Plaza Maya purchase will bring 250 workers Downtown
Damon Scott
Reporter-
Albuquerque Business First
The state’s purchase of Plaza Maya this week will have some offsetting effects for Downtown Albuquerque’s high office vacancy rate and the looming loss of Downtown workers from the Gap’s relocation to North I-25.
Funds were approved Jan. 22 for the purchase of the almost 63,000-square-foot, four-story building at 615 First St. NW. The total funds approved were $7.28 million, with about $1.77 million toward the purchase and the remainder for renovations, something many older Downtown buildings face.
Alex Tomlin, public affairs director for the Corrections Department, said the decision was made, after concerns from groups near Plaza Maya, that the building will only house administrative employees and will not serve as a check-in location for parolees. Those functions will happen more often in the field, she said, and at Corrections’ Gold Street office in East Downtown. Corrections’ Monte Vista office in Nob Hill will eventually be vacated, alleviating concerns from residents and those affiliated with the nearby Monte Vista Elementary School.
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