A small affordable housing complex in Albuquerque’s International District is getting a renovation and revitalization through partnerships with local companies and lawmakers. The project’s administrators say they can leverage those partnerships to keep costs low for tenants.
The seven unit property at 609 Chama Rd. SE is an active construction site, with changes coming one improvement project at a time.
Pastor Jesse Harden with New Creation Church, which manages the property through Home Together, the church’s housing program, says each unit is getting upgraded in several areas by a local contractor.
“So this family, we’ve moved them to an extended stay [hotel] for a week, and they should be ready to move back in and be, you know, inside safely,” he said. “It’ll be noisy because we’re going to be changing the roof and windows and all that stuff. But it’s just a week [long] disruption in terms of their living situation.”…