ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A ordinance that requires property owners to register unused properties located within Albuquerque’s “Downtown Core” and create a plan to keep them in good condition will go into effect Friday.
The Downtown Vacant Premises Ordinance was sponsored by Councilor Joaquín Baca and passed by city council in January as a way to encourage property owners to utilize their vacant buildings.
“For decades we’ve seen many of our historic buildings sit vacant and empty, today we are seeing movement and the beginning of a renaissance downtown,” Baca stated in a news release…