Builders of the largest high school in Las Cruces, N.M., say it is scheduled to be delivered to its owners in May 2012, six months later (by mutual agreement) than originally proposed. The new high school for Las Cruces Public Schools will not replace the existing Las Cruces High School, which will remain open in its current location. An early hurdle was the discovery that the site was actually an old landfill, says Tiffani Lucero, project manager for Albuquerque-based Gerald Martin General Contractor. “We had months of remediation,” says Johnny Barton, vice president for general construction at Gerald Martin. “We
The Hotel Parq Central in downtown Albuquerque will be open in time for this year�s balloon festival. Photo: Marble Street Studio Originally built in 1926, the Albuquerque Memorial Hospital at Central Avenue and Interstate-25 is being rejuvenated into a 73-room boutique hotel developed by Memorial Ventures LLC. Photo: Marble Street Studio Featuring 1-ft-thick concrete walls, the building’s structural integrity is still in good shape, as is the external stucco. Since the building is on the National Register of Historic Places, the exterior appearance has to remain authentic while the interior is turned into a modern hotel. Photo: Marble Street Studio