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§ 02 — Case Study Downtown Salt Lake City [VERIFY] 2023 — Boutique Multifamily Rooftop
STAND-IN BRANDON TO VET — The Randi rooftop landscape master (richerimages 2022 TIFF set, 6720×4480 source)
Big rooftop. Boutique footprint.

The
Randi

Downtown Salt Lake City, Utah

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Units Served
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Added Property Value
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Chapter One

The Brief

STAND-IN BRANDON TO VET — The Randi rooftop vignette (note: no before/after photo of the surface parking lot exists in the photo set)

When CW Urban purchased the land that would become The Randi, it was nothing more than a broken-up surface parking lot. But the potential for some of the highest-value apartments in the city was already there.

Demand for urban apartments was surging in Utah’s capital, and there was hardly a more central location — unmatched access to neighborhood drinks, dining, and shopping. To hit projected rents, savvy owners knew the rooftop had to do real work.

Then construction costs climbed. The rooftop scope had to come down. Most teams would’ve cut program. Instead, we held the experience and rearranged the design to fit a smaller footprint.

The 61-unit building had no room to compete on scale. It had to compete on the moment you walked onto the roof.

What Sets It Apart

Standout Features

10-foot communal fire pit
A linear fire feature that anchors the social lounge and earns its place as the rooftop’s gravity well after dark.
360° skyline + Wasatch views
Downtown lights one direction, mountain ridge the other. Both made central to the experience instead of treated as backdrop.
Outdoor kitchen + dining nodes
Two large gathering spaces for grilling and dining — designed for community use and private moments alike.
Sun lounge
A dedicated zone for slower hours, layered into the same continuous deck without crowding the social moments.
Drought-tolerant planting
A planting palette built for Utah’s climate — lush in feel, lean on water, easy on the building’s long-term ops.
Integrated evening lighting
A lighting scheme that turns the deck into a beacon at the edge of the skyline once the sun drops.
STAND-IN BRANDON TO VET — The Randi wide rooftop context (TIFF master)

Project Film

Small rooftop. Big signal.

The Randi proves a boutique rooftop can carry the whole building story. The movement sells the scale, the edge condition, and the feeling of being above downtown.

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Chapter Two

Our Approach

Premium experience. Compressed footprint. Every inch of the 4,200 sq ft rooftop was strategically planned to support social connection, comfort, and a little visual drama.

We collaborated with the CW Urban architectural team to honor their theme — style with substance — and translate it into a rooftop that would actually carry leasing weight.

When climbing construction costs forced a reduction in scope, we didn’t cut program. We rearranged it. The fire lounge, kitchen, dining and sun deck all stayed — just stacked smarter, with continuous seating and unobstructed sightlines doing more of the work than walls would have.

STAND-IN BRANDON TO VET — The Randi approach inline (TIFF master)
STAND-IN BRANDON TO VET — The Randi portrait shot (4480×6720 portrait master)
STAND-IN BRANDON TO VET — The Randi wider context master

Every decision answered one test — why would someone come up here? That focus turned 4,200 square feet into a seven-figure story.

Outstanding immersive rooftops are uncommon on smaller projects because the math is harder. With the right strategy, the math still works. That’s exactly what sets The Randi apart from the growing list of luxury apartment buildings downtown.

STAND-IN BRANDON TO VET — The Randi strongest landscape moment (second cinematic break)
Picture This

What if your smallest site
was your strongest story?

The Randi proved that boutique rooftops can outperform larger ones when designed with intent. Your project doesn’t need scale to make a name — it needs the right four thousand square feet.

Imagine This for Your Project →

The rooftop at The Randi is a standout amenity downtown. The 360 views were there — Loft Six Four brought them to life. They transformed the top of a multifamily building into a gathering place where residents connect in an outdoor lounge in the sky

Darlene Carter CEO, CW Urban

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Chapter Three

Results

$1M+
Estimated Added Property Value
By raising achievable unit rents, the rooftop adds an estimated $1 million to the overall value of the property — at least.

The rooftop at The Randi sets it apart from other developments as a premier apartment building in the heart of Salt Lake City.

It became a valuable sales tool, contributing to a successful lease-up. Imagery of the rooftop now leads the building’s marketing — the stylish architectural aesthetic and the central location, both made tangible from one photo.

Beyond the headline number, The Randi became a CW Urban internal proof point: amenity investment converts directly into lease velocity and asset value, even on a 61-unit footprint.

It’s not the size — it’s the strategy. This rooftop punches above its weight and proves how smart design unlocks maximum ROI on smaller sites.

$1M+
Added Property Value
4.2K
Sq Ft Rooftop
61
Units Served
10FT
Linear Fire Feature
Project Details The Randi
Typology
Boutique multifamily residential
Client
CW Urban
Architect
Method Studio [VERIFY]
Completion
2023 [VERIFY]
Rooftop
4,200 sq. ft.
Site Landscape
6,400 sq. ft.
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“The rooftop at The Randi isn’t just beautiful — it performs. Loft Six Four took a compact roof and turned it into something residents actually use, every day.”

Darlene Carter — CEO, CW Urban

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.