5116 Eastern & 5120 and 1309-1315 M Avenue SE

About this property

Excited to introduce a truly distinctive 16-unit community at 5116 and 5120 Eastern SE and 1309 and 1315 Madeira SE in Albuquerque. Four fourplex buildings, four parcels--and a direct connection to one of New Mexico's most extraordinary engineering achievements.The ATLAS-I connection. The original developer of this community was Dr. Carl E. Baum, an internationally respected scientist who helped lead the engineering of ATLAS-I, better known as the Trestle. Built at Kirtland Air Force Base during the Cold War, this enormous, approximately 12-story-tall laminated-wood structure allowed the military to test aircraft against simulated electromagnetic pulses. It remains renowned as the world's largest all wood structure.Now consider the remarkable contrast: the same creative mind that helped shape this monumental research facility also designed and developed these very human-scale apartments. According to the property history, Dr. Baum lived in one of the residences from its construction until his death in 2010. H