What We Do

Coeymans Hollow Fire

Hattie's Chicken - Business for Good

Ellenville Elementary School

Scarlet Knife

Saratoga Racetrack Grandstands - Phase 1

North Albany Middle School

Rondout Valley CSD - Middle School

Ballston Spa CSD - Malta Avenue Elementary

Chautauqua Lake CSD

Brighton High School

Food Link

Times Union Center

Albany Convention Center

Oswego County BOCES

Murphy's Specialized Pastry

Boco Bistro

Herkimer County Community College

Word of Life

Coeymans Hollow Fire

Hattie's Chicken - Business for Good

The goal of FSDS is to keep our clients heavily involved with their project from conception to completion. After all, it's our job to make our client's dream a reality. We have developed a design process that listens to the client and keeps them extremely involved in their project. We offer a wide range of design services - from planning and program development, through design and construction documents, to on-site inspection.

Master Planning & Building Condition Survey

  • K-12 Pre-Referendum Evaluations
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Master Planning
  • Operational and Flow Studies
  • Space Planning
  • Equipment Evaluation
  • Budget Planning

Schematic Design Development

  • Design Programming
  • Equipment Layout Drawings
  • Equipment recommendations and selection
  • Preliminary Budget Planning
  • In person or virtual meetings with client & design team

Design Development

  • Detailed Equipment Drawing / Equipment Schedule
  • Equipment Selection
  • Equipment Manuals (Cut Sheet Book)
  • Detailed Equipment Budgets
  • Preliminary Electrical Connection Drawings
  • Preliminary Plumbing Connection Drawings

Construction Document

  • Final Equipment Layout and Mechanical Connection Drawings
  • Floor Depression Drawings
  • Special Condition Drawings
  • Equipment Detail and Elevation Drawings
  • Final Budgets
  • Food Service Equipment Specifications

Construction Administration

  • Food Service Bid Qualifications and Evaluation
  • Submittal Review
  • Contract Compliance
  • Construction Site Condition Reviews and Coordination
  • Punch List Reports
  • Closeout Documents

Additional Services

  • Isometric Drawings
  • Elevation Drawings
  • 3D Rendering
  • Millwork and Stainless Fabrication Drawings
  • Contractor RFP Development
  • Project Management
  • Smallwares Bid Packages

Awards

Project: Hattie's Chicken 2024 Main Street Award by the Historic Albany Foundation for demonstrating excellence and commitment to preservation in the efforts to revitalize "Main Street"


Project: Scarlet Knife 2023 Honor Award for Commercial Large Project, issued by the New York Eastern Chapter of the American Institute of Architects


Project: Scarlet Knife 2023 Best Real Estate Transformation by Albany Business Review