Code Red Consultants
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Experience: Market: Hospitality

1776 K Street, Washington, DC

The project at 1776 K Street involves converting a 1968 office building into a 278-room hotel situated at the corner of 18th and K Street in Washington, DC. The building owner collaborated with WDG Architecture to convert the 12-story, 270,000 SF office building into a new hotel. The hotel includes three underground parking levels, one level of underground back-of-house space, and a fitness center. The lobby features a new café restaurant, a marketplace, and flexible meeting spaces. Additional flexible meeting spaces, including an outdoor terrace overlooking the central business district, are provided on the 12th floor.

As the project’s code consultant, Code Red Consultants was responsible for developing and presenting the building’s code compliance approach to the Washington DC Fire Department and the Department of Buildings. In collaboration with WDG Architecture, Code Red Consultants provided comprehensive building and fire code consulting services. This included creating a detailed code report, developing life safety drawings, and preparing necessary modifications to the Building and Fire Codes to address the existing conditions in the building.

The design team received a building permit in July 2024. Davis Construction will serve as the general contractor for the project, with construction expected to run into Q4 2025.

Location

Washington, DC

Size

12 stories
270,000 SF

Cost

$64.4 million

Completion

Winter 2025

Rending Credit

WDG Architecture

1776 K Street, Washington, DC

The project at 1776 K Street involves converting a 1968 office building into a 278-room hotel situated at the corner of 18th and K Street in Washington, DC. The building owner collaborated with WDG Architecture to convert the 12-story, 270,000 SF office building into a new hotel. The hotel includes three underground parking levels, one level of underground back-of-house space, and a fitness center. The lobby features a new café restaurant, a marketplace, and flexible meeting spaces. Additional flexible meeting spaces, including an outdoor terrace overlooking the central business district, are provided on the 12th floor.

As the project’s code consultant, Code Red Consultants was responsible for developing and presenting the building’s code compliance approach to the Washington DC Fire Department and the Department of Buildings. In collaboration with WDG Architecture, Code Red Consultants provided comprehensive building and fire code consulting services. This included creating a detailed code report, developing life safety drawings, and preparing necessary modifications to the Building and Fire Codes to address the existing conditions in the building.

The design team received a building permit in July 2024. Davis Construction will serve as the general contractor for the project, with construction expected to run into Q4 2025.

Raffles Hotel, Boston, MA

One of Boston’s most exciting developments in decades, Raffles Boston, opened its doors earlier this year. Residents began moving in during the summer months and the hotel had its grand opening on September 15th. The property marks the first mixed-use development in North America for the illustrious, world-renowned, 136-year-old Raffles Hotels & Resorts brand and writes a new story for Boston’s hospitality and real estate industries. The 35-story, $400 million+ LEED Gold building is an urban oasis where global cultures and local influences converge. Offering an unprecedented hotel experience in the heart of the city’s Back Bay, Raffles Boston features 147 guestrooms and 16 distinct gathering spaces. From top to bottom, Raffles Boston showcases and celebrates what makes the Raffles brand so special: a sense of adventure and style, gracious and intuitive hospitality, and thoughtful, locally inspired design, all while enhancing the cosmopolitan charm of the Back Bay.

Code Red Consultants worked with The Architectural Team, Suffolk Construction, Noannet Group, Saunders Hotel Group, and Cain International to provide a variety of fire protection and life safety related engineering services on the project. Code Red served as the Firestopping Special Inspector providing inspections for opening protectives in fire-rated wall and floor assemblies and the Smoke Control Special Inspector reviewing design documentation and commissioning the two-building stairway pressurization smoke control systems. Additionally, the firm worked with the Suffolk Construction and Owner representation develop both a Phased Occupancy Plan and Construction Fire Safety Plan that met the requirements of NFPA 241, the expectations of the City of Boston, and the construction methods of the contractor. Construction administration related bench strength was provided on an as-needed basis to facilitate acceptance testing with the local AHJ and assistance in obtaining certificates of occupancy for each phase of the project, all while maintaining occupancy and compliance with NFPA 241 as the associated construction operations and hazards changed throughout construction.

Location

Boston, Mass.

Size

35 stories

Cost

$400 million

Completion

2023

Photography Credit

The Architectural Team, Image by Binyan Studios

Raffles Hotel, Boston, MA

One of Boston’s most exciting developments in decades, Raffles Boston, opened its doors earlier this year. Residents began moving in during the summer months and the hotel had its grand opening on September 15th. The property marks the first mixed-use development in North America for the illustrious, world-renowned, 136-year-old Raffles Hotels & Resorts brand and writes a new story for Boston’s hospitality and real estate industries. The 35-story, $400 million+ LEED Gold building is an urban oasis where global cultures and local influences converge. Offering an unprecedented hotel experience in the heart of the city’s Back Bay, Raffles Boston features 147 guestrooms and 16 distinct gathering spaces. From top to bottom, Raffles Boston showcases and celebrates what makes the Raffles brand so special: a sense of adventure and style, gracious and intuitive hospitality, and thoughtful, locally inspired design, all while enhancing the cosmopolitan charm of the Back Bay.

Code Red Consultants worked with The Architectural Team, Suffolk Construction, Noannet Group, Saunders Hotel Group, and Cain International to provide a variety of fire protection and life safety related engineering services on the project. Code Red served as the Firestopping Special Inspector providing inspections for opening protectives in fire-rated wall and floor assemblies and the Smoke Control Special Inspector reviewing design documentation and commissioning the two-building stairway pressurization smoke control systems. Additionally, the firm worked with the Suffolk Construction and Owner representation develop both a Phased Occupancy Plan and Construction Fire Safety Plan that met the requirements of NFPA 241, the expectations of the City of Boston, and the construction methods of the contractor. Construction administration related bench strength was provided on an as-needed basis to facilitate acceptance testing with the local AHJ and assistance in obtaining certificates of occupancy for each phase of the project, all while maintaining occupancy and compliance with NFPA 241 as the associated construction operations and hazards changed throughout construction.

Omni Hotel, Boston, MA

Code Red Consultants worked closely with Davis, John Moriarty Associates (JMA), and Shawmut Design & Construction (Shawmut) on the new Omni Boston Hotel at The Seaport development project in Boston, Massachusetts. The project consists of two 22 story hotel towers connected by five (5) stories of podium space which includes Ballrooms, Pre-function, and Conference space, seven (7) unique food and beverage experiences and a spa.

Code Red Consultants collaborated with ownership and the GC’s in developing and implementing a complex NFPA 241, Construction Fire Safety Plan for the project, including its coordination between the main hotel construction performed by JMA and the two-specialty restaurant fit-outs constructed by Shawmut.

Location

Boston, Mass.

Size

22 stories
1,054 rooms

Cost

$550 million

Completion

2021

Omni Hotel, Boston, MA

Code Red Consultants worked closely with Davis, John Moriarty Associates (JMA), and Shawmut Design & Construction (Shawmut) on the new Omni Boston Hotel at The Seaport development project in Boston, Massachusetts. The project consists of two 22 story hotel towers connected by five (5) stories of podium space which includes Ballrooms, Pre-function, and Conference space, seven (7) unique food and beverage experiences and a spa.

Code Red Consultants collaborated with ownership and the GC’s in developing and implementing a complex NFPA 241, Construction Fire Safety Plan for the project, including its coordination between the main hotel construction performed by JMA and the two-specialty restaurant fit-outs constructed by Shawmut.

Springhill Suites

Springhill Suites is Revere’s newest hotel offering spectacular views of Revere Beach. The hotel is 6 stories in height and features on site parking, restaurant, and amenities.

Code Red Consultants was retained directly by the general contractor, Callahan, and the Owner, Lixi Hospitality Group, to develop a comprehensive NFPA 241 Plan that ensured the fire safety of residents, employees, and construction personnel over the course of the project which was just feet from Revere Beach. Additionally, Code Red Consultants served as the Smoke Control Special Inspector to ensure that the new stair and elevator pressurization systems were designed and built in accordance with the applicable codes and standards.

Code Red Consultants’ focus was performing a comprehensive review of the turnover approach and interfacing with Revere city officials, where there was an upfront contract that the fire and life safety systems afforded to building occupants would not be compromised. Code Red Consultants’ hands-on approach ensured that the hotel was able to be occupied on schedule.

Location

400 Ocean Avenue, Revere, MA

Size

169,000 SF
6 stories

Completion

2022

Springhill Suites

Springhill Suites is Revere’s newest hotel offering spectacular views of Revere Beach. The hotel is 6 stories in height and features on site parking, restaurant, and amenities.

Code Red Consultants was retained directly by the general contractor, Callahan, and the Owner, Lixi Hospitality Group, to develop a comprehensive NFPA 241 Plan that ensured the fire safety of residents, employees, and construction personnel over the course of the project which was just feet from Revere Beach. Additionally, Code Red Consultants served as the Smoke Control Special Inspector to ensure that the new stair and elevator pressurization systems were designed and built in accordance with the applicable codes and standards.

Code Red Consultants’ focus was performing a comprehensive review of the turnover approach and interfacing with Revere city officials, where there was an upfront contract that the fire and life safety systems afforded to building occupants would not be compromised. Code Red Consultants’ hands-on approach ensured that the hotel was able to be occupied on schedule.

Parcel A: Marine Wharf

Code Red Consultants teamed in conjunction with Intercontinental Real Estate Corporation and Suffolk Construction for a new high-rise hotel at Parcel A in Boston, MA. Parcel A, located at the entrance to the Flynn Cruiseport Terminal contains both short duration and extended stay hotel rooms under the Hilton Flag. Guests of the hotel are provided with amenity spaces including a pool, fitness center, business center, and lounge areas. Code Red worked with Suffolk Construction to develop and implement a complex Construction Fire Safety Plan to meet an aggressive project schedule, while maintaining the necessary levels of safety for those constructing the building and the adjacent properties. In addition to support of the construction team, Code Red Consultants performed firestopping special inspection services, ensuring the passive fire protection systems were appropriately installed, and served as the smoke control special inspector to commission the smoke control system within the building while satisfying the requirements of the Boston Fire Department.

Location

Boston, Mass.

Completion

March 2021

Parcel A: Marine Wharf

Code Red Consultants teamed in conjunction with Intercontinental Real Estate Corporation and Suffolk Construction for a new high-rise hotel at Parcel A in Boston, MA. Parcel A, located at the entrance to the Flynn Cruiseport Terminal contains both short duration and extended stay hotel rooms under the Hilton Flag. Guests of the hotel are provided with amenity spaces including a pool, fitness center, business center, and lounge areas. Code Red worked with Suffolk Construction to develop and implement a complex Construction Fire Safety Plan to meet an aggressive project schedule, while maintaining the necessary levels of safety for those constructing the building and the adjacent properties. In addition to support of the construction team, Code Red Consultants performed firestopping special inspection services, ensuring the passive fire protection systems were appropriately installed, and served as the smoke control special inspector to commission the smoke control system within the building while satisfying the requirements of the Boston Fire Department.

Massport Parcel K

Code Red Consultants teamed in conjunction with Phoenix Property Company, HP Boston Partners, and Suffolk Construction on the new Massport Parcel K Development. The project revitalized the far end of the Seaport headed into the Raymond J. Flynn Marine Industrial park. The development includes a hotel and residential tower, above a two-story podium containing exterior gathering, retail, and restaurant spaces for both tenants and the general public. Code Red worked with Suffolk to develop and implement a complex NFPA 241 Construction Fire Safety Plan to meet an aggressive project schedule while maintaining the necessary levels of safety for building constructors. In addition, Code Red served as the special inspector to commission the smoke control systems within each tower.

Location

Boston, Mass.

Size

12 stories

Completion

August 2020

Massport Parcel K

Code Red Consultants teamed in conjunction with Phoenix Property Company, HP Boston Partners, and Suffolk Construction on the new Massport Parcel K Development. The project revitalized the far end of the Seaport headed into the Raymond J. Flynn Marine Industrial park. The development includes a hotel and residential tower, above a two-story podium containing exterior gathering, retail, and restaurant spaces for both tenants and the general public. Code Red worked with Suffolk to develop and implement a complex NFPA 241 Construction Fire Safety Plan to meet an aggressive project schedule while maintaining the necessary levels of safety for building constructors. In addition, Code Red served as the special inspector to commission the smoke control systems within each tower.

Encore Boston Harbor Hotel and Casino

Code Red Consultants served as a third-party inspector of the fire protection and life safety systems for the 3.2 Million SF Encore Boston Harbor Resort. Code Red was responsible for performing firestopping special inspections in accordance with ASTM 2174 and ASTM 2393, smoke control special inspections, and assisted with NFPA 4 integrated fire protection and life safety testing throughout the building. The project included a 671-room hotel, gaming area, restaurant, retail, enclosed parking garage and convention center. To meet the schedule and project scale needs, Code Red Consultants utilized a team and maintained a near daily presence on site for the final 18 months of the project. In our role as special inspector, we collaborated with the Wynn Design and Development, Suffolk Construction, and the City of Everett Fire and Building Departments to deliver the inspection and testing services on schedule.

Location

Everett, Mass.

Size

32 million SF

Cost

1.6 billion

Completion

2019

Encore Boston Harbor Hotel and Casino

Code Red Consultants served as a third-party inspector of the fire protection and life safety systems for the 3.2 Million SF Encore Boston Harbor Resort. Code Red was responsible for performing firestopping special inspections in accordance with ASTM 2174 and ASTM 2393, smoke control special inspections, and assisted with NFPA 4 integrated fire protection and life safety testing throughout the building. The project included a 671-room hotel, gaming area, restaurant, retail, enclosed parking garage and convention center. To meet the schedule and project scale needs, Code Red Consultants utilized a team and maintained a near daily presence on site for the final 18 months of the project. In our role as special inspector, we collaborated with the Wynn Design and Development, Suffolk Construction, and the City of Everett Fire and Building Departments to deliver the inspection and testing services on schedule.

Cambria Hotel

Six West Broadway is the home of the new 14-story, 159 room, Cambria Hotel Boston, the city’s newest boutique hotel located in South Boston. Hotel amenities include a fitness center, meeting rooms and a banquet room with expansive city views. A restaurant is located on the hotel’s ground level with service to a seasonal roof deck restaurant & lounge. Adding a unique twist, the restaurant has a literary motif, featuring a collection of antique typewriters, and antique books by Boston publishers, featuring Boston subjects and even includes some first editions!

Code Red Consultants was retained by the General Contractor, Consigli Construction Co., to provide fire protection and life safety consulting services as part of the project. Our services included preparation of an NFPA 241 Plan Construction Fire Safety Plan which addressed the construction from the beginning of the foundation pour all the way through the final certificate of occupancy stages. The Plan was developed to provide the Boston Fire Department with key life safety site and system information necessary in the event of a fire or other emergency. The document summarized the logistics associated with site access and active fire protection and life safety systems at the time of response.

Additionally, Code Red Consultants was responsible for performing Smoke Control Special Inspections of the building’s pressurized stairways. During inspection, the Smoke Control Special Inspector (SCSI) verified that the smoke control equipment and system complied with the requirements contained within the applicable codes. To achieve this, Code Red Consultants performed drawing reviews of shop submittals, participated in meetings with the design team and AHJ’s, conducted site visits to witness duct leakage testing and to review damper locations and installation, and piloted comprehensive integrated testing of the smoke control, fire alarm, fire protection systems, and electrical systems.

Location

South Boston, Mass.

Size

87,000 SF
159-room hotel

Completion

October 2019

Cambria Hotel

Six West Broadway is the home of the new 14-story, 159 room, Cambria Hotel Boston, the city’s newest boutique hotel located in South Boston. Hotel amenities include a fitness center, meeting rooms and a banquet room with expansive city views. A restaurant is located on the hotel’s ground level with service to a seasonal roof deck restaurant & lounge. Adding a unique twist, the restaurant has a literary motif, featuring a collection of antique typewriters, and antique books by Boston publishers, featuring Boston subjects and even includes some first editions!

Code Red Consultants was retained by the General Contractor, Consigli Construction Co., to provide fire protection and life safety consulting services as part of the project. Our services included preparation of an NFPA 241 Plan Construction Fire Safety Plan which addressed the construction from the beginning of the foundation pour all the way through the final certificate of occupancy stages. The Plan was developed to provide the Boston Fire Department with key life safety site and system information necessary in the event of a fire or other emergency. The document summarized the logistics associated with site access and active fire protection and life safety systems at the time of response.

Additionally, Code Red Consultants was responsible for performing Smoke Control Special Inspections of the building’s pressurized stairways. During inspection, the Smoke Control Special Inspector (SCSI) verified that the smoke control equipment and system complied with the requirements contained within the applicable codes. To achieve this, Code Red Consultants performed drawing reviews of shop submittals, participated in meetings with the design team and AHJ’s, conducted site visits to witness duct leakage testing and to review damper locations and installation, and piloted comprehensive integrated testing of the smoke control, fire alarm, fire protection systems, and electrical systems.

Citizen M Hotel

Code Red Consultants worked closely with Boston Properties and John Moriarty & Associates (JMA) on this affordable, luxury hotel as part of the HUB on Causeway mixed-use development that is transforming North Station. The hotel was erected in the midst of an atmosphere which brought heightened awareness to construction fire safety in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. To that end, Code Red Consultants worked hand-in-hand with Boston Properties to develop and implement a pre-incident fire plan that was ever-changing in a project that impacted a major transportation hub and a professional athletic arena.

Code Red Consultants was responsible for commissioning the building’s smoke control systems and achieved Boston Fire Department approval on the first acceptance test, helping JMA complete and open the project on time. Additionally, Code Red worked to develop and implement an owner’s master construction fire safety program which allowed for the building to become occupied while base building and tenant fit-out construction work continued.

Location

Boston, Mass.

Size

272-room hotel

Cost

$63 million

Completion

Spring 2019

Citizen M Hotel

Code Red Consultants worked closely with Boston Properties and John Moriarty & Associates (JMA) on this affordable, luxury hotel as part of the HUB on Causeway mixed-use development that is transforming North Station. The hotel was erected in the midst of an atmosphere which brought heightened awareness to construction fire safety in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. To that end, Code Red Consultants worked hand-in-hand with Boston Properties to develop and implement a pre-incident fire plan that was ever-changing in a project that impacted a major transportation hub and a professional athletic arena.

Code Red Consultants was responsible for commissioning the building’s smoke control systems and achieved Boston Fire Department approval on the first acceptance test, helping JMA complete and open the project on time. Additionally, Code Red worked to develop and implement an owner’s master construction fire safety program which allowed for the building to become occupied while base building and tenant fit-out construction work continued.

One Dalton Residences & Four Seasons Hotel

Code Red Consultants worked closely with Carpenter & Company and Suffolk Construction Company on this iconic, 61-story luxury hotel residential tower that transformed the Boston skyline and Back Bay. This project was erected during a period of heightened awareness of construction fire safety in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Code Red Consultants helped the building owner achieve early occupancy while still finalizing construction. This was achieved via close negotiations with city officials, where there was an upfront contract that the fire/life safety systems afforded to building occupants would not be compromised. Additionally, in collaboration with Four Seasons, Code Red worked to develop and implement an owner’s master construction fire safety program that allowed for building occupancy with continued base building and tenant fit-out construction work.

Location

Boston, Mass.

Size

712,000 GSF

Cost

$750 million

Completion

2019

One Dalton Residences & Four Seasons Hotel

Code Red Consultants worked closely with Carpenter & Company and Suffolk Construction Company on this iconic, 61-story luxury hotel residential tower that transformed the Boston skyline and Back Bay. This project was erected during a period of heightened awareness of construction fire safety in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Code Red Consultants helped the building owner achieve early occupancy while still finalizing construction. This was achieved via close negotiations with city officials, where there was an upfront contract that the fire/life safety systems afforded to building occupants would not be compromised. Additionally, in collaboration with Four Seasons, Code Red worked to develop and implement an owner’s master construction fire safety program that allowed for building occupancy with continued base building and tenant fit-out construction work.