Update to the Community: Facilities Master Plan

October 2019

In This Presentation • Mission, Vision, Values

• Strategic Goals

• Academic and Strategic Priorities

• Facilities Master Plan

• Capital Planning Initiatives

• Adjacencies and Opportunities

• Off-Campus Initiative

• Neighboring Development

Mission, Vision, ValuesMissionBuffalo State is a diverse and inclusive college committed to the intellectual, personal, and professional growth of its students, faculty, staff, and alumni. Our mission is to empower students to succeed and to inspire a lifelong passion for learning. Buffalo State is dedicated to excellence in teaching, research, service, scholarship, creative activity, and cultural enrichment.

VisionBuffalo State College will be a nationally recognized leader in public higher education known forits caring and rigorous academic environment where lives are transformed through education;the intellectual and creative accomplishments of its faculty, staff, students, and alumni;its cross-culturally competent community dedicated to developing leaders for an increasingly global society.

ValuesWe, the Buffalo State community, are committed to:

– actively facilitating access to public higher education;– excellent learning experiences in and out of the classroom;– being student centered;– the rigors, joys, and fulfillment of intellectual discovery;– engagement, applied learning, and partnerships with the community;– social responsibility;– respect for diversity and individual differences;– supportive and collegial relationships;– opportunities for individuals to realize their full potential.

Strategic Goals• Goal 1: Provide an Excellent Education Inside and Outside the Classroom

– Create Engaging and Distinctive Academic Programming– Enhance Academic Support Services– Strengthen and Diversify the Faculty– Support Staff Development

• Goal 2: Continue to Create an Engaged Community– Recruit New Students for Undergraduate and Graduate Programs– Provide an Outstanding On-Campus Student Experience– Support an Engaging Cocurricular Program– Serve as an Anchor Institution– Safeguard Our Physical and Human Resources

• Goal 3: Enhance Institutional Effectiveness– Tell Our Story Externally– Promote Fiscal Transparency– Ensure Data Integrity– Enhance Culture of Continuous Improvement– Foster Sustainability

• Goal 4: Provide Appropriate Resources Necessary to Succeed– Address Aging Facilities– Seek Increased Funding– Tie Development Targets to Strategic Priorities– Reduce Ancillary Costs to Students

Academic and Strategic PrioritiesAchieve goals through:

• Curriculum– New programs, certificates, majors

• Student Experience– Research, learning communities, internships, sports, clubs

• Space– Labs, incubator, meeting/study spaces

• Community Engagement– Educational pipeline initiatives, service learning

• Small Business Development Center– Entrepreneurial initiatives

Facilities Master Plan

Future Projects: Conceptual PhaseCivic & Community Engagement

Center

Originally an attendants’ home at the Buffalo Psychiatric Center; now mothballed by the NYS Office of

Mental Health. Ideally located near Rockwell Road, BPAC, Hotel Henry.

166/170 Dart Street (City of Buffalo Impound Lot)

Designated developer agreement in effect.

Responses to RFP due November 19, 2019.

BSCR CORPORATION

Development Location: 166-170 Dart St.

BSCR CORPORATION

Dart Street Project Development Vision

1. Support Buffalo State’s Strategic Plan and Facilities Master Plan with development that will: seamlessly connect to existing campus footprint augment and improve the college experience for our

students

2. An inclusive development plan that will: welcome the community support revitalization efforts on Buffalo’s West Side

This is consistent with Buffalo State’s: commitment to civic and community engagement position as an anchor institution for the City and SUNY’sonly urban-engaged campus

BSCR CORPORATION

Dart Street Project Development Vision3. Consider waterfront access, green space and other sustainable

solutions Project should not negatively affect water quality or

ecological health of Scajaquada Creek or surrounding area

4. Enhance appearance of campus, neighborhood and city Especially as drivers exit Interstate 190 and travel along

Scajaquada Expressway (Route 198)

5. Leverage creative and viable financial funding solutions tobring development to fruition Consider future operating costs and impacts on the campus

BSCR CORPORATION

Dart Street Project TimelineApril – August 2019 Develop a Request for Proposal (RFP)

• Create opportunity for campus and broader community input

August – November 2019

Advertise the RFP and receive proposals from developers

November 2019 –April 2020

• Review proposals from developers• Present Public Concept Exhibition• Create opportunity for campus and broader community input• Interview qualified developers• Recommend concept/developer

May – June 2020 Approve concept/developer

June – October 2020 Coordinate final documents for negotiation and sale of property

October –December 2020

• Seek City of Buffalo Common Council approval of final property purchase

• Begin Phase II: Program, design and construction of Dart Street Project

Future Project: Planned

Athletic Fields Study

Study will address scope, budget and impact

on parking.

Field lost to Science & Mathematics Complex

construction must be relocated and

replaced to NCAA specifications.

Projects in Planning and Design

University Police and Campus Operations Center

• Located on campus edge

• Facility will be redesigned to meet specific needs of police station

• Officer response time from this location is expected to improve significantly

• As campus expands westward, new center will be close to student housing and athletics facilities

• Will also house some campus operations

Projects in Planning and Design

Classroom Building Rehabilitation

Phased project of infrastructure and

programmatic improvements, and facility

upgrades

Tower 2Renovation

Fourth Tower residence hall rehab of four

Projects in Planning and Design

Coyer Field Track Replacement:Completion Summer 2020

Turf field was replaced during summer 2019

Moore Hall Study

Additional spaces for student life: Program study will consider food

service, activity and studying space; and convenience store

Alumni & Visitor Center

Projects in Construction

Science & Math Complex, Phase 4:Completion Summer 2020

Planetarium, greenhouse and lab construction is underway

Academic Commons, Butler Library:Completion Spring 2020

Co-located home for student academic services

Projects in Construction

Alumni & Visitor Center

Iroquois Drive Renovation:Completion Winter 2020/21

Reconstruction phased over two seasons

Central Heating Plant Reconstruction,

Phase 1:Completion Spring 2022

Two phases to completion

Projects Recently Completed

Alumni & Visitor Center

Tower 3:Completion

Summer 2019

Total renovation of suite-style residence

hall

Coyer Field Turf Replacement:Completion

Summer 2019

Track will be replaced during summer 2020

Rockwell Hall Performing Arts

Center Renovations:Completion Fall 2019

Renovations to auditorium, ticket office,

band room, basement corridor

Capital Planning Initiatives

Space and Classroom Utilization Study • Last study, completed as part of the Facilities Master Plan

process, used 2008 data

• New strategic plan; changes in enrollment, leadership, and organization; and many new/renovated facilities warranted a review of space and classroom needs

• Fall 2018 data used to:• Study utilization of instructional space• Analyze campus-wide office space, academic and non-academic• Analyze academic programs and enrollment trends• Identify programs that need further analysis of space• Analyze available surge space and capacity to help plan for future

building renovation projects

• Completed in summer 2019

Space and Classroom Utilization Study Major findings:

• Campus has a deficit of student space for: – recreation– gathering/lounge space– meeting/multipurpose space– dining

• Buffalo State needs at least one multi-purpose field to support men’s and women’s NCAA team sports

• Club sports, general student recreation activities have limited access to outdoor space

• Campus has a surplus of classrooms

• While there is surplus office space on campus, it is not properly sized or located for easy re-use

Housing Demand Study • Changes in campus and residence hall enrollment and off-campus housing

warranted a review of housing demand

• Updated demand study includes:

strategic and demand analysis based on enrollment trends and growth peer and competitor institutional analysis occupancy management analysis• market study including a financial proforma

• Objective is to inform strategic growth, capital improvements and occupancy management

• Short-term and long-term focus on meeting the needs of our students and maintaining financial viability

• Completed in summer 2019

Housing Demand Study Major findings:

• Fall 2018: Buffalo State did not have sufficient demand to fill its campus housing inventory

• Housing system is appropriately sized for the maximum potential demand from students under current housing policies

• Development of new housing is not recommended

• Off-campus housing market near campus is competitive

Capital Development Board: ChargeThe Board will:

• Guide long range campus physical development: buildings, land use, landscape, infrastructure

• Guide strategic efforts to continually review and update the comprehensive Facilities Master Plan

• Review and advise on policies, standards, and procedures related to capital and space development and management

• Oversee physical development of campus land holdings

• Participate as appropriate in planning and execution of capital development initiatives conducted by affiliated entities and related programs (DIFR, Foundation, Housing Corporation, BSCR Corporation) that impact college goals and objectives

• Coordinate, evaluate and advise in affiliate capital initiatives to ensure they are consistent with objectives of Buffalo State Facilities Master Plan, college strategic plan and budget

• Approve campus capital priorities and budget

Capital Development Board:Organizational Structure

President’sCabinet

President

Capital Development

BoardGuides campus

physical development

Capital Steering Committee

Maintains consistency across

capital planning

Instructional Facilities

Subcommittee

Recommends work related to all

instructional space development,

management and utilization

Space Allocation Subcommittee

Recommends work related to space

development, management and

utilization

Housing & Dining Subcommittee

Recommends residence hall and

dining services capital renovation

Signage & Installation

Subcommittee

Recommends permanent and

temporary signage and graphics

Beautification Committee

Recommends campus

beautification and work to improve

aesthetics

College Council Facilities

Committee

Administrative Policy Review Committee

College Capital Planning*

*Gathers information through strategic resource planning process and relays it to Capital Development Board

Adjacencies and Opportunities

Bicycle access: Buffalo State is adjacent to bike

path; connections needed west and north

of campus

Tonawanda Street

Neighborhood

166-170 Dart Street located in Tonawanda Street Corridor

Brownfield Area&

Qualified Opportunity Zone

Grant-Amherst Business District

Adjacencies and Opportunities

Off-Campus Initiative

StartUp NY

• Offers start-up businesses the opportunity to operate tax-free for 10 years on or near eligible college campuses in New York State

• Partnering with campuses gives businesses direct access to resources in key academic programs, and provides opportunities for students and faculty through direct interaction with businesses

• Lacking space on campus, Buffalo State has arranged facilities for current and future StartUp NY companies on Richmond Avenue and on Chandler Street in the Black Rock neighborhood:

– Software development companies Utilant LLC and Normel Tech LLC– ENrG Inc., manufacturer of ceramics for industrial and technology uses – Barrel + Brine, maker of fermented food and drink such as kimchi, pickles

and kombucha

Chandler Incubator,Chandler Street

Rosanne Elizabeth Visual & Performing Arts Center

467 Richmond Avenue

Neighboring Development

Albright-Knox Art Gallery• As part of AK360 expansion project, Albright-Knox will create a work of

signature architecture on the north end of its campus

• Closed for construction from November 3, 2019, until early 2022

• Construction will block access from Buffalo State campus to parking east of the Albright-Knox

• While closed on Elmwood, museum will use an alternative site on Northland Avenue beginning in January 2020

Albright-Knox Art Gallery

For more information: Maria Scully-MorrealeDirector of Communications716-270-8229 Telephonemmorreale@albrightknox.org

RICHARDSON REDEVELOPMENT

The Richardson Olmsted Campus is comprised of

13 buildings on 42 acres.

In 2018, the Richardson received the prestigious Driehaus Preservation Award

from the National Trust for Historic Preservation for the rehabilitation of the

main towers building and one wing building on either side for Hotel Henry Urban Resort Conference Center and the future Lipsey Architecture Center

Buffalo.

Ten buildings are pending redevelopment.

Richardson Olmsted Complex

RICHARDSON REDEVELOPMENT

Richardson Olmsted Complex

Richardson Olmsted Complex

For more information:Christine KrolewiczManager of Planning and Operations christine@richardson-olmsted.com

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Update to the Community: Facilities Master Plan

October 2019