Construction could begin on the north side of Albuquerque later this year on a new soccer stadium to be used by a popular professional local soccer team. The New Mexico United team has for years been trying to get built a stadium that could hold up to 12,000 seats, accommodating a fan base that has seen at least that number of people showing up to watch the team play at Isotopes Park. Even though the New Mexico United's ownership earlier pledged to commit around $10 million to the project, Albuquerque voters in the fall of 2021 rejected a $50 million bond funding the stadium's construction. In the months since, city officials have been trying to figure out a new route for the stadium, an effort hastened by $13.5 million in capital outlay funds approved by the New Mexico State Legislature. Now, reports indicate that the project has moved forward enough for the City of Albuquerque to be actively considering a site for the stadium at the 86-acre Balloon Fiesta Park, located at 4401 Alameda Boulevard. If that site is ultimately decided upon, the stadium would more specifically go up east of the field where the balloons are launched on what is now a parking lot. Earlier this year Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller said the stadium should be placed in a manner that would "not put an undue burden on the city with respect to additional infrastructure, or to neighborhoods, and how it may impact the neighborhoods." Speaking last week to a meeting of the NAIOP Commercial Real Estate Development Association, Keller additionally commented: "We're not giving up, and we are going to do this stadium." Neither a site plan nor an official date of construction has yet been announced. By Garry Boulard
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