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The lit facade of the Knickerbocker Hotel at night, an Alpha boom and a spider lift at work
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Knickerbocker Hotel.
Lit in 20 nights.

Permanent facade lighting on a 15-story Times Square landmark, installed at night with three lifts. The final alignment took three days.

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20 nights 9 pm to 6 am3 days to align every lamp3 lifts each at its own height195 ft tall facade185 ft of street frontageA-230 230 ft lift20 nights 9 pm to 6 am3 days to align every lamp3 lifts each at its own height195 ft tall facade185 ft of street frontageA-230 230 ft lift20 nights 9 pm to 6 am3 days to align every lamp3 lifts each at its own height195 ft tall facade185 ft of street frontageA-230 230 ft lift20 nights 9 pm to 6 am3 days to align every lamp3 lifts each at its own height195 ft tall facade185 ft of street frontageA-230 230 ft lift

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How the job went.

  1. The job

    A local electrical contractor had to hang, align and turn on permanent facade lighting on the Knickerbocker Hotel, a 1906 landmark in Times Square, in time for its reopening.

  2. The problem

    The facade is 195 ft tall with 185 ft of street frontage, full of balconies, balustrades and sculptures. No JLG could cover it, and the mansard roof called for more than 20 ft of side reach.

  3. What we sent

    Three lifts, each at its own height: our A-230, a 92 ft boom lift and a 165 ft spider lift. A crew of 10 to 15 hung lights from the baskets and sent fixtures up from the ground.

  4. How it went

    We worked nights, 9 pm to 6 am, for 20 days to stay out of traffic. Smooth basket control kept the facade free of damage, and the final alignment took three days.

The lift on this job.

Alpha A-230 truck-mounted boom liftA-230Drag to turn. 3D model: A-165, shown for illustration.
230ftWorking heightSee the A-230 page.
115 ftSide reach
12 ftExtra-large basket
1,322 lbCrew, tools, materials
31'6"Jib length
8'6"Fits a space this wide
2×80°Basket rotation
Up and overUnder, up, over and back
Spec sheet (PDF)Every figure for the A-230 on one page.

The result, in numbers.

20nights9 pm to 6 amNight shifts kept the trucks out of Times Square traffic.3daysEvery lamp alignedThe A-230 basket moved across the whole facade for the final alignment.3liftsEach at its own heightAn A-230, a 92 ft boom lift and a 165 ft spider lift.

Photos from the site.

Alpha A-230 and a red spider lift at the hotel corner on Broadway at night
The Alpha boom rising along the lit hotel facade, seen from below
The lit Knickerbocker Hotel with the Alpha boom at the roofline
The Alpha boom and a red spider lift on 42nd Street at night
The lit Knickerbocker Hotel with the Alpha boom at the rooflineGet the full case study. Open the PDF.Two pages: the challenge, the solution and the outcome, with photos. Open PDF

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