Rail Yard Master Plan - Albuquerque NM 

Located on a 27-acre site in downtown Albuquerque the mix of 1920’s era former Santa Fe Railroad Locomotive Shops pose unique opportunities for an economic revitalization of the historic Barelas and South Broadway communities. As conceptually envisioned this mixed-use redevelopment project would include:

     loft housing

     a museum

     a train station

     and retail space

The connection between transportation and the built environment was made at the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago at the 1939 World's Fair in New York. There were profound and lasting consequences throughout the country and the world.

This unique mix of housing, museum and retail will utilize the Wheels and Habitat Museum as a cultural cornerstone for this historically significant site.

Inhabitants will live, dine and shop within the immediate area. The inclusion of new and historical loft housing in a culturally enriched urban environment offers New Urbanist concepts, yet also harkens back to the original neighborhood archetype of the surrounding historic communities. The loft housing will be unique in New Mexico and the use of tax credits for the retail sites would help to pay for the cultural attractions within the development.

The site’s adjacency to the Alvarado Transportation Center will enhance its image as a transit oriented development with access to train, bus and future light rail and will help showcase the site as an example of how transportation and the built environment can coexist and enhance each other.

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