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Palindrome outlines Uptown Connect: 239 apartments, 203 affordable units and retained ABQ RIDE transfer station
Summary
Palindrome director Rebecca Velarde described Uptown Connect on Bernalillo County's Biz Moments as a mixed-use development in Albuquerque's Uptown with 239 apartments (203 affordable), 17,000 sq. ft. of commercial space, office space, and an underground park-and-ride garage that will keep the ABQ RIDE transfer station on-site.
Palindrome, a real-estate developer, presented details of Uptown Connect — a mixed-use project in Albuquerque’s Uptown — on Bernalillo County’s Biz Moments program. Rebecca Velarde, director of development for Palindrome, said the proposal would include 239 apartments, 203 of which would be affordable to low-income families, about 17,000 square feet of commercial space targeted to small businesses, office space and an underground parking garage for park-and-ride users.
“Palindrome is a real estate developer. We started out 25 years ago developing affordable housing, and that is still, like, the crux of our work,” Velarde said, describing the company’s track record in Albuquerque,…
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