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The Market Building

About the Santa Fe Farmers’ Market Building

The Institute has provided the Santa Fe Farmers’ Market with the Most Energy Efficient and Sustainable Farmers’ Market facility in the Country. The Institute raised over $4.5 million, signed an 80-year lease, built and now manages the Market’s new facility in the Railyard. We are proud to have provided the Santa Fe Farmers’ Market with a LEED-Gold Certified building, awarded by the US Green Building Council. LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design and is the USGBC’s rating system for designing and constructing the worlds greenest, most energy efficient and high performing buildings. The Santa Fe Farmers’ Market Building is the first new construction in downtown Santa Fe that is LEED Gold certified, and the first newly constructed farmers’ market building in the nation incorporating the most energy efficient and green standards.

For information about leasing the Santa Fe Farmers’ Market Building, click here

With the building now complete with an 80-year lease, the Institute’s work focuses on the following:

ensuring that there will always be a thriving agricultural sector in northern New Mexico to bring the freshest locally grown products to the Market;
providing fresh, nutritious, locally grown food to everyone in our community;
educating the community about the economic, cultural and nutritional benefits of buying locally grown food;
developing programming and events in collaboration with the Market so that the Farmers’ Market Building becomes the hub of our community on both Market and Non-Market days.

Please see Programs and Resources for more information.

The Design and Construction of the SFFMI Building

The design of the SFFMI building was completed by Huitt-Zollars Albuquerque Office. Huitt-Zollars is a full-service firm offering comprehensive engineering, surveying and architectural services. John L. Jarrard, AIA, was the project lead for the building.

Construction of the SFFMI building was completed by the Cameron Construction, a Santa Fe based construction company with a record of customer service, quality construction, and on-time completion.

Farmers of the Santa Fe Farmers Market with Institute Director Sarah Noss break ground in the Santa Fe Railyard on June 16, 2007!

Mayor Coss speaks at the Santa Fe Farmers Market Institute Groundbreaking Ceremony on June 16, 2007

October 3, 2007: The footers are being dug for the north, two-story part of the building, which will be constructed first. Cement will hopefully be poured next week.

October 22, 2007: Trust for Public Land installed two 15,000 gallon tanks just west of our building site. All the rainwater from the Farmers’ Market Building roof will drain into these tanks and be used for the irrigation of the park and the Market’s landscaped area. Once these tanks are installed, we can proceed with the footings for the Market Hall portion of our building. The footings for the north end, two story part of the building have already been poured.

November 09, 2007: Now that the footings have been poured, one can get a feel for the scale of the building. This photo is looking at the spacious 9,825 square foot Market Hall on the south end of the building. At the north end, on the other side of the poured middle slab, is the 5,847 square foot restaurant/retail area.

November 16, 2007: Preparations begin for the concrete wainscoting around the Market Hall.

November 21, 2007: As the forms for the pouring of the concrete wainscoting go up, the size of the Market Hall becomes apparent: huge!

November 28, 2007: The steel structure for the two-story, north end of the building start to be installed. Vertigo means nothing to steel workers.

November 30, 2007: The concrete for the wainscoting was poured on a nice, temperate, rainy day, perfect for a “pour.” The black tarps help it cure. The north end of the building gets more delineated.

December 17, 2007: Snow storms and a back order on the steel joists and decking for the two-story part of the building slowed work on the project in December. The plumbing for the downstairs bathrooms was installed, though.

January 4, 2008: A view of part of the Market Hall wall supports. The four-foot high concrete wainscoting cured beautifully and goes around the entire Market Hall.

January 4, 2008: Fire protection (back flow valve) is being installed on the south end of the building.

January 4, 2008: The steel structure of the Market Hall is being installed. Men’s toilet plumbing is in the foreground. No more porta-potties for our customers!

The Market Hall should be totally erected by the end of January.

January 14, 2008: More steel goes in the Market Hall to support the skylight that runs the length of the Market Hall.

January 14, 2008: The joists go in on the second story.

January 16, 2008: The historic rails waiting to be put back in the Alameda (pedestrian section) when completed.

January 16, 2008: January 16, 2008: The hot box (for fire protection) had to be moved closer to the street!

January 16, 2008: As part of the LEED certification, the construction site recycles all waste, including old cement foundations that were removed.

January 16, 2008: The Market Hall with the structure in place for the skylight.

January 23, 2008: Framing has begun on the north end.

January 23, 2008: Ventilation ducts are being installed in the Market Hall.

January 23, 2008: The joists and decking are in on the first and second floors of the north end of the building.

January 25, 2008: The interior stairwell has been installed. Framing continues.

January 25, 2008: The steel canopies over the windows are being installed.

February 6, 2008: Steel for the north-end stairwell and second-floor porch goes in.

February 6, 2008: Nice view from the second story offices.

February 14, 2008: The interior metal of the Market Hall is painted before the roof panels go on.

February 14, 2008: The entire building will have a sprinkler system for fire protection.

February 14, 2008: 1st floor ventilation ducts go in.

February 20, 2008: Shade canopy on the west side of the Market Hall is installed.

February 20, 2008: HVAC is going in – 1st floor common area.

February 20, 2008: Cement is poured on the second floor.

February 27, 2008: As of Feb 27, 2008.

February 27, 2008: 3200 square feet of leasable office space starts to emerge as the framing goes in on the second floor.

February 27, 2008: View of the Market Station, which has 3 stories of vendor ground parking, from the north office space of the 2nd floor.

February 27, 2008: The shower stall on the second floor is part of the LEED certification – so those who ride their bikes to work can freshen up.

March 4, 2008: The Trust for Public Land starts to install the shade structure on the “Alameda”.

March 5, 2008: The south end of the Market Hall facing Site Santa Fe starts to take shape.

March 5, 2008: The roof drains for rainwater catchment feed into 30,000 gallon cisterns provided by the Trust for Public Land in the “Alameda” just west of our building.

March 5, 2008: The steel platforms on the roof will hold 16 solar panels that will produce hot water for the entire building.

March 12, 2008: The south end of the Market Hall.

March 12, 2008: The stairwell on the north end of the building is installed.

March 12, 2008: The Trust for Public Land’s shade structure continues to go up on the west side of our building.

March 12, 2008: On the right is a storage area and on the left is the cooler for the Market Hall.

March 12, 2008: The center cuppola will house the mechanical units for the Market Hall.

March 21, 2008: Roof panels from the inside of the Market Hall.

March 21, 2008: Roof panels on the Market Hall are installed.

March 27, 2008: South facade of the building opposite Site Santa Fe.

March 27, 2008: Glazing (window panes) are being installed throughout the entire building.

March 27, 2008: Rain water from the roof will be conveyed through pipes to the holding tank on the west side of the building in the Alameda. Here the trench is being dug for the water conveyance line. Most of the captured rain water from our roof will be used to water the Railyard Park, although some will be used for our own landscaping.

March 27, 2008: 16 4′x8′ solar collectors on the roof will heat and provide water for the entire building. Every solar collector will offset as much carbon as the average US commuter car per day. Glycol will go through the collectors and be heated, then sent to run through coils in a 1000 gallon water tank. The heated water will then be distributed to hot water heaters (which will be used as back up on cloudy days) and through the building. Energy produced on a sunny day by the system is the equivalent of 4 gallons of propane per day.

April 1, 2008: Sculptor Candyce Garrett visits the site. Candyce is creating the fountain for the southside walkway where the donor bricks will be.

April 1, 2008: The north end stairwell takes shape.

April 2, 2008: The 30,000 gallon water tank platform in the northside plaza.

April 2, 2008: Trust for Public Land’s subcontractors are putting in the conveyance lines on the east side of our building. Water from the Farmers’ Market building roof goes through these lines to the holding tanks on the west side of the building.

April 2, 2008: Premiere Concrete prepares for the west side hardscaping.

April 16, 2008: Hardscaping is done on west side of the building.

April 16, 2008: Nice views from the upstairs offices.

April 16, 2008: The railings go up on north stairwell.

April 16, 2008: Scaffolding goes up for stuccoing.

April 16, 2008: Interior of Market Hall with Kalwell in place.

April 16, 2008: The metal overhangs are primed.

April 16, 2008: The HVAC arrives.

April 16, 2008: The Kalwall skylight on the Market Hall is installed.

April 16, 2008:The Kalwall skylight on the Market Hall is installed.

April 23, 2008:Drywall gets prepped in common area.

April 23, 2008: More water conveyance lines go across the plaza area on the north end of the building to bring water from other Railyard buildings to the holding tanks.

April 23, 2008: Trust for Public Land’s shade structure goes up.

April 23, 2008: The building will have a weather station with monitors showing up-to-date weather information, as well as monitors showing how much water’s been caught from the roof, how much water is in the holding tanks, and how much water we’ve diverted for our landscaping needs. The displays will be in this area at the north end of the Market Hall.

April 23, 2008: The metal around the garage doors is painted.

April 23, 2008: Concrete fills in the stairwell steps.

April 23, 2008: The Market Hall grease trap for the concessions is installed.

April 23, 2008: The steel is painted.

April 23, 2008: Accoustical panels arrive for the interior of the Market Hall. These panels will absorb sound to keep the noise down in the Market Hall.

April 28, 2008: The grey coat goes on.

April 28, 2008: The Trust for Public Land’s shade structure will provide nice shade in the mornings and afternoons.

May 8, 2008: A view down the ‘Alameda’ on the west side of the building. More water conveyance lines are being installed.

May 8, 2008: The north end of the building with the grey coat.

May 8, 2008: The color coat goes on the east side of the building. On the left is the darker, accent stucco. The grey down below matches the concrete wainscoting around the Market Hall.

May 8, 2008: The workroom cabinets and counter tops are being installed in the Market/Institute offices.

May 8, 2008: The elevator is being installed.

May 8, 2008: The floor of the Market Hall is prepped for concrete.

May 8, 2008: The tile in the women’s bathroom.

May 12, 2008: Nice cabinetry work in the conference room.

May 12, 2008: The Institute and Market need a big conference room, especially when they have joint board meetings. This will be able to seat 24 when it is completed.

May 12, 2008: More preparations before pouring the Market Hall floor.

May 12, 2008: The southside of the building looks nice with its 2-tone, green stucco.

May 21, 2008: New trees have been planted by The Trust for Public Land in the Plaza on the north end of the Farmers’ Market Building. The vendors will set up in the Plaza area during good weather.

May 21, 2008: The watertower (being constructed by The Trust for Public Land) holds 30,000 gallons of captured water from the roofs of Railyard buildings. Behind the watertower is the Market Station building; the 3-story parking garage is underneath the Market Station building. This photo is from the north balcony of the Farmers’ Market Building.

May 21, 2008: The entire building is now stuccoed.

May 21, 2008: The floor of the Market Hall is completed.

May 21, 2008: The southside front doors & windows go in.

May 28, 2008: The “dog house” in the middle of the Market Hall, which holds mechanical equipment, is completed.

May 28, 2008: Vents for the swamp coolers are installed in the Market Hall.

May 28, 2008: Lighting is installed over the west-side entrance.

May 28, 2008: The railings get another coat of paint.

June 3, 2008: The metal decking has been installed in the west side shade canopies.

June 4, 2008: The reservoir for the fountain, to be installed on the south end of the building, is being excavated.

June 4, 2008: This area, on the east side of the building, will house recycling bins.

June 4, 2008: A walk-in cooler, accessible from the exterior, will provide storage for farmers’ goods and give restaurants access to farm fresh food on a 24/7 basis.

June 4, 2008: The north wall of the Market Hall is prepped for painting.

June 4, 2008: The lights in the Market Hall are in. They will rarely be used, as the space is flooded with light during the day.

June 6, 2008: The concrete for the fountain’s reservoir has been poured.

June 10, 2008: The forms for the fountain’s reservoir are removed.

June 16, 2008: Candyce makes sure the fountain is straight.

June 16, 2008: The fountain and its base were a perfect fit.

June 16, 2008: Roger Lamereux, doing his thing.

June 16, 2008: Adhesive is applied to the pedestals.

June 16, 2008: The fountain on its way to its foundation.

June 16, 2008: It took two cranes to lift the 11-foot, 6,000-pound fountain safely.

June 16, 2008: Candyce Garrett, sculptor (right) & Roger Lamereaux of Lamereaux Crane Service, talk about how to lift Candyce’s granite fountain into place.