Over its 400 plus year history, Santa Fe has been a commercial center, a place where goods and services were made and traded. Following sporadic trade with settlements such as French New Orleans and Spanish Texas, the town really opened up in 1821, when the first trading caravans completed the 900 mile journey from Missouri. In 1821 New Spain declared independence from Spain, and the new nation officially sanctioned commerce, exchanging the riches of the Mexican silver mines for cattle and wagon loads of textiles, clothing, buckles, buttons, tools, implements and liquor. The six decades of the Santa Fe Trail cemented Santa Fe’s reputation as the commercial capital at Mexico’s northern border, and following New Mexico’s incorporation as a US State in 1911, Santa Fe became the state capital.
Today Santa Fe is the sum of its powerful history, with many
families tracing their roots back several generations, a small-town atmosphere and an international reputation for artistic and architectural sophistication.
Today, Santa Fe is recognized as one of the most intriguing urban environments in the nation, due largely to the city’s preservation of historic buildings and a modern zoning code, passed in 1958, that mandates the city’s distinctive Spanish-Pueblo style of architecture, based on the adobe (mud and straw) and wood construction of the past. Also preserved are the traditions of the city’s rich cultural heritage which helps make Santa Fe one of the country’s most diverse and fascinating places to live.
Santa Fe is consistently rated in the top 10 destinations for art collectors, outdoor enthusiasts and foodies
The culturally rich environment features a nationally renown opera and museums
Consistent film and television production in area
Adjacent developments include single and multi-family residential, regional hospital, retail and State office facilities
- Property Type
Retail
- Total Building Size
10,000RSF
- Number of Floors
1
- Zoning
Commercial; C-2
- Property ID
5751
