NEW LIFE FOR AN ABANDONED ROUTE 66 MOTELAVENUE IN ALBUQUERQUE INTO APARTMENTS AND COMMERCIAL SPACE. JOHN BLOOMFIELD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE DEVELOPER, "NEW LIFE HOMES," TELLS 770 KKOB THE BUILDING HAS HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE. IT'S WHERE BILL GATES AND PAUL ALLEN LIVED FOR SEVERAL YEARS IN THE 1970S AS THEY WERE CREATING MICROSOFT.
THE MOTEL.WAS SHUT DOWN IN 2009. BLOOMFIELD SAYS BOTH PRIVATE AND PUBLIC MONEY IS BEING USED TO FUND THE MORE THAN 9-MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT, WHICH SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF AUGUST.
