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Clinton Township Times: Week of 12/20/2020

 Top 3 Best Lifts of the Week

Best lift of the week

The best lift of the week takes the cake at the #1 spot as a 1995 Montgomery Twinkie-M hydraulic lift which received a slap-on modernisation by EXCEL Elevator Corporation in 2018. The motor and logic are still completely original from when this thing was installed in 1995. It is very fast for the 3-floor distance it travels & also being a hydraulic. It takes forever to level but it is still very epic since it drops like a stone when going down and jolts violently going upward. The fixtures add a soothing touch to the lift & the dim crown lighting design gives it a relaxing vibe. This lift not only has character & class but it has style as the modernisation was done in such a way that the original character has not been compromised in any way while making the lift even more beautiful.

General Chicago Lift Character Report Rating

4.3 / 5 stars - Great

#2 Spot

The second best lift takes the #2 spot as a former very old 1960’s Otis hydraulic which got completely replaced in 2018 by Schindler with new 330A equipment & HXPress mod packages. While this lift certainly does not look anything special, the modern wooden car & dimmed LED lighting give this lift soothing vibes for such a chaotically busy shopping centre. This lift goes the perfect speed for 3 floors. It has a very quiet motor going up but it feels like you’re floating on the way down & I should mention this lift bounces quite a bit when moving from the third floor. Like the Montgomery over at Neiman Marcus, this lift also takes a bit to level but it’s still a super cool lift to ride nonetheless. 

General Chicago Lift Character Report Rating

3.7 / 5 stars - Great

#3 Spot

The third best lift takes the #3 spot as a very fast ‘97 Schindler 700A lift with custom RT buttons. This lift is located at Nordstrom & have replaced original ‘65 Westinghouse geared traction units. These lifts are extremely fast & decelerate cleanly without leveling. These travel average 250’ per minute making them the fastest lifts in the mall & the second fastest lifts in Millburn Township. These lifts also have a classic look which give me vibes of Atlantic City’s high rise lifts, especially the Tropicana Atlantic City’s Havana Tower, adding to their style & class. Aside from that, these are overall basic standard Nordstrom lifts which you will see in other Nordstrom stores in the USA.

General Chicago Lift Character Report Rating

3.3 / 5 stars - Basic Standard

Top 3 Worst Lifts of the Week

#4 Spot

The fourth lift takes the #4 spot as a 1995 Schindler 300A. It is an okay lift with a cool motor sound, although it is low on oil. It runs pretty much the same way as almost any 300A so it’s an okay lift. This is the third worst lift in the mall. Also, the door operator is wearing out extremely badly too.

General Chicago Lift Character Report Rating

2.8 / 5 stars - Okay

#5 spot

The second worst lift at Short Hills takes the #5 spot as a hidden Schindler 3300 at Industrious, which levels like pretty much almost any Schindler 3300, slow and crappy. The cab and fixtures look like any other Schindler 3300 these days outside and there is not much to say about this lift other than it is extremely boring.

General Chicago Lift Character Report Rating

1.2 / 5 stars - Boring

Worst lift of the week

The 3 worst lifts in the entire mall are tied at the ThyssenKrupp at Bloomingdale’s, the Westinghouses at the Green Carpark & the Westinghouses at the Yellow Carpark. Each of the 3 lifts are sus as heck. They each run quite questionably but the way the motor sounds is epic, however, the alarm doesn’t work which means it’s an instant turnoff because there is no guarantee that the emergency phone is going to work should somebody get stuck in the lift. This fact alone makes this, the green carpark and the ThyssenKrupp at Bloomingdale’s tied at the 3 worst lifts in the whole shopping centre.

General Chicago’s Lift Character Report Rating

1.1 / 5 stars - Risky & Dodgy - AVOID UNLESS ESCALATORS & STAIRS ARE UNAVAILABLE
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