ALBUQUERQUE—Bernalillo County executives say they are looking at buying and renovating the former PNM Alvarado Square building. It would allow the county to consolidate offices now scattered across the Downtown area.

“We're a long way from making a final decision,” County Commission Chairwoman Maggie Hart Stebbins said in an interview with the Albuquerque Journal. “I'm going to ask for a clear explanation of the cost and how we will recover those costs before we make a decision.”

The landmark Alvarado building, vacated by the Public Service Co. of New Mexico last year, spans Silver Avenue and is available for $11.1 million. The site is among the options the county is considering.

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David Phillips

David Phillips is a Chicago-based freelance writer and consultant with more than 20 years experience in business and community news. He also has extensive reporting experience in the food manufacturing industry for national trade publications.