EW INTRODUCES THE PEOPLE ISSUE
EW INTRODUCES THE PEOPLE ISSUE
ELEVATOR WORLD is accepting nominations for its June issue special section on people. It aims to provide readers with stories of a diverse array of professionals, from the front office to the field, who make an impact on our industry through the work they do for their companies, their communities and the industry as a whole. If you have an interesting story to tell or know someone who does, nominate them here. Submissions will be viewed and responded to by April 11; only a select number will be featured in the June issue. Others selected will be highlighted online during that month.
44TH ANNUAL POP/JOE GOLF OUTING ANNOUNCED
The Pop/Joe 44th Annual Memorial Invitational Golf Outing will take place on June 11 at the North Hempstead Country Club in Port Washington, New York, rain or shine. This fundraising event benefiting the Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation annually honors “Pop” Frohlinger and Joe Marchese. This year, an additional honoree is Frank Musholt of GAL/Hollister-Whitney. Like last year, high demand has led to a double shotgun start, at 8 am and 12:30 pm. Both will be served lunch and a cocktail hour and dinner for the full registration price of US$450. Dinner registration only is US$200. For more information or to register, email or visit website.
TWO APARTMENT TOWERS TO OPEN IN DOWNTOWN L.A. IN 2019
Thirty-one and 40-story apartment towers containing 730 units in downtown's South Park area are expected to welcome residents in 2019, Curbed Los Angeles reports. Developed by Omni Group of Canada, Hope+Flower (named for its location between Hope and Flower streets) will also have parking for more than 800 vehicles and 800 bicycles in an 11-story garage. The sleek, glassy towers will have amenities including multiple swimming pools, an outdoor fitness area and a dog run. There will be 7,873 sq. ft. of ground-floor commercial space. The source noted Hope+Flower is "one of dozens of projects bringing thousands of new apartments" to the area.
PARTNERS SOUGHT TO CARE FOR INDIAN RAIL LINE’S VT EQUIPMENT
Delhi Metro Rail Corp. (DMRC) in India is seeking private companies to service, maintain and clean the approximately 285 lifts and 340-plus escalators that are part of the Phase IV expansion connecting the suburbs to the inner city, DNA India reports. Companies selected under the public-private partnership will sign a 37-year lease and be required to provide services to the vertical-transportation (VT) equipment from 4 a.m. to midnight each day. The DMRC has also been decorating lift shafts in stations along the upcoming Majlis Park-Shiv Vihar corridor with artwork as part of an ongoing beautification effort.
MALAYSIA’S FUTURE TALLEST BUILDING LANDS A KEY TENANT
Hyatt Hotels & Resorts plans to occupy the top 17 floors of Malaysia's future tallest building, the 118-story Merdeka PNB 118 in Kuala Lumpur, with a Park Hyatt hotel, the Malaysian Reserve reports. Permolean Nasional Bhd (PNB) is developing the tower and plans to occupy 42 of 83 office floors. Helping make the area what PNB Chairman Tan Sri Abdul Wahid Omar described as "the new business and lifestyle district in Kuala Lumpur," the hotel will have approximately 230 rooms, including suites and serviced apartments, as well as 20,000 sq. ft. of meeting space. Construction has reached the eighth floor, and the property is slated for completion by 2021. It was designed by Fender Katsalidis Architects and RSP Architects.
