OTIS Traction Elevators at Marriott's Custom House (MVCI)

[@georgef551]

Impressive! I'd have to work 30 years to save up enough money to use that place for about 45 minutes.

[@ElevatingBoston]

My parents own 2 timeshares through Marriott. I think the $45,000 investment is good enough let me up there if they were to give me a hard time. It's essentially a security issue. They used to let me go up when I wanted (give me a keycard and then have me return it) but I recently asked and they said "old security procedures were not followed properly and you can't go up there." I was like are you kidding me? My parents own 2 timeshares through you. They said sorry. So now I just trespass.

[@djFadeOut122]

very nice elevators, and a lot of luck that you could get up there.

[@ElevatingBoston]

@mdbv25 Luxury is the nickname. Their technical specification is Series 4.

[@KONEelevatorman111]

Actually you have to use a key card in order to get in so in order to go up there is if you stay there or on what ElevatingBoston said is "But I walked in behind someone". It's just not fair that it is not open to the public.

[@ElevatingBoston]

19 - Villas 1901-1904/Transfer to Villa Elevators serving G-19 20 - MVCI Activity Center 21 - Villas 2101 & 2102 22 - Villas 2201 & 2202 23 - Villas 2301 & 2302 24 - Game Room & Ice, Laundry (Clock) 25 - Fitness Center 26 - Observation Deck

[@M72_Transit_And_More]

What is on levels 20 - 26? & I love the chime!

[@upanddownadventures]

Are these complete replacements of the original elevators, or are they the original elevators but heavily modernized?

[@ElevatingBoston]

They are not the originals and they are not even in the same location as the originals. I've found the tower's original plans in Boston's archives. The tower's original elevators from 1915 when the building was used as an office tower were a bank of 3 in a row in the front of the tower. Marriott gutted the entire building in 1997 and relocated the elevators to the center as part of the renovations.

[@upanddownadventures]

@@ElevatingBoston I went here. According to the front desk person, there are only 3 elevators in the building (the bank of 2 going to 19, and the 1 going to 26). No service or freight elevators. So it is likely safe to say the original elevators are gone.

[@ElevatingBoston]

@@upanddownadventures Yes, that's correct. The original elevators were in the corner of the building and they needed that space for hotel rooms, so they were completely removed and shafts filled in.