Regarding the land between Hwy 14/I-25 & Eldorado? (Santa Fe, Placitas: for sale, mobile home)
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Not being able to find the answer with the forum's search function, I figured this was a well known fact to locals, so I'm asking here.
I'm interested in different homes in the Eldorado area, and see a big swath of land between its western and northern borders and Hwy 14 and I-25, respectively. There are no roads connecting Eldorado to Hwy 14, so if you want to get on a highway, you're heading east to the 84. The land being "open space" now is of course alluring, but if it's slated for high-density housing, or manufacturing, or even gravel mining (like in Placitas -- man, that was a shocker to me), well, I'd rather know now before investing too much more energy in this direction.
Thanks in advance for any info you are able to share.
I do not anticipate that land to be developed anytime soon. Santa Fe is VERY sensitive to managing our growth and limiting it due to water concerns. There is one area that is currently subdivided but tied up in red tape that is between Eldorado and Spur Ranch Rd, but aside from that I don't envision new subdivisions in that area as we've had basically a moratorium on new developments in that area for some time.
you can look up any area here and by reading the new zoning code you can see what the density limitations on a given area would be. The area I think you are talking about (that isn't state-owned land) will be zoned "rural fringe" allowing only 1 dwelling per 20acres.
I do not anticipate that land to be developed anytime soon. Santa Fe is VERY sensitive to managing our growth and limiting it due to water concerns. There is one area that is currently subdivided but tied up in red tape that is between Eldorado and Spur Ranch Rd, but aside from that I don't envision new subdivisions in that area as we've had basically a moratorium on new developments in that area for some time.
you can look up any area here and by reading the new zoning code you can see what the density limitations on a given area would be. The area I think you are talking about (that isn't state-owned land) will be zoned "rural fringe" allowing only 1 dwelling per 20acres.
There are actually several "communities" between Hay 285 (Eldorado) and Hwy 14, but you have to head south on 285, then southwest on Hwy 41 to Galisteo and then east on Hwy 42 to Hwy 14. It's a beautiful drive.
South of Eldorado, past Spur Ranch on the east side is Lamy and its environs. On the west side of 285 is the conservation development called the Galisteo Basin Preserve, which has some beautiful lots and several very nice homes have been built there already. Then as you head southwest on 41 there are some larger properties (a couple for sale) on the way to the village of Galisteo - an historic village inhabited by old-line families and artists (some for sale there too). And then as you go west on Hwy 42, you go through Ranchos de Galisteo (a couple of homes and parcels for sale here as well), then past ranch land (I believe there's a large southernmost parcel of the Preserve still for sale on that road) and as you get closer to Hwy 14 there'll be a number of homes there as well. Hwy 42 was paved a few years ago, so the drive from Eldorado all the way to Hwy 14 going the way I outlined above shouldn't take more than 25 minutes.
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NM Curious: Sorry, I now saw the map you posted so I had the wrong area in mind. The circles west of Eldorado look like they are actually part of the Rancho Viejo holdings - yes, Eldorado abuts Rancho Viejo. It'll be many years, if ever, before Rancho Viejo expands that far east - but they could, or they could sell that portion to another developer. As another poster said, the County is pretty strict when it comes to new developments, so it may never happen. The circle that's most south looks to be acreage that is a new development of Joe Miller's (a local rancher who is developing or is selling off a lot of his holdings). I think he's calling it Tierra Bello. This development (I don't believe anything has been built yet) will allow manufactured (not mobile homes as some have said) homes on "small" lots of 2 acres. This development is quite controversial within the local community - both for the density and for allowing manufactured homes as well as for the environmental impact re: water use.
NM Curious: Sorry, I now saw the map you posted so I had the wrong area in mind. The circles west of Eldorado look like they are actually part of the Rancho Viejo holdings - yes, Eldorado abuts Rancho Viejo. It'll be many years, if ever, before Rancho Viejo expands that far east - but they could, or they could sell that portion to another developer. As another poster said, the County is pretty strict when it comes to new developments, so it may never happen. The circle that's most south looks to be acreage that is a new development of Joe Miller's (a local rancher who is developing or is selling off a lot of his holdings). I think he's calling it Tierra Bello. This development (I don't believe anything has been built yet) will allow manufactured (not mobile homes as some have said) homes on "small" lots of 2 acres. This development is quite controversial within the local community - both for the density and for allowing manufactured homes as well as for the environmental impact re: water use.
As I look more at your circled areas, that Tierra Bello development is probably a bit further east, into the shaded area. The western portion is rangeland - it's pretty high and dry and I doubt it's suitable for much development.
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