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SAVARIA COMPLETES PURCHASE OF MARYLAND’S PREMIER LIFTS
Savaria Corp., with headquarters in Laval, Canada, has completed its purchase of Premier Lifts, Inc., which is based in Timonium, Maryland, and serves the Baltimore/Washington, D.C. area. Premier will continue operating under its name, and employees have been retained. Extending Savaria's presence in the Mid-Atlantic region, the US$3.5-million deal promises to deliver net sales of approximately US$14 million.
RESIDENTIAL TOWERS COMPLETE IN MELBOURNE
The 36- and 40-story residential towers making up Marco Melbourne are complete in the Southbank area of Melbourne, Australia, World Architecture News reports. Golden Sunrise Developments is behind the project, designed by architect Jacqueline Loh on a prime site that provides views of the central business district, Botanical Gardens and Port Phillip Bay from approximately 430 luxury apartments. A common podium houses amenities such as a private dining room, cinema, gym and pool that were incorporated, Loh says, to "create a sense of opulence."
CLUSTER OF SUPERTALLS PROPOSED FOR TORONTO
Five condominium towers ranging from 75 to 89 stories are envisioned on a piece of Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) land at Queens Quay Boulevard East in Toronto, Urban Toronto reports. Developer Menkes has proposed 79- and 80-story towers sitting atop a multistory podium on the northeast quadrant. That part of the project would contain approximately 1,930 residential units and a four-level underground parking garage with 478 spaces. On the northwest quadrant, a pair of 89-story, 304-m-tall towers rising from the LBCO headquarters, along with a 75-story tower and underground parking for 1,543 vehicles, are planned. This trio would house approximately 5,190 new residential units.
ELEVATOR UPGRADE FOR ICONIC CSU BUILDING
Officials at Cleveland State University (CSU) have approved US$2.6 million to upgrade six elevators in the iconic 21-story James A. Rhodes Building, cleveland.com reports. Both the building and elevators date to 1971. Schindler will perform the work, which will include replacement of controls, gears, call buttons, counterweights, wiring, lighting and fixtures. Four units will be modernized between May and August, with the remaining two during winter or summer 2018.
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