TEI GROUP TO INSTALL 12 UNITS IN BROOKLYN
TEI Group has been awarded a contract with TF Cornerstone to install six gearless traction and five hydraulic elevators, and one materials lift at the new TF Cornerstone apartment building being built in Brooklyn, New York. TF Cornerstone is constructing the 25-story complex at the downtown site. It will contain 714 units, 143 of which will be considered "affordable." The project will total 599,375 sq. ft., including 546,480 sq. ft. of residential space and 30,000 sq. ft. of retail space on the lower level.
EXTERIOR ELEVATORS TO DISTINGUISH PARIS TOWER
Exterior elevators are among features that will distinguish the 140-m-tall, 32-story Trinity Tower in the La Défense business district of Paris, The Construction Index reports. Scheduled for completion in late 2018 and expected to start construction in early 2016, the building was designed by Paris firm Crochon Brullmann + Associés for client Unibail-Rodamco. Comprised of a pair of offset blades, it will have gardens and balconies on every level and aim to achieve the highest environmental certifications. The main challenge of construction, being overseen by Vinci Construction France, will be building in such a densely populated area overlooking multiple lanes of expressway traffic.
SAN DIEGO IN MIDST OF CONSTRUCTION BOOM
Downtown San Diego is undergoing a construction boom, with more than 60 projects valued at US$6.4 billion under construction, approved or in the early planning stages through 2020, The San Diego Union-Tribune reports. Since 2009, residential development has been a major driver, with 1,248 units completed in 2015 and an additional 8,106 in the works. Urban-focused retailers have their eye on San Diego for expansion. Office development has been comparatively slow, but some developers believe there will be demand for higher-end office space, and they plan to deliver it.
HADID-DESIGNED SKYSCRAPER PITCHED IN MELBOURNE
Architecture's "queen of the curve" Zaha Hadid is proposing a 54-story, mixed-use skyscraper in the Central Business District of Melbourne, Australia, that would include more than 400 apartments, 118,000 sq. ft. of retail and 60,000 sq. ft. of office space, the Architect's Newspaper reported. Its sculptural, tapered design would create open space at the bottom that would be used for a public, ground-level plaza. A connection between Collins Street, where the tower would be located, and Francis Street, is also planned. Developers hope such public improvements will lead to the project's approval, despite it pushing size and height limits.
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