Time Warner Center

New York, New York

Time Warner Center is one of the Big Apple’s largest construction ventures that Manhattan has seen in years. Time Warner Center combines several projects in one, offering a place for people to dine, shop, live, work and be entertained all within its 2.8 million square-foot complex.

And at the heart of the project, providing a combined total of 80 elevators and escalators, was ThyssenKrupp Elevator.

Project details:

• 22 Oildraulic ^® elevators
• 40 geared and gearless traction elevators
• With speeds of up to 1400 feet per minute
• Elevator capacities up to 20,000 pounds
• 18 ThyssenKrupp escalators

Key Participants:

    Architect: Skidmore Owings

    Consultant: Jenkins & Hunington

    Contractor: Bovis Lend Lease