ELEVATOR WORLD New York is EW's free monthly newsletter focusing on vertical-transportation news in the Greater New York Region. Contact the EW Editorial Department to submit news or the EW Advertising Department to advertise and reach more than 5,000 subscribers in the New York area. | | | | LIBERTY ELEVATOR SYSTEM FOR NEW UES RESIDENTIAL TOWER | | | Liberty Elevator Corp., headquartered in Paterson, New Jersey, provided a two-elevator system for 200 East 75th Street, an 18-story luxury residential building in the Lenox Hill area of Manhattan's Upper East Side (UES). Liberty Elevator's Dru Brooks tells ELEVATOR WORLD the elevators are part of a duplex system with gearless 1:1 traction machines. One car has 3500-lb capacity and the other, 2500-lb capacity. Both have 226 ft of travel and speed of 350 ft/min. By December 2024, the elevators were complete and being used by the general contractor and other trades, with final inspection and testing expected by May. Suppliers include MCE, controllers; National Elevator Cab and Door, fixtures; GAL, door equipment; Imperial Electric, machines; CEC Elevator Cab Corp., cabs and entrances; and ELSCO, roller guides. New York YIMBY reported in December 2024 that installation of the gray brick façade was progressing. The building will boast a limestone base and ornamental metal detailing around the top. It was designed by Beyer Blinder Belle and is being developed by EJS Development. Brooks says one of the cars has side entrances that open directly to select tenants' apartments, and that these tenants will have key cards and a special priority service hall station at the main landing. | Looking up at 200 East 75th Street, where prices start at US$3.325 million for a two-bedroom apartment; photo by Michael Young for New York YIMBY. | | | | LCD ELEVATOR SYSTEM FOR NEW CHURCH FACILITY ON UES | | | LCD Elevator Repair, Inc., headquartered in Mineola, NY, tells ELEVATOR WORLD it provided a two-elevator system for the 12-story Redeemer Presbyterian Church mixed-used facility at 150 East 91st Street in the Carnegie Hill section of Manhattan's Upper East Side (UES). One of the gearless overhead traction elevators travels 11 stories and 146 ft with a capacity of 2500 lb, and the other travels 12 stories and 157 ft with a capacity of 3500 lb. Both travel at up to 500 ft/min. Both units have Hollister-Whitney machines; Motion Control Engineering controllers; Monitor Elevator Products fixtures; EDI/ECI cabs and entrances; GAL mechanical door equipment; and slings, platforms, rail brackets, governors and buffers by Hollister-Whitney. LCD project managers were David Regiec and Glen Clarke, who worked with general contractor Pavarini McGovern LLC. Designed by STUDIOS Architecture, the 170-ft-tall building includes a 300-person-capacity fellowship hall, a 600-seat auditorium, 17 classrooms and a catering kitchen, New York YIMBY reported. | | | Redeemer East Side; photo by Michael Young for New York YIMBY | | Architectural detail; photo by Michael Young for New York YIMBY | | | | EASTERN ELEVATOR PROVIDES MRL ELEVATOR FOR NEW FLATBUSH BUILDING | | | 320 Linden Boulevard; image courtesy of NYC Housing Connect | | Alter Weinberger, president of Eastern Elevator, with offices in Brooklyn and Davie, Florida, tells ELEVATOR WORLD his company provided one traction machine-room-less (MRL) elevator for 320 Linden Boulevard in Flatbush, Brooklyn. Designed by LND Architect, the seven-story building includes 38 residences, as well as amenities such as a shared laundry room, uncovered parking, bike storage lockers and a virtual doorman, according to New York YIMBY. NYC Housing Connect recently launched the affordable housing lottery for the property offering 19 units for residents at 130% of the area mean income of up to US$181,740. Prospective renters must submit their applications no later than January 31. | Common area interior; image courtesy of NYC Housing Connect | | | | 1981 MIDTOWN EAST OFFICE TOWER TO CONVERT TO RESIDENTIAL | | | A little over year after a 1981 office tower in Midtown East underwent an extensive makeover, it is now poised to be among the first such towers to be converted to residences under the City of Yes, the most ambitious zoning code update for NYC since 1961, outlets including The Real Deal report. The legislation changes conversion eligibility from buildings built before 1961 to those built by 1991. Combined with the city's new 467-M tax exemption incentive, "every conversion" is now more viable, Metro Loft Developers founder and CEO Nathan Berman said. Berman partnered with Israeli billionaire Idan Ofer of Quantum Pacific to purchase the 330,000-ft2, 40-story property at 767 Third Avenue for US$88 million. Now roughly half empty, the tower was originally designed by architect FXCollaborative, with Fogarty Finger handling the renovation completed in September 2023. | 767 Third Avenue lobby turnstiles and elevator bays after the 2023 renovation; rendering courtesy of Fogarty Finger | | 767 Third Avenue; photo © Nathaniel Lindsey for the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat | | | JPMORGAN CHASE'S NEW SUPERTALL HQ COMING TOGETHER IN MIDTOWN EAST | | | A hive of construction activity can be witnessed at 270 Park Avenue in Midtown East, site of JPMorgan Chase's new, 1,389-ft, supertall headquarters (HQ), ahead of anticipated completion in summer 2025, New York YIMBY reports. The 60-story tower, designed by Norman Foster of Foster + Partners and developed by Tishman Speyer, will house 2.5 million ft2 of office space and become the tallest building in NYC powered entirely by hydroelectric energy. Since YIMBY's last update in August 2024, the tower crane has been dismantled, the reflective glass and bronze-hued cladding covers more of the skyscraper and a distinctive diagrid of bronze beams are in place up to the third setback. Work is also progressing on the interior and at the base, where sections of the glass envelope are being installed behind massive perimeter columns. The elevator system will be by Otis, and Jaros, Baum & Bolles is among the consultants. Hoisting and scaffolding equipment is being provided by Safway Atlantic by BrandSafway Scaffolding Systems. | | | The reflective glass and bronze-hued cladding covers more of the skyscraper; photo by Michael Young for New York YIMBY. | | Work continues apace at the base; photo by Michael Young for New York YIMBY. | | | | NYC STATION NEAR HUNTER COLLEGE NOW FULLY ACCESSIBLE | | | Officials and advocates celebrate the milestone; image courtesy MTA. | | The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced the completion of three new elevators making the 68 St-Hunter College station on the Upper East Side of Manhattan fully accessible. This is the ninth subway station to be made accessible in 2024. The project included one new street-to-mezzanine elevator and two new mezzanine-to-platform elevators, six new stairways and nine refurbished stairways. Crews created an enlarged mezzanine and new concession stand, installed new lighting and tiles, repaired concrete, steel and paint defects and refinished platforms. The US$177 million project includes US$140 million in federal funds. Approximately 22.6% of the project budget has been awarded to DBE firms. The project's contractor is Forte-Citnalta Joint Venture, and the elevator manufacturer and installer is Mid-American Elevator Co. | | | | LIFT AI ACQUIRES EMCP LLC | | | Lift AI, based in Detroit and doing robust and growing business in the NYC metropolitan area, announced on January 7 it has acquired Tennessee-headquartered eMCP LLC, a pioneer in automated maintenance control programs (MCPs) for elevators. The acquisition expands Lift AI's platform to include more than 3,000 elevators, while enhancing its role as the "leading platform driving innovation, transparency, and accountability in the global elevator industry." Lift AI is a technology platform enabled by IoT and AI that empowers property owners, managers and elevator companies to thrive in the digital era of elevators. Its solutions are designed to drive smarter maintenance, real-time insights and greater efficiency, improving elevator performance and optimizing costs. eMCP was founded to deliver transparent, accountable and code-compliant maintenance programs. Customers using its platform have reported up to a 70% reduction in callbacks, extended equipment lifecycles and improved ride quality. Lift AI CEO Rob Wurth said the partnership is "only the beginning, as we explore new ways to transform elevator management through technology." John Koshak, eMCP managing member, said that joining Lift AI "allows us to evolve our platform further, delivering even greater value and setting new benchmarks for the industry." | | | | TEC SUBSIDIARY LIFT COMM CONTINUES MTA ACCESSIBILITY COLLABORATION | | | Lift Communications (Lift Comm), a subsidiary of TEC Solutions Concepts Inc. based in New Jersey, recently announced new advanced two-way intercom systems for two Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) subway stations: the 68 St-Hunter College Station and 14 St. Station Complex. The news follows an earlier announcement that Lift Comm provided the intercom system as part of accessibility upgrades at the MTA Queensboro Plaza Station in Long Island City, Queens. Providing seamless voice and text communications for emergencies; accessibility support for passengers with hearing, speech or visual impairments; and robust, reliable performance, the systems help ensure accessibility for all, including those with communicative impairments. The new intercom systems are compliant with the latest ASME A17.1-2019 codes. "With the continued support of our partners like Lift Comm by TEC, we're getting closer to making the entire 14 St Complex fully accessible," MTA Chief Accessibility Officer Quemuel Arroyo said. Once completed, the complex will have nine new elevators. | Lift Comm by TEC is proud of its role in making the 14 St Station Complex fully accessible; image courtesy of Lift Comm. | | | | DEMOLITION COMPLETE TO MAKE WAY FOR FIVE BROOKLYN TOWERS | | | Demolition is complete at 275 Flatbush Avenue Extension in Downtown Brooklyn to make way for a conjoined series of five 27-story, 293-ft-tall towers containing 350 residences, New York YIMBY reported earlier this month. Designed by J Fankl Architects and developed by Jacob Kohn of The Jay Group, each structure will contain 90 residences and two cellar levels. Kohn purchased six adjacent lots for the 39,000-ft2 assemblage at the corner of Flatbush Avenue Extension and Willoughby Street from Pearl Realty Management for US$75 million in a deal that also included air rights transferred from 147 Pearl Street nearby. A zoning diagram shows the towers forming a J-shaped massing and rising uniformly to a flat parapet capped with individual bulkheads and only one shallow setback. No renderings or timeline have been released, but the development is set to rise next to a 12-story residential building at 167 Willoughby Street. | This image shows a J-shaped massing; image courtesy of NYC Department of Buildings. | | | | SALE OF 1966 TOWER NEAR GRAND CENTRAL COULD HERALD CONVERSION | | | Investor David Werner has inked a deal to purchase a 32-story, 1966 office building at 675 Third Avenue from the Durst Organization for more than US$100 million, which could mean another office-to-residential conversion is on the horizon, The Real Deal reports. Steps away from Grand Central at the corner of 42nd Street and Third Avenue with approximately two-thirds of its 340,000 ft2 occupied by tenants with leases that could be hard to break, the building may face conversion challenges. Werner is already working on NYC's largest conversion of the former Pfizer headquarters in Midtown. According to the Durst Organization, 675 Third Avenue recently received a new plaza, lobby and elevator cabs, as well as new windows to increase energy efficiency. Major tenants include Douglas Elliman and the International Trademark Association. | | | Entrance to the office tower; image courtesy of the Durst Organization | | | | PHOTO SHOWS PROGRESS AT NEW LIC LOGISTICS WAREHOUSE | | | The Review Avenue Complex is taking shape nicely; image courtesy of Leeding Builders Group. | | Manhattan-based Leeding Builders Group recently posted a photo on LinkedIn showing the structural steel component of the hybrid structural steel/post-tension concrete Review Avenue Complex in Long Island City (LIC) progressing nicely. Developed by Innovo Property Group, the 736,400-ft2 structure includes four stories of warehouse/parking/loading space with ground-floor and rooftop parking. It will be served by a six-unit elevator system provided by Linden, New Jersey-based G-Tech Elevator Associates LLC (NY Newsletter, December 2024). In posting the photo, Leeding Builders praised the "great work" by subcontractors Beauce Atlas of Quebec, Canada, and J.C. Steel Erectors of Islip, NY. | | | | NAEC AND WIM INVITE APPLICATIONS FOR THE WIM COMMITTEE | | | The National Association of Elevator Contractors (NAEC) and the Women in Motion (WiM) group invite interested parties to apply to join the WiM Committee. Committee members' insights and experiences are needed and invaluable to the group, WiM member and NAEC National Sales Director Paul Sanchez said. "Your attention and help in spreading the word are greatly appreciated," Sanchez said. "Together, let's make our WiM initiatives even stronger!" Those interested in joining the committee may apply here through January 24. | | | EAST SIDE LIRR STATION AMONG "MOST BEAUTIFUL FOR INTERIOR DESIGN" | | | Grand Central Madison, the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) station on Manhattan's East Side, was awarded UNESCO's 2024 Prix Versailles Interior Award in the World's Most Beautiful Passenger Station category in December 2024, MSN was among outlets to report. Opening in January 2023 and featuring multiple commissioned works of art, the 7,000-ft2 terminal is served by Schindler escalators. Schindler National Escalator Sales Manager Heather Millard said she is thankful for the hardworking men and women who manufactured the equipment and ensure it runs safely every day. The Prix Versailles Interior Award is given annually to recently opened or renovated metro stations. Additional winners of the 2024 award include Scharfbergen Station in St. Wolfgang, Austria; Bell Station in Melbourne, Australia; Beijing Station in Beijing, China; Toulouse Matabiau Station in Toulouse, France; and Chiaia Metro Station in Naples, Italy. | | | The station is served by Schindler escalators; photo by Marc A. Hermann for the NYC Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) | | The station features multiple commissioned works of art; photo by March A. Hermann for MTA. | | | TEI GROUP ACQUIRES ORLANDO, FLORIDA-BASED TAKA ELEVATOR | | | Long Island City, Queens-based TEI Group announced on January 3 it has acquired TAKA Elevator Co., LLC, established by Mary and Patrick Lalchandani in 2012 and based in Orlando, Florida. "Our future in the Southeast is brighter than ever before," said TEI Southeastern Regional Vice President Chad Posey. Only a year after establishing itself in the Southeast, TEI has been thoughtfully expanding its footprint, and the alliance with TAKA marks a significant milestone. The Lalchandanis will report directly to Posey. TAKA field personnel have been evaluated and remain with the team as International Union of Elevator Constructors members. With President Mark Gregorio leading TEI, the company has grown to more than US$150 million within the NYC metropolitan market while maintaining its core values of safety, integrity and quality. TAKA's customer-focused philosophy emphasizes environmentally conscious practices and ensuring optimal traffic flow and user experience in its elevator systems. TEI stated: "Uniting these key industry players creates great synergy and excitement, not only for the elevator providers but for building owners and the riding public, as it will produce a stronger workforce and competitive services in the region." | | | JAPAN'S MORI BUILDING ACQUIRES STAKE IN NEW LANDMARK ONE VANDERBILT | | | Tokyo, Japan-headquartered Mori Building Co., Ltd., announced it acquired a stake in the 59-story, 430-m-tall One Vanderbilt officer building, which became a striking new addition to the Midtown Manhattan skyline upon opening in 2020. Its vertical-transportation systems, including for the main tower (Schindler) and its glass and mirrored SUMMIT One Vanderbilt observation deck (Liberty Elevator), have been covered extensively by ELEVATOR WORLD. Connected directly to Grand Central Terminal, One Vanderbilt was designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox and has a total rental floor area of 142,000 m2. "Mori Building continues to expand its portfolio of diverse projects, leveraging the experience and expertise gained from projects such as Roppongi Hills, Azabudai Hills and Toranomon Hills in Japan," Mori stated upon the deal's closing in November 2024. "Through cross-border urban development investment and consulting, the company remains committed to shaping the future of cities and communities. | | | One Vanderbilt takes its place on the Midtown Manhattan skyline; image courtesy of Mori Building. | | SUMMIT One Vanderbilt; image courtesy of Mori Building | | | February 10-11, 2025 For more information, visit website. | | March 12-13, 2025 For more information, visit website. | | April 9, 2025 For more information, visit website. | | | Editorial submissions, reprint permission requests and subscription/removal requests should be sent to the ELEVATOR WORLD Editorial Department. EW New York editorial staff: Angela C. Baldwin, Kaija Wilkinson and Lindsay Fletcher. 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