Skyhouse
Apartments
Downtown Salt Lake City, Utah
The Brief
Downtown Salt Lake City was in the middle of a development surge. New apartments were opening every quarter, many relying on concessions and short-term incentives to sell units.
Skyhouse entered that environment with a controlled budget and a design-led strategy. The focus shifted to creating outdoor spaces residents would use and cherish every day.
Skyhouse had 13,000 square feet of rooftop and two podium courtyards overlooking the skyline and the Wasatch Mountains, stacked above a dense downtown corner.
If people were going to choose Skyhouse, the outdoor experience needed to be a major reason they signed on the dotted line.
Standout Features
Project Film
The rooftop after dark.
Skyhouse works because the deck does not shut down when the sun drops. Firelight, skyline, and movement turn the rooftop into the building's strongest leasing proof.
Our Approach
Our ambitious outdoor strategy at Skyhouse unfolds across three levels.
From sidewalk to skyline, each level was designed with a specific purpose. Working closely with Architecture Belgique and PEG Development, we made sure the rooftop, podium and street work as one connected experience.
The rooftop is expansive and social. Residents gather around warming fire pits, host dinners at outdoor kitchens and watch Utah sunsets from the edge of the skyline. Raised metal planters frame these views, while wood screen fencing softens the steel and glass backdrop.
Below, the podium courtyards shift the mood. Shaded seating and layered planting create space for smaller gatherings, morning coffee, or reading in the afternoon sun.
At ground level, planting and textured concrete signal your arrival and give the building presence on the street.
What if your amenity was the closer?
Skyhouse’s leasing team uses one line: “The rooftop sells the building.” In a market full of concessions, that’s the difference between begging for a lease and earning one. Your project can have that closer.
Imagine This for Your Project →The rooftop is to die for… it’s probably the best apartment experience I have ever had
Liza H. Resident
Results
We asked one question throughout the project: does this improve daily life?
The response from residents was clear. Nearly 20% of Google reviews mention the rooftop and amenities, placing them among the building’s most talked-about features.
And it didn’t stop at compliments. Skyhouse reached 95% occupancy and generated an estimated $425,000 in annual rooftop-driven revenue.
In a market full of concessions, the rooftop made Skyhouse the building people wanted to live in — not the building they settled for.
“The rooftop deck is huge and amazing. It’s where I go to catch a Utah sunset every night.”
Steve K. — Resident
Skyhouse Case Study 2023 — Loft Six Four
Your project deserves
this level of thinking.
Whether you’re a developer, architect, or builder — if your outdoor space needs to define the project, we should talk.