Moriarty Ready to Market High-Tech Google Hangar

The city of Moriarty says now that it has assumed ownership of the state-of-the-art aircraft hangar abandoned by Google, it should be much easier to find a tenant.
In fact, drone manufacturers will likely “drool over this building,” said Myra Pancrazio, executive director of the Estancia Valley Economic Development Association.
Not only does it have a 39,000-square-foot manufacturing area, but its other amenities include two clean rooms and a paint room, a cafeteria, a meditation room, a kennel for pets, showers and bathrooms with toilets equipped with controls for water and seat temperature.
The hangar was built in 2014 by Google for development of solar-powered drone aircraft for communications. When Google later pulled out to consolidate its drone development in California, it was devastating news to Moriarty.
Once the value of all the equipment is assessed, the building’s value will be significantly more than $15 million, Mayor Ted Hart said.
That it was used for a short period also means the building is ready to be occupied immediately by any interested company, he said.
“It’s a turnkey operation,” Hart said. “It’s ready to go for anyone who wants to move in.”
Bob Hudson, manager of the Moriarty Municipal Airport where the hangar is located, said it has been difficult to get a new owner or tenant interested in the building because even though the city owned the land, Google owned the building and wouldn’t allow anyone to tour it.
All that changed Tuesday when the transfer became official. Although there were many months of negotiations, Hart said he was surprised that Google was willing to turn the hangar over to the city at no cost and agreed to pay three years’ worth of taxes and rent.
The city will get help from the state to market the 59,200-square-foot building, Lt. Gov. John Sanchez said.
“This is like the kind of building you would find in the Silicon Valley,” Hart said. “It’s a fantastic building. Now, if we just get somebody in here.”
By: Todd G. Dickson (ABQ Journal)
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