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NYC’S FIRST ALL-ELECTRIC TOWER TO RISE IN BROOKLYN

The 38-story mixed-use tower representing phase one of Alloy Development's 80 Flatbush project in downtown Brooklyn is set to break ground in spring 2020 as one of the must sustainable towers in NYC, New York YIMBY reports. The upper, residential levels of the 500-ft-tall structure will be 100% electric (fossil-fuel independent), a first in the city. Two public schools in the lower levels will aim for Passive House architectural standards requiring extremely low energy consumption. The stepped, narrow design of 100 Flatbush Avenue is by Architecture Research Office, and Thornton Tomasetti is providing consulting. There will be 256 residences, 100,000 ft2 of office space and 30,000 ft2 of retail. Future phases include a 69-story mixed-use building and rehabilitation of a pair of older, existing structures.

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OFFICIALS OK RULE TO ALLOW TALLER BUILDINGS IN SYDNEY

The New South Wales (NSW), Australia, government has given in-principle approval to planning controls that will remove a 40-year cap on building heights in Sydney's CBD, The Urban Developer reported on December 10. The draft Central Sydney Planning Strategy, the first major change to the city's planning regulation since 1996, was unveiled in 2016. The new regulation would allow developers to build taller than the current height limits — 300 m for CBD towers restricted to exclusively commercial use. The new rule would allow buildings 24 stories taller than the city's current tallest commercial building, the 244-m, 50-story Chifley Tower. NSW Planning Minister Rob Stokes and Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore have given their approval to the new development strategy, which would also require new towers taller than 55 m to be at least half commercial.

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CONSTRUCTION UPDATE ON NYC UPPER WEST SIDE’S TALLEST

New York YIMBY says construction on what would be the tallest tower on NYC’s Upper West Side could restart in early 2020. Designed by Snøhetta and developed by Extell, the 775-ft-tall residential skyscraper at 50 West 66th Street progressed quickly in 2019 but stalled recently; currently, materials such as rebar and scaffolding are onsite waiting for progress to resume. The site is between West 65th and West 66th streets, within sight of Extell’s Central Park Tower, and within walking distance of the west side of Central Park, numerous restaurants and a Whole Foods Market.

Image credit: By Michael Young for New York YIMBY

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IGV GROUP APPOINTS PIZZIE COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR

IGV Group of Milan, Italy, has appointed Robert Pizzie commercial director, responsible for marketing and sales. Pizzie was owner and managing director of Easy Living Home Elevators, in Willoughby, Australia, and has more than 25 years of management experience in Australia. IGV CEO Michele Suria observed Pizzie has worn many hats in the industry and dealt with many challenges. Pizzie said: "The challenge to grow the IGV business, as well as having a seat at the table in strategy and future direction of the company, is a rare opportunity, and I'm excited and ready for the challenge."

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THYSSENKRUPP ATLANTA TEST TOWER DESIGN REVISED

Updated renderings of the thyssenkrupp Innovation and Qualification Center (IQC), which includes the tallest elevator test tower in the Western Hemisphere, have been revealed by architect Gensler, showing revisions that provide a look at the tower's inner workings, Curbed Atlanta is among news outlets to report. Rising next to SunTrust Park and The Battery adjacent to Interstate 285, the 420-ft-tall IQC will be the "tallest manmade, inhabitable structure" in Cobb County, Georgia, the source observes. thyssenkrupp tells EW completion is anticipated in Summer 2021, with move-in by the end of 2021 or early 2022. John Haba, principal in charge, Gensler Houston office, shares: "To best showcase [thyssenkrupp’s] elevator systems, we created a complete glass exterior façade for the test tower. . .that allows millions of visitors to view the operations and function of the elevator systems that are normally completely enclosed in concrete and rarely seen.”

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CTBUH ANNOUNCES AWARD OF EXCELLENCE WINNERS 2020

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has announced the Award of Excellence winners for its 2020 awards program. CTBUH observes the winning projects “represent the very best tall buildings, urban contributions, technologies and innovations emerging recently in cities around the world.” Winners were selected across a variety of categories, including Best Tall Building in five height categories ranging from less than 100 to more than 400 m tall. Quite a few honorees are in Australia, with skyscrapers in China, the U.K., North America, Europe and the Middle East also garnering recognition. North American cities NYC, Chicago and Miami were represented. The winners now move to the next stage of the program, sending representatives to the CTBUH 2020 Tall + Urban Innovation Conference in Chicago in April 2020 to compete in front of an international audience and live juries.

Image credit: by Viktor Sukharukov via CTBUH

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HITACHI ELEVATOR PROVIDES VT FOR NEW BEIJING LANDMARK

Hitachi Elevator provided the vertical-transportation (VT) equipment for Leeza SOHO, a 45-story office building designed by the late Zaha Hadid and developed by SOHO China in the new Fengtai Business District in Beijing. The highly anticipated skyscraper, boasting the world’s tallest atrium at 623 ft and comprising two halves straddling a new subway tunnel, formally opened on November 19, “becoming another landmark in Beijing,” Hitachi Elevator observes. VT solutions included 16 double-cab elevators up to 6 m/s and marks the OEM’s first collaboration with SOHO China. Designed to Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold standards, the building has connecting skybridges within its rotating atrium at levels 13, 24, 35 and 45. Look for our Web Exclusive story on the project in January.

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HITACHI ELEVATOR CHINA WINS MANUFACTURING AWARD

Hitachi Elevator (China) Co., Ltd. was awarded the 2019 China Manufacturing Golden Great Wall (CMGGW) Award — Industry Benchmark Company of the Year — at the China Smart Manufacturing Annual Summit in Guangzhou on November 18. The summit is organized by the 21st Century Business Herald, which, each year since 2016, has recognized companies for innovations in technology, investment in R&D, accumulation of intellectual property rights, revenue attributable to high-tech products and organizational structure. The company observed it was honored for its "efforts promoting industrial intelligence across the elevator industry and integrating intelligent elevator technology into a variety of scenarios."

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PROGRESS REPORT ON 43-STORY 45 PARK PLACE IN TRIBECA

On its list of 31 NYC skyscrapers that made significant progress in 2019, New York YIMBY provided an update on the 43-story, 667-ft-tall 45 Park Place residential skyscraper in the Tribeca neighborhood. Designed by SOMA Architects with Ismael Leyva Architects as executive and residential architect, the structure topped out in summer 2019. The "modestly slender" skyscraper is being developed by Sharif el-Gamal of Soho Properties. In Glass curtain-wall installation now appears stalled, and construction has not yet begun on 45 Park Place's future neighbor, 51 Park Place, a 71-story tower that will include an Islamic Cultural Center.

Image credit: by Michael Young for New York YIMBY

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SCHINDLER AWARDED “HISTORIC” BART ESCALATOR CONTRACT

Schindler has been awarded a contract to replace and install 41 escalators at four downtown Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) stations in San Francisco, a project described by Schindler U.S. Operations President Greg Ergenbright as "historic," Schindler announced on November 26. Work on the multiyear contract, the largest escalator replacement in BART's history, is set to begin in spring 2020. Schindler will install 41 9700 heavy-duty escalators at the Embarcadero, Montgomery, Powell and Civic Center/United Nations Plaza stations under BART's Market Street Escalators Renovation Project. Many of the units being replaced are among the oldest in the system, which opened in 1972 and has 48 stations. The Embarcadero and Montgomery stations are among BART's busiest, with more than 93,000 people passing through on an average weekday in 2018.

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