Friends and Neighbors, 

The CABQ Liquor Hearing Officer has notified your association of an application for Transfer of Ownership of a Dispenser Type Liquor License for by-the-drink only consumption with patio service at 3500 Central Ave SE.  The Liquor Hearing Officer will hear the request via zoom on May 14, 2026. Written comments will be accepted by jlrobertson@cabq.gov until 72 hours before the hearing. 

When your association learns of an application, we contact the applicant to gather information. We pass this to our email list to gather neighborhood input. If neighbors express questions or concerns we seek further information. We invite you to reply to all if you have a position on this request. You may reply to sender if you prefer. 

I called the agent, Kyla Stoker, who told me the entity that bought the shopping center, Heritage Hotels, also bought the liquor license that had been used at Scalo Restaurant. The license needs to be transferred to the new owner, which they are calling Nob Hill Service Co. LLC. They have not selected a restauranteur yet so there is no operator, menu, etc.

At 5 pm on May 10 your board of directors will evaluate community input.  Neighbor input is crucial. When input is neutral or positive, we generally don’t develop an association position.  If input suggests strong concerns or directors have strong concerns, we will express them to the hearing officer. We will notify the email list, the hearing officer, and the applicant of the association’s action.  

All members of the community can contact the applicant and are welcome to provide written comments to the hearing officer or speak at the CABQ hearing in a personal capacity. 

#VivaNobHill 

Gary Eyster, President