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SANTA FE 鈥� After standing for nearly 100 years, it only took a few days for four historic casitas in the shadow of New Mexico鈥檚 state Capitol to be reduced to rubble. 

Construction crews began demolition work of the casitas this week to start clearing the site of a new 165,000-square-foot executive office building. The work is expected to continue over the next two months.

State lawmakers earmarked $95 million for the project in a capital outlay bill passed during this year鈥檚 30-day legislative session and signed by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. An additional $85 million was appropriated several years ago.

But not all local residents are thrilled about the project.

Edward Archuleta, the executive director of the Old Santa Fe Association, a group that advocated for the casitas to be saved and repurposed, said Wednesday the new office building could exacerbate parking and congestion issues around the Roundhouse.

鈥淲e are disappointed, obviously,鈥� Archuleta told the Journal. 鈥淲e really had wanted to see them preserved.鈥�

While Archuleta said he agrees the state needs more office space, he described the proposed three-story office building as overkill and said the fight to halt the project was a losing battle.

鈥淭he state gets what the state wants,鈥� added Archuleta.

Backers of the plan have insisted the construction of a new downtown Santa Fe office complex would save money in the long run by allowing the state to reduce its reliance on leasing office space and consolidate government agencies in a more centralized location.

Currently, the state pays millions of dollars per year for its more than around the state, according to General Services Department data.

Meanwhile, the idea for a new state government building near the Capitol was first floated nearly 20 years ago, with the project's initial price tag estimated to be $22 million.

But it鈥檚 taken years for the project to advance, due largely to funding issues and concerns about compliance with Santa Fe building ordinances. The capital city鈥檚 historic review commission initially opposed the executive office building project, but reversed course last year and voted to allow the demolition of the four casitas, which were built around 1930 and were once part of residential neighborhood.

Once it鈥檚 built, the new executive office building will house six different state agencies, some of which are scattered across Santa Fe in leased buildings.

Those agencies currently include the Secretary of State's Office, the State Treasurer's Office, the State Auditor's Office and the Lieutenant Governor's Office. Two Cabinet-level state agencies, the Department of Finance and Administration and the Higher Education Department, will also be relocated to the new building.

The demolition contract was awarded by the state to Grancor Environmental, an Albuquerque-based firm.

In addition, the design phase of the project is underway and will be completed by October, said GSD spokesman Joe Vigil. 

He also said the state agency plans to begin the process of requesting bids for construction by the end of this year.

Dan Boyd covers state government and politics for the Journal in Santa Fe. Follow him on X at or reach him via email at dboyd@abqjournal.com.