Hunt Companies Inc

PRESS RELEASE

CONTACT:
Stephanie Sierra
Public Relations & Corporate Communications Manager
Hunt Development Group
(915) 533-1122


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO – Hunt Development Group is pleased to announce the addition of Ann Taylor, Anthropologie, Fidelity Investments, L’Occitane, MAC Cosmetics, McAllister’s Deli, Pink Leash Boutique and Sleep Number by Select Comfort as new tenants at ABQ Uptown. With their upcoming opening at ABQ Uptown, Anthropologie, L’Occitane, McAllister’s Deli, and locally-owned, Pink Leash Boutique, will be making their debut in New Mexico. MAC Cosmetics’ products have been available at department stores in New Mexico, but their new store at ABQ Uptown will be their first independent store in the state.

“We’re very excited about this group of stores at ABQ Uptown,” said Josh Hunt, Vice President, Hunt Development Group. “They are the perfect addition to the current tenant roster at ABQ Uptown.”

Fidelity Investments opened their doors for business on August 6th and Ann Taylor and MAC Cosmetics followed with grand openings on September 11thand 13th respectively. The next stores to open will be L’Occitane and Sleep Number by Select Comfort with openings scheduled for early October and Anthropologie and Pink Leash Boutique are set to open in mid-November.

In addition to the confirmed stores, Hunt is currently in negotiations with other national retail stores and restaurants that will be making their New Mexico debut at ABQ Uptown. Additionally, ABQ Uptown is looking for New Mexico retail stores to join the Uptown family. There are still a few retail spaces available for lease in Phase 1 with additional opportunities in Phase 3. Companies interested in leasing information about ABQ Uptown can call John Sedberry with Sedberry & Associates at (505) 855-7650.

Located in the heart of the city’s retail district on the corner of Louisiana and Indian School, the development, billed as “A Unique Urban Community”, is destined to become Albuquerque’s newest live-work-play hub, complete with current and future retail space, residential units, restaurants, entertainment venues, and a hotel.

The next phase of the project has recently commenced and will consist of 198 urban loft apartments. Plans for phase three of the project include a hotel, for sale condominium units, and additional retail spaces. A central main street will link up the residential, retail, and hotel space that will be completed in phase three of the project, creating a unique community and lifestyle destination.

About Hunt
Founded in 1947, Hunt Development Group (HDG), an affiliate of Hunt Building Corporation, is one of the nation’s leading developers and builders, specializing in public-private ventures, military housing, mixed-use, light industrial, residential and retail. Hunt Development Group and its affiliated companies provide a full range of development, design, construction, investment, and asset/property management services across the country. The companies have been headquartered in El Paso and operated by the Hunt family for four generations. Other Hunt affiliated companies are Hunt Building Company, Hunt Communities, HBC Property Managers, Hunt NR, and Hunt Administrative Services.

Hunt has been a fixture in New Mexico for over 35 years. The firm has an office in Albuquerque and has completed over 30 major projects since it began working in New Mexico in 1970. New Mexico projects include the new $164 million military housing privatization project at Kirtland Air Force Base and the 400,000 square foot retail development Plaza at Cottonwood project in northwest Albuquerque.