ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –Some Albuquerque apartment buildings built in the 1970s are at the center of a new plan that could deliver millions of dollars to help transform the International District.
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Albuquerque City Councilor Nichole Rogers (District 6) has been working with neighbors on this idea for more than a year to redesign three public housing complexes. “How do we build differently and give folks, they want: walkability. They want safety. They want green space. They want play areas. They want gardening opportunities,” said Councilor Rogers. “It was really cool just to see the different perspectives of what people want in their developments and giving them the power to dream about what they want—is really exciting to me.”
The project is called the Choice Neighborhood Initiative.Since spring 2024, the city has used a federal grant to come up with a plan for revitalizing the Wainwright Manor on Gibson Blvd. and the Grove and Pennsylvania apartments in the Trumbull neighborhood. They’ve gathered input from the residents living at the apartments, community members, and city and county agencies to map out a new vision for public housing…