According to the TBA Application, Alamosa County Economic Development Corp's intent is to purchase the property, demolish the associated buildings and redevelop the property to create a welcoming tourist district that would include tourist-related retail shops on the ground level, with a boutique hotel above, that would lead to the main downtown shopping area along Main Street. As part of the TBA activities, CDPHE has performed a Phase I ESA finalized on June 23, 2011 and an Asbestos and Lead-Based Paint Survey on the site buildings. Asbestos was found and needs to be abated prior to the building demolition at a cost estimate of 193,385.
Former Use: Asbestos abatement and demolition was completed. The property is currently being used for parking, but ACEDC plans to work with a developer to design and build a retail based improvement. Prior to the cleanup and demolition, the property was developed with seven consecutive storefronts/commercial spaces on the first floor, and 16 rooms/apartments for short-term rent on the second floor. Commercial tenants consisted of a tobacco paraphernalia shop called Sicc and Twisted a Mexican market called Tienda Latina Guatemex vacant space used by the owner for storage of miscellaneous materials a former hair salon called Sittin Pretty, a former church, a vacant space that was used by the owner for storage of miscellaneous materials and another vacant space that was unused. The majority of the property was developed with the building footprint, which extended to the parcel boundary on the south, east, and west sides of the building. In addition, the property consisted of a small gravel area at the northeast corner of the property behind the building, which is surrounded by a chain-link fence, and abuts along the paved alleyway. Review of aerial photographs, topographic maps, fire insurance maps, and interviews indicated that the property was developed with a building similar in configuration to the existing property building since at least 1886. Past historical uses at the property building have included a post office, a book store, a printing shop, a clothing store, saloons, billiards, a dry goods/grocery store, a jewelry store, a candy store, a tailor, a stationary store, offices, a general store, a second hand store, a telegraph office, etc. Recent past owners of parts of the building were Alfredo Jouquin Jesus, Emelia De Galviz, and Flint Muniz. Alamosa County Economic Development Corporation (ACEDC), a nonprofit, purchased the entire property.