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ABQurban posted about the Element Hotel in Uptown Albuquerque today on Instagram and said that it's under construction. The building permit for the project was issued earlier this month on January 6th.

https://posse.cabq.gov/posse/pub/lms...ctId=139898772

https://www.instagram.com/p/CY7MQEMvW_-/





The hotel's architect made a post on Twitter the same day as the permit was issued of a fly-through animation of the hotel's rooftop bar that they uploaded to their YouTube account. Below is the post and the video on YouTube.

https://mobile.twitter.com/Base4_aec...11473800990723

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On the project page at the architect's website they have new renderings that show a modified design for the hotel than the images previously presented. I can't say that I like the changes. I loved the overhanging elements of the rooftop bar and the original entrance canopy design better. The previous version was much cooler IMO, but it's still basically the same design overall, so I guess I can't complain too much. I'm just happy too see it being built!

https://www.base-4.com/portfolio/ele...lbuquerque-nm/







The project page also has a lot more renderings of the rooftop bar. It's gonna pretty sweet, and with some of the best views in the city!

















Here also is the site plan for the hotel, which will be located just east of the Uptown Tower office building in part of its parking lot.



The dual-branded hotel at Winrock Town Center looks like it also may begin construction soon. The developer applied for a building permit with the city last month and it is under review.

https://posse.cabq.gov/posse/pub/lms...ctId=150335934