outlets, including the Shanghaiist, reported on August 13. Surveillance video shows the girl step onto the unit with a companion and immediately fall through, her right leg becoming trapped. A woman tried unsuccessfully for about 20 s. to pull her out before a bystander pressed the emergency-stop button. Firefighters then arrived and were able to extract the girl.

 

The Grand Tower in Frankfurt, Germany, has topped out at 172 m, and when it makes its expected opening in July 2019, it will be the nation's tallest residential tower, Skyline Atlas reports. The 47-story building, designed by Magnus Kaminiarz & Cie and developed by GSP, cuts a slender figure on Frankfurt's skyline, and its large windows allow for what the source calls "airy and bright living." All floors have loggias, balconies or terraces, and a "honeycomb structure" that gives privacy and protection from wind and sun.

 

The Prism Tower, a 34-story steel-and-glass office building in Nairobi, Kenya, has opened to praise as the capital city's most beautiful skyscraper, Construction & Civil Engineering News reports. The tower incorporates a number of environmentally friendly systems and designs, including a rainwater retention system, said Vinayak Karambalkar, vice president for sales at Kings Developers, the company that led the project. Other features include large windows to make the most of natural light, column-free spaces and generous ceiling heights. Visitors will be subjected to security screenings, including metal detectors. The angular, irregular design suggests stacked prisms, an image that gave the tower its name.

Image: Commercial Observer/Silverstein Properties

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