Striking New Addition for Chicago Skyline

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Your daily industry news update: www.elevatorworld.com/industry-news/april-27-2017/ Elevator World is the leading publisher for the International Building Transportation Industry. Our magazines cover the latest news, events, new technologies, market trends and education. Sign up for a print subscription or read the issue on any tablet, PC or mobile device. Purchase a one-year subscription or any single issue on the Elevator World apps available at no extra charge from the Apple or Amazon App stores. Purchase Assessment of Total Evacuation Systems for Tall Buildings: http://www.elevatorbooks.com/Products/EVACUATION/assessment-of-total-evacuation-systems-for-tall-buildings.aspx KONE IN EIGHT SAUDI PROJECTS KONE recently announced winning an order to supply 153 elevators in eight different projects commissioned by Alargan Projects in Saudi Arabia. The order was booked in the third quarter of 2016 and includes projects in Dammam, Yanbu, Riyadh and Al Jubail. Among them are Al Suhool Strip Mall, Al Rehab Strip Mall, Green Oasis Residential Buildings and Murooj apartments. Andrew Brosnan, portfolio manager at Alargan Projects, said the projects will lead to the development of many residential and commercial units in the Saudi Arabian market. STRIKING NEW ADDITION FOR CHICAGO SKYLINE Phase two of Optima Chicago Center, a 54-story mixed-use structure designed by David Hovey and developed by DeBartolo, topped out earlier this year, bringing a bold new addition to the Chicago skyline, SkyRise Cities reports. It will house hundreds of residents in a glassy, green building with a bright-red, landscaped podium and joins phase one, a completed blue-and-black tower next door. Optima Chicago Center is in the heart of downtown, close to the Magnificent Mile, and joins "a host of new highrises" in the city. NEW KUALA LUMPUR LANDMARK IN THE WORKS A quartet of mixed-use skyscrapers ranging from 62-92 stories is planned on the 15-acre site known as Plaza Rakyat in Kuala Lumpur, The Edge reports. The development team consists of Profit Consortium, Pavillion Treasures Land and Development and Gabungan Tiasa, all of Malaysia. Slated for completion in 2022, the development is set to include a new 1.35-million-sq.-ft. central business district, a 200,000-sq.-ft. upscale hotel, a 150,000-sq.ft. budget hotel and more than 3,800 serviced apartments. Pavillion Treasures' parent company Debao Property Development stated the structures "will become the next most significant landmark in Kuala Lumpur after the Petronas Twin Towers." Subscribe to ELEVATOR WORLD magazine: http://www.elevatorbooks.com/Products/CategoryCenter/SUBS/Subscriptions.aspx Online bookstore: www.elevatorbooks.com Blog: www.elevatorworldunplugged.com Website: www.elevatorworld.com Submit your photos to our 2017 Elevator World Photo Contest! http://www.elevatorworld.com/photocontest Like us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/elevatorworld Image courtesy of SkyriseCities: http://skyrisecities.com/news/2017/04/topped-optima-chicago-center-nearing-completion