Young Woo & Associates | Radio Tower & Hotel: Top Innovation in Emerging Neighborhood
The IBcon Smart Building Best Practice Showcase is an annual event held at the Realcomm | IBcon conference where real estate leaders present their most innovative, technology driven commercial and corporate real estate projects. These projects demonstrate leading-edge technologies and vision for intelligent and adaptive design that is transforming the next generation of IT-enabled real estate. The Weekly News Briefing will feature a unique Showcase project each week.
The Radio Hotel is a boutique lifestyle hotel in the heart of Upper Manhattan’s Washington Heights neighborhood; the site includes dining, event, retail, offices and
outdoor community space. The first-ever full-service hotel in the area, it is a testament of commitment to investing in underserved communities and the possibilities of technology in creating advanced connectivity, automation, and innovation in a landmark establishment. The technology-forward property features a fully integrated digital platform offering seamless connectivity for all smart building, BMS and other facility management operations. The site offers 5G/IBW, secure biometric scanning for access control, IAQ controls, superior disinfection and sanitation solutions throughout, and fire/security systems based on machine learning.
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