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NYC TOWER APPEARS TO BE CASUALTY OF CHINESE CRACKDOWN

Work has come to a halt on a planned residential supertall at 151 East 60th Street on the Upper East Side of New York City (NYC) since a cluster of low-rise buildings was torn down in summer 2017, New York YIMBY reports, observing that the plan by Kuafu Properties and Sumi Properties appears to be the latest casualty of the city's Chinese development bust. Two designs, one by Archillier Architecture and the other by Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF), were submitted. A result of China's crackdown on capital outflow, unrealized projects also include 118 East 59th Street only a block away. That remains an excavated pit.

Image: Kohn Pedersen Fox

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MACKLOWE’S TOWERING AMBITION: NYC’S TALLEST BY ROOF HEIGHT

The New York Times got the scoop on what would be New York City's (NYC) tallest building by roof height at 1,556 ft. and 96 floors, New York YIMBY reports. Being developed by Harry Macklowe, the man behind 432 Park Avenue Tower Fifth along East 51st and 52nd streets in Midtown East features a design by Gensler, Adamson Associates and Dan Shannon of Moed de Armas & Shannon Architects blending several contemporary styles and boasting what would be the city's highest observation deck, a multifloor affair. Renderings unveiled by the Times show a diagrid of crossbeams at the top and an overall bulk similar to 432 Park Avenue, with cutouts for mechanicals and a skinny profile. A lobby clad in white marble looks directly onto St. Patrick's Cathedral. The development must win "several layers" of City Planning Department approvals before it become reality.

Image credit: TMRW via Gensler/NYT

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Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast.

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

MACKLOWE’S TOWERING AMBITION: NYC’S TALLEST BY ROOF HEIGHT

The New York Times got the scoop on what would be New York City's (NYC) tallest building by roof height at 1,556 ft. and 96 floors, New York YIMBY reports. Being developed by Harry Macklowe, the man behind 432 Park Avenue Tower Fifth along East 51st and 52nd streets in Midtown East features a design by Gensler, Adamson Associates and Dan Shannon of Moed de Armas & Shannon Architects blending several contemporary styles and boasting what would be the city's highest observation deck, a multifloor affair. Renderings unveiled by the Times show a diagrid of crossbeams at the top and an overall bulk similar to 432 Park Avenue, with cutouts for mechanicals and a skinny profile. A lobby clad in white marble looks directly onto St. Patrick's Cathedral. The development must win "several layers" of City Planning Department approvals before it become reality.

Image credit: TMRW via Gensler/NYT

To read the full transcript of today's podcast, visit: elevatorworld.com/news

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Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast.

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

MACKLOWE’S TOWERING AMBITION: NYC’S TALLEST BY ROOF HEIGHT

The New York Times got the scoop on what would be New York City's (NYC) tallest building by roof height at 1,556 ft. and 96 floors, New York YIMBY reports. Being developed by Harry Macklowe, the man behind 432 Park Avenue Tower Fifth along East 51st and 52nd streets in Midtown East features a design by Gensler, Adamson Associates and Dan Shannon of Moed de Armas & Shannon Architects blending several contemporary styles and boasting what would be the city's highest observation deck, a multifloor affair. Renderings unveiled by the Times show a diagrid of crossbeams at the top and an overall bulk similar to 432 Park Avenue, with cutouts for mechanicals and a skinny profile. A lobby clad in white marble looks directly onto St. Patrick's Cathedral. The development must win "several layers" of City Planning Department approvals before it become reality.

Image credit: TMRW via Gensler/NYT

To read the full transcript of today's podcast, visit: elevatorworld.com/news

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Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast.

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

MACKLOWE’S TOWERING AMBITION: NYC’S TALLEST BY ROOF HEIGHT

The New York Times got the scoop on what would be New York City's (NYC) tallest building by roof height at 1,556 ft. and 96 floors, New York YIMBY reports. Being developed by Harry Macklowe, the man behind 432 Park Avenue Tower Fifth along East 51st and 52nd streets in Midtown East features a design by Gensler, Adamson Associates and Dan Shannon of Moed de Armas & Shannon Architects blending several contemporary styles and boasting what would be the city's highest observation deck, a multifloor affair. Renderings unveiled by the Times show a diagrid of crossbeams at the top and an overall bulk similar to 432 Park Avenue, with cutouts for mechanicals and a skinny profile. A lobby clad in white marble looks directly onto St. Patrick's Cathedral. The development must win "several layers" of City Planning Department approvals before it become reality.

Image credit: TMRW via Gensler/NYT

To read the full transcript of today's podcast, visit: elevatorworld.com/news

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LONDON MAYOR OPPOSES PROPOSED DESIGN OF THE TULIP

The proposed Tulip, a 305-m-tall cultural attraction in downtown London that would sit next to 30 St Mary Axe (commonly called the Gherkin), does not, in the mayor's view, comply the London Plan, dezeen reports. A letter published by Mayor Sadiq Khan said it had "significant concerns with the design approach" and that "the height appears unjustified." Government watchdog Historic England (HE) had earlier objected to the plan because it could mar views of World Heritage Site the Tower of London, Architects’ Journal reported in December 2018. The Tulip comes from the same team that developed the Gherkin, architects Foster + Partners and owner Jacob J. Safra. As designed, the structure would have a futuristic look and would include observation levels, glass slides and gondola pod rides. It would be among the tallest structures in the city.

Image: dezeen

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LONDON MAYOR OPPOSES PROPOSED DESIGN OF THE TULIP

The proposed Tulip, a 305-m-tall cultural attraction in downtown London that would sit next to 30 St Mary Axe (commonly called the Gherkin), does not, in the mayor's view, comply the London Plan, dezeen reports. A letter published by Mayor Sadiq Khan said it had "significant concerns with the design approach" and that "the height appears unjustified." Government watchdog Historic England (HE) had earlier objected to the plan because it could mar views of World Heritage Site the Tower of London, Architects’ Journal reported in December 2018. The Tulip comes from the same team that developed the Gherkin, architects Foster + Partners and owner Jacob J. Safra. As designed, the structure would have a futuristic look and would include observation levels, glass slides and gondola pod rides. It would be among the tallest structures in the city.

Image: dezeen

To read the full transcript of today's podcast, visit: elevatorworld.com/news

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Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast.

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

LONDON MAYOR OPPOSES PROPOSED DESIGN OF THE TULIP

The proposed Tulip, a 305-m-tall cultural attraction in downtown London that would sit next to 30 St Mary Axe (commonly called the Gherkin), does not, in the mayor's view, comply the London Plan, dezeen reports. A letter published by Mayor Sadiq Khan said it had "significant concerns with the design approach" and that "the height appears unjustified." Government watchdog Historic England (HE) had earlier objected to the plan because it could mar views of World Heritage Site the Tower of London, Architects’ Journal reported in December 2018. The Tulip comes from the same team that developed the Gherkin, architects Foster + Partners and owner Jacob J. Safra. As designed, the structure would have a futuristic look and would include observation levels, glass slides and gondola pod rides. It would be among the tallest structures in the city.

Image: dezeen

To read the full transcript of today's podcast, visit: elevatorworld.com/news

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Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast.

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

LONDON MAYOR OPPOSES PROPOSED DESIGN OF THE TULIP

The proposed Tulip, a 305-m-tall cultural attraction in downtown London that would sit next to 30 St Mary Axe (commonly called the Gherkin), does not, in the mayor's view, comply the London Plan, dezeen reports. A letter published by Mayor Sadiq Khan said it had "significant concerns with the design approach" and that "the height appears unjustified." Government watchdog Historic England (HE) had earlier objected to the plan because it could mar views of World Heritage Site the Tower of London, Architects’ Journal reported in December 2018. The Tulip comes from the same team that developed the Gherkin, architects Foster + Partners and owner Jacob J. Safra. As designed, the structure would have a futuristic look and would include observation levels, glass slides and gondola pod rides. It would be among the tallest structures in the city.

Image: dezeen

To read the full transcript of today's podcast, visit: elevatorworld.com/news

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KONE TO MODERNIZE VT SYSTEM IN ICONIC MEXICO CITY TOWER

KONE has been selected to modernize the vertical-transportation (VT) system at Arcos Bosques Torre I office tower in Mexico City, a 33-story office building completed in 1996 and considered the first smart tower in Latin America. The package consists of 12 high-rise and 20 low-rise ReGenerateTM elevator modernization solutions, two MonoSpace® 700 elevators, 12 turnstiles and a destination-dispatch system. Slated to begin in the second quarter of this year, the upgrade is scheduled for completion in 2023. KONE installed the original VT system at Arcos Bosques, designed by architects Teodoro González de León, Francisco Serrano and Carlos Tejeda and occupied by law firms, industrial, mining, media and technology companies.

Image credit: CliNKer

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