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[Front_Range_Guy]

A rendering and a bit of information available here.

  Last month it was announced a developer plans a 27-Story tower in ABQ, though it won't be downtown.

  That's all I really know... LOL. I've never even been there, but I thought ABQ deserved mention for these major proposals.

[colin]

Thanks for posting this. It's too bad that it's not Downtown because ABQ could certainly use the help on its skyline.

[Front_Range_Guy]

colin, on Jun 14 2007, 07:36 PM, said:

Thanks for posting this. It's too bad that it's not Downtown because ABQ could certainly use the help on its skyline.

  Just for clarification, the new tallest... which is proposed to be between 35 and 55 stories. Quite a range... LOL... WILL go downtown. The 27-story residential will be a few miles outside of downtown though. I also read that Downtown ABQ may be getting two new hotels in the next couple of years, one of which could be 26-stories... Abq could be getting 4 new towers!

Edited by Front_Range_Guy, 14 June 2007 - 10:42 PM.

[Front_Range_Guy]

Here's an article about the tower from The Albuquerque Tribune.

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"You kind of look at it from the standpoint of, if I'm going to build something that's close to the tallest, why not be the tallest? Just from the standpoint of a sales tool," he said. "If I'm going to cater to one of the nicer hotels, they want to be in the biggest, best, newest building. If I'm going to attract office users used to high-rises in New York and California, that's what they're going to look for."

As for Garcia, he has a different reason for considering a high-rise development.

"The people of Albuquerque deserve and are ready for it."

[Mith242]

Sorry for the late response.  It's great to hear.  Surprisingly I hadn't heard any info from my family there.  Despite the slow down in real estate in most of the country things seem to still be going pretty well there.

[MJLO]

I'd like to know more about ABQ and see more pics.  I'm suprised we don't have even a small new mexico presence on here.  ABQ has got to have some urban enthusiasts willing to chat it up.

[Front_Range_Guy]

MJLO, on Apr 18 2008, 12:38 PM, said:

I'd like to know more about ABQ and see more pics.  I'm suprised we don't have even a small new mexico presence on here.  ABQ has got to have some urban enthusiasts willing to chat it up.

  It's funny, Denver, SLC, and Boise are all VERY active on the other forum. Colorado Springs and Albuquerque both have a handful... maybe 5 forumers... but they generally don't open their mouths unless something HUGE happens. Maybe COS and ABQ people are just not impressed very easily... LOL... or maybe we both have major inferiority complexes. I know COS does...  The people in other western city's never shut up, and if nothing is going on, they make up something to talk about.

Edited by Front_Range_Guy, 28 April 2008 - 06:55 AM.

[Front_Range_Guy]

Oops. Found them. They are on the other, other forum. Guess it's just cos that hates itself.