THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE RECEIVED THREE PROPOSALS FOR A DOWNTOWN SKYSCRAPER. THEY WERE SUBMITTED TO THE CITY’S SKYSCRAPER COMPETITION AND PRESENTED TO THE ALBUQUERQUE DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION ON MONDAY.
OUR NEWS PARTNER, KOB TV, REPORTS TWO OF THE PLANS HAVE ALREADY BEEN SCRAPPED. ONE IS THE 34-FLOOR SYMPHONY TOWER THAT WOULD PROVIDE RESIDENTIAL SPACE, RENTAL SPACE, A HOTEL AND OTHER FEATURES. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN THE TALLEST BUILDING IN THE STATE … BUT SHORTER THAN THE SECOND REJECTED PLAN. THE TALLER STRUCTURE WAS 36 STORIES HIGH.
THE THIRD PLAN … SILVER AVENUE FLATS … WAS ACCEPTED. BUT IT’S ONLY FIVE-STORIES HIGH. IT’LL PROVIDE 130 UPPER SCALE APARTMENT, COMMERCIAL SPACE, AND A PUBLIC SAFETY-SECURITY CENTER.
