ABARA HOUSE

BORDERLAND CENTER

Total Project: $10 MILLION

Informed Estimates

*Construction costs could increase up to 30% pending market*

Generational Impact: As a nonprofit, the future of this 4-acre oasis has strong potential to sustain nearly 60%+ of Abara’s operations through Income Generating Initiatives.

ABARA HOUSE

BORDERLAND CENTER

Total Loans: $1.3 MILLION

STEWARDS OF LAND AND LOANS

We honor the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and the Mescalero Apache, two Indigenous tribes with roots in the area. We honor the magnificent heritage and heartbeat of our Mexican and Mexican-American neighbors, Chicana/o and Latina/o communities, African Diaspora, Chinese decendents, fellow El Pasoans–the blend of so many families and cultural memories, and all who first inhabited the land where Abara is invited to join others as stewards and caretakers in this place of pain, lament, healing, restoration and celebration for the common good.

  • SECURE PURCHASE

    Complete purchase and repay private loans before breaking ground. Scenarios differ based on property holding(s) + predevelopment costs

  • $1.13 MILLION

    Land + Loans

    Shave significant interest + taxes

    If loans are paid off summer of 2023

  • 3.75% Interest

    $430K - Border Apts
    3 year loan due 2024

  • 4% Interest

    $870K - Hacienda +
    4 year loan due 2025

Take a look at our 2028 Proforma

ABARA HOUSE

BORDERLAND CENTER

TIMELINE + PHASES

The following details outline our immediate goals for partnership with you, including potential scenarios to pay back loans and immediately pursue action. For example, there are six 1,000 unit apartments behind the Historic Hacienda. An estimated 2 million would allow Abara to secure purchase and begin renovating the apartments for Border Encounter groups while providing Overflow Guest Housing with refugee and migrant families. We are still determining numbers re: additional operational funding - which will give Abara a longer runway to begin generating income as a not-for-profit entity.

Goal of 2 Million

Current Phase One | Digital Pledge Card
To Complete Purchase + Pre-dev Costs Design package, A&E, Construction Docs, Zoning, Adobe Repair, Maintenance, Personnel, Low Interest Loans

  • Border Apts

    1.5 Million by 2024+

    Guest House for those visiting the borderlands and monthly Border Encounter Groups from around the U.S. and globally

  • Historic Hacienda

    3.5 Million by 2024+

    Restoring the infamous restaurant for celebration with foods that represent global migrant stories and cultures

  • Desert Chapel

    1 Million by 2024+

    Adobe Design, Labyrinth, Landscape with Pathways and Historical Markers

    Contemplative space for Lament, Inspiration, and Imagination

  • Abara Offices

    2 Million by 2024+

    Encuentros Conference Space, Offices, and Donation Center for Migrant Families on both sides of the border

Fundraising Goals

GENERATIONAL IMPACT FROM THE BORDER TO OUR BACKYARDS.

As a nonprofit, the future of this 4-acre oasis has strong potential to sustain nearly 60%+ of Abara’s operations through Income Generating Initiatives.

Below is a timeline outlining Abara’s capital campaign goals through 2028. 

Goal of 10 Million 

*Construction costs could increase up to 30% pending market*