Dennis Chavez Federal Building, Federal building in Downtown Albuquerque, United States.

The Dennis Chavez Federal Building is a 13-story structure located in downtown Albuquerque with steel frame construction and reinforced concrete covered by polished granite exterior walls. Inside, it houses multiple federal agencies including the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Veterans Administration, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

The building was completed in 1965 and renamed in 1976 to honor Dennis Chavez, who served as a United States Senator from 1935 to 1962. The naming recognized his long tenure in Congress and his influence on the state.

The ground floor lobby features New Mexico marble, showing how federal architecture of the 1960s drew on local materials. This design choice connected the building to the regional identity of its place.

The building stands at 500 Gold Avenue SW in Downtown Albuquerque, with a basement and an underground parking garage on site. The U.S. Bankruptcy Court remains a tenant, so court floors are reached through the lobby's security screening. The District Court moved out in 1998 to the Pete V. Domenici United States Courthouse.

The building's steel frame was erected by the Hegeman-Harris Company of New York City, an out-of-state contractor working with the local firm Flatow, Moore, Bryan, and Fairburn. The same Albuquerque architects had already designed the Simms Building and the Bank of the West Tower.