ICE DISTRICT SETTING EDMONTON CONSTRUCTION ON FIRE
Construction is booming in downtown Edmonton, Canada, thanks to a new stadium being built for the Edmonton Oilers National Hockey League team and the Ice District, the massive, mixed-use development taking shape around it, the Edmonton Sun reports. The first phase includes the 27-story City Tower, the 62-story Stantec Tower, a 25-story Marriott hotel with 30 floors of residences above, a casino and a movie complex. The stadium and casino are scheduled to be complete in September, with the first towers coming online by 2019. Oilers Entertainment Group and Oilers owner Daryl Katz are behind the multibillion-dollar development and say there will be additional phases.
LUXURY RESIDENTIAL HIGH RISE ON EDGE OF BEVERLY HILLS
Ten Thousand, a 40-story luxury residential high rise at 10000 Santa Monica Boulevard on the edge of Century City and Beverly Hills, California, is expected to open in summer 2016, Real Estate News Television reports. The glittery building was designed by Handel Architects and will offer not only floor-to-ceiling windows and balconies for its residents, but also amenities such as a designer gym and concierge services. Crescent Heights, which has done other projects in cities including Los Angeles and San Francisco, is the developer.
ELEVATOR U 2016 CONFERENCE REGISTRATION OPEN
Registration, exhibitor space and sponsorship opportunities for the 2016 Elevator U conference, planned on June 20-23 in Quincy, Illinois, are now available online. The event will be hosted by Illinois State University and Hollister-Whitney Elevator Corp. The complete agenda, including educational presentations, is in the process of being finalized. Those planning to attend are encouraged to book rooms as early, as another event is being held during the conference. Elevator U has also announced future hosts: University of Virginia in Charlottesville in 2017 and University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa in 2018.
US$1.7 BILLION IN NYC SUBWAY ELEVATORS RECOMMENDED
The U.S. federal government wants the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) in New York City (NYC) to go beyond its current plan to bring the number of subway stations with elevators to 144 by 2020, which could mean an investment of US$1.7 billion on top of an already stressed MTA budget, Curbed NY reports. Now, 22% (103) of the MTA’s 469 stations have elevators, compared with cities such as San Francisco, which are 100% accessible by elevator. San Francisco, however, has far fewer stations than NYC.
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