SEATTLE, Jan. 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- KONE Inc., a global
leader in the elevator and escalator industry, has won an order to
provide 19 gearless traction elevators at Fifth + Columbia, a 44-story office building to
be constructed in Seattle's
central business district. The building is scheduled to open in
2017.
KONE solutions will include six MonoSpace™ Machine Room-Less
(MRL) elevators and 13 MiniSpace™ elevators, traveling at speeds of
up to 1200 feet per minute. The office elevator groups will also
utilize KONE Polaris™ Destination Control Systems, including
state-of-the-art touchscreen destination operating
panels.
The contract was awarded by JTM Construction, the project's
general contractor. The project developer and owners are Daniels
Real Estate & Stockbridge Capital Group.
The new building will be located in the heart of the
Seattle central business district
at 801 Fifth Avenue. In addition to more than 500,000 square
feet of office space, a 184 room four-star hotel and spa will be
located in the new tower. The new building's innovative geometric
form and natural light glass facade were designed by Zimmer Gunsul
Frasca Architects of Seattle. The
hotel and restaurant spaces will be designed by world renowned
designer Philippe Starck. Fine
dining will be available at "The Bazaar" by internationally
acclaimed Chef Jose Andres.
Additionally, KONE's Machine Room-Less (MRL) solutions are
helping to return leasable space to the project owners by
eliminating planned overhead machine rooms that were typically
required with conventional traction elevator models.
"We are excited to be a partner on the most significant office
and hotel project in the Seattle
skyline," stated Larry Wash, CEO of
KONE Americas. "Our local project management team will provide the
most productive installation and highest degree of customer service
for the Fifth + Columbia property.
We look forward to a successful and safe installation."
About KONE
KONE is one of the global leaders in the elevator and escalator
industry. KONE's objective is to offer the best People Flow®
experience by developing and delivering solutions that enable
people to move smoothly, safely, comfortably and without waiting in
buildings in an increasingly urbanizing environment. KONE provides
industry-leading elevators, escalators, automatic building doors
and integrated solutions to enhance the People Flow in and between
buildings. KONE's services cover the entire lifetime of a building,
from the design phase to maintenance, repairs and modernization
solutions. In 2013, KONE had annual net sales of EUR 6.9 billion, and at the end of the year over
43,000 employees. KONE class B shares are listed on the NASDAQ OMX
Helsinki Ltd in Finland.
For more, visit www.kone.us
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