NAEC CONVENTION BEING HELD SOON
The National Association of Elevator Contractors’ (NAEC) 68th Annual Convention & 2017 Exposition will take place in less than a month, on September 10-14 at the Hyatt Regency Orlando and Orange County Convention & Exhibition Center. Additionally, NAEC’s Mid-Atlantic Elevator Chapter is hosting its 8th Annual Golf Tournament at National Golf Club in Fort Washington, Maryland, on October 4. Contact Shawn Cowden for more information.
RAIL UPGRADES FOR DISABLED IN INDIA
Lifts and escalators are among upgrades being implemented at rail stations across India to ease travel for persons with disabilities, Minister of State for Railways Shri Rajen Gohain tells the India International Times. With the busiest and tourist-destination stations receiving priority, 394 escalators at 167 stations and 219 lifts at 100 stations have been installed so far. Over the next two to three years, an additional 380 escalators at 133 stations and 427 lifts at 134 stations are planned.
CONDO, OFFICE TOWERS PLANNED IN MIDTOWN MANHATTAN
The site of an old Mercedes dealership at 520 West 41st Street in Midtown Manhattan, New York, will be home to a 57-story, 723-m-tall condominium tower and, eventually, an office tower of even greater scope, if Silverstein Properties has its way, New York YIMBY reports. Silverstein filed for a permit with the New York City Department of Buildings for the condo tower, designed by CetraRuddy. It will contain nearly 500 units within 547,718 sq. ft. and commercial space on the first through fifth floors. Like old plans for a supertall on the site, this one has a tentative completion date of 2020. The old dealership has been demolished, and excavation is expected to start once the permit is approved.
