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Mari for mac release6/13/2023 ![]() Branch said China Palace is the last tenant in that building.Mari Mac is not the only property in town Columbus Capital owns. The owner of China Palace is looking for a new space and once she relocates, that building will be torn down. “We visited different places in other areas that bring in shipping containers and bring in retail and we hope to be able to staff the front of (the property) with some of that.”Īrchitecturally and structurally, it would not make sense to do a full-build out, Branch said.Īs far as the businesses that already operate in Mari Mac, Branch said Autozone has a lease so they will stay as will Pajarito Brewpub. This would not be a full-build out but temporary space that incorporates an aesthetic of shipping containers and a food hall, he explained. “We’re going to make it look a lot better than it does now,” he said.īesides leasing to LANL, the first phase of their plan for Mari Mac also includes submitting a proposal, sometime in February, to bring in food trucks and create a version of a food court, Branch said. Branch added they plan to make some updates and renovations to the façade, improve the parking lot and add landscaping. The hope is LANL can utilize the storage space by May or June. Then the space needs to be ready for LANL, Branch said. “We are right now talking to five different lenders … once we pick a lender, which I’m hoping will be this week … we order the appraisal, and we hope to close on the property by March 1,” he said. The special use permit the P&Z approved will be terminated after five years.Īs far as finalizing the lease with LANL, Branch explained that an appraisal has been ordered. ![]() Once the lease was finished, the buildings would be demolished and mixed-use properties for housing and retail would be constructed.ĭuring the interview with the Daily Post, Branch assured that the space will not continue to be storage after five years. Last year, Los Alamos County Planning and Zoning Commission approved a special use permit to Columbus Capital.ĭuring the planning and Zoning meeting it was reported that Columbus Capital entered a contract with Kroger to purchase Mari Mac in May 2022 and has until May 2023 to close on the property.Īdditionally, Branch said they have submitted a RFP to Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) to use some of the properties including the former Smith’s and Beals buildings for storage. Los Alamos Daily almost 10 years of speculating on Mari Mac Plaza’s fate after Smith’s relocated across the street and watching pieces of the plaza abandoned and deteriorated, Columbus Capital is stepping in with an idea to turn Mari Mac around.ĭevelopers Jeffrey Branch and Greg Gonzales of Columbus Capital recently discussed the status of their plans with the Los Alamos Daily Post. Aerial view taken in late 2022 of the Mari Mac Shopping Center.
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