Elevator and escalator specialist KONE has won an order to supply 46 elevators and five escalators for the ICD Brookfield Place project in Dubai’s DIFC district. According to a statement from the firm, the company will be outfitting the project with 17 Monospace Elevators, 27 Minispace Elevators, two Scenic Elevators and five escalators.
“This is a special project in one of the most prestigious areas of Dubai. We are delighted to be adding our efficient solutions to such an incredible building,” commented Nicolas El Khal, managing director of KONE UAE, Oman, and Bahrain.
The 282m-high, 54-storey ICD Brookfield Place boasts more than 950,000sqft of Grade A office space and will be connected to a 150,000sqft, five-storey retail centre. The project will also have a 21,000sqft public area, which will be surrounded by restaurants that will feature regular arts and cultural events. The complex will also have parking for 2,700 cars.
The project’s main contractor is Multiplex SsangYong JV, developed by Investment Corporation of Dubai and Brookfield JV. It is expected to be completed in March 2019.
