Santa Fe company closer to construction near historic chapel

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - A New Mexico family is closer to beginning construction next to the historic Loretto Chapel in downtown Santa Fe.

The Albuquerque Journal reports (https://bit.ly/2pDKdw1 ) the city’s Historic Districts Review Board gave conditional approval for Teme LLC’s proposed four-story building on Wednesday. The board asked Teme to redesign two portions of the building before it can give the company final approval to begin construction.

A Teme representative says the changes are minor.

Chapel property owner Jim Kirkpatrick and his family have been trying to begin construction on the next door site since 1996. If approved, the proposed building will be designed in the Spanish-Pueblo Revival style. The building would have retail shops on the first floor, residential space on the second and third floors and a penthouse suite on the fourth.

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Information from: Albuquerque Journal, https://www.abqjournal.com