The Novel Scott’s Addition project is a seven-story podium apartment building in Richmond, Virginia’s dynamic Greater Scott’s Addition neighborhood. The building features 275 carefully designed residential units, from one- and two-bedroom apartments to loft-style dwellings on the top floor. Residents enjoy an array of high-end amenities, including lounge spaces, a saltwater pool with cabana, a rooftop sky lounge, a hidden cocktail lounge, and a 356-space parking garage.

Code Red Consultants partnered with KTGY and Crescent Communities to provide comprehensive building and fire code consulting, including successfully negotiating a key modification with the City of Richmond Fire Department during Construction Administration. This approval saved weeks of construction time and allowed the general contractor, Clancy & Theys, to stay on schedule and deliver the project seamlessly.

This 15-story co-living development, designed by DLR Group and developed by Hawkins Way Capital, will feature 45 four-bedroom apartments, including six units designated as affordable housing for very low-income households. The building, located in Hollywood, California, will encompass approximately 67,599 square feet and rise to a height of 180 feet. Amenities will include multiple common living rooms, a fitness center, three roof decks, and parking for 36 vehicles utilizing a mechanical car lift system. The design integrates elements of the site’s historic architecture, with a façade that echoes the original red brick using modern materials like fiber cement panels.

Code Red Consultants conducted a thorough line-of-property adjustment analysis for this project to support compliance with exterior wall rating and allowable opening requirements. This analysis was particularly critical due to the separation of the existing Gilbert Hotel from the Found Residences building, and helped ensure that the project met applicable code provisions while maintaining design intent and overall project feasibility.

Balfour Louisville Senior Living in Louisville, Colorado is an 8,074-square-foot assisted living renovation designed to enhance care and support for residents with memory-related needs. The project involved an interior renovation of the first floor of an existing building, converting a skilled nursing unit into an assisted living wing with 16 memory care units. Key elements of the scope included the addition of a new common area bathroom, installation of new door locking devices, reconfiguration of the existing warming kitchen, and a complete fire alarm system replacement to support the updated layout and level of care.

Code Red Consultants served as the fire protection and life safety code consultant for the project, providing critical guidance throughout the design process. The team was responsible for developing a threshold report for an existing building code, which established the framework for compliance and informed key design decisions. In addition, Code Red Consultants coordinated closely with The Architectural Team to integrate major fire protection and life safety requirements into the renovation, helping ensure a code-compliant design that supports both resident safety and operational functionality.

Code Red Consultants supported the renovation of Elevate Apartments, a multifamily building located at 1 Leighton Street in Cambridge, MA. The project aimed to enhance resident amenities through updates to the first and second floors, which included the addition of a new fitness center, bike storage, an upgraded lobby and lounge area, and modernized leasing offices. Renovations also extended to the rooftop, where a new terrace and sky lounge were created to provide vibrant, communal spaces for residents.

Our team provided comprehensive code consulting services, working closely with the architectural team to navigate the applicable building and fire code requirements. In addition, our field team developed the NFPA 241 Construction Fire Safety Plan to support safe and compliant project execution throughout the renovation.
We were proud to collaborate with Arrowstreet as the project architect and Timberline Construction as the general contractor on this effort to reimagine and elevate the building’s shared spaces.

Code Red Consultants assisted CUBE 3 Studio in designing Imprint Apartments, a brand-new 6-story residential building in Dorchester, MA, featuring sophisticated modern units, a fitness center, community recreation areas, and more. Imprint boasts over 51,000 SF in footprint area totaling around 235,000 SF in aggregate area with over 200 residential units. Code Red Consultants assisted in life safety, fire protection, and accessibility code consulting. The team also aided with obtaining a Flammable Liquid Storage License for the parking garage and Place of Assembly permits. Other collaborators included general contractor, D.F. Pray, and owner and developer, The Michaels Organization.