IMPERIAL ELECTRIC OPENS WEST COAST WAREHOUSE
IMPERIAL ELECTRIC OPENS WEST COAST WAREHOUSE
Imperial Electric, a subsidiary of Nidec Motors Corp., has announced the opening of a new warehouse in southern California. It is fully stocked with submersible and dry hydraulic motors, and allows for immediate shipping and pickup. It is located at 11231 Jersey Blvd., #101, Rancho Cucamonga, California 91730. The company says it is centrally located with easy access from the major freeways. Imperial Electric’s North American elevator production facility and main warehouse remain in Middleport, Ohio.
DISTINCTIVE NEW DESIGN FOR DURST SKYSCRAPER IN QUEENS
A "restrained yet distinctive" new design by Handel Architects has been revealed for the Durst Organization's Queens Plaza Park Tower, a 63-story, 710-ft.-tall residential building that will be the tallest tower in the Long Island City neighborhood of Queens, New York, New York YIMBY reports. Its shimmery, concave façade will cradle the 1927 Art Deco Long Island City Clock Tower, which will be retrofitted to house 50,000 sq. ft. of commercial and retail space. The look for 29-37 41st Avenue is quite different from a previous iteration that was just as tall, but more geometric. Queens Plaza Park Tower will house approximately 960 residences within its 978,000 sq. ft., along with plenty of amenities. Construction is already underway.
TRIANGULAR RESIDENTIAL TOWER PLANNED IN ROTTERDAM
A Rotterdam-based architectural firm has released a design for a 110-m-tall, triangular residential tower for the Netherlands city's Maritiem District, ArchDaily reports. CasaNova, as the tower will be named, will feature a large base, with the lower four floors tapering until the building meets the base, creating a sharply angled form. The base will be shared with an adjacent residential building, The Muse, and will include a large garden, a fitness center, office spaces and shops. Renderings show CasaNova rising 31 stories. Each floor of the Barcode Architects-designed tower will hold three apartments, each with a balcony and windows offering 300° views of the city. Construction is expected to begin in early 2019, and completion is targeted for late 2021.
SFMTA TACKLES “ELEVATORS AS BATHROOMS” PROBLEM
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) has approved US$1.6 million in funding to staff elevators at the Civic Center and Powell Street Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) stations with attendants, to stop people from using them as bathrooms, the San Francisco Examiner reports. As part of a pilot program starting late this month, attendants will stand in and around the elevators daily from 5 a.m. to 1 a.m. BART intends to contract out the work to a nonprofit organization that will also provide homeless outreach. Homelessness and BART elevators and escalators being used as bathrooms have been longstanding problems in the city.
SEVEN INJURED IN ESCALATOR MALFUNCTION IN PHILADELPHIA
Seven people were hospitalized with minor injuries when a down escalator at the Pennsylvania Convention Center (PCC) in downtown Philadelphia malfunctioned on April 4, CBS Philly reports. The unit was taken out of service as the cause of the malfunction was investigated. A PCC spokesman said PCC takes the safety of its guests “very seriously” and extended an apology to those affected.
