ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – After years of sitting in silence, something may finally go up on this closed off lot along Yale between Lead and Coal, where three years ago, a former Family Dollar burned down.
And for the city, finding something to fill this space has been a top priority. Last year, Terry Brunner with the city’s Metropolitan Redevelopment Agency said, “The Smith’s grocery store that’s next door is really important for that neighborhood, and getting rid of that vacant lot makes for a more pleasant trip to the grocery store.”
After asking developers for ideas last year, the MRA is settling on Sunlight Properties’ idea to build 13 townhomes. Deputy director Jenny Jackson said, “We were hoping to get some kind of small family housing there, given the proximity to the university, proximity to public transit, with the grocery store next door, we were kind of hoping to get a multi-family kind of project.”…