Elevator Uptime

Elevator outages in Philadelphia

Philadelphia's older residential stock, Center City office buildings, and SEPTA stations all depend on elevator service that's often older than the tenants. Elevator Uptime tracks every indexed building's outage history in a public, searchable record. Report a broken elevator in 15 seconds. No account, no email.

Tracked buildings
244
Active outages
7
Affected buildings
6

Outage history — last 12 months

87 recorded outages across tracked Philadelphia buildings. Record begins April 2026.

01530Aug 25Sep 25Oct 25Nov 25Dec 25Jan 26Feb 26Mar 26Apr 26: 25 outagesApr 26May 26: 18 outagesMay 26Jun 26: 16 outagesJun 26Jul 26: 28 outagesJul 26

Each bar counts outages by the month they began, drawn from regulatory records and live-feed archives. A month with no bar had no recorded outages in our data — not necessarily zero real outages.

Affected buildings

Elevator contractors active in Philadelphia

Companies named as elevator contractor on the most public records for Philadelphia buildings we track. Ranked by building count across all plausible sources.

  • OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
    Sources: Philly L&I
    75 buildings
    31% of tracked
  • Schindler Group
    Sources: Philly L&I · OEM
    57 buildings
    23% of tracked
  • TK ELEVATOR CORPORATION
    Sources: Philly L&I
    30 buildings
    12% of tracked
  • KONE INC
    Sources: Philly L&I
    19 buildings
    8% of tracked
  • Accredited Home Elevator INC
    Sources: Philly L&I
    7 buildings
    3% of tracked
  • KANNARR ELEVATOR AND CONSTRUCTION INC
    Sources: Philly L&I
    4 buildings
    2% of tracked
  • Delaware Elevator
    Sources: Philly L&I
    3 buildings
    1% of tracked
  • Core Elevator
    Sources: Philly L&I
    2 buildings
    1% of tracked
  • A A A ELECTRIC & ELEVATOR INC
    Sources: Philly L&I
    2 buildings
    1% of tracked
  • ELITE ELEVATOR SERVICE
    Sources: Philly L&I
    2 buildings
    1% of tracked
  • TWIN CITIES ELEVATOR LLC
    Sources: Philly L&I
    1 buildings
  • Mobility Elevator & Lift Co., Inc.
    Sources: Philly L&I
    1 buildings

Inclusion reflects a building-to-contractor link observed in at least one public record (permit filing, regulatory registry, or verified claim). Service relationships change and records can lag — contractors and building owners can request corrections at /methodology.

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Elevator outages in Philadelphia

Philadelphia's Property Maintenance Code requires landlords to maintain elevator service in good working order. Complaints are filed with the Department of Licenses and Inspections (L&I), which also administers elevator permits and inspections. Pennsylvania's Department of Labor and Industry oversees statewide elevator safety through the Bureau of Occupational and Industrial Safety.

Transit coverage is anchored by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA). The agency publishes elevator and escalator status for rail and subway stations with accessible routes at septa.org/elevators. A 24-hour elevator status hotline is also available at 877-SEPTA4U (877-737-8248). Outages at SEPTA stations are added to the public record here where agency data is available.

How to report a broken elevator in Philadelphia

  • Residential tenants: Philadelphia 311 for Department of Licenses and Inspections enforcement
  • Statewide elevator safety: Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, Bureau of Occupational and Industrial Safety
  • SEPTA stations: SEPTA elevator status or SEPTA Customer Service at 215-580-7800
  • Any building, public record: file an outage on Elevator Uptime in 15 seconds

For the full reporting guide, see how to report a broken elevator.

Transit agencies covering Philadelphia

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