Otis/ThyssenKrupp Traction Elevators - Crystal Gateway Marriott

While on a business trip to DC, we stayed at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, VA. Beautiful hotel. These are the elevators in the tower I was placed in (the Arlington tower). They're in the process of being modernized by ThyssenKrupp. As a result, I was able to film an elevator that was already modernized, and one that hadn't been started yet. Pretty cool contrast.
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[@blueauraretriever]

ThysssenKrupp does amazing modernizations! So does Schindler. Even though the intelligent leveling is gone, these things now run even more amazingly.

[@thestlweather]

Really cool to see one of each! Looks like this will be a good mod apart from the call stations.

[@filmer765]

Great video. Good thing you got to show us the modernization project for the Arlington tower. I don't know if the same goes for the Capitol tower as well as both garages for both towers.

[@PAelevators]

when they do the call buttons like that. its usually temporary they put them into the wall after when there done

[@alpaljl]

+PAelevators That's what I was thinking... TKE should have kept the older lanterns, much nicer.

[@PAelevators]

ik right and merry christmas alex give me a call sometime and so we can talk about when you come to pittsburgh this summer

[@alpaljl]

fa sho

[@IAIS96]

pretty neat modded elevator

[@jackx.cassway]

I always wanted a TKE at my house. But my parents don't like that idea.

[@alpaljl]

I stayed in this hotel in 2010 in the other tower. Strange elevators. Can't say I'm huge on this mod, but it is a step up from the epco mod... Also, there is no 10th and 11th floor due to a wiring issue when the building was built. That's what a building technician told me. Also, did you find the tunnel leading to the underground sops? Pretty cool.

[@msj191961]

ThyssenKrupp really knows how to do some nice mods!

[@WestCoastElevators]

I wonder what prompted this mod as the fixtures in the elevator still with the first mod seem to be holding up just fine. Also, I really hope ThyssenKrupp mounted those call stations like that just until they can cut new holes in the wall. If not, that is the lamest call station mount job I have ever seen.

[@FranceHopper]

I don't think that call station is big enough...

[@raymondlandreth8747]

Where's floor 10 and 11?

[@QuarioQuario54321]

Raymond Landreth they don't exist because of a screwup when this tower was under construction

[@blueauraretriever]

Raymond Landreth they got eaten by a beast **falls through the floor laughing**