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A community garden near the Loma Linda Community Center has produced three tons of vegetables in the past year, saving area families a combined $4,000.

It all started when the city decided to lease one of its vacant lots to The Semilla Project 鈥� a nonprofit that uses land-based programs to educate and empower Albuquerque youth 鈥� for $1 per year.

鈥淭hat is abundance in practice. That is how it looks when the community takes care of each other,鈥� said Eli Cuna, The Semilla Project鈥檚 executive director. 鈥淚f we did that with 1 acre in one year, what (can we) do with over 100 properties?鈥�

That was the question of the day Thursday, as the city announced the launch of its Available City Properties program. In an effort to put the city鈥檚 unused land to use, it has created a new where all of its vacant land for sale or lease will be listed.

鈥淲e see empty pieces of land all over the city, just like this one right here,鈥� Mayor Tim Keller said as he stood on one of the city鈥檚 available parcels at 217 San Pablo SE. 鈥淥ften the question is, 鈥榃ell, who owns that?鈥� And then the question is, 鈥榃hy has it been vacant for 50, 60, 70 years?鈥� That is what we are going to try and address.鈥�

The Available City Properties website features an interactive map that allows the public to search and view properties that are either available or under contract. Currently, 14 of the 188 properties listed are under contract, city officials said.

The website also includes the properties鈥� sizes, prices or appraised values, zoning and potential uses. Depending on the location and zoning, available properties could be used for anything from housing to commercial development, recreation or agriculture.

Some of the properties city officials showcased during Thursday鈥檚 announcement were a 2-acre lot ready for commercial use on Alamo Avenue, a 1-acre lot at 3201 Corona NW that could welcome a townhome development and a half-acre lot primed for a community garden at 318 Mesilla NE.

While properties that are for sale will require a market-rate transaction, Keller said the city is willing to take on more partnerships like the one with The Semilla Project to allow communities to lease the properties at minimal cost for uses like a community garden, event venue or food truck operation, in exchange for doing things like keeping the property secure.

The launch of the program comes as the federal government has implemented eligibility changes and scaled back its Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. It also comes as land costs have soared and businesses continue to struggle borrowing money, Keller said.

鈥淲e鈥檙e going to make sure that we can use every unused piece of land that people want in this city,鈥� Keller said. 鈥淭hat is our way of showing abundance (and) pushing back on scarce resources.鈥�

The Available City Properties program has been in the works for roughly two years, Keller said, adding that he quickly realized he would need another term to bring the concept to fruition. He said Thursday鈥檚 launch marks just the beginning of the program, which will also eventually include listing all of the city鈥檚 available buildings.

The program鈥檚 launch follows the enactment of the 21st Century Road to Housing Act, which 鈥� among other things 鈥� authorized federal funds for communities that are taking innovative approaches to spur housing development.

Keller said the Available City Properties program 鈥渁bsolutely positions us to be at the forefront of innovation with respect to how to create more housing.鈥�

鈥淭he timing is excellent,鈥� Keller said. 鈥淲e鈥檒l see; I would hope that other cities would join us.鈥�

Terry Brunner, director of the Metropolitan Redevelopment Agency, said he expects good things from the program. Last year, the city agency launched a similar program that allowed the public to use some of its vacant properties for block parties and craft fairs.

鈥淚t was relatively successful, and we found that the community was looking for these opportunities to use our properties in creative ways,鈥� Brunner said. 鈥淪o instead of us 鈥� buying and holding a property for a long period of time and hoping a developer comes along and puts something on it, we鈥檙e trying to activate these properties.鈥�

Even properties slated to welcome development can be put to use, as it can take developers quite some time to secure financing and determine design plans.

鈥淚n that (time) we could easily give that lot to the community or lease it out to somebody for a private use or a temporary weekend use. There鈥檚 no reason that lot needs to sit inactive,鈥� Brunner said. 鈥淲e鈥檙e going to try our best to say yes and be open to all the ideas that you have.鈥�

Brunner said he also hopes to see some temporary uses turn into long-term uses.

Cuna agreed. She sees the new program as a way for Albuquerque to build the communities it wants its youth to grow up in.

鈥淭he connection to land is not about ownership,鈥� Cuna said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 about being able to connect through the production of food, through art, through belonging 鈥� (and) really start building what we are dreaming to become.鈥�

Kylie Garcia covers retail and real estate for the Journal. You can reach her at kgarcia@abqjournal.com.