CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCEHappened as dated, per the source[1]: "Otis Completes Elevator Modernization for Empire State Building, Delivers Custom Glass Mast Car" (press release dated October 14, 2019).
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Otis Completes Decade-Long Empire State Building Elevator Overhaul
Otis finished a roughly decade-long modernisation of all 68 elevators in New York's Empire State Building, capped by a custom glass car serving the 102nd-floor observatory.
- Otis delivered and installed a custom glass elevator (Otis Gen2 with steel-reinforced flat belts) to the renovated 102nd-floor Observatory, essentially completing the Empire State Building modernization, announced October 14, 2019[2][3]
- It runs between the 86th and 102nd floors with a hoistway light show and curated soundtrack; the 102nd-floor landing has glass hoistway walls[2][3]
- Otis installed the original elevators in 1931; the modernization began in 2011 and was one of the largest and most complex in Otis's 166-year history[2][3]
- The Otis ReGen drive uses 50 to 75 percent less energy than the original system, and CompassPlus dispatching is 50 percent faster at peak times[3]
- The elevators carry 10 million tenants, guests and visitors each year[3]
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- [1]90%youtube.com/watch?v=iRV-XdwRkO4youtube.com· Posted Sep 15, 2026· Starts Oct 14, 2019 ✓· 100% of score
Happened as dated, per the source: "Otis Completes Elevator Modernization for Empire State Building, Delivers Custom Glass Mast Car" (press release dated October 14, 2019).
- [2]78%FacilitiesNet: Custom Glass Mast Car Tops Off Empire State Building Modernizationfacilitiesnet.com· Published Nov 1, 2019· 0% of score
- [3]80%PR Newswire: Otis Completes Elevator Modernization for Empire State Buildingprnewswire.com· Published Oct 14, 2019· 0% of score
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