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03.21.2024


TK Elevator Brings NYC’s Park Avenue to New Heights

ATLANTA, March 21, 2024 – TK Elevator continues to lead the way in elevator passenger experience with its installations at 425 Park in New York City. The 47-story building, designed by Pritzker Prize winner Lord Norman Foster, was unveiled as the new jewel of Park Avenue in 2022. Since then, visitors have enjoyed smooth elevator rides aboard the high-rise's 12 gearless traction passenger elevators, and seamless service thanks to TK Elevator’s installation of four service and kitchen lifts.

Gearless traction elevators are the most efficient systems for high-rise buildings and are also the most reliable. TK Elevator’s powerful momentum machines can move the cabs up to 2,000 feet per minute paired with AGILE destination dispatch, ensuring smooth and quick travel for visitors. Not only are the elevators at 425 Park efficient, but they’re also artistic, with brushed steel walls, softly illuminated ceilings, and white stone floors.

425 Park was the first office tower to be constructed on the famed avenue in 50 years. The cutting-edge, full-block design features 667,000 square feet of retail space, The Diagrid Club, wellness space, and fine dining from renowned Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten. Notable tenants businesses such as Citadel, Hellman & Friedman, and Medical Properties Trust. 425 Park is LEED-Certified Gold and WELL-certified, sharing values of planet and human wellness with TK Elevator.

“425 Park showcases the future of doing business in New York, and we’re proud to contribute to the comfort of its tenants and visitors with our world-class gearless traction system,” said Jeremy Rainwater, CEO Americas, TK Elevator. “The construction of 425 Park was historic, and effortlessly blends business with wellness and sustainability, all values we share at TK Elevator.”

TK Elevator is proud to support 425 Park’s high standards for visitor experience by providing expert maintenance and service to the elevators on-site.

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With customers in over 100 countries served by more than 50,000 employees, TK Elevator achieved sales of around €9 billion in fiscal year 2022/2023. We ensure high levels of customer service globally from our extensive network of about 1,000 locations. Over the past several decades, TK Elevator has established itself as one of the world’s leading elevator companies and became independent after separation from the thyssenkrupp group in August 2020. The company’s most important business line is the service business proudly provided by around 25,000 service technicians. The product portfolio ranges from standardized elevators for low-rise residential buildings to highly customized solutions for skyscrapers. In addition, it covers escalators, moving walks, passenger boarding bridges and stair and platform lifts. Integrated cloud-based solutions, such as the MAX platform, are delivering enhanced services. With these digital offerings, there are no longer any limits to urban mobility. TKE – move beyond.

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