$20.5M in FF&E. 820 Keys. 117 Vendors. Installed Under One Roof.
Inside the Omni Hotel & Convention Center build — from 53-foot trailers at the loading dock to a $558,000 Preciosa chandelier in the Grand Ballroom.
“Entrance area at Omni Hotel & Convention Center — EcoMovers FF&E installation project.”
At a Glance
$20.5M
Total FF&E value received, warehoused & installed
2.34M lbs
Total weight handled
117
Manufacturers coordinated
820+
Guestrooms across 18 floors
17
Distinct FF&E categories — guestroom, public area & convention center
“EcoMovers FF&E project snapshot — Omni Hotel & Convention Center.”
The Project
Omni Hotel & Convention Center is a full-scope luxury hospitality build — guestrooms, public spaces, and a major convention center under one envelope. EcoMovers was brought in to receive, warehouse, and install every piece of FF&E across the property.
That meant 820+ guestrooms across 18 floors (roughly 46 keys per floor). The entire public-area program — lobby, lobby cafe, lower and upper lounges, sports bar, all-day dining, Mangrove Restaurant, rooftop bar, spa, fitness center, pool and cabanas. And the full convention center — Grand Ballroom, Junior Ballrooms, Executive Boardroom, Greenroom, prefunction, meeting rooms, and admin suites.
Seventeen distinct FF&E categories. One general contractor. One install team. One point of accountability.
“Omni Hotel & Convention Center — full-scope FF&E installation project by EcoMovers.”
What Was On The Truck
Across the project, we received, staged, and installed every furniture category typical of a luxury hospitality build — guestroom and public area combined.
Category
Project Value
Representative Items
Casegoods
$7.55M
Guestroom closet & mini-bar units (Type A/A.1/B/B.1/C, left & right configs), desks (left/right/ADA), consoles, side & coffee tables, communal tables
Seating
$3.59M
Dining chairs, lounge chairs, bar stools, banquettes, sectionals (guestroom + restaurant), VPS/PS suite seating
Carpet & Pad
$2.62M
Royal Thai, Milliken, Interface broadloom + pad across guestroom and public areas
Wallcovering
$1.26M
Accent wallcovering across meeting rooms, ballrooms, fitness center
Outdoor Furniture
$1.14M
Akula sectionals, JANUS et Cie, Kettal pool cabanas, terrace bar stools & lounge chairs
Custom upholstery pillows for sectionals, banquettes, sofas
Alt text: “Finished luxury guestroom at Omni Hotel & Convention Center — FF&E installation by EcoMovers.”
Field Modification: Because Plans Meet Reality
Specs and as-built rarely match perfectly. On a project this scale, a meaningful portion of the scope required field modification — and that’s a capability we plan for from the receiving stage forward.
Guestroom closet & mini-bar units shipped slightly oversized for as-built room conditions. Across 600+ units, our install crews modified pieces on the floor — closet to closet, room to room — and brought every one in to spec.
VPS and PS suite casegoods — consoles, sectionals, dining chairs at the executive suites — required tighter fit-up tolerances and protective handling. We staged a dedicated suite-level install path so the highest-value pieces moved through the property under controlled conditions.
Public-area dining tables at Mangrove, all-day dining, and the sports bar included custom-built communal tables. We coordinated directly with the millworker for on-site assembly so the tables landed in their final position with no rework.
Convention center built-ins — boardroom conference table, lecterns, bar-height community tables on casters — required final fit-up after wall surfaces were complete. We sequenced our install behind the GC’s wall finishes so nothing got installed twice.
“EcoMovers install in guestroom at Omni Hotel & Convention Center.”
Engineered Handling: The Oversized & Specialty Pieces
Some pieces require more than standard FF&E logistics. Here’s what required engineered handling on this project:
Item
Qty
Why It Required Extra Care
Preciosa Grand Ballroom Chandelier
1
Largest single fixture on the project — engineered rigging plan and white-glove handling
Preciosa Prefunction Chandelier
1
700 lbs single fixture; ceiling-coordinated install with the GC
Preciosa Junior Ballroom Chandeliers (L & R)
2
Mirror-image suspended fixtures hung in tandem
Preciosa Reception Chandelier
1
Lobby focal piece — installed after surrounding millwork was complete
Kevin Barry “Feather Tree” Sculpture
1
Multi-piece sculptural assembly — rooftop bar focal point
Kevin Barry Mangrove Ceiling Feature
1
Ceiling-mounted art installation, restaurant
Kettal Pool Cabanas
multi
Oversized outdoor structures requiring crane and coordinated terrace access
Up to 550 lbs per unit; rigged through service paths
Shuffleboard table, oval communal table
3
425 lbs each — convention center and hospitality suite
Extra-care line items on this project included:
Preciosa crystal chandeliers ranging from $85K to $558K each — protective unboxing, on-site staging room, coordinated lift with the GC
Original artwork and sculpture — 92 line items from Kevin Barry Fine Art alone, including the $235K Feather Tree sculpture and the $133K Mangrove ceiling feature
Statues, decorative objects, and freestanding sculptures throughout public areas
Stone, mirror, and lighted-mirror pieces — edge-protected staging and dedicated two-person carries
Outdoor cabanas and fire-pit lounge groups — staged terrace-side after envelope dry-in
When Things Go Sideways: The Water Event
Mid-project, a wing of guestrooms — floors 11 through 29 — sustained a multi-floor water intrusion event.
The kind of thing every GC dreads. The kind of thing that can take a project off schedule and turn the FF&E install into a claims headache.
Here’s what our team did:
De-installed every affected piece in the impacted wing
Wrapped and edge-protected each item for transport
Shuttled to off-site warehouse and tracked condition in storage
Stayed in lockstep with remediation — our schedule moved when their schedule moved
Re-installed every piece as rooms came back online, with no damage claims and no delay to the install sequence in unaffected wings
The remediation team kept their pace. The owner kept their opening sequence. The furniture came back in the same condition it went out.
That’s the difference between an installer and a partner.
“EcoMovers warehouse storage of wrapped FF&E during water remediation at Omni Hotel & Convention Center.”
How We Executed
Receiving. 53-foot trailers staged at the loading dock. Every box destination-coded and routed for streamlined floor flow.
Vertical lift. Every box moved by elevator to the correct floor. When elevators went out of service, we adjusted the install plan that day so unboxing and punch work continued without losing schedule.
Per-floor flow. Helpers unbox to room while installers begin set-and-place behind them. The two crews move together; the floor finishes together.
Salvage and recovery. De-install, wrap, warehouse, and reinstall as remediation schedules allowed.
Punch and follow-up. Post-GC walkthrough corrections. Late-delivery installs. Remediation of artwork installed by other trades. Whatever closed out the punch list, closed out the punch list.
“EcoMovers FF&E receiving and floor-by-floor installation process at Omni Hotel & Convention Center.”
Manufacturer Partners
Across 117 vendors, the names on this project’s BOL reflect the standard of the build:
Crystal & lighting — Preciosa
Art program — Kevin Barry Fine Art
Luxury outdoor — Kettal, JANUS et Cie, Akula
Hospitality casegoods & seating — Restoration Hardware, Adriana Hoyos, Palecek, Made Goods, Samuel Lawrence Hospitality, Composition Hospitality, Kenco Hospitality
If your project includes these names — or this caliber of partner — we’ve handled them.
In Their Own Words — Project Highlights
Over $20M of FF&E across 17 categories — from $645 guestroom dining chairs to a $558K Preciosa ballroom chandelier — received, warehoused, and installed under one roof.
Custom millwork on 600+ guestroom closet and mini-bar units — modified on the floor, installed to spec, day after day, room after room.
When a multi-floor water event hit the property, we de-installed, wrapped, and warehoused affected pieces while remediation continued — and put them back when the building was ready.
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If you’re planning a hospitality build — luxury hotel, resort, convention property, or mixed-use — and you need an FF&E partner who can handle receiving, warehousing, install, and the things nobody schedules for (water events, oversized pieces, on-site modifications, vendor claims) — that’s what we do.
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