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U.S. NEWS
Metro Accessibility
Vertical-transportation upgrades enhance system efficiency in Philadelphia;
NYC; and Washington, D.C.
WMATA Completes US$176-Million Escalator
Overhaul
In November 2019, the Washington Metropolitan Area
Transit Authority (WMATA) announced the completion of a
US$176-million, multiyear escalator overhaul that included 145
new units, The Washington Post was among news outlets to
report. The last escalator replaced in the project was at Court
House Station, marking a milestone for a journey that began
after an escalator malfunction at L’Enfant Plaza injured several
people in 2012. WMATA observed the final new escalator was
placed in service about a month ahead of schedule by
contractor KONE. In addition to 145 new escalators, 153 units
received new motors, steps, handrails, safety devices and
electrical systems. WMATA has also been installing canopies
over station entrances where escalators are exposed to the Knueppel speaks in front of one of the elevators during a ribbon cutting for
elements. As of November 2019, eight had been installed, and the 15th Street upgrades; photo courtesy of SEPTA.
six are planned at the Smithsonian, Judiciary Square, Archives,
wheelchairs, pushing strollers or with other mobility challenges
U Street and Arlington Cemetery stations.
can access fare lines and platforms without crossing the street.
Nearly all stops (26 of 28) on the Market-Frankford line are now
ADA compliant. Along with the elevators, the station was
outfitted with new signage and glowing vintage maps
designed by world-famous artist Ray King.
New escalators, including the three longest units in the District of Columbia,
installed by KONE at Woodley Park station in June 2017; photo courtesy of
WMATA
Artist Ray King with one of the glowing vintage maps he created for the 15th
Elevators Bring Philadelphia Station Into ADA Street Station; photo courtesy of SEPTA
Compliance
In October 2019, outgoing Southeastern Pennsylvania ADA-Accessible Elevators for 48 MTA Subway
Transportation Authority (SEPTA) General Manager Jeff Stations
Knueppel welcomed improvements to Philadelphia’s 15th Street The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has named
Station, including two glass-walled elevators (ELEVATOR the first 48 of 70 subway stations set to receive elevators and
WORLD, June 2018) that bring the station into Americans With other ADA upgrades as part of its proposed US$51.5-billion
Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance, WHYY reported. The busiest 2020-2024 capital plan, AM New York reported in October 2019.
stop on SEPTA’s Market-Frankford Line, the station now has NYC Transit President Andy Byford called the plan a “terrific
elevators on both sides of 15th Street, meaning riders in first step” toward making all 472 MTA subway stations ADA
Continued
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compliant. Approximately one-fourth are accessible now. More
than US$5 billion has been set aside for elevators that will make
stations wheelchair accessible; the first 48 include 12 in
Manhattan, 21 in Brooklyn, six each in the Bronx and Queens
and three on the Staten Island Railway. The MTA plans to use
community feedback to make determinations on the remaining
stations. A list of the selected stations is available at ny.gov.
Curbed New York reported that the US$51.5-billion plan
represents the largest investment in MTA history. Under the
proposal, the subway system (including the Staten Island
Railway) would receive the largest portion — US$37.3 billion —
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which would address not only accessibility issues, but also other
Elevator Braille & Signage in the Industry station improvements, signal modernization along six lines, the
purchase of 1,900 new cars and track replacement. In addition,
funding would go toward renovating 175 stations in projects
MAINTENANCE SIGNAGE,
that include elevator and escalator replacements.
In another development, The City reported in November 2019
that costs were up sharply on a study that aims to put a price
SAFETY SIGNS, DATA TAGS, tag on making the entire subway system accessible. Documents
show that the budget for the study, originally set at US$10
AND MORE million, jumped some 70% to US$16.9 million. It was launched
in February 2018 under MTA’s 2015-2019 capital plan, with
consulting firm Stantec examining a dozen stations, but the
scope was broadened to look at all the system’s inaccessible
QUALITY stations. Three more consulting firms were brought in to work
AFFORDABLE on the study, which was supposed to be complete by the end
of 2019.
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which, at 41 stories, will be the tallest residential tower in
the Twin Cities (ELEVATOR WORLD, May 2018), Multi-
Housing News reported in October 2019. Almost US$190
million in financing, which set a state record, allowed
construction to start. Robert A.M. Stern, a firm responsible
for high-profile residential towers in cities like NYC and
Chicago, designed Eleven, which will offer 118 luxury
condominiums and a generous amenities package.
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Chicago
Supertall tweaks and a major contract
Access, RemoteCall and InfoScreens smart-building products.
“Exciting” Tweaks to Plan for City’s Future
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Second Tallest elevator convenience and efficiency; Access is a building-access
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Chicago’s second-tallest tower, unveiled tweaks to the proposed improves building security; RemoteCall allows authorized users
1,422-ft-tall mixed-use building planned for a parking lot just to call for elevators from within the building; and InfoScreen
east of Chicago’s Tribune Tower (ELEVATOR WORLD, June 2018), can display a wide range of content, including safety- and
Curbed Chicago reported in November 2019. Designed by Adrian building-related information, on screens inside the elevator
Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, the cylindrical supertall cars and elsewhere in the building.
would contain 125 condominiums, 439 rental apartments, 200 Elevator installation is scheduled to begin in the fourth
hotel rooms, 10,700 ft2 of retail space and a 430-vehicle parking quarter of 2020, and the project should be completed in early
garage. In addition to changes related to traffic and pedestrian 2022. The building is being developed by a partnership of
circulation, improvements to the adjacent Pioneer Court Riverside Investment & Development and Convexity Properties,
riverfront plaza are described by the source as “exciting.” These and will be the future Chicago headquarters of BMO Harris
include new pavers, landscaping and a publicly accessible Bank. Clark Construction is the general contractor, and the
lawn. If approved by the city, construction could start in 2022. design is by Goettsch Partners.
Tribune Tower East would stand taller than the Trump Tower
and the under-construction Vista Tower (EW, June 2015 and July
2016), and be slightly shorter than the Willis Tower.
The new headquarters for BMO Harris Bank; rendering courtesy of Riverside
Investment & Development/Goettsch Partners
Washington Elevator Inspection
Backlog Violates State Law
Most of the tweaks to the proposed Tribune Tower East supertall involve
A state investigation in Washington recently discovered
traffic and pedestrian flow; rendering by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill
Architecture. that the Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) has not
been complying with the state law that requires
KONE Wins Contract for West Loop inspections of every elevator and escalator in the state
Office Tower annually, KING5 News reported in November. According to
the state auditors, more than half of the 18,000
KONE has won a contract to supply elevators and its “Smart
conveyances – mostly elevators and escalators – were not
Building solutions” for the 700-ft-tall Union Station Tower
inspected in 2018. Thousands of the units had not been
under construction at 320 South Canal in Chicago’s West Loop,
inspected for two to three years, and three units hadn’t
the company announced in October 2019. The three-tiered
been inspected in more than 10 years. L&I blamed the
tower, situated at Chicago’s historic 1925 Union Station, will
backlog on a building boom and lack of inspectors. The
provide Class-A office space on a 2.2-acre site that will include a
department recently hired six inspectors and intends to
public park and convenient access to mass-transit options. In
ask for additional funding to hire up to 10 more.
addition to 29 elevators, KONE will install its Destination,
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Historic Utah Theater to Make
Way for Skyscraper
Despite efforts to save it, the 101-year-old Utah
Theater in downtown Salt Lake City will likely be torn
down to make way for a 375-ft-tall skyscraper developed
by Hines Interests LP and local firm the Lasalle Group,
various news outlets, including The Salt Lake Tribune,
reported in November 2019. Daunted by the US$60-
million price tag to restore the historic structure, city
leaders signed a formal sales agreement with
developers, who plan to make 30 of 300 residences
“affordable,” include public space and incorporate
theater elements into the design in exchange for a
discounted price on the property. Earlier in 2019, it was
valued at US$4.07 million. Ground-level retail and
parking are also on the drawing board at 144 South
Main Street.
This skyscraper will likely take the
place of the historic Utah Theater in
Salt Lake City; image courtesy of Salt
Lake City Redevelopment Agency.
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NYC and New Jersey
Brooklyn, Jersey City and Manhattan among hotspots.
Jersey City Plan Features 68-Story Tower The Greenpoint Residential Tower Opens in
Jersey Digs reported in October 2019 on plans by Plaza VIII & Brooklyn
IX Associates LLC to build a 68-story building on a parking lot as The Greenpoint (ELEVATOR WORLD, December 2016), a
part of the Harsimus Cove Redevelopment Plan in Downtown residential tower on the East River in the Greenpoint
Jersey City, New Jersey. To be one of the tallest in the state, the neighborhood of Brooklyn, NYC, is ready for move-in, New York
708-ft-tall high rise has been called “Harborside 8/9” and YIMBY reported in November 2019. The 392-ft-tall tower, also
features 680 residential units with 18,662 ft2 of commercial known as 21 India Street, totals 95 units within its 454,502 ft2.
space. A garage would hold 329 of a total 505 parking spaces. The tower sports a glass, steel and brick façade and waterfront
Two more adjacent buildings of similar height are noted on landscaping featuring rolling hills, shrubbery and seating with
renderings. views of Midtown Manhattan. It was developed by Mack Real
The developer is a subsidiary of Mack-Cali’s Roseland Estate Group and designed by Ismael Leyva Architects.
Residential Trust. Boston-based Elkus Manfredi Architects is Amenities include a concierge, laundry room, exercise room,
listed as the architect of record. So far, Mack-Cali has been meeting rooms, a common outdoor courtyard, a parking
approved to subdivide the land, currently a large parking lot at garage and more. Previous news reports said 63 of the units had
242 Hudson and 3 Second streets, and plans for the tower itself been sold at a median price of about US$1.54 million.
were submitted in October.
Ground Broken on 38-Story Jersey City
Residential Tower
Ground has been broken on the 38-story, primarily
residential 351 Marin Boulevard in downtown Jersey City, New
Jersey, New York YIMBY reported in October 2019. Designed by
Hollwich Kushner in partnership with HLW International, the
property will offer 507 residential units, 8,000 ft2 of commercial
space, approximately 200 parking spots and a 4,500-ft2 public
plaza. Scheduled for delivery in 2021, it is being developed by
KRE Group and Northwestern Mutual and is within close
proximity of the Grove Street PATH station. Renderings show a
sculptural, faceted podium and a freestanding pavilion that is
part of a pedestrian plaza between First and Bay streets.
Continued
The Greenpoint, a residential tower at 21 India Street in Brooklyn, NYC, has
opened for occupancy; photo by Michael Young for New York YIMBY. The public-plaza portion of 351 Marin Boulevard, designed by Hollwich
Kushner with HLW International
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New Renderings for The Charlotte in
construction fence said completion is anticipated in summer
Jersey City 2021.
A project under
construction at 25 31-Story Mixed-Use Building Planned in
Christopher Columbus Drive Kips Bay
in Jersey City, New Jersey, Property owner Xiaocheng Zhou has filed permits to build a
has a new name and 31-story mixed-use building at 200 East 34th Street in the Kips
rendering, New York YIMBY Bay neighborhood of Manhattan, New York YIMBY reported in
reported in November 2019. November 2019. Designed by CetraRuddy, the structure
The 626-ft-tall, 57-story incorporates a multilevel podium topped by a curtain-glass-
skyscraper, now called The clad tower with dark metal panels ultimately rising to 388 ft.
Charlotte, will contain 750 The plan includes 144 residences within 132,102 ft2, 2,992 ft2 of
apartments, a 35,000-ft2 commercial space and a cellar. Above the last occupied floor at
privately funded school for 328 ft, mechanical floors would be clad in a grille of metal
pre-K through first grade, strips. The source noted the tower’s “inconspicuous height. . .
16,485 ft2 of retail space for should fit the architectural context of Kips Bay.”
four storefronts and a public
plaza. Formwork has been
lifted and placed into
position. The Charlotte is
being developed by The 626-ft-tall, 57-story skyscraper, now
called The Charlotte, will contain 750
Roseland Residential Trust apartments, a privately funded school,
and slated to be complete retail space and a public plaza;
sometime in 2022. rendering courtesy of RRT.
NYCHA to Replace 148 Elevators in 10
Developments
The NYC Housing Authority (NYCHA) plans to use US$450
million in state funds to replace 148 elevators at 10
developments and boilers at 25 complexes, various news
outlets, including Patch, reported in November 2019. The
authority based priority on equipment age and reliability, with
Queensbridge North in Long Island City having the most
equipment to replace: 49 elevators dating to 1994. The source
observed approximately 25% of residents there are seniors or
people with mobility issues and that the cost of the work,
scheduled for completion in 2024, is US$22 million. NYCHA
contracted with Jacobs Management to handle the elevator Mostly residential tower planned in Kips Bay; rendering by CetraRuddy
replacements, part of the “Grant Disbursement Agreement
Action Plan” approved by the authority watchdog in November
2019. Developments slated for elevator replacement include
Mitchel Houses (20 elevators dating to 1994) and Butler Houses
Investigation Finds Problems With
(18 elevators dating to 2000), both in the Bronx. A complete list Texas Elevator Safety
can be found at nychamonitor.com.
An investigation by Dallas news station WFAA
Excavation Underway for Hotel Near One found serious problems in Texas’ elevator safety
Penn Plaza program. The investigation revealed missed
Excavation was expected to continue through year’s end to inspections, neglected elevators and poor
make way for a 33-story, 330-room hotel at 255 West 34th Street recordkeeping for the state’s 40,000 passenger
across from One Penn Plaza in Midtown Manhattan, New York elevators. The Texas Department of Licensing and
YIMBY reported in October 2019. The 155,594-ft2 tower is being Regulation enforces the annual inspection
developed by The Chetrit Group, with Stonehill & Taylor requirement, but its data shows 14% of the state’s
Architects as the architect of record. Renderings at the elevators are overdue for their annual inspections.
construction site reveal a setback atop the lower floors and a The state’s elevator database also includes elevators
cantilever between the podium and hotel floors. The lower five that no longer exist. The investigation also found
floors will include a fitness center, a library, an outdoor pool, a cases of inspectors faking inspections.
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California
Progress on towers in northern, southern cities and a new hire
Four Seasons Residential Tower Tops Out in
San Francisco
The upcoming Four Seasons Private Residences in San
Francisco topped out in November 2019 with the hoisting of the
final beam, Curbed San Francisco reported. The 45-story,
510-ft-tall high-rise tower will offer 146 homes, with prices set to
begin at US$2.5 million. There will also be 12 penthouses priced
between US$15 million and US$25 million. The grand
penthouse, which will have 10,000 ft2 of residential space and
4,500 ft2 of outdoor terrace space, will list at US$49 million. The
building is set to be completed in 2020.
Tower planned by Equity Residential at 340 South Hill in L.A.; image courtesy
of the Los Angeles Department of City Planning
WAGO Hires Southern California Regional
Sales Manager
Germantown, Wisconsin-headquartered
WAGO has hired Drew Amos regional sales
manager for Southern California, the
company announced in November 2019.
Amos holds a degree in Sociology from
Humboldt State University and most
Rendering of Four Seasons Private Residences by Steelblue, courtesy of
recently worked in sales at Moxa Americas.
Glodow Nead Communications He was previously a territory manager at
Amos
Ecolab. A Southern California native, Amos
L.A. Residential Tower Breezes Through said he is looking forward to being close to
Planning Process home and working with new clients. “I’m excited to hear the
Equity Residential’s proposed 31-story residential tower voice of the customer and understand the different challenges
designed by TCA Architects breezed through the Los Angeles they may face,” Amos said. “I take a ton of pride in my work and
City Council’s planning and land use committee in November interest in the people I work with.”
2019, paving the way for continued skyscraper development
near the Pershing Square subway station, Curbed Los Angeles
reported. Containing 428 apartments, the tower would join the
KONE to Provide Elevators for
US$1-billion, mixed-use Angels Landing, expected to open in Boston Tower
2028 with 42- and 64-story towers (ELEVATOR WORLD, August KONE has won an order to supply elevators for the Garden
2018). Equity’s tower would sit right over the metro entrance, in Office Tower in Boston — phase three of “The Hub on
line with city transportation authorities’ aim to create dense Causeway” project. The 495-ft-tall, 31-story tower will yield
housing near public transportation. Including 379 parking about 627,000 ft2 of usable space. KONE will install 16
spaces and 5,600 ft2 of commercial space, the development elevators in the tower, in addition to the 15 elevators the
would replace a parking lot and taco restaurant. company already provided for the first two phases. “We are
excited to be part of this new gateway to Boston,” said Larry
Wash, executive vice president, KONE Americas.
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Canada
New leadership begins at RAM, while Greater Vancouver and Toronto see tall proposals.
RAM Elevators & Lifts Inc. Expands
Leadership Team
Edmonton-based RAM Elevators & Lifts Inc. announced in
November 2019 that it had new leadership and expanded
ownership. Western Canadian business leaders Corey Smith and
Aroon Sequeira completed a majority investment and will
assume the roles of president/CEO and chairman, respectively.
RAM founders Richard Meunier and Sandy Smart will stay on as
minority shareholders and serve as chief product officer and
controller, respectively. “The expansion of our ownership group
is very opportune,” Meunier said. “We look forward to this next
chapter. . . with Corey and Aroon’s business acumen.”
Squamish First Nation Development Would
Transform Vancouver
Eleven towers, up to 56 stories tall, would transform 500
Squamish First Nation acres near the foot of the Burrard Bridge
in Vancouver, The Architect’s Newspaper reported, citing the
Vancouver Sun. Designed by Revery Architecture with
undulating, vegetated balconies and “fins,” the towers would
contain roughly 6,000 residential units, promising to help
address Vancouver’s rental housing shortage. The ground level
would be devoted to public greenspace, rather than podiums.
The Squamish Nation isn’t required to jump through the typical
city-planning hoops but vows to “work closely with Vancouver
city staff to construct a cohesive vision for the site,” being
called Senakw.
With a tapered “waist” midway up, the 79-story condominium tower would be
a gorgeous addition to the Toronto skyline, according to blogTO; rendering
courtesy of Giannon Petricone.
Futuristic, Gold Condo Tower on Drawing
Board in Toronto
A futuristic, gold, 79-story condominium tower designed by
Giannone Petricone Associates is on the drawing board at 80
Bloor Street West in Toronto, blogTO reported in November
2019, citing Urban Toronto. If built now, the 266.5-m-tall tower
would the fifth tallest in Toronto. The curved, tapered structure
would contain 1,430 residences and retail at its lower levels,
along with 140 underground parking spaces for residents and
32 for visitors and retail tenants. The site is currently home to
the flagship Harry Rosen store and head office, which would be
Greenspace, rather than podiums, would be at ground level at Senakw in incorporated into the new tower connected to the Bay
Vancouver; image courtesy of Revery Architecture/Squamish Nation. subway station.
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