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History-making Acquisition
SunCal Development Company made history when it acquired all 57,000 acres of the Atrisco Land Grant http://www.deshaw.com/articles/20061219.pdf holdings in Northwest Albuquerque from Westland Corporation http://www.westlandnm.com/ / in 2006. If SunCal does what the New Mexico Business Weekly reports, they are likely to make history again.
Historic New Development Planned
According to the paper, in its first phase of development, SunCal http://www.suncal.com/community/?id=66 is planning a 1,500 acre mixed-use project that would rival Mesa del Sol (133 acres) already in its initial stages just south of the airport, the newly opened Uptown Center in the northeast and Downtown Albuquerque.
Citywide Advantages
Beyond rivalry, the development, as planned, promises to add balance in the development of all the sectors of the city. It envisions contributing to the provision of enough jobs to "keep Westside workers on the West Side" and so help alleviate the northeast-northwest traffic imbalance.
Tentative Ideas
Suncal, in explaining their plans to city officials, business leaders and former owners of the land seemed to be in the preliminary stages of planning their project, but according to Business Weekly, the entire area of the Petroglyphs within which the development falls, already has a city-approved master plan covering 6,400 acres.
Beyond complying with the approved master plan, SunCal is reported to being interested in sustainability. The company is proposing varied architectural styles to blend in with the Petroglyph region, pedestrian friendly neighborhoods, neighborhoods unlike ‘walled tract-home developments,' low traffic volume, and reduced parking. The company plans to include a town center, department stores, ground floor retail with residential condos above, single family homes, and multi-family rental units. The developers would ‘explore water-saving techniques.'
The project promises a great deal. The spokespersons for the development used many words to support green building including sustainability. Carried out according to plan, not only will SunCal contribute to maintaining ‘quality of life in Albuquerque, they will enhance it.
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