Who does elevator work in America

Elevator permit filings per month across the markets we track, five years running. 39,362 filings in the window, and the pace holds through 2026.

The national operators, ranked by how many of our markets they file in, then by total permits on record.

Active elevators by install decade, from the state registries we count. Everything left of the red line is past modernization age: 121,903 devices, 64 percent of the counted base.

• Sep 30, 2026ChicagoURBAN ELEVATOR SERVICE, LLC modernization, 2 devices at 270 E PEARSON ST$1.2M
• Sep 30, 2026New York CityCENTURY ELEV. MAIN. CORP. modernization, 2 devices at 212 EAST 48 STREET, Manhattan$810k
• Sep 30, 2026New York CityMORGAN ELEVATOR CO LTD modernization at 403 EAST 84 STREET, Manhattan$738k
• Sep 30, 2026ChicagoALL TYPES ELEVATORS, INC. modernization at 810 E HYDE PARK BLVD$658k
• Sep 30, 2026SeattleOtis Elevator Company repair at 1191 2ND AVE$422k
• Sep 30, 2026New York CityCENTURY ELEV. MAIN. CORP. modernization at 1635 3 AVENUE, Manhattan$350k
• Sep 30, 2026ChicagoUnattributed modernization at 3121 N SHERIDAN RD$187k
• Sep 30, 2026New York CityNOUVEAU ELEVATOR IND INC new install at 797 COLUMBUS AVENUE, Manhattan$175k
• Sep 30, 2026ChicagoESSENTIAL ELEVATOR, INC. new install at 2340 N SEELEY AVE$165k
• Sep 30, 2026ChicagoCOLLEY ELEVATOR CO. modernization at 2342 W BLOOMINGDALE AVE$144k
• Sep 30, 2026ChicagoUnattributed new install at 1209 N MILWAUKEE AVE$103k
• Sep 30, 2026ChicagoUnattributed new install at 936 W 31ST ST$98k
• Sep 30, 2026New York CityMOBILITY ELEV & LIFT CO I new install at 271 WEST 11 STREET, Manhattan$74k
• Sep 30, 2026ChicagoFujitec America modernization at 900 E 57TH ST$65k