GAMCO Corp. provides fenestration
for 20-story Long Island City hotel

Queens, NY GAMCO Corp.’s expansive product line of glass, window, door, and metal products is on full display at a new Long Island City high-rise hotel nearing completion. For the 20-story hotel located at 52-09 31^st Place, adjacent to the Long Island Expwy. (LIE), GAMCO supplied a total of over 19,000 ft. of high-efficiency glazed commercial windows, curtain wall, storefront, balcony doors, commercial entrance doors, and metal louvers. At 210 ft. tall, the new building soars above its neighbors and is readily visible from vehicles transiting the I-495 LIE, near the Queens Midtown Tunnel to Manhattan.

“The Long Island City hotel project illustrates GAMCO’s complete product line and demonstrates to architects, builders, and developers our ability to be the single source supplier for all their fenestration needs,” said Melora Chang, vice president.

Used extensively on the building’s north, south and west façade were GAMCO’s W250C fixed and casement commercial windows. Arranged in combined units, the installation of the 15,473 ft. of windows was facilitated using GAMCO head and sill receptor systems. The W250C is a strong, dependable window with a 2-½” thermally broken frame profile and a 1” glazing pocket; the casement style also features 4-bar hinges and multi-point locks.

GAMCO used AGC Energy Select 28 low-E dual-pane insulated glass units (IGUs) for the windows. AGC’s Energy Select (ES) 28 is a premium low-E glass product offering maximum performance and designed to meet stringent energy codes, while providing a neutral, blue visual aesthetic. The IGUs were field glazed in the window frames at the job site.