Southwest City Scoop: Construction Starts in Albuquerque

Construction Spending Remains Robust, Driven by Non-Residential Activity

Institutional sector shows particular strength. Commercial and manufacturing work is also expected to rise.

City Grill

Mike Puelle
CEO
Associated General Contractors of New Mexico

The Albuquerque metro-area commercial construction market is busier now, “and we know a segment of our member companies are quite pleased to see their backlogs growing,” Puelle says. A good portion of the projects are in the private sector, including Facebook’s data center being built south of Albuquerque. Puelle adds there are high hopes for the new data center to spur more development. “Our market lags the region and the nation and has not fully recovered from the big downturn,” he says.

Firm in Focus

Bradbury Stamm Construction
7110 2nd St. NW, Albuquerque
CEO: Cynthia Schultz
Founded: 1923
Employees: 70
What's New: In Albuquerque, the firm recently completed ABQ Uptown and the George I. Sanchez Community School. The firm is working on the Albuquerque Rapid Transit bus project.