City Hall Elevator Automation Project Happening Now The City Hall Elevator Automation Project is entering the design phase, and a professional architect will be working to see if we can design and construct modern elevator mechanicals while maintaining much of the historic character of these charming elevator cabs. Background The three elevators at the front of City Hall date to the original construction of this beautiful building, back in the 1920s, and the elevator mechanicals are well past their useful life. Service outages and increasing maintenance costs have led to the proposed modernization project. The proposed scope of work includes the replacement of two out of the three elevators, with the third elevator being preserved for historic purposes. Although the other two elevators will receive new mechanicals, every effort is being made to retain or re-use historic elements such as the existing cab ceiling, wall panels, vintage signage, and appropriate fixtures. When completed, the new elevators will have automated operation both as you enter the cab and when you call the elevator from any floor. In addition, the work will bring Elevator #1 back into service, and this unit serves all numbered floors plus the basement level. Please check this page periodically for updates on design, review steps, approvals, schedule updates, and more. As design progresses, we will get answers on issues like front elevator downtime (if any), preservation of historic elements, and much more. Timeline December 2017 – Schematic/Design Development March 2018 – Review & Construction Documents April 2018 – Permitting & Approvals July 2018 – Bidding & Contract Award December 2018 – Equipment Drawings & Fabrication March 2019 – Construction April 2019 – Commissioning & Close-Out Contact Information 828-259-5920 Related Services Sign up for city e-newsletter Receive City News in your inbox! Watch livestream of city council meetings View live televised Asheville City Council meetings, at 5 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month. Explore city data Public datasets and maps are available on the open data portal at data.ashevillenc.gov. More Related Services City Hall Elevator Automation Project News Asheville ghost story: Helen’s bridge Posted on October 30, 2019October 29, 2019 by Polly McDaniel With Halloween coming up, we thought you might be interested in a local ghost story. Helen’s Bridge, 201 Beaucatcher Road, is made of quarried stone and was constructed in 1909 to provide access to the nearby Zealandia Mansion. The legend speaks of a woman named Helen who lived at or near the mansion with her beloved [...] City of Asheville partners with Buncombe County and historically black neighborhoods to create African American historic markers project Posted on October 22, 2019October 22, 2019 by Polly McDaniel A series of historic markers celebrating the heritage of four historically black neighborhoods is in the works as part of a partnership between the City of Asheville and Buncombe County. During their Oct. 22 meeting, Asheville City Council adopted an interlocal agreement to work with the County on this project. The project is being led at [...] Take a #cityhallselfie on Aug. 15, Asheville Posted on August 13, 2019August 26, 2019 by Polly McDaniel On any given day you will find people snapping pictures of themselves in front of Asheville City Hall. The distinctive, eight-story eclectic Art Deco masterpiece designed by Douglas D. Ellington and built in the 1920s serves as a perfect placemaking backdrop for visitors and locals alike. Listed on the National Register of Historic [...] More City Hall Elevator Automation Project News
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Asheville ghost story: Helen’s bridge Posted on October 30, 2019October 29, 2019 by Polly McDaniel With Halloween coming up, we thought you might be interested in a local ghost story. Helen’s Bridge, 201 Beaucatcher Road, is made of quarried stone and was constructed in 1909 to provide access to the nearby Zealandia Mansion. The legend speaks of a woman named Helen who lived at or near the mansion with her beloved [...]
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Take a #cityhallselfie on Aug. 15, Asheville Posted on August 13, 2019August 26, 2019 by Polly McDaniel On any given day you will find people snapping pictures of themselves in front of Asheville City Hall. The distinctive, eight-story eclectic Art Deco masterpiece designed by Douglas D. Ellington and built in the 1920s serves as a perfect placemaking backdrop for visitors and locals alike. Listed on the National Register of Historic [...]