A large number of vacant and underutilized properties exist in Belen and new business formation has lagged. Sites Southwest’s Downtown Master Plan/MRA Plan seeks to address these ongoing challenges by helping define the community’s vision for the city’s downtown core.
East Downtown Albuquerque (EDO)
The EDO Project incorporated New Urbanist thinking into revitalization of Central Avenue and Broadway Boulevard just east of downtown Albuquerque.
Nob Hill/Highland Sector Development Plan
Albuquerque’s Nob Hill and Highland neighborhoods contain historic residential areas and the city’s first commercial center along old Route 66. Sites Southwest was charged with updating and expanding a 20-year old Sector Development Plan.