One of the tallest office buildings in metro Albuquerque is set to go to auction with a starting bid of $500,000.
Located near the intersection of San Mateo Boulevard NE and Copper Avenue NE, what is officially called the Two Park Central Tower was built in 1975 and measures around 101,000 square feet.
The sleek, modern-designed structure has housed any number of private and government offices through the years, including the New Mexico Employment Bureau and Department of Veterans Services.
It also served as the location, on the 8th floor, of Bill Gates’ then-fledgling Microsoft company in the fall of 1976.
Roughly three years later Gates and his partner Paul Allen moved out of Albuquerque and went onto other things. Copies of Gates’ business card from his time at the Two Park Central Tower are today valued by collectors.
The Two Central Park Tower, which was substantially upgraded in the 1990s, has been largely vacant for the last two years.
Sitting on a nearly 5-acre site in a busy part of the Duke City, the building has nearly 120 units, ranging in size from just under 500 square feet to more than 1,500 square feet.
The two-day auction for the property, as listed by New Mexico Apartment Advisers, is set to begin on May 15.
By Garry Boulard
