AFTER YEARS OF PLANNING, WORK IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE NEXT SUMMER ON REDEVELOPING THE HISTORIC EL VADO MOTEL NEAR OLD TOWN
REBECCA VELARDE WITH ALBUQUERQUE’S PLANNING DEPARTMENT SAYS THE PROPOSAL CALLS FOR THE HISTORIC BUILDINGS TO BE PRESERVED. SHE SAYS THE CITY ACQUIRED THE MOTEL FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION PURPOSES. THE PROPERTY IS ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES AND IS ALSO A CITY LANDMARK.
INCLUDED IN THE DEVELOPMENT WILL BE A BOUTIQUE MOTEL, FOOD COURT AND WORKFORCE HOUSING. VELARDE TELLS 770 KKOB THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO TAKE ABOUT A YEAR TO COMPLETE.
