OTIS PROVIDING 48 ELEVATORS TO XIAMEN ITFC
Otis China is providing 48 elevators to the 137-m-tall Xiamen International Trade Financial Center (ITFC) in Xiamen, China. The order consists of 14 Skyrise®, 18 Gen2® and 16 Sky® elevators. Skyrise provides a rise of up to 600 m in single-, double- and “super double-deck” (accommodating floor height differences of up to 2 m) configurations. Otis Elevator (China) Investment Co. Ltd. President Tony Black observed that Gen2 and Skyrise create excess energy that is fed back into the grid as they descend, and help meet China’s growing demand for sustainable products. Xiamen ITFC is scheduled for completion later this year.
HOTEL/CASINO WITH RETAIL ON JEJU ISLAND, SOUTH KOREA
Lotte Tour Development Co. and the Greenland Group plan to build a hotel with a casino and retail on Jeju Island, South Korea, Joongang Daily reports. They plan to start construction in May and finish the project, featuring a pair of towers standing 38 stories, in March 2019. Approximately US$601.1 million is being invested. The buildings will be the tallest on Jeju Island and house more than 1,620 hotel rooms. China State Construction Engineering Corp. was selected as the main builder.
FOUR SEASONS ON DRAWING BOARD IN MINNEAPOLIS
With design guidance from Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts, United Properties (UP) of Bloomington, Minnesota, hopes to build a 34-story building with 300 hotel rooms and approximately 160 residences in the Nicollet Hotel Block in downtown Minneapolis, the Star Tribune reports. UP hopes to start construction in fall 2017 and complete the project within approximately three years. The building would stand 530 ft., including a spire. Elness Swenson Graham Architects designed the plan.
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