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WALKER STEPS INTO COO ROLE AT THYSSENKRUPP ELEVATOR
Peter Walker has stepped into the chief operating officer (COO) role at thyssenkrupp Elevator as a member of the board for the company’s global Elevator Technology business area. He previously served as CEO of the Asia-Pacific business unit. As a business-area board member, Walker will play a key role in simplifying complex business processes in the elevator and escalator business and streamlining thyssenkrupp's product portfolio, including reducing the number of elevator and escalator models. A native of Sydney, Walker joined thyssenkrupp in 1995 after studying economics and electrical engineering. He was in charge of business in Australia and New Zealand starting in 1997 and, since 2003, was responsible for "significantly expanding" business in that region as both COO and CEO.
NYC’S FINANCIAL DISTRICT WELCOMES 63-STORY RESIDENTIAL TOWER
The 63-story, 725-ft.-tall 19 Dutch Street, formerly known as 118 Fulton Street, is nearly complete in New York City’s (NYC) Financial District, and leasing is expected to start in the spring, New York YIMBY reports. Developed by Carmel Partners, the structure has approximately 480 rental units and amenities, including a fitness center and sky lounge, along with retail on the cellar through second floors. SLCE Architects is the architect of record, with a GKV-designed glass façade that incorporates white lines that are illuminated in sunlight and disappear in the shade. Fitting in with the district's existing skyline, 19 Dutch boasts views of Midtown, Brooklyn and the East River.
4 CONSTRUCTION WORKERS INJURED IN L.A. ELEVATOR SHAFT FALL
Four male construction workers were injured because of falling approximately 30 ft. down an elevator shaft in an unfinished five-story building on February 16 in the North Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Times reports via The Associated Press. The fire department responded to the incident, which, according to workers, occurred when a piece of plywood collapsed underneath the men. Three of them, said to be between 45-60 years old, were hospitalized in critical condition and one in fair condition.
PORTLAND PLAN INCLUDES BRIDGE-CONNECTED TOWERS
A conceptual plan for the redevelopment of Portland, Oregon's Broadway Corridor envisions multiple mixed-use high rises, The Construction Specifier reports. The concept, submitted by Kaven + Co. and William/Kaven Architecture, would bring 464,515 m2 of new development to a core area of the city. The most prominent feature of the plan would be a pair of towers — the tallest of which would stand more than 274 m — linked by a 71-m-long, glass-enclosed "botanical bridge" more than halfway up the two buildings. The plan includes other towers incorporating residential, office and retail space. The development would connect Portland’s Amtrak Union Station to the city's Pearl District through a pedestrian-centric district.
Image courtesy constructionspecifier.com:
https://www.constructionspecifier.com/bold-design-proposed-portlands-broadway-corridor/
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