Nob Hill & Highland Sector Development Plan

SITES was selected to update a 20-year-old Sector Development Plan and expand the planning area for the Nob Hill and Highland neighborhoods in Albuquerque. The area includes established residential blocks and a commercial corridor along Central Avenue that ranges from some of the city’s most active businesses to sections in need of reinvestment.

The planning process was highly participatory. SITES facilitated twelve public meetings, workshops, and open houses to gather input from residents, business owners, and community organizations. The team also worked closely with property owners to refine zoning and design regulations and guided the plan through adoption by City Council.

The updated plan addresses long standing neighborhood concerns by protecting residential areas, supporting reinvestment along Central Avenue, creating appropriate transitions between commercial activity and single-family homes, accommodating mixed uses, and improving conditions for pedestrians, cyclists, and transit riders. Many of the standards developed for this corridor were later incorporated into the City of Albuquerque’s Integrated Development Ordinance.