Tallest elevator test tower in U.S. rises high above Atlanta

Kevin Lavallee, CEO of TK Elevators’ North American operations, stands at the top of the company’s new elevator testing facility, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021, that towers over the Atlanta Braves stadium and surrounding skyscrapers northwest of Atlanta.

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One of the world’s largest elevator towers will soon be opened to test elevators of the future as well as current ones high above the Atlanta suburbs.

TK Elevators’ 420-foot (128 meters) tower is set to become fully operational early next year, company executives said this week on a tour of the new research lab and elevator testing facility.

“This is going to transform our industry,” said Kevin Lavelle, CEO of the company’s North American operations.