SHNA - Neighborhood Location

Silver Hill is bounded roughly by Yale on the east, St. Cyr and TVI on the south, Presbyterian Hospital on the west and Central Avenue on the north. Much of the neighborhood is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the New Mexico Cultural Properties List. The architecture of the buildings, the median on Silver Avenue, the original landscaping including the tree canopy on most streets, and the fact that Silver Hill was among the first "east mesa" developments in Albuquerque during the 1920s, make our neighborhood distinct, historic, and significant as a place.

Residents of the neighborhood include working people, retired people, descendants from some of the original residents of Silver Hill, UNM and TVI students, and newcomers to Albuquerque. Residents are young, middle-aged and old and of all races and ethnicities. Some of us own our homes; some of us rent from others. We all share the same historic, tree-shaded streets and sidewalks and the wonder of a place that is pedestrian-friendly.

The place, the people and the lifestyle that is possible in a small geographic area make Silver Hill a true urban village. Living here affords access to most of the amenities of urban life within easy walking distance. Think about it -- How many neighborhoods in Albuquerque, or in any other city for that matter, offer residents the opportunity to walk to a supermarket, a post office, a variety of restaurants, places of entertainment and other businesses, park areas, educational institutions and houses of worship? In how many neighborhoods can one enjoy the benefits of an urban environment without needing any kind of automobile and without having to negotiate clogged freeways and thoroughfares? On that score, people who live in Silver Hill have made it.

University at Central	Central at Mesa	Gold at Sycamore	Sycamore at Hazeldine
Coal Place at Buena Vista	Gold at Mesa	Silver Avenue	Buena Vista at St. Cyr
Lead at Sycamore	Central & Yale	All photos are from The Silver Hill Streetscape Manifesto 2001 - A Neighborhood Plan of Action and Design Criteria for Improving Safety and Restoring Community Pride in the Historic Silver Hill Neighborhood - Ingrid Kelley, MA - Master's Thesis, UNM School of Architecture

SILVER HILL NEIGHBORHOOD

DESIGN REGULATION TASK FORCE

HISTORIC PRESERVATION & DESIGN GUIDELINES

A Design Regulation Task Force was established to:

Protect the historic character of Silver Hill
Achieve better design controls & enforcement
Avoid inappropriate renovations & construction

Call Bill Cobb at (505) 247-8296 for more information.

2007 MEETING SCHEDULE

All Meetings will be held at the Heights Community Center

January - First neighborhood meeting to establish Task Force

February - First public meeting

March - Draft amendment

April - Second public meeting/Finalize amendment

May - Submit amendment to City

SILVER HILL

Population	Number	Percent
Total	1749	100

Racial:
White	1175	67.2
Black	81	4.6
Native American	161	9.2
Asian/Pacific Islander	67	3.8

Hispanic Heritage	440	25.2
Under 18	208	11.9
Over 65	77	4.4

Housing
Total Units	1139	100
Owner Occupied	136	12
Renter Occupied	850	75
Unoccupied	153	13

Income
Household	$17,253
Family	$23,623
Per Capita	$12,433

BERNALILLO COUNTY

Population	Number	Percent
Total	481,984	100

Racial:
White	442,433	91.8
Black	14,019	2.9
Native American	17,557	3.6
Asian/Pacific Islander	7,975	1.7

Hispanic Heritage	179,657	37.3
Under 18	141,075	29.3
Over 65	50,792	10.5

Housing
Total Units	201,235	100
Owner Occupied	112,589	60.7
Renter Occupied	72,993	36.3
Unoccupied	15,653	7.7

Income
Household	$27,382
Family	$32,652
Per Capita	$13,594

Silver Hill Neighborhood Association