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Hmm, interesting. I was hoping for a Sprout's as well, since Downtown is just a hop and a skip from me as opposed to the one on Lomas and San Mateo. I cook from scratch and am mostly vegan, so I actually save more money shopping at Sprout's than I do shopping at Smith's and other stores. I know my experiences and diet aren't really the same as everyone else's, but I think Sprout's would be a good fit for that area (and for me). I still think a Smith's would be best, I don't know how large the one on Coal and Yale is, but they pack a lot into the small space. For the most part, I can find anything there I'd find at a standard sized Smith's with few exceptions.
For that space, I doubt someone like Trader Joe's or Whole Foods would move in. I'm betting you're right about it being a "no-name" grocer that takes the space, though I'll probably hold out and hope for a Sprout's or a Smith's at the very least.
As for the Dollar Tree on 4th, it'd be better to have one closer to the urban core where the Rapid Ride Lines go. If I were taking the bus to Dollar Tree, I'd take the 766 to the one on San Mateo/Zuni or just walk to the Family Dollar on Yale. I've been asked a couple times on the 766 and the 66 where the nearest Dollar Tree stores are and generally point to the one on San Mateo. Like ABQalex said, having one where there are fewer bus transfers or where you can eliminate the bus altogether is the ideal. The more goods and services found in Downtown and the immediate area, the easier it is to attract people to the area. I do also know that 4th street to Montaño and across the river was a proposed Rapid Ride Line a couple years ago... I wish those new Rapid Ride Lines had been implemented. Ho-hum.
Whatever the store will be will still be better than nothing, assuming they actually find a grocer to inhabit the space and don't end up having to lease it to Staples or something..
I was hoping for something more inspired design-wise. In this rendering it looks like an elongated version of all those cheap-looking cookie-cutter hotels that have proliferated in areas of the city such as the airport and the North I-25 corridor.
You'd think they would've at least added some cheap pizazz in the way of using vibrant paint colors like in the other recent projects around it and in keeping with the "Zona de Colores" name and theme that has been tacked for that emerging area of Downtown.
I just hope it comes out better than the rendering makes it seem.
Screw the small buildings lets see some Residential/commercial Condos/Apartment Skyscrapers, not some kiddie 3 story buildings
I agree with you but the problem is that until residents of ABQ stop dismissing downtown or having a major fear factor don't expect tall condo towers. Another thing is cost. I'm from Indianapolis and most of the apartments that were developed have been under 15 stories. Now there are a few that are planned that are about as tall as the Bank of Albuquerque building. Indy also had a horrible reputation downtown, until the city built arenas, expanded the convention center, and built "cultural trails". With ABQ residents refusing to even have the Isotopes stadium downtown, many businesses refusing to locate there, the lack of vision with city leaders, and residents refusing to even go downtown, I doubt you see mega structures. When these things change developers will invest huge sums of money to build towers. I do have to say that Peterson Properties is turning the tide and getting businesses to locate in the Simms building.
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