The Hendery
The Hendrey Apartments is a 348-unit, market-rate multifamily development located at 700 South and 300 West in Salt Lake City, Utah. The project presented significant technical and zoning challenges due to the site being divided into two separate zoning districts. This required careful code analysis and coordination to ensure that fire-resistance ratings, building separations, and height allowances were fully compliant. Notably, the eastern portion of the site permitted an additional story compared to the western side, creating a complex condition that required strategic design solutions to maintain overall building cohesion while meeting code requirements. To address this, we implemented a three-hour fire barrier to effectively separate the two portions of the structure, allowing each side to comply independently while functioning as a unified development.
The building footprint extends close to the property lines, making exterior wall ratings, opening limitations, and detailing particularly critical. This was one of the first projects where I gained hands-on experience working through these edge conditions in depth, ensuring all assemblies were properly detailed and coordinated. Midway through the project, approximately half of the underground parking was value-engineered out, requiring rapid redesign and recoordination to adapt the structural, layout, and circulation strategies accordingly. This shift reinforced the importance of flexibility and responsiveness to client needs while maintaining design integrity. This project strengthened my understanding of complex code analysis, fire separation strategies, and the ability to adapt design solutions to evolving project constraints.
