College of Santa Fe

The Challenge
The College of Santa Fe had grown their Albuquerque campus over several years in a facility that was not designed or modified to fit their specific needs for adult education classes. As a result, they were unclear as to what square footage was required in a functionally designed space and future growth had not been programmed into their requirement. The approval process was structured with two decision making bodies. One group was the Administration and Staff of the Santa Fe and Albuquerque campuses and the second decision base was the Board of Directors for the College.

The Solution
After extension interviews and programming, we created forms to understand both the current and future growth needs for the Albuquerque campus. In addition, selection criteria and decision matrix charts were established to help rank potential sites and merit/value of the proposed spaces. After a thorough search of market alternatives, a short list of properties was identified and the Request for Proposal process initiated. Three primary sites were subjected to closely held negotiations and Pine Tree Corporate Center was finally selected as their new home for a state of the art College Campus of 42,0000 square feet with both expansion and contraction options negotiated to allow the College to adjust with changing market conditions. The final site met all financial, functional and future needs criteria as established for this assignment.

This process was initiated with discovery sessions in September and consummated with occupancy in the new facility in July of the following year.

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