How smart elevators revolutionize office conversions

MORRISTOWN, NJ, January 6, 2025 – CoStar News recently sat down with industry leaders, including Schindler Destination Dispatch Product Manager, Pritesh Thaker, to explore the important topic of smart elevator systems and their ability to transform pre-existing high-rise buildings.

Two significant trends driving the development of these systems? The need to convert outdated office buildings to new uses and the desire for greater density in urban areas through mixed-use, high-rise buildings, such as hotels, office space, fitness clubs, and more.

The best way to economically serve the commercial real estate business is to repurpose buildings, if it doesn’t make environmental or economic sense to tear a building down.

Pritesh Thaker, Schindler Destination Dispatch Product Manager