ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Historic Old Town Albuquerque was added to the New Mexico MainStreet (NMMS) network. It’s a part of the Urban Neighborhood Commercial Corridor (UNCC) Initiative.
According to an Economic Development Department press release, the UNCC is one of NMMS’s Project-Based Initiatives that provides professional technical assistance to community projects during a 12-18-month timeframe. The projects must produce economic development outcomes in the form of business retention and creation, job creation, and/or property investment.
“We want Old Town Albuquerque to become the historic & cultural heart of the city again. With the increase in vibrancy Old Town has seen in the past few years, Old Town is truly a place that needs to be rediscovered by locals and experienced by tourists alike. To say the Historic Old Town Association is ecstatic to be accepted into New Mexico MainStreet’s Project-Based Initiative would be an understatement,” said Historic Old Town Association President J.J. Mancini.
The release states the UNCC Initiative began in 2021 to support community economic development projects in cities with more than 50,000 in population. A previous UNCC project, Albuquerque’s Revitalize San Pedro Partnership, was recently designated by Main Street America as an Affiliated MainStreet District.
