08/26/2026
Ever wonder how a crown in the sky gets lit?
Rising 981 ft / 299 m over Manhattan’s West Side, 50 Hudson Yards ranks as the 19th tallest building in New York City. Designed by Foster + Partners, the 78-story skyscraper houses the offices of BlackRock and Meta.
On top of it, over 2,964 linear ft (904 m) of STR9® Color Changing washes and grazes the crown in two separate rows. Remarkably, only two (2) centralized 45kW INFINITY® Power Supply Towers power the entire crown installation. It also extends run lengths, enhances reliability, significantly lowers cable requirements and minimize façade penetrations.
Also built into the STR9® Series, COLOR-AMP® delivers up to 3x lumens at the same power, and UNIBODY® sealing technology ensures some of the best sealing capability in the market.
Client: Related Companies and Oxford Properties Group
Complex: Hudson Yards New York 50 Hudson Yards
Architect: Foster + Partners
Lighting Designer: Hervé Descottes, One Lux Studio
Electrical Engineer: WSP
Distributor: Cooper Electric