PROPERTY DESCRIPTION Situated off Coors Bypass, Cottonwood Mall is ideally located in West Mesa, New Mexico, a northwest suburb of Albuquerque and the city’s fastest-growing area. The town center is situated at State Highway 45 (Coors Boulevard) and State Route 528 (Alameda Boulevard). Coors Boulevard serves as a major expressway in Albuquerque as it allows access to Interstate 40 and other major highways in the city. LOCATION DESCRIPTION Cottonwood Mall serves a large trade area that covers the northwest portion of the Albuquerque market and the parts of New Mexico that are west of the Rio Grande River. All of this forms a market of more than 350,000 people that grew by over 50% during the last decade. Albuquerque is home to Kirtland Airforce base, which employs over 20,000 people, including 4,200 active duty and 3,200 part-time military personnel. Also nearby is Sandia National Laboratories, the nation’s center for nuclear science, which employs over 8,000 highly-paid engineers and scientists, as well as the corporate headquarters of Intel New Mexico, Albuquerque’s largest private-sector industrial employer, which has 3,500 employees. Albuquerque is home to The University of New Mexico, the state’s flagship research institution, with enrollment of approximately 30,000 students. Cottonwood Mall is located 1 mile from Cibola High School—with over 2,000 students, this school is one of the largest in the state. A number of attractions and entertainment options bring tourists to the city, including 3 major casinos within a 20-mile radius of the mall. One of the most famous draws is the Albuquerque International Balloon Museum and the International Balloon Fiesta at the 365-acre Balloon Fiesta Park, located 4 miles from Cottonwood Mall. The park hosts multiple events and launchings year-round, including a Balloon Fiesta that is the largest annual international event in the U.S. and, with over 600 balloons launched, the largest ballooning event on earth.