The Russian Tea Room
... In total scope, the elevator system is quite simple, comprising one large passenger elevator at the entry of the restaurant and one kitchen service elevator in the back of the house. Both are overhead geared traction units, and the kitchen elevator is fitted out primarily as a utility elevator, with the entire car and its entrances finished in stainless steel - very appropriate for the kitchen service for which this unit is needed.

Offsetting the simplicity of the 3500-lb kitchen service elevator is the extensive interior design and exotic finishes used in the passenger elevator. The 5000-lb-capacity passenger elevator is finished in highly decorated red paneling with mirror finish bronze on the car and landing doors as well. The car ceiling grid was arranged to align with very precisely positioned vertical wall panel revels, and the exact setting of the walls and ceiling was a tedious and time-consuming job - not only to design and manufacture, but to install as well. Masterson indicated that numerous, lengthy meetings were held with the elevator consultant, Joe Montesano of DTM Consulting, and the architect and interior designer to get the design just right...

See full details from Elevator World Magazine, March 2000 (PDF)

Chase Manhattan Bank - 270 Park Avenue
... Chase Manhattan Bank's worldwide headquarters, at 270 Park Avenue in Manhattan, spans a complete city block, contains 1.4 million square feet and has its own telephone exchange. The 52-story building is served by 29 gearless and three geared elevators - operating at speeds up to 1,200 fpm - and six escalators that serve the building's second-floor lobby. A total of 5,000 people work at this, the nation's largest bank. Union Carbide originally built the building in 1959 and occupied it for the next 20 years as they grew to about 1,000 employees.

In 1979, when Manufacturer's Hanover Bank acquired the structure, extensive reconstruction work was done, but the elevators remained unchanged. Late in 1995, Chemical and Chase Manhattan Bank merged, and 270 Park Avenue became the new company's worldwide headquarters. Over 5,000 people would be working in the building by October 1996. Elevator modernization took on new urgency. Howard Shelkowsky, Chase's vice president of Engineering and Technical Services, is administering projects that hardly ever dip below US $1 million. During 1995, Shelkowsky's group became responsible for developing project specifications and managing the elevator modernization project at 270 Park Avenue.

Chase's Property and Maintenance group had already invited proposals from consultants for review and evaluation of elevator maintenance and development of a modernization plan. Following a round of comprehensive presentations, in-depth proposal review and extensive reference checking, the Engineering and Technical Services group selected DTM, Inc. Elevator Consulting from among a handful of finalists. While DTM was developing project specifications, Shelkowsky and his group began the process of selecting a contractor...

See full details from Elevator World Magazine, February 1999 (PDF)

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