CA Facility Square Footage.xlsx

This is a facilities inventory and capital planning document for Columbia Association (CA) in Maryland, detailing square footage data for approximately 56 facilities totaling approximately 700,000 square feet across multiple categories including community programs and services, outdoor pools, community operations, and village and community associations. The facilities are distributed across various Columbia villages and surrounding areas, with detailed square footage measurements for each structure and component. The inventory includes major facilities such as athletic clubs, sports complexes, and community centers ranging from several thousand to over 90,000 square feet, as well as numerous smaller neighborhood centers and support structures. This comprehensive facility listing serves as the foundation for CA's Long Term Capital Plan initiative, which seeks to engage a qualified multidisciplinary consulting team to develop a 30-year Facilities Strategic Master Plan. The consulting effort will evaluate the existing facilities—many approximately 50 years old—and provide planned, financial, and programmatic recommendations addressing renovation, replacement, relocation, new construction, and decommissioning decisions.

The Master Plan will establish a 30-year facilities vision and an actionable initial 10-year capital implementation plan supported by cost modeling, with major facilities receiving full analysis and minor facilities receiving abbreviated review. The study will incorporate Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility considerations at a planning level to identify major barriers and cost drivers that may influence repair versus replacement decisions, though this is not intended to be a detailed ADA compliance audit. The plan's ultimate objective is to provide CA leadership and the Board of Directors with a defensible, prioritized, and financially feasible roadmap for facility investment decisions over the next 30 years, supporting strategic decision-making regarding asset preservation, modernization, accessibility improvements, operational efficiency, community service delivery, and long-term financial sustainability. The scope excludes detailed facility condition assessments of natural assets such as lakes, ponds, pathways, and open space, though site context may be considered where relevant, and includes consideration for new event programming facilities at CA's major lakes.