The historic home of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Retreat and Conference Center on the southeast side of Santa Fe may be repurposed as a hotel.
The 12-acre property, located at 50 Mount Carmel Road, originally served as a sanatorium before being purchased by the Archdiocese of Santa Fe in the early 1940s, and officially dedicated in the summer of 1946.
The property includes 6 buildings, with a total combined square footage of just under 56,000 square feet.
As part of ongoing bankruptcy proceedings, the archdiocese is seeking to sell the property, which has an estimated value of just under $8 million.
The Austin-based Mighty Union hospitality group has proposed reconverting facilities on the site, and eventually opening a 60-room hotel there.
At the same time, the Modern Elder Academy, which has facilities in Mexico’s Baja peninsula, has also indicated an interest in repurposing the property.
The Modern Elder Academy is a retreat-like destination dedicated to helping those between the ages of 45 and 65 transition into new phases of their careers and lives.
The Santa Fe archdiocese declared bankruptcy in 2018 partly as a result to a series of lawsuits alleging sexual abuse by members of the Catholic clergy,
By Garry Boulard
