Planning

for 25+ New Mexico Public School Districts

Greer Stafford’s planning department has developed Five-Year Facilities Master Plans for more than 25 public school districts throughout New Mexico. Each Facilities Master Plan was prepared in compliance with the requirements of the Public School Facilities Authority (PSFA) and the Public School Capital Outlay Council (PSCOC) and complies with the most current School District Facilities Master Plan Components and Guidelines.

Plans are developed through a series of assessments, analyses, reports, discussions, utilization studies, enrollment projections, maintenance reviews and reviews of educational program requirements. The resulting Master Plans provide districts with a strategy for bringing all facilities up to an equitable level of health and safety, renewal or replacement, in a manner that allows each district to meet its own defined educational goals.

Clovis Community College

Clovis, NM

In 2001, Greer Stafford developed an initial long-range master plan for Clovis Community College which called for a new educational & administrative center to be constructed over multiple years, as funding became available. Our team has since completed two updates to the Master Plan — one in 2007 and one in 2010. The latest plan, which emphasizes sustainable design and state-of-the-art technology, identifies and prioritizes eleven phases of future construction.

Estancia Valley Catholic Parish

Estancia, NM

This feasibility study was commissioned to conduct a study to help Estancia Valley Catholic Parish plan for its future facility needs. The first part of the study analyzed all existing facilities (four active churches in four different communities: Estancia, Moriarty, Tajique, and Edgewood) and provided proposed cost estimates to bring each facility up to an acceptable standard. It also examined current attendance and use as well as demographic trends in the region in order to project future attendance. Interviews and questionnaires gathered input from the membership of the four churches regarding their current facility use and future facility needs.
Once data collection was complete, our planning team defined, explored and reviewed several options for future development with the EVCP’s Task Force. A final option was then selected and defined in more detail — including phasing, projected cost and proposed schedule.

Bethel Baptist Church

Alamogordo, NM

Greer Stafford completed a Long Range Master Plan in order to identify the physical needs of the church community and examine options for a phased building plan. Working closely with the church’s Planning Committee, we completed a thorough assessment of the existing site and facilities, conducted interviews with staff and representatives from the various ministries, and gathered information on the congregation’s most pressing future needs. From the information collected, we proposed several options for future construction, complete with projected costs and conceptual drawings.

After presentation to the full congregation and further discussions, our final recommendation was for a three-phased project that would include a new education/administration building, expansion to the Worship Center, and a new Youth Center/multi-purpose building.

City of Albuquerque

Albuquerque, NM

Originally constructed in 1925, this fire station in Downtown Albuquerque’s Huning Highland Historic District had received few renovations since the 1950s and suffered from a number of limitations that impacted the day-to-day functioning of its firefighters.

Working with the City, Fire Department staff, and residents of the surrounding neighborhood, Greer Stafford completed programming, master planning, cost estimates and schematic design for a major expansion/renovation project – to be completed at a future time, when the City has obtained the necessary funding.

The resulting two-phased plan calls for expanding the existing 2,700 SF station by an additional 4,262 SF, while bringing the station up to current building codes and modern fire station standards. Plans called for: addition of a new double bay apparatus room; expansion of sleeping and living quarters; upgrades/expansions to the kitchen, restrooms and offices; creation of new storage areas and a front greeting room; HVAC upgrades; window replacements; and new parking and landscaping.

In addition to planning and schematic design, our design team successfully obtained design approval by the Landmarks & Urban Conservation Commission (LUCC) and the Environmental Planning Commission (EPC) for the project.