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66-STORY HOTEL/CONDO PROPOSED IN DOWNTOWN L.A.

A project has been submitted to the Los Angeles Planning Department for a 66-story building containing approximately 200 condominiums, 220 hotel rooms, 94,000 sq. ft. of commercial space and a parking garage with more than 600 spaces, Urbanize.LA reports. Designed by CallisonRTKL with MJS Landscape Architects, the structure would take shape north of the Staples Center and L.A. Live at 925 South Street, and join a significant number of new tall buildings in the area. It would sit atop a podium with an amenity deck. City records indicate Regalian is the developer.

 

CONDO TOWER POINTS TO EDMONTON ECONOMY’S STRENGTH

The Encore Tower, a 43-story condominium building near Edmonton, Canada's Ice District is under construction and expected to be complete in fall 2019, reflecting what developer David Sanche of Westrich Pacific Corp. says is a strong local economy, the Edmonton Sun reports. Westrich began construction of Encore on the heels of its nearby 32-story Ultima Tower, which is 100 percent sold. Located at 103 Street and 102 Avenue, Encore will have approximately 175 luxury units and is approximately 70 percent sold. Upon completion, it will be the tallest condo-only building in Edmonton.

 

TODDLER TRAPPED IN PARTIALLY CLOSED ELEVATOR

A toddler was stuck in a partially closed shopping-mall elevator for about 40 minutes on March 29, bc.ctvnews.ca reports. A woman said her three-year-old son walked into the elevator at the Metropolis at Metrotown mall in Burnaby, Canada. As she tried to pull him out, the door closed on her hand, then remained only partially open with the child stuck inside. Burnaby fire officials and an elevator technician got him out, but the incident and procedures will be reviewed. No physical injuries were reported, though the mother indicated the child was traumatized.

GLASSY TOWER TO BE NEW BANK HEADQUARTERS IN MILWAUKEE

By 2019, downtown Milwaukee should have a new, glassy 25-story office building designed by local architect Kahler Slater on the site of a parking garage in the heart of the historic financial district, The Architect's Newspaper reports. Irgens is the developer of the new headquarters for Chicago-based bank BMO Harris, which plans to move from a 1960s-era 20-story building next door at 770 North Water Street. Construction is set to start later this year on the building, which will have parking and amenities within a 10-story podium. Irgens will also oversee redevelopment of the older building.

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SOUTH KOREAN TOWER CERTIFIED AS FIFTH-TALLEST

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has certified the Lotte World Tower in Seoul, South Korea, as the fifth-tallest building in the world, displacing New York City’s One World Trade Center for that spot in the rankings. The 555-m tower, which held its grand opening on April 3, is part of a development that includes a shopping mall and amusement park. The multiuse tower houses offices, retail space, a seven-star luxury hotel and an “officetel,” a popular South Korean amenity that offers studio-apartment-style accommodations with hotel services for people who work in the building. With its No. 5 ranking, Lotte World Tower has pushed Malaysia’s Petronas Twin Towers – once the world’s tallest buildings – off the top 10 list.

 

38-, 74-STORY TOWERS PLANNED IN DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN

Alloy Development and the state-run Educational Construction Fund aim to bring 38- and 74-story mixed-use towers, along with schools and amenities, to a triangular downtown Brooklyn, New York, site bound by Third, State and Schermerhorn streets and Flatbush Avenue, Curbed NY reports. The first phase of the 80 Flatbush project consists of the 38-story residential building and two schools, expected to be complete by 2022. The second phase would have the 74-story building with both market and below-market-rate apartments and offices. This phase is scheduled for completion in 2025. In all, there will be 900 residences.

 

GLASS ELEVATOR CENTRAL TO MALL’S REVITALIZATION

A West Texas shopping mall that has lost several large retailers is installing a glass elevator as part of a plan to remake itself and draw more customers, the El Paso Times reports. The elevator at Sunland Park Mall will have a glass front with glass mosaic and “opalescent” tiles on the sides, the Times says, and will be in an open atrium near two existing escalators. A bridge featuring glass railings will link the elevator with the mall’s upper level. In a statement, a spokesperson said the elevator will further the mall’s efforts to “continually invest in maintaining and updating the property.”

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KONE SOUTHEAST ASIA APPOINTMENTS

Jérôme Audais has been appointed managing director of KONE Singapore and Anthony Tan managing director of KONE Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos. In succeeding Tan, who has relocated to Bangkok, Audais brings to his new role what KONE describes as a "wealth of experience that includes various senior management positions within KONE." With KONE since 1995, Audais most recently served as Service Equipment Business director for KONE Asia Pacific. He holds a master's in Finance and Management from Orsay University in France. With KONE since 2012, Tan most recently served as managing director of KONE Singapore. He holds a bachelor's in Business Administration from what is now University of West London. Tan succeeds Balaz Branislav, who has relocated to Australia to lead Business Development for KONE Australia and New Zealand.

 

LONDON SEES RECORD RATE OF PLANNED HIGH RISES

The Financial Times reports a record 455 new tall buildings are planned or under construction in London. In 2016 alone, work began on nearly one tower per week, despite economic uncertainty over the Brexit vote to leave the European Union. Many of the new towers are planned outside the existing high-rise clusters, especially along the banks of the Thames and the eastern boroughs of Greenwich and Tower Hamlets. Not everyone is happy about the situation, however, and outspoken critics have forced at least one developer to abandon plans for a 72-story tower in favor of a 14-floor office building.

 

ELEVATOR MODERNIZATIONS PLANNED AT FIVE JAMAICAN HOSPITALS

Elevators in five Jamaican hospitals will be modernized at a cost of JMD 66 million (US$515,000), jamaicaobserver.com reports. The South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA) announced the plan on March 31, and said the project would commence in the first quarter of the new fiscal year. Elevators will be replaced or refurbished at the National Chest, Princess Margaret, Spanish Town, Kingston Public and Victoria Jubilee hospitals. SERHA said steps would be taken to mitigate inconveniences caused by the work. The work is actually Phase Two of a modernization project. Phase One, which took place in 2014-2015, involved modernizing three elevators at Kingston Public Hospital.

 

SHANGHAI MAINTENANCE COMPANIES PUT ON NOTICE

The Shanghai Quality Inspection and Supervision Bureau has ordered 17 elevator maintenance companies in the city to rectify irregularities in quality management and staff qualification. Shanghai Daily reported the companies had the worst evaluation results among the 270 elevator maintenance companies the watchdog checked. They were asked to rectify the situation and will face such punishments as fines or license revocation if they fail to do so. The city had more than 222,103 elevators in use by the end of last year, up 7.7% from a year earlier.

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ISRAELI MINISTRY APPROVES PLAN FOR SUPERTALL

The Israeli Finance Ministry has approved plans for the 400-m-tall, 100-story “Tower Between Cities,” which, when completed, will be Israel’s tallest skyscraper, jns.org reports. In approving the plan by Miloslavsky architects, the ministry accepted a recommendation from Tel Aviv’s city engineer, Oded Gvuli, to allow the tower’s footprint to cover more than 166,500 m2 (546,000 sq. ft.). The tower will feature 24 elevators and include offices, public spaces and hotel rooms. It will be situated on the edge of Ramat Gan, Israel’s diamond district and business center. Completion is expected in 2023.

 

MIXED-USE TOWER PROPOSED FOR JERSEY CITY

Jersey City, New Jersey, developer Silverman Building plans to enter the ranks of high-rise developers with a proposed 41-story mixed-use tower, reports  jerseydiggs.com. The mixed-use tower would include 448 residential units, plus 5,111 sq. ft. of commercial space and a 116-space valet parking garage. It will stand within a short walking distance of a train station. The site is located within the Morgan Grove Marin Redevelopment Zone, which promotes “smart growth” principles that include residential mixed-use structures with minimal onsite parking to promote the use of mass transit. The tower’s design is by Marchetto Higgins Stieve Architects of Hoboken, New Jersey.

 

CTBUH ANNOUNCES TWO STUDENT COMPETITIONS

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has announced two student competitions: the 2017 Student Research Competition and International Student Tall Building Design Competition. For the Research Competition, students working under a professor should submit a research proposal that focuses on “tall building performance.” The winning proposal will receive a US$20,000 award to fund the research. The entry deadline is June 30. The Tall Building Design Competition asks entrants to propose a project in an actual site, anywhere in the world, that explores the “relationship of placing a tall building in a unique existing urban setting.” The top five winners will receive cash awards and stipends to attend the CTBUH 2017 annual conference this fall in Sydney. The registration deadline is July 17, and entries must be submitted by July 24.

 

ELEVATOR FREEFALL IN INDIA

The leader of West Bengal, India's ruling Trinamool Congress and former cabinet minister Madan Mitra was injured in an "elevator crash" in north Kolkata on the evening of March 28, India Blooms reported. The incident occurred at Kolkata Metro Railway's office in the Shyambazar neighborhood. As he descended from the building's fifth floor in an elevator, it started malfunctioning, and, "minutes later. . . went [into] a freefall and plummeted to the ground floor." Emergency crews extracted Mitra nearly an hour later, when he was taken to a nearby hospital nearby in stable condition. A preliminary inquiry by police found that the elevator's cables suddenly detached due to a "technical error," which is suspected to have led to the freefall.

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BIG CONTRACT FOR MUMBAI CHAWL HIGH RISES

The buildings-and-factories business of Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Construction has won what The Economic Times calls "a key design-and-build order" valued at more than INR29 billion (US$448 million) to redevelop Mumbai’s century-old Bombay Development Division chawls at Worli for the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority. L&T stated it is the largest residential contract it has ever been awarded. The work comprises complete design and construction of 20 residential towers with 24 floors plus three basement levels; construction of four high-rise towers with 73 floors and three basement levels; and construction of one commercial development with 22 floors and three basement levels.

 

SINGAPORE AUTHORITY FIGHTS ELDERLY ESCALATOR ACCIDENTS

On March 28, Singapore's Land Transport Authority (LTA) initiated a series of public-education activities to encourage the elderly to take elevators instead of escalators. The Straits Times reported that the intention is to reduce the risk of them getting hurt while using escalators at MRT stations. Among other initiatives, volunteers dispersed souvenirs to elderly commuters to remind them to use elevators, instead. They consisted of packs of tissues and an "ez-link" card holder with the message, "Seniors, Come Get A Lift, Make It A Safer Trip!" printed in all four national languages. MRT has seen a high rate of escalator incidents among seniors, noting that approximately 70% of escalator-related incidents in recent years have involved passengers above 60 years old.

 

MAN SERIOUSLY INJURED IN FALL FROM U.K. ESCALATOR

A man in his 50s suffered what KentOnline called “serious facial injuries” after falling down an escalator in a Maidstone, U.K., shopping center on March 27. He was flown to King's College Hospital in London for further treatment after being found unconscious. It was surmised that he fell over a balustrade while traveling upward. Foul play was not suspected.

 

CORRECTION: “THE TOWER”

Some details of “Update on Creek Harbour, Now ‘The Tower’” were incorrect. First, the main elevator contractor is not yet announced, and the vertical-transportation-package tender documents have yet to be released. Second, completion and soft opening of The Tower are planned for 2020.

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HIGH TECHNOLOGY FOR MARINE ELEVATORS

Demand for advanced technology and installation practices is rising as the size of cruise ships and ferries continues to grow and more services and attractions are added to them. Schindler Marine is coming close to installing its Personal Occupant Requirement Terminal system, in the passenger shipping sector, Passenger Ship Technology states. KONE's Marine Solutions division is offering competing technology with various combinations of operating modes, traffic control and connected controls. Netherlands-based Lift, which focuses on the ferry and superyacht segment, has also recently introduced “a special inverter" on its hydraulic power packs and a preassembly method that can greatly increase installation speed.

 

RESIDENTIAL TOWER PLANS EXEMPLIFY GROWING DALLAS

Chicago–based Amli Residential has purchased vacant property to construct Dallas' first downtown tower in seven years, according to The Dallas Morning News. The source said the residential high rise on Field Street would be the tallest downtown building since construction began on the 42-story Museum Tower condominium building in the Arts District in 2010. It will rise more than 40 stories and contain 367 rental units. Construction is expected to begin this summer. ConstructionDIVE adds that the building will join a host of high-rise residential developments underway in Dallas as the Texas residential construction sector booms to meet growing demand.

 

IEE EXPO ORGANIZER HIGHLIGHTS INDIAN MARKET

Booth reservations are being accepted for the next International Elevator & Escalator (IEE) Expo, taking place on February 28-March 2, 2018, at the Bombay Convention & Exhibition Centre in Mumbai. Organizer Messe Frankfurt notes that over the next decade, 100 smart cities, several new airports and metro rail routes are expected to be commissioned in India, its installed base is projected to grow to more than 100,000 by 2020, and its elevators and escalators market is to grow 8% by 2021. Johnson Lifts, Toshiba Johnson Elevators (India) Pvt. Ltd., Mitsubishi Elevator and Otis are major players in the sector, the latter of which is to supply 1,000 elevators and escalators to Mantri Developers over the next few years.

 

MÁLAGA HOTEL ENDORSED BUT CONTROVERSIAL

Suites Málaga Port was endorsed by the city council in September 2016, but, more recently, those opposing the proposed 443-ft.-tall tower in Málaga, Spain, have made their voices heard. Their complaints are its potential “unsustainability and visual and environmental impact,” according to G3 Newswire. The initial endorsement was only for the 35-story hotel, but a casino could also be part of the overall proposal. It is to have 352 rooms, 485 parking spaces, and a spa, shopping center, conference center and swimming pools. Euro Weekly News reported the “destination hotel” could create an estimated 1,300 construction jobs, with 350 additional jobs when it opens in 2020.

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MULTI ENVISIONED FOR BENDING TOWER

Among the 10-plus supertall projects planned for Midtown Manhattan's "Billionaire’s Row" neighborhood, The Big Bend proposal envisions a tower that bends over on itself to create an inhabitable arch. ArchDaily reports it would stretch 4,000 ft. long in total, meeting the ground in two locations and straddling several existing buildings. thyssenkrupp’s MULTI would be used to circulate people through it.

 

PING AN FINANCE CENTER COMPLETED

Ping An Finance Center is officially complete, according to the criteria established by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH). CTBUH stated that at 599 m, it is the tallest building in Shenzhen, China; the second-tallest in the country; and the fourth-tallest in the world, behind only the Burj Khalifa, Shanghai Tower and Makkah Royal Clock Tower. Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates and developed by Ping An Finance Center Construction & Development, it has the largest stainless-steel façade in the world, which tapers to form a pyramid.

 

UPDATE ON CREEK HARBOUR, NOW “THE TOWER”

"The Tower" by Emaar Properties is planned as Dubai's new tallest tower and possibly the world's tallest tower. Once known as "Dubai Creek Harbour," it will house an oval-shaped bud with 10 observation decks, including "The Pinnacle Room," which will offer 360° views of the city, according to a statement from engineering firm Auercon, which will work with architect Santiago Calatrava on the project. Toshiba Elevator Middle East is providing the elevators, and Lerch Bates Inc. is the architect consultant. Completion is expected by 2022. Reported by M.J. Mohamed Iqbal, EW Correspondent

INDUSTRY REPORT FOR AUSTRALIAN MARKET RELEASED

Reportstack is now offering “Elevator and Escalator Market in Australia 2017-2021” by Technavio. The report indicates the industry in the country has been growing at a moderate rate and is forecast to grow at a combined annual growth rate of 3.78% during 2017-2021. The in-depth market analysis includes inputs from industry experts and a discussion of the key vendors in the market. It also covers the market landscape and its growth prospects over the coming years, in part due to Chinese resurgence in commercial and residential real estate.

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18 PEOPLE HURT WHEN MALL ESCALATOR REVERSES

Authorities in Hong Kong said 18 people were injured when an escalator at a shopping mall suddenly reversed direction, ejinsight.com reported. Video appears to show the upward-traveling escalator suddenly reversing at a higher speed, sending riders tumbling. Authorities said one man was in serious condition with a head injury after the incident. It wasn’t immediately clear what caused the malfunction, but two mechanics accused of tampering with the escalator after the accident were arrested on charges of obstruction of justice, according to KTLA5.

 

ONTARIO BILL FOCUSES ON FIXING ELEVATORS

Han Dong, a Toronto Member of Provincial Parliament, has introduced the “Reliable Elevators Act,” a bill that would force elevators to be fixed within a week in long-term care facilities and retirement homes, and two weeks in other residences, thestar.com reports. Scofflaws would face fines of up to CAD50,000 (US$37,360) for an individual and up to CAD250,000 (US$186,800) for a corporation under the Consumer Protection Act. Additionally, all developers planning buildings with more than seven floors would be required to conduct elevator-traffic analyses to obtain a building permit. Neither Ontario nor Toronto have laws in place to make sure elevators are repaired quickly.

 

SUDO REASSIGNED TO TOSHIBA HEADQUARTERS

Takemi Sudo will rejoin Toshiba Elevator Design and Engineering at its headquarters in Tokyo. He will work in the International Operations Division. Sudo served as general manager at Toshiba Elevator Middle East for more than five years before the appointment. During this time, he trained dozens of design engineers and a strong engineering team in the Middle East. He said he enjoyed his tenure there and thanked your reporter and other executives for making his stay more comfortable.

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DUBAI OFFICIALS ISSUE ESCALATOR SAFETY NOTICE

Hussain Nasser Lootah, director general of Dubai Municipality, issued a notice urging owners of buildings, shopping centers and markets to take sufficient measures to help prevent passenger injury, especially of children, The Gulf Today reports. Suggestions included covering the upper and lower conveyor belt areas to prevent children from climbing on the units or getting their clothes stuck. The notice pointed out all elevators, escalators and moving walks must have current certificates of examination and be in compliance with safety requirements of the Emirates International Accreditation Centre. It was also urged that violations be reported.

 

SPIRALING GREENERY FOR FIRST SKYSCRAPER IN TOULOUSE

What will be the first skyscraper in Toulouse, France, will have a silver façade with a wide swath of foliage spiraling from top to bottom, designboom reports. One of a pair of Daniel Libeskind-designed structures planned in France by Compagnie de Phalsbourg, the competition-winning Toulouse project will stand 150 m or approximately 40 stories with 11,000 m2 of office space, a hotel, more than 100 apartments, retail and a restaurant. Located in the heart of the business district and designed in conjunction with Francois Cardete, what is being called Occitanie will have offices for railway company SNCF on the ground floor. Completion is anticipated in 2022.

 

L.A. ENVISIONS DRAMATIC CIVIC CENTER REVAMP

The Los Angeles City Council approved a Civic Center redevelopment plan that entails replacing the 1950s-era, Welton Becket-designed midrise headquarters of the L.A. Police Department with a 27-story, 450-ft. tall office building for city employees, Urbanize L.A. reports. Construction of this phase of the project is expected to take place between 2018 and 2020, and key elements of the Becket design, such as a mural and sculpture, will be preserved. More than 5,500 city employees working out of leased spaced will be consolidated within the tower's 1.2 million sq. ft. The entire plan involves new and reconfigured infrastructure, and will take place over 15 years.

MIXED-USE TOWER RISING IN NYC’S FINANCIAL DISTRICT

Construction on a 23-story tower that will contain 31 condominiums, ground-level retail and offices on the second through fourth floors has reached the ground floor at 1 Beekman Street on the corner of Park Row in the Financial District of New York City (NYC), New York YIMBY reports. Urban Muse is the developer and Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners is the design architect with SLCE as the executive architect. Completion is expected in early 2018.

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LAS VEGAS PROJECT WITH PEDESTRIAN ESCALATORS TO START

Construction of a new north pedestrian bridge between the MGM Grand and New York New York resorts on the Las Vegas Strip that includes escalators is scheduled to start on April 3, ABC 13 Action News reports. Part of the Tropicana Escalator Project at the intersection of Tropicana Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard that includes 16 escalators, upgrades to elevator machine rooms and new pedestrian bridges, the work requires bridges to be partially or completely shut down through at least September. Otis is providing the units for the overall US$30-million project.

 

WMATA ESCALATOR REPLACEMENT IS A WRAP

A US$8-million project to replace five escalators that had been in service for more than 30 years at the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s (WMATA) Bethesda station is a wrap, Bethesda Patch reports, enhancing efficiency and safety for the nearly 11,000 passengers who use the station each weekday. KONE embarked on the project in October 2014, replacing the units one at a time and often working at night. The job included a trio of long escalators that descend approximately 10 stories from the street to the station’s mezzanine.

 

GUIDE TO ELEVATOR PHONES AVAILABLE

Kings III Emergency Communications offers a guide to “Understanding Elevator Emergency Communication Code Compliance,” which is available as a free download following a short questionnaire. The 16-page document covers which American Society of Mechanical Engineers codes you should know, how to properly share phone lines, and a checklist of what to do to test an emergency phone.

U.S. HOTELS COMING TO DUBAI BEACHFRONT

Dubai-based Wasl Hospitality, part of Wasl Asset Management Group, is joining with Las Vegas-based MGM Resort International to bring MGM and Bellagio hotels to Dubai for the first time, Hotelier Middle East reports. Scheduled to open in 2021, the beachfront development will take shape on 26 acres, the longest stretch of waterfront ever developed in Dubai, near the Burj Al Arab. It will include 1,000 hotel rooms, 10 villas and a diving club. Construction, including site preparation, is expected to take close to four years.

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