Neighborhoods at a Crossroad | Hoffmantown

"When the population of Albuquerque boomed after World War II, Sam Hoffman, a Phoenix-based homebuilder saw an opportunity. Hoffman acquired a plot of land near Wyoming and Menaul NE in the early 1950s and built the Hoffmantown subdivision on what was the edge of town at the time. This pioneering project featured a totally planned community, with sturdy, affordable homes for the city's growing middle class, a large park and the iconic Hoffmantown Shopping Center. It would serve as a model for future growth in Albuquerque's Northeast Heights."