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THYSSENKRUPP’S MULTI RECEIVES ENERGY-EFFICIENCY AWARD

thyssenkrupp MULTI has been honored with the Alliance to Save Energy's 2018 “Stars of Energy Efficiency Award: Built Environment” for the ropeless, sideways-moving elevator system’s "gamechanging energy-efficiency possibilities." MULTI CEO Michael Cesarz plans to formally accept the award during a gala dinner on September 26 in Washington, D.C., where the alliance is based. thyssenkrupp observes MULTI can reduce a building’s peak power needs by as much as 60% compared to traditional systems. The technology can also regain, store and send energy back to the internal grid. The award follows numerous energy-efficiency accolades for thyssenkrupp.

 

KUALA LUMPUR’S FUTURE COULD INCLUDE 145-STORY BUILDING

If market conditions and demand are right, a 700-m-tall, roughly 145-story building will be built after 2030 in Kuala Lumpur's city center by KLCC (Holdings) Sdn Bhd, EdgeProp reports. Quoting a real-estate consultant, the source said it will take up to 16 years for existing and incoming stock to be filled, based on current absorption rates of 1 million-1.5 million sq. ft. per year. Including a trio of office towers atop a retail podium on 4 acres, the proposed project would add up to 4 million sq. ft. of space to market. If built, it would dwarf the 630-m-tall Menara PNB 118 scheduled for completion in 2024 and Malaysia's current tallest, Petronas Towers.

 

TWO-TOWERED PLAN CALLED IMPROVEMENT FOR NYC AREA

Ascend Group's plan to build a pair of towers designed by Space 4 Architecture on either side of a former nursing home at 226-232 East Broadway on the Lower East Side of New York City (NYC) will improve an area marred by empty lots and unattractive apartment buildings, New York YIMBY reports. The 20- and 36-story towers would total approximately 240,000 sq. ft. and, according to the architect, "socially and proportionally integrate with the surrounding neighborhood fabric." Located along what the source described as a "seemingly forgotten stretch" of East Broadway, the development represents an expansion of the Lower East Side building boom that includes Essex Crossing and One Manhattan Square. Completion is tentatively expected in 2021.

 

CONDOMINIUM TOWER BREAKS GROUND IN NYC’S HUDSON SQUARE

Ground was broken earlier this month on a 30-story condominium tower designed by French architects Loci Anima and Sebastien Segers at 110 Charlton Street in New York City’s (NYC) Hudson Square, New York YIMBY reports. Replacing warehouses, Greenwich West will contain 170 residences, 2,800 sq. ft. of ground-level retail and a parking garage on the third and fourth floors. The development team includes Strategic Capital, Cape Advisors and Forum Absolute. Adamson Associates was the architect of record. Sales are being handled by Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group, and artist Aaron Zulpo created illustrations to help market the property.

 

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KONE TO PROVIDE VT TO “ICONIC” MELBOURNE MIXED-USE PROJECT

KONE is partnering with Multiplex and OSK Property to provide the vertical-transportation (VT) package, including elevators and escalators, to Melbourne Square Stage One, an “iconic new precinct in the heart of Southbank,” in Melbourne, Australia. With construction starting this year, the development consists of multiple towers, including a pair of 70- and 59-story residential towers atop an eight-level retail podium. The design by Cox Architecture features a pair of silvery skyscrapers with vertical bands, along with a terraced podium boasting more than 3,700 m2 of public space, hotel and commercial space on more than 2 ha.

FIRST RESIDENTIAL SKYSCRAPER IN NYC’S KOREATOWN ENVISIONED

With efforts to preserve the buildings at 316 Fifth Avenue in New York City’s (NYC) Koreatown failing, Cottonwood Development hopes to build a 39-story, 539-ft.-tall residential building designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF) at the site, New York YIMBY reports. Numerous towers of at least that scope have been recently completed or are under construction in NoMad (north of Madison Square Park) a few blocks to the south, but this would be the first residential skyscraper in Koreatown. The plan includes 6,809-sq.-ft. of retail on the first two floors, mechanical components on the third through seventh floors and full-floor residential units starting on the eighth floor. The 33rd through 36th floors would house a pair of duplex penthouses.

RESIDENTIAL TOWER WOULD REPLACE 1990s OFFICES IN CARDIFF

Ropemaker Properties hopes to build a 25-story residential tower with retail and office space on the site of Landore Court, a block of 1990s office properties on Charles Street in Cardiff, U.K., WalesOnline reports. Ropemaker is carrying on earlier plans by previous property owner Garrison Barclay Estates, which intended to build 270 apartments and 15,000 sq. ft. of office space in a tower designed by Cardiff-based John Wotton Architects. The plan also includes basement parking for 80 cars. With Landore Court still housing tenants with short-term leases, development is not likely to get started until 2020, subject to planning approval.

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KONE TO PROVIDE VT TO “ICONIC” MELBOURNE MIXED-USE PROJECT

KONE is partnering with Multiplex and OSK Property to provide the vertical-transportation (VT) package, including elevators and escalators, to Melbourne Square Stage One, an “iconic new precinct in the heart of Southbank,” in Melbourne, Australia. With construction starting this year, the development consists of multiple towers, including a pair of 70- and 59-story residential towers atop an eight-level retail podium. The design by Cox Architecture features a pair of silvery skyscrapers with vertical bands, along with a terraced podium boasting more than 3,700 m2 of public space, hotel and commercial space on more than 2 ha.

FIRST RESIDENTIAL SKYSCRAPER IN NYC’S KOREATOWN ENVISIONED

With efforts to preserve the buildings at 316 Fifth Avenue in New York City’s (NYC) Koreatown failing, Cottonwood Development hopes to build a 39-story, 539-ft.-tall residential building designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF) at the site, New York YIMBY reports. Numerous towers of at least that scope have been recently completed or are under construction in NoMad (north of Madison Square Park) a few blocks to the south, but this would be the first residential skyscraper in Koreatown. The plan includes 6,809-sq.-ft. of retail on the first two floors, mechanical components on the third through seventh floors and full-floor residential units starting on the eighth floor. The 33rd through 36th floors would house a pair of duplex penthouses.

RESIDENTIAL TOWER WOULD REPLACE 1990s OFFICES IN CARDIFF

Ropemaker Properties hopes to build a 25-story residential tower with retail and office space on the site of Landore Court, a block of 1990s office properties on Charles Street in Cardiff, U.K., WalesOnline reports. Ropemaker is carrying on earlier plans by previous property owner Garrison Barclay Estates, which intended to build 270 apartments and 15,000 sq. ft. of office space in a tower designed by Cardiff-based John Wotton Architects. The plan also includes basement parking for 80 cars. With Landore Court still housing tenants with short-term leases, development is not likely to get started until 2020, subject to planning approval.

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KONE TO PROVIDE VT TO “ICONIC” MELBOURNE MIXED-USE PROJECT

KONE is partnering with Multiplex and OSK Property to provide the vertical-transportation (VT) package, including elevators and escalators, to Melbourne Square Stage One, an “iconic new precinct in the heart of Southbank,” in Melbourne, Australia. With construction starting this year, the development consists of multiple towers, including a pair of 70- and 59-story residential towers atop an eight-level retail podium. The design by Cox Architecture features a pair of silvery skyscrapers with vertical bands, along with a terraced podium boasting more than 3,700 m2 of public space, hotel and commercial space on more than 2 ha.

FIRST RESIDENTIAL SKYSCRAPER IN NYC’S KOREATOWN ENVISIONED

With efforts to preserve the buildings at 316 Fifth Avenue in New York City’s (NYC) Koreatown failing, Cottonwood Development hopes to build a 39-story, 539-ft.-tall residential building designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF) at the site, New York YIMBY reports. Numerous towers of at least that scope have been recently completed or are under construction in NoMad (north of Madison Square Park) a few blocks to the south, but this would be the first residential skyscraper in Koreatown. The plan includes 6,809-sq.-ft. of retail on the first two floors, mechanical components on the third through seventh floors and full-floor residential units starting on the eighth floor. The 33rd through 36th floors would house a pair of duplex penthouses.

RESIDENTIAL TOWER WOULD REPLACE 1990s OFFICES IN CARDIFF

Ropemaker Properties hopes to build a 25-story residential tower with retail and office space on the site of Landore Court, a block of 1990s office properties on Charles Street in Cardiff, U.K., WalesOnline reports. Ropemaker is carrying on earlier plans by previous property owner Garrison Barclay Estates, which intended to build 270 apartments and 15,000 sq. ft. of office space in a tower designed by Cardiff-based John Wotton Architects. The plan also includes basement parking for 80 cars. With Landore Court still housing tenants with short-term leases, development is not likely to get started until 2020, subject to planning approval.

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ECHO BRICKELL WELCOMES RESIDENTS IN MIAMI

Private elevators are among amenities at the Carlos A. Ott-designed Echo Brickell, a 57-story, 180-unit tower that SkyRise Cities says is now home to approximately 300 residents just south of downtown Miami in the red-hot Brickell neighborhood. Besides the elevators, the property by JDS Development and Property Markets Group features a 12,000-gallon aquarium in the main lobby housing an array of tropical fish. With a swooping, undulating profile, the structure boasts generous balconies, and shared amenities such as an infinity pool and fitness center. The top floors have penthouse suites, which presumably are the ones with their own private elevators.

LANDMARK RESIDENTIAL BUILDING SET FOR VANCOUVER

Demolition recently began on a high-rise hotel in Vancouver, Canada, that is making way for a new, two-tower residential building, the Vancouver Sun reported. The new structure, at 1400 Robson Street, will be known as the Landmark on Robson and have towers of 34 and 32 stories, joined by a podium that will hold common amenities, such as a pool, landscaped gardens and a lounge area. The ground floor will hold retail space, and there will be two floors of offices on top of that. The real amenities for residents, however, are the "Sky Terraces," large balconies that afford spectacular views of the city and the mountains beyond. The developer is ASNA Robson Landmark Holdings, and designers are PDP London and Vancouver-based MCM. Demolition of the hotel should be finished in March 2019, but a construction timetable for the new building was not reported.

 

FOUNDATION WORK STARTS ON 40-STORY NYC RESIDENTIAL TOWER

New York YIMBY says that foundation work had started for 77 Greenwich Street (42 Trinity Place), a 40-story residential tower being developed by Trinity Place Holdings and designed by FX Collaborative. Containing 90 units and a grade school, the design will incorporate the historic, Federal-style Robert and Anne Dickey House. Three sides of the main structure will be clad in glass, with the remaining side covered in masonry. Scheduled for completion in the second half of 2019, 77 Greenwich joins other notable towers under construction or recently completed nearby including 50 West Street, 125 Greenwich Street and 68-74 Trinity Place.

 

30-STORY, MIXED-USE TOWER PROPOSED IN WEST PHILADELPHIA

EPG Urban Multifamily has proposed a 30-story tower with 420 apartments and 4,000 sq. ft. of retail for the Newman Center site in University City, west Philadelphia, Curbed Philadelphia reports. Located between two stone churches, the site is covered in asphalt. EPG would add landscaping and paving designed to manage stormwater and reduce heat. The base of the building would have brick and stone masonry to complement the churches, with glass-and-metal panels above. The project, at 3720 Chestnut Street, would also add 40 underground parking spaces and room to park 140 bicycles. The Archdiocese of Philadelphia was under contract to sell the site earlier this year.

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https://skyrisecities.com/news/2018/07/echo-brickell-reaches-completion-miami

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ECHO BRICKELL WELCOMES RESIDENTS IN MIAMI

Private elevators are among amenities at the Carlos A. Ott-designed Echo Brickell, a 57-story, 180-unit tower that SkyRise Cities says is now home to approximately 300 residents just south of downtown Miami in the red-hot Brickell neighborhood. Besides the elevators, the property by JDS Development and Property Markets Group features a 12,000-gallon aquarium in the main lobby housing an array of tropical fish. With a swooping, undulating profile, the structure boasts generous balconies, and shared amenities such as an infinity pool and fitness center. The top floors have penthouse suites, which presumably are the ones with their own private elevators.

LANDMARK RESIDENTIAL BUILDING SET FOR VANCOUVER

Demolition recently began on a high-rise hotel in Vancouver, Canada, that is making way for a new, two-tower residential building, the Vancouver Sun reported. The new structure, at 1400 Robson Street, will be known as the Landmark on Robson and have towers of 34 and 32 stories, joined by a podium that will hold common amenities, such as a pool, landscaped gardens and a lounge area. The ground floor will hold retail space, and there will be two floors of offices on top of that. The real amenities for residents, however, are the "Sky Terraces," large balconies that afford spectacular views of the city and the mountains beyond. The developer is ASNA Robson Landmark Holdings, and designers are PDP London and Vancouver-based MCM. Demolition of the hotel should be finished in March 2019, but a construction timetable for the new building was not reported.

 

FOUNDATION WORK STARTS ON 40-STORY NYC RESIDENTIAL TOWER

New York YIMBY says that foundation work had started for 77 Greenwich Street (42 Trinity Place), a 40-story residential tower being developed by Trinity Place Holdings and designed by FX Collaborative. Containing 90 units and a grade school, the design will incorporate the historic, Federal-style Robert and Anne Dickey House. Three sides of the main structure will be clad in glass, with the remaining side covered in masonry. Scheduled for completion in the second half of 2019, 77 Greenwich joins other notable towers under construction or recently completed nearby including 50 West Street, 125 Greenwich Street and 68-74 Trinity Place.

 

30-STORY, MIXED-USE TOWER PROPOSED IN WEST PHILADELPHIA

EPG Urban Multifamily has proposed a 30-story tower with 420 apartments and 4,000 sq. ft. of retail for the Newman Center site in University City, west Philadelphia, Curbed Philadelphia reports. Located between two stone churches, the site is covered in asphalt. EPG would add landscaping and paving designed to manage stormwater and reduce heat. The base of the building would have brick and stone masonry to complement the churches, with glass-and-metal panels above. The project, at 3720 Chestnut Street, would also add 40 underground parking spaces and room to park 140 bicycles. The Archdiocese of Philadelphia was under contract to sell the site earlier this year.

Image: SkyRise Cities:

https://skyrisecities.com/news/2018/07/echo-brickell-reaches-completion-miami

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ECHO BRICKELL WELCOMES RESIDENTS IN MIAMI

Private elevators are among amenities at the Carlos A. Ott-designed Echo Brickell, a 57-story, 180-unit tower that SkyRise Cities says is now home to approximately 300 residents just south of downtown Miami in the red-hot Brickell neighborhood. Besides the elevators, the property by JDS Development and Property Markets Group features a 12,000-gallon aquarium in the main lobby housing an array of tropical fish. With a swooping, undulating profile, the structure boasts generous balconies, and shared amenities such as an infinity pool and fitness center. The top floors have penthouse suites, which presumably are the ones with their own private elevators.

LANDMARK RESIDENTIAL BUILDING SET FOR VANCOUVER

Demolition recently began on a high-rise hotel in Vancouver, Canada, that is making way for a new, two-tower residential building, the Vancouver Sun reported. The new structure, at 1400 Robson Street, will be known as the Landmark on Robson and have towers of 34 and 32 stories, joined by a podium that will hold common amenities, such as a pool, landscaped gardens and a lounge area. The ground floor will hold retail space, and there will be two floors of offices on top of that. The real amenities for residents, however, are the "Sky Terraces," large balconies that afford spectacular views of the city and the mountains beyond. The developer is ASNA Robson Landmark Holdings, and designers are PDP London and Vancouver-based MCM. Demolition of the hotel should be finished in March 2019, but a construction timetable for the new building was not reported.

 

FOUNDATION WORK STARTS ON 40-STORY NYC RESIDENTIAL TOWER

New York YIMBY says that foundation work had started for 77 Greenwich Street (42 Trinity Place), a 40-story residential tower being developed by Trinity Place Holdings and designed by FX Collaborative. Containing 90 units and a grade school, the design will incorporate the historic, Federal-style Robert and Anne Dickey House. Three sides of the main structure will be clad in glass, with the remaining side covered in masonry. Scheduled for completion in the second half of 2019, 77 Greenwich joins other notable towers under construction or recently completed nearby including 50 West Street, 125 Greenwich Street and 68-74 Trinity Place.

 

30-STORY, MIXED-USE TOWER PROPOSED IN WEST PHILADELPHIA

EPG Urban Multifamily has proposed a 30-story tower with 420 apartments and 4,000 sq. ft. of retail for the Newman Center site in University City, west Philadelphia, Curbed Philadelphia reports. Located between two stone churches, the site is covered in asphalt. EPG would add landscaping and paving designed to manage stormwater and reduce heat. The base of the building would have brick and stone masonry to complement the churches, with glass-and-metal panels above. The project, at 3720 Chestnut Street, would also add 40 underground parking spaces and room to park 140 bicycles. The Archdiocese of Philadelphia was under contract to sell the site earlier this year.

Image: SkyRise Cities:

https://skyrisecities.com/news/2018/07/echo-brickell-reaches-completion-miami

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ESCALATORS IN LONDON TUBE’S NEW CROSSRAIL STATION FEATURED

London’s Tottenham Court Road station, the last of the new stations being built for Transport for London’s new Crossrail/Elizabeth line, opened on July 8, and blog IanVisits provided an in-depth look at its features, which include one of the longest escalators in the London Underground. Escalators in the station also have strip lighting just above their safety brushes and uplighting in their midsections. Advertising panels along the sides will now be a “single ribbon running from top to bottom for super-long adverts.” Spanning more than 60 mi. from Reading and Heathrow in the west through central tunnels across to Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east, the line is scheduled to open in December.

 

CHICAGO’S STUDIO GANG DESIGNS ITS FIRST CANADIAN PROJECT

Alex Bozikovic, a writer for The Globe and Mail, says a proposed Toronto project designed by Chicago's Studio Gang — its first in Canada — follows the right recipe: tall, innovative and excellent. Featuring a 48-story residential tower on Delisle Avenue spiraling into the sky as a 16-sided prism that gets slimmer as it rises, the plan by developer Slate Asset Management includes considerable infrastructure improvements and preservation of a 1929 Art Deco façade in the Yonge and St. Clair neighborhood. The façade would be incorporated into the base of an adjacent 1960s tower with a Studio Gang addition. Sidewalks would be widened, and a park would be expanded.

 

DEWHURST MIDDLE EAST’S NEW WEB PORTAL SPOTLIGHTS FINISHES

In support of its main, technical website, Dewhurst Middle East Elevator Accessories LLC has launched a new web portal for architects, consultants, interior designers and building owners that spotlights the company’s elevator finishes and technology. Dewhurst Middle East states the website’s “clean and concise layout illustrates the continuing evolution of elevator finishes and technology as brands strive for uniqueness in a competitive market.”

 

REZONING IN SYDNEY PAVES WAY FOR SUPERSIZING OF PROJECT

In light of a piece of property at 601 Pacific Highway in Crows Nest north of Sydney’s central business district being rezoned to encourage intensified development, Stockland plans to build two, primarily residential towers standing 63 and 45 stories, urban.com/au reports. The design by Architectus could bring more than 500 apartments, 255 underground parking spots, offices and retail to the area adjacent to St. Leonards. Architectus says 601 Pacific Highway will be “a place where people shop, live, work and gather to enjoy the public domain.” A timeframe for the project was not provided.

 

REREGISTRATION REQUIRED FOR EESFC TORONTO CRIUSE

Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation of Canada (EESFC) Chairman Gord Pattison explained that due to difficulties with corporate registries, Canada and EESFC’s license as a charity forced it to refile as such, making it unable to host the 2018 EESFC Cruise, scheduled for August 16 at Toronto Harbor. However, the Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA) will be hosting the cruise on behalf of EESFC. Collections for the cruise will be done through and held by CECA until the matter is resolved. Registrants, both new and old, are asked to (re)register through the CECA website and pay online. Pattison added that EESFC will be announcing new initiatives to get programs back up and running through a part-time Canadian administrator, though the process may take six months. He and the Canadian board of EESFC thanks CECA, its board of directors and its Executive Director Catharine Bothwell.

Image: IanVisits:

https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/blog/2018/07/09/sneak-preview-of-crossrails-new-tottenham-court-road-station/

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ESCALATORS IN LONDON TUBE’S NEW CROSSRAIL STATION FEATURED

London’s Tottenham Court Road station, the last of the new stations being built for Transport for London’s new Crossrail/Elizabeth line, opened on July 8, and blog IanVisits provided an in-depth look at its features, which include one of the longest escalators in the London Underground. Escalators in the station also have strip lighting just above their safety brushes and uplighting in their midsections. Advertising panels along the sides will now be a “single ribbon running from top to bottom for super-long adverts.” Spanning more than 60 mi. from Reading and Heathrow in the west through central tunnels across to Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east, the line is scheduled to open in December.

 

CHICAGO’S STUDIO GANG DESIGNS ITS FIRST CANADIAN PROJECT

Alex Bozikovic, a writer for The Globe and Mail, says a proposed Toronto project designed by Chicago's Studio Gang — its first in Canada — follows the right recipe: tall, innovative and excellent. Featuring a 48-story residential tower on Delisle Avenue spiraling into the sky as a 16-sided prism that gets slimmer as it rises, the plan by developer Slate Asset Management includes considerable infrastructure improvements and preservation of a 1929 Art Deco façade in the Yonge and St. Clair neighborhood. The façade would be incorporated into the base of an adjacent 1960s tower with a Studio Gang addition. Sidewalks would be widened, and a park would be expanded.

 

DEWHURST MIDDLE EAST’S NEW WEB PORTAL SPOTLIGHTS FINISHES

In support of its main, technical website, Dewhurst Middle East Elevator Accessories LLC has launched a new web portal for architects, consultants, interior designers and building owners that spotlights the company’s elevator finishes and technology. Dewhurst Middle East states the website’s “clean and concise layout illustrates the continuing evolution of elevator finishes and technology as brands strive for uniqueness in a competitive market.”

 

REZONING IN SYDNEY PAVES WAY FOR SUPERSIZING OF PROJECT

In light of a piece of property at 601 Pacific Highway in Crows Nest north of Sydney’s central business district being rezoned to encourage intensified development, Stockland plans to build two, primarily residential towers standing 63 and 45 stories, urban.com/au reports. The design by Architectus could bring more than 500 apartments, 255 underground parking spots, offices and retail to the area adjacent to St. Leonards. Architectus says 601 Pacific Highway will be “a place where people shop, live, work and gather to enjoy the public domain.” A timeframe for the project was not provided.

 

REREGISTRATION REQUIRED FOR EESFC TORONTO CRIUSE

Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation of Canada (EESFC) Chairman Gord Pattison explained that due to difficulties with corporate registries, Canada and EESFC’s license as a charity forced it to refile as such, making it unable to host the 2018 EESFC Cruise, scheduled for August 16 at Toronto Harbor. However, the Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA) will be hosting the cruise on behalf of EESFC. Collections for the cruise will be done through and held by CECA until the matter is resolved. Registrants, both new and old, are asked to (re)register through the CECA website and pay online. Pattison added that EESFC will be announcing new initiatives to get programs back up and running through a part-time Canadian administrator, though the process may take six months. He and the Canadian board of EESFC thanks CECA, its board of directors and its Executive Director Catharine Bothwell.

Image: IanVisits:

https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/blog/2018/07/09/sneak-preview-of-crossrails-new-tottenham-court-road-station/

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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

ESCALATORS IN LONDON TUBE’S NEW CROSSRAIL STATION FEATURED

London’s Tottenham Court Road station, the last of the new stations being built for Transport for London’s new Crossrail/Elizabeth line, opened on July 8, and blog IanVisits provided an in-depth look at its features, which include one of the longest escalators in the London Underground. Escalators in the station also have strip lighting just above their safety brushes and uplighting in their midsections. Advertising panels along the sides will now be a “single ribbon running from top to bottom for super-long adverts.” Spanning more than 60 mi. from Reading and Heathrow in the west through central tunnels across to Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east, the line is scheduled to open in December.

 

CHICAGO’S STUDIO GANG DESIGNS ITS FIRST CANADIAN PROJECT

Alex Bozikovic, a writer for The Globe and Mail, says a proposed Toronto project designed by Chicago's Studio Gang — its first in Canada — follows the right recipe: tall, innovative and excellent. Featuring a 48-story residential tower on Delisle Avenue spiraling into the sky as a 16-sided prism that gets slimmer as it rises, the plan by developer Slate Asset Management includes considerable infrastructure improvements and preservation of a 1929 Art Deco façade in the Yonge and St. Clair neighborhood. The façade would be incorporated into the base of an adjacent 1960s tower with a Studio Gang addition. Sidewalks would be widened, and a park would be expanded.

 

DEWHURST MIDDLE EAST’S NEW WEB PORTAL SPOTLIGHTS FINISHES

In support of its main, technical website, Dewhurst Middle East Elevator Accessories LLC has launched a new web portal for architects, consultants, interior designers and building owners that spotlights the company’s elevator finishes and technology. Dewhurst Middle East states the website’s “clean and concise layout illustrates the continuing evolution of elevator finishes and technology as brands strive for uniqueness in a competitive market.”

 

REZONING IN SYDNEY PAVES WAY FOR SUPERSIZING OF PROJECT

In light of a piece of property at 601 Pacific Highway in Crows Nest north of Sydney’s central business district being rezoned to encourage intensified development, Stockland plans to build two, primarily residential towers standing 63 and 45 stories, urban.com/au reports. The design by Architectus could bring more than 500 apartments, 255 underground parking spots, offices and retail to the area adjacent to St. Leonards. Architectus says 601 Pacific Highway will be “a place where people shop, live, work and gather to enjoy the public domain.” A timeframe for the project was not provided.

 

REREGISTRATION REQUIRED FOR EESFC TORONTO CRIUSE

Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation of Canada (EESFC) Chairman Gord Pattison explained that due to difficulties with corporate registries, Canada and EESFC’s license as a charity forced it to refile as such, making it unable to host the 2018 EESFC Cruise, scheduled for August 16 at Toronto Harbor. However, the Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA) will be hosting the cruise on behalf of EESFC. Collections for the cruise will be done through and held by CECA until the matter is resolved. Registrants, both new and old, are asked to (re)register through the CECA website and pay online. Pattison added that EESFC will be announcing new initiatives to get programs back up and running through a part-time Canadian administrator, though the process may take six months. He and the Canadian board of EESFC thanks CECA, its board of directors and its Executive Director Catharine Bothwell.

Image: IanVisits:

https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/blog/2018/07/09/sneak-preview-of-crossrails-new-tottenham-court-road-station/

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