Santa Fe Real Estate Guide
June 2 012
Los Pinos Guest Ranch • GreenBuilt Tour Skylights, ceiling fans
We Know Santa Fe Real Estate AN ELEGANT ESCAPE STEPS FROM CANYON ROAD Camino del Monte Sol Spanning more than 5,000 square feet, this truly singular estate has gracefully evolved from its 1930s origins into an oasis of warm, welcoming elegance. Highlights include a stylish formal living room; a comfortable den; a welcoming country-style kitchen; and two generous master bedrooms, both with decks overlooking a serene koi pond and waterfall. The pièce de résistance is the rear portal, which encompasses a bar, living and dining areas, and a hot tub. The walled property is a lush, vibrant haven unlike any other in Santa Fe. Enveloping the residence are enviable gardens, tall trees, and enchanting paths winding among native flora and alongside the pond and waterfall. MLS # 201202075 Offered at $2,950,000
A TRADITIONAL SANTA FE STYLE HACIENDA Wildhorse This nearly 4-acre property offers views and privacy not always found in Las Campanas. The grand living room and beautiful dining room are open to the cook’s kitchen and breakfast nook. The master suite adjoins a large office/study. There are two guest suites at the opposite end of the home. The property was built with great attention to traditional New Mexico details, including plaster walls, viga and latilla ceilings and tiled floors. Lush, mature landscaping surrounds the house. A three-car garage offers extra room for storage. The price reflects an up-to-date appraisal. MLS# 201103417 Offered at $1,150,000
RAY RUSH
TIM VAN CAMP
JOHN RIGATTI
Direct 505.984.5117 Mobile 505.577.5117 ray@knowingsantafe.com
Direct 505.984.5118 Mobile 505.690.2750 tim@knowingsantafe.com
Direct 505.984.5141 Mobile 505.660.3353 jrigatti16@comcast.net
www.knowingsantafe.com
231 Washington Avenue • 505.988.8088
SANTA FE’S MARKET LEADER We are Local Experts with a Global Reach
W NE
Shane Cronenweth 984.5158
shanesantafe@gmail.com www.ChooseSantaFe.com
G IN T S LI
194 ARROYO HONDO
$989,000
In a pastoral 5.8 acre Arroyo Hondo setting with vast mountain views, this 5,633 sq ft adobe 4 bedroom home was designed to preserve the organic integrity of its site. Included are a gracious living room with kiva fireplace, huge dining room with koi pond, center island kitchen, family and breakfast rooms, plus a generous study. Hand-troweled plaster walls, vigas, and glazed adobe floors accent the residence. Spacious grounds with abundant fruit trees, large fenced garden and pond. The barn was transformed into an amazing 1,569 sq ft studio/guest house. MLS# 201201749
Caroline Russell 954.5530
caroline.russell@sothebyshomes.com www.ChooseSantaFe.com
Visit us at ChooseSantaFe.com Access the entire Santa Fe MLS, and view our exclusive Insider’s Guide!
1110 OLD SANTA FE TRAIL
$3,800,000
Offering captivating views, this stellar, gated Eastside estate on 3+ acres is an exceptional offering. The sophisticated Territorial-style 5BR home with separate guest apartment offers a wealth of refined detail and luxurious finishes. Included are an excellent study, marvelous family and media rooms, exquisite master suite, and showcase kitchen with inviting sitting area. The magnificent grounds display lush lawns, glorious gardens, broad terraces, dramatic dining gazebo, spectacular koi ponds, and pinon-studded park. MLS# 201105322
W NE
33 SPIRIT COURT
$1,195,000
Marvel at the incredible panorama from this 4,990 sq ft gated estate on 1.8 acres. The custom 4 bedroom adobe/frame home with superb guest house is convenient to both town and Tesuque. Entertain in the handsome great room with soaring beamed ceiling, the spectacular kitchen/family room, or on the spacious terraces. The private master accesses a gym, portal, and hot tub with waterfall. The guest wing includes a music/screening room. Hardwood and flagstone floors, hand-troweled plaster, finely carved doors. A remarkable value! MLS# 201104704
G IN T S LI
607 OLD TAOS HIGHWAY
$325,000
What a find, so close to the Plaza! This early Betty Stewart adobe house with a newer frame and stucco addition offers timeless Southwest detail, including vigas, brick floors and nichos. The spacious bedroom has French doors opening to the front portal. Delightfully updated in 2011, including new kitchen cabinets, stainless appliances, cable-mounted track lighting, and Hunter Douglas shades. A high coyote fence surrounds the delightful private flagstone patio with large dining gazebo, brick-paved portal, and sweet garden area. MLS# 201201945
231 Washington Avenue • 505.988.8088
12 AVENIDA HERRERA
$785,000
Enjoy informal Southwest elegance and luxury appointments in this divine 3 bedroom villa with fairway and mountain views, on a private Las Campanas brick-paved lane. Featured are a dramatic galleria, great room with huge Cantera stone fireplace, exquisite limestone floors, pigmented plaster, custom cabinetry, a very private master suite, and gorgeous kitchen. Banks of 8-foot French doors open to both terrace with deep portal and spacious patio with fireplace and gardens, for fabulous alfresco entertaining. The ideal escape! MLS# 201201319
www.sothebyshomes.com/santafe
Operated by Sotheby’s International Realty, Inc. Sotheby’s International Realty® is a registered trademark.
102 VICTORIA STREET
$869,000
Nestled on a quiet lane in the heart of Santa Fe’s Historic Eastside and just a stroll to Canyon Road, this 2,505 sq ft adobe abode has been lovingly restored to perfection, with all the character and charm one could wish for. With a wonderful master that includes walk-in closet and beautiful bath, a generous guest suite, comfortable den, and magical walled gardens to take your breath away, it’s pure heaven. Hardwood and tile floors, vigas, hand-troweled walls and 3 fireplaces enhance the warmth of this enchanting home.
326 Grant Avenue • 505.988.2533 H OME JU NE 20 12
3
PAGE 3 BLACK CYAN MAGEN-
SANTA FE’S MARKET LEADER
We are Local Experts with a Global Reach
Brunson Schroeder
REAL ESTATE GROUP ED SCHROEDER
ANN BRUNSON
505.690.1007 ed.schroeder@sothebyshomes.com
505.690.7885 ann.brunson@sothebyshomes.com
W NE
25 PASEO DEL CONEJO
$1,299,000
Sunrise! Sunset! 360˚ views from this custom “Parade of Homes” hacienda! The covered portales invite entertaining with views of the entire surrounding mountains. Gourmet kitchen, brick and hardwood floors. 3,650 sq ft, 3BR, 4BA, 2.97 acres. #201104494
E IC PR
13 COLUMBINE LANE
$950,000
Hondurean mahogany Morelli carved door leads to a grand Santa Fe custom home with polished brick floors and mountain views. 6 fireplaces, spacious formal living and dining rooms, media and library, and newly remodeled kitchen. #201201610
841 CAMINO DEL ESTE
W NE
12 VALLECITO ROAD
$885,000
Views, Views, Views! The entire Western Jemez Mountain range with an unbeatable expanse of sunsets are yours forever. This custom built home with an attached guest house on 2.6 acres is absolutely stunning. #201105491
W NE
$850,000
Wonderful custom home with acres of beautiful flagstone floors. Tremendous views of Jemez and Sangre Mountain ranges. Diamond plaster walls, gourmet kitchen with granite counters and custom cabinets, and a huge walk-in pantry. #201102683
E IC PR
28 CAMINO CABALLOS SPUR
G IN ST I L
751 ACEQUIA MADRE, #1
$525,000
417 East Palace Avenue • 505.982.6207 JU NE 2 0 1 2 H OME
BLACK CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW
3600 CERRILLOS, #508
$328,500
A New York loft in Santa Fe! This loft has 2 balconies with views. Wonderful high ceilings with lots of windows and light make this a great place to live and work. It is also wired for business phone service. #201201148
$930,000
Downtown living at its best! Mexican blue Talavera tiles in both baths and the kitchen, Saltillo tile and aged brick floors. Formal dining room and great room with French doors that open to serene outdoor spaces. Large master suite. #201202051
W NE
Quiet! Views! This home feels brand new due to constant care by owners. Through the entry, you are greeted by expansive mountain views. Open concept, master BR with kiva, wraparound portal and separate studio with attached garage. #201005251
4
90 SUNDANCE DRIVE
$750,000
A Santa Fean delight! Gated 800 East home with eastern views of Sangre de Cristos’ ski mountains! A wine lover’s delight with huge 3,000 bottle climate controlled wine cellar and another 1,000 bottle ambient temperature wine closet. #201005995
E IC PR
2252 ESPEJO PLACE
$895,000
Los Senderos elegant custom home on one level! Designed by Peter Merrill. Beautiful features such as professionally landscaped gardens with outdoor fountain, oakwood and Italian tiled floors, herringbone latillas and vigas, plus skylights. #201103981 www.sothebyshomes.com/santafe
Operated by Sotheby’s International Realty, Inc. Sotheby’s International Realty® is a registered trademark.
SANTA FE’S MARKET LEADER We are Local Experts with a Global Reach
MARION SKUBI GROUP STUNNING SANGRE DE CRISTO VIEWS 3072 Monte Sereno Drive $1,075,000
Perfectly sited, designed and constructed by award-winning Tierra Concepts, this home’s living areas frame breathtaking Sangre de Cristo views with high-end finishes and design appointments. The well thought out floor plan features travertine porcelain tile floors and tinted plaster walls. MLS# 201201593
Marion Skubi
ABR, CRB, CRS 505.660.8722 Marion@MarionSkubi.com
Johnnie Gillespie
Partner, Marion Skubi Group 505.690.1909 Johnnie@JohnnieGillespie.com
Aleka Moore
Operations Manager, Marion Skubi Group 505.954.0732 Aleka@MarionSkubi.com
MarionSkubi.com www.sothebyshomes.com/santafe
Operated by Sotheby’s International Realty, Inc. Sotheby’s International Realty® is a registered trademark.
326 Grant Avenue • 505.988.2533 H OME JU NE 20 12
5
PAGE 5 BLACK CYAN MAGEN-
SANTA FE’S MARKET LEADER
We are Local Experts with a Global Reach
SANTA FE MEETS PROVENCE
BIG TESUQUE CANYON
CLARITY IN DESIGN
Sundance Estate–Sited to embrace Sangre views, the grand living room with commanding fireplace and view-filled windows opens to a circular dining room, gourmet kitchen, portales and gardens. With 3BR, 3.5BA in the main house plus studio/guest quarters, it’s stylishly elegant with delightful finishes, wrought iron flourishes, gracious master, den and FASWALL construction. MLS 201102288
A world of its own adjoining the SF National Forest along the Rio Tesuque, this stunning gated compound includes a gracious Territorial-style 3BR, 3.5BA, 4,239 sq ft main residence with wraparound portal, pitched-roof Tesuque farm-style 1BR + den, 2BA, 1,744 sq ft guest house, studio/guest quarter, treehouse plus painter’s shed on 3.59 acres in a lush and tree-covered setting. MLS 201200912
A HINT OF JASMINE
Southeast–Architect Robert Zachry’s stunning design achieves it all; showcasing the dramatic NM landscape while creating an elegant, comfortable, light-filled interior that celebrates art and the art of living. The 4,000+ sq ft, 3BR 3BA home with media/den and gourmet kitchen is graced with complex, simple lines, steel accents, walls of glass and portales that look to views in 3 directions.
Wrapped in landscaped courtyards, grand portales and views west, this elegant 3BR, 3BA, 3,174 sq ft Santa Fe-style home in gated Colinas Verdes includes a splendid living room with Anasazi stacked stone fireplace, travertine floors, formal dining, deluxe kitchen with family room and home office graced with lofty archways, wood ceilings and vigas. One-level living with 3-car garage. MLS 201201865
NOW OFFERED $998,000
OFFERED AT $2,895,000
OFFERED AT $900,000
OFFERED AT $839,000
H O M E
T E A M
DAVID ROSEN:
505•470•9383
S A N TA
F E
CHRISTOPHER ROCCA : 505•490•2999
Visit Our Portfolio of Outstanding Homes & HomeSites at
w w w . H o m e Te a m S a n t a F e . c o m
Emily Ivette Garcia
w w w. T h i n k S a n t a F e . c o m
Excellence, with a touch of grace...
CRS, Real Estate Broker
Exceptional Properties in All Price Ranges Wild West Estate with Barn
Abiquiu Views and Lake
Tesuque House & Guest House
Western Views & Elegance
House with 4 Garage/Studio
Exquisite Gated Retreat
7-Unit Opportunity
Enchanting Adobe Casita
Contemporary Condo
Galisteo House & Guest House
Gracious Territorial
86B Arroyo Hondo Road MLS# 201201723 $1,100,000
17 Camino Monte Feliz MLS# 201201868 $1,100,000
9 Wagon Wheel Lane MLS# 201201315 $775,000
13 Marcelina MLS# 201000685 $675,000
10 Petroglyph Place MLS# 201201769 $619,000
189 County Road 113 MLS# 201102698 $550,000
122B Elena MLS# 201201947 $400,000
100 Three Rock Road MLS# 201202187 $365,000
Rancho San Juan Casita MLS# 201104454 $350,000
812C Calle Saragosa MLS# 201102257 $200,000
505.955.7963 505.699.6644
4154 Midnight Owl MLS# 201201810 $400,000
emily@emilygarcia.com
For More Information Visit EmilyGarcia.com 326 Grant Avenue • 505.988.2533 6
JU NE 2 0 1 2 H OME
BLACK CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW
www.sothebyshomes.com/santafe
231 Washington Avenue • 505.988.8088
Operated by Sotheby’s International Realty, Inc. Sotheby’s International Realty® is a registered trademark.
SANTA FE’S MARKET LEADER
We are Local Experts with a Global Reach
W NE
DARLENE STREIT GROUP 505.920.8001 dstreit@dstreit.com
SantaFeRealEstateProperty.com SantaFeRealEstateExpert.com SantaFeLuxuryHomesAndLand.com
W NE
E IC PR
26 CAMINO SANADOR $1,000,000 Located off Old Santa Fe Trail, on almost 7 acres. Beautifully sculpted contemporary Santa Fe lines, open kitchen, cherry butcher-block island countertop. Spacious, 4BR plus media room/ fifth BR. Light, sunny open floor plan with fireplaces, high ceilings, privacy, grand views and guest house. MLS# 201104665
TESSERA LOTS LOTS STARTING AT $49,000 A modern sustainable community in Northwest Santa Fe and close to downtown. Amenities include sensible design guidelines, protective covenants, paved streets, city water and sewer, and broadband via cable or DSL. Expansive mountain views and maximum solar exposure. MLS# 201200851
W NE
G IN T S LI
2 CAMINO FELIX $650,000 Adobe home with completely enclosed private compound in the beautiful valley. Wonderful oasis surrounded by lush gardens and koi pond with a cascading water feature. 4BR, 3BA home with beautiful interiors, patios and ramada. Great studio for artists. Private well and acequia water rights. Great yard. MLS# 201200920
417 East Palace Avenue • 505.982.6207 8
JU NE 2 0 1 2 H OME
BLACK CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW
63 WEST OLD AGUA FRIA ROAD $499,000 Very cool 3BR, 2.5BA home. Views, views, views! New membrane roof, new stone floor in living room, new carpeting and fresh paint. Bright open floor plan, high ceilings, and many outdoor spaces. This is a horse property. Very close to town, yet on 4.38 acres in the country. The property also includes an attached garage. MLS# 201201836
W NE
33 CLOUDSTONE DRIVE $795,000 Adobe compound overlooking the city and the mountains. Two BR, 2BA main house with a separate home office and a charming guesthouse with 1BR, 1BA, also with fabulous views. Extensive custom woodwork. South facing passive solar sunroom and mahogany decking. Solar hot water system in place. MLS# 201201768
W NE
G IN T S LI
E IC R P
275 CIRCLE DRIVE $1,395,000 Amazing views over 100 miles to Colorado. The Badlands and the Sangres feel like you can reach out and touch them. Minutes to the center of town. Approximately 4,800 sq ft on 4 acres with new highend construction. Very light and bright 4BR, 5BA home with family room, media room, 2-car garage, and walled entry. MLS# 905013
E IC PR
1124 CAMINO SAN ACACIO $799,000 Lovely home with views built by Jay Parks on a quiet street in the Historic Eastside just two blocks to Canyon Road. This 3BR, 2BA adobe/frame home features hardwood floors, top-of-the-line appliances, a cathedral ceiling, 3 fireplaces, plaster walls, and beam and viga ceilings. MLS# 201101360
34 CALLE CAPULIN $550,000 Custom built adobe hacienda with separate guest casita. This beautiful home has high beamed ceilings, brick floors, plaster walls, radiant heat, gourmet kitchen with custom cabinetry and granite countertops, separate study/media room with built-in bookshelves and kiva fireplace. Attached guest casita. MLS# 201105280
www.sothebyshomes.com/santafe
Operated by Sotheby’s International Realty, Inc. Sotheby’s International Realty® is a registered trademark.
SANTA FE’S MARKET LEADER We are Local Experts with a Global Reach
ONE-OF-A-KIND VILLA
FAMILY LODGE
A sprawling lodge on 5 scenic acres with multiple wings for a variety of uses! Great plaster main living room with fabulous timber vigas and Italian chef’s kitchen; privacy, landscaping and views from all windows; a wing with 3BR, 2BA and guest powder room; a wing with master suite; and separate guest suite. $769,000
Magnificent 360˚ views from this unique villa. The 6,130 sq ft home is poised on 1.3 private, wooded acres on a hill minutes to the Plaza. Antique doors, diamond finished plaster, high ceilings with coves, vigas, corbels, and beams. Handcarved stone windows. Five fireplaces, skylights and a comfortable floorplan. Owner is a NM Real Estate Broker. $1,995,000
HANSEL & GRETEL’S HIDEAWAY
WALK TO THE PLAZA
A romantic old adobe garden cottage, nestled on a wooded hillside, in the heart of the historic district. Built about 1900 with 1 large and 1 small BR/study looking out on gardens, with 2BA. An easy stroll to the Plaza, and Canyon Road. Features rustic adobe bancos, 3 fireplaces, beamed and clerestory ceilings, brick and wood floors. $650,000
Two condos – five years old, absolutely gorgeous finishes. Hardtroweled plaster, brick floors with radiant heat; travertine baths and walk-in closets; kiva fireplaces, bancos and skylights. Two bedrooms and two baths. $725,000 One bedroom $500,000
SOPHISTICATED CONDOMINIUM
EUROPEAN-STYLE PALLAZO + GUEST
One of a kind, built by master architect/engineer/builder Jay Jay Shapiro, it is impeccable, with unparalleled finishes: polished beeswax Venetian plaster walls; Italian tile floors; high beamed ceilings; antique doors and columns; custom handmade light fixtures; fabulous open plan kitchen with top appliances; plus guest house. $1,295,000
Minutes to the Plaza, in prestigious 1200 East, opportunity knocks! Clean lines and bright, open spaces make this custom built condo a rare find! Large rooms with high ceilings and beautifully landscaped outdoor spaces! Three BR, great master suite, cheerful eat-in kitchen, garage, and storage. $725,000
Ashley Margetson CRS, GRI ashley.margetson@ sothebyshomes.com 9 8 4 . 5 1 8 6 C el l : 9 2 0 . 2 3 0 0
BEST OF PUEBLOS DEL SOL
Built by master builder Robert Lockwood as a personal residence, this house has everything, and is of the highest quality workmanship, materials, and fixtures. Slightly Asian ambiance, with a Pueblo feel! 2 beds, 2 bath, plus study/office. 12' ceilings, genuine bamboo floors, hard-troweled plaster, hand rubbed with beeswax. $410,000
Brand New Construction in Eldorado
3 ANTIGUA PLACE $680,000 Amazing value for new, nearly completed construction in Eldorado. Highly energy-efficient 3,000 square foot, 4 bedroom, 3 bath Pueblo-style home with gated entry and courtyards, 4 fireplaces, covered portales, 3-car insulated and finished garage. Fabulous floor plan with smooth transition to separate wings and flexible office areas with direct entry. Torch-down membrane roof, Pella windows/doors, tongue and groove 10' - 14' ceilings with vigas. Custom alder wood cabinets in kitchen, laundry room and baths. Walk-in pantry, lighted nichos, skylights. #201201638
320 ARTIST ROAD, #75 $195,000 Walk to the Plaza condo with short term rental potential! This private one bedroom, one bath Ft. Marcy condo unit has lots of light and an open, natural setting from the front portal. Tastefully renovated with many upgrades, including Spanish tile countertops, skylight, newer appliances, newer heating, roof and A/C. On-site storage available, pool/hot tub. All furnishings are included and finance options are available. #900106 www.sothebyshomes.com/santafe
Operated by Sotheby’s International Realty, Inc. Sotheby’s International Realty® is a registered trademark.
MaryJoy Ford 505.577.0177
maryjoy.ford@sothebyshomes.com
231 Washington Avenue • 505.988.8088 H OME JU NE 20 12
9
PAGE 9 BLACK CYAN MAGEN-
SANTA FE’S MARKET LEADER
We are Local Experts with a Global Reach
NEIL LYON GROUP NEIL LYON, CRB, CRS, GRI
DIRECT: 954.5505 CELL: 660.8600
EVELYN SPIKER, CRS, GREEN, RSPS
DIRECT: 954.5556 CELL: 930.0999
VANESSA RIOS Y VALLES DIRECT: 954.5522 CELL: 231.3708
LOS CAMINITOS
18 CALLE NOBLE Absolutely stunning views from this incredible property in prestigious Los Caminitos. This rare compound built by John Wolf includes a gorgeous main house, a guest house, studio, office and caretaker’s casita all on 5.61 acres. Two adjoining lots also available. #201103798 $2,975,000 4 EAST GOLDEN EAGLE ROAD A beautiful and dramatic residence in Las Campanas featuring 3BR, 4BA plus an excellent office/study. The fabulous great room harmoniously combines living, dining, family and kitchen areas all situated to take advantage of the mountain and sunset views. #201105362 $1,150,000
18CalleNoble.com
NEAR ST. JOHN’S COLLEGE
2558 ATALAYA HILL TRAIL 3 bedroom, 3 1/2 bath adobe on 5.9 acres near the national forest. Designed by John Midyette featuring high-beamed ceilings, plaster walls, portal with fireplace, a flagstone terrace and panoramic views. #201002950 $995,000 916 OLD SANTA FE TRAIL Fabulous historic compound residence in desirable Museum Hill area featuring 4BR main house, 1BR casita, plus an artist’s studio/office. Excellent location convenient to shopping, museums, and the Plaza. #201102712 $1,645,000
2558AtalayaHill.com
LA TIERRA
22 NORTH VUELTA HERRADURA Breathtaking views of the Sangre de Cristo and Jemez Mountain ranges from this fabulous residence in La Tierra. This exceptional compound property was beautifully conceived by Archaeo Architects and built by Clemens Construction. #201105652 $1,995,000 41 AVENIDA DE LAS CASAS Sweeping views to the north and of the badlands from this gorgeous residence in prestigious Casas de San Juan. Fabulous great room and 4 spacious bedrooms in this approximately 5,000 square foot, two-level home. #201105022 $1,795,000
22VueltaHerradura.com
SIERRA DEL NORTE
1023 SIERRA DEL NORTE Immaculate 3BR residence plus 2 office spaces in prestigious Sierra del Norte. The excellent floor plan includes a very private master suite, an office, a private two suite guest wing with separate entrance, and a great detached office space with half bath. #201103420 $1,400,000
1023SierradelNorte.com 326 Grant Avenue • 505.988.2533 10
JU NE 20 1 2 HOM E
BLACK CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW
7 BLUESKY CIRCLE Lovely home in a cul-de-sac location. 3BR plus an office. Excellent finishes throughout and gorgeous views of the Jemez Mountains and sunsets. Beautifully landscaped with great outdoor spaces. Rastra construction. Owner is NM Real Estate Broker. #201200122 $899,000 www.neillyon.com
LAS CAMPANAS
4EastGoldenEagle.com
MUSEUM HILL
916OldSantaFeTrail.com
CASAS DE SAN JUAN
41AvenidadelasCasas.com
LAS CAMPANAS
7BlueSkyCircle.com www.sothebyshomes.com/santafe
Operated by Sotheby’s International Realty, Inc. Sotheby’s International Realty® is a registered trademark.
The Leading Sales Team at Quail Run Since 1998
Quail Run W NE
W NE
L
G IN IST
G IN ST I L
Pam Wickiser
Bob Dunn
pam.wickiser@sothebyshomes.com
bob.dunn@sothebyshomes.com
505.470.9884
RobertDunnRealEstate.com
Country Club Living
UNIT #664 $795,000 One of the best locations within Quail Run. Totally charming 3BR, 3BA gracious home with outstanding views of mountains and golf course. Many custom features. All the club amenities included. #201201710
UNIT #120 $399,500 Great location! A true end unit overlooking the 6th green. Rarely on the market. Very large private patio area. #201201035
505.470.9883
W NE
L
G IN IST
TA SI CA
Amenities include 24-hour hosted security gate, golf course, tennis, swimming pool, state-of-the-art exercise facilities, jogging and walking trails, fine dining, club house and spa. UNIT #685 $654,500 Free-standing home at Quail Run. 2BR, 2BA, 2-car garage. Beautifully maintained with many custom finishes. All club amenities included with 24-hour hosted security gate. #201201750 UNIT #727 $525,000 Quail Run Casita featuring 2BR, 2BA, 2-car garage. Fabulous location adjoining the 7th fairway. Delightfully appointed. Includes full club membership. #201104700
W NE
W NE
L
L
G IN IST
G IN IST
UNIT #102 $349,000 Great location, end unit near clubhouse, yet private. Large Plaza B floorplan, 2BR, 2BA, nicely separated, fireplace, large patio south facing, and not facing another unit. #201201583 UNIT #408 $598,500 Ever popular 2BR, 2BA Pinon B model. Located adjacent to the 1st fairway but privately situated. Lovely details throughout including recently remodeled bath. Beautiful patio and portal. #201202181
417 East Palace Avenue • 505.982.6207 Operated by Sotheby’s International Realty, Inc. Sotheby’s International Realty® is a registered trademark. HOME J UN E 201 2
11
PAGE 11 BLACK CYAN MAGEN-
SANTA FE’S MARKET LEADER
We are Local Experts with a Global Reach
4 AVENIDA LA SCALA
W NE
L
$755,000
Art of LIVING I
G IN T IS
maginatively recreated in a contemporary style with huge windows that capture Sangre de Cristo views. This home in Casas de San Juan consists of a spacious living and dining room with high ceilings, a master bedroom and a guest bedroom, both with elegant bathrooms, and a handsomely remodeled kitchen. There is also a wonderful guest casita that opens to another private courtyard that includes a hot tub. A long covered portal connects the two structures and provides wonderful outdoor entertaining spaces. A separate 2-car garage with storage completes the property. MLS# 201201463
Fine properties to suit your Santa Fe lifestyle W NE
D CE I PR LY
265 EL DUANE COURT $598,000 Very special Valle de Sol property. All one level except for the two upstairs guest bedrooms and bathroom. The home is light and bright with a spacious living room that also features high ceilings, beams with tongue and groove ceilings, clerestory windows, tile floors, a fireplace, builtin bookshelves, and plantation shutters. Private entertainment patio. MLS# 201103910
W NE
204 PLAZA MONTANA $560,000 Lovely home with wonderful views of Sun and Moon Mountain. Spacious kitchen with granite countertops, stainless steel appliances and large walk-in pantry. Other features include a gas fireplace in the living room, vigas, a 2-car garage, security system, A/C. Beautifully landscaped with a portal and fenced backyard. MLS# 201005915
G IN T S LI
182 TESUQUE VILLAGE ROAD $785,000 Charming property in Tesuque, with a studio and workshop, and lovely gardens. 7.49 acres on three separately deeded tracts with irrigation rights. Open 2,184 sq ft floor plan. Guest/caretaker’s quarters with separate exterior entrance, 638 sq ft, 1BR, 1BA, and a small kitchen/living room. MLS# 201201758
For your new and evolving Santa Fe lifestyle, trust the Santa Fe Team to find your ideal property. Amid natureʼs splendor – Culture, Tradition, Community – savor the Art of Living!
Santa Fe Team w w w. s a n t a f e t e a m . c o m
Jennifer Gallagher, 505.660.8793 • Moo Thorpe, 505.780.0310 • Chris Haynes, 505.660.6121 326 Grant Avenue • 505.988.2533 12
JU NE 20 1 2 HOM E
BLACK CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW
www.sothebyshomes.com/santafe
Operated by Sotheby’s International Realty, Inc. Sotheby’s International Realty® is a registered trademark.
SANTA FE’S MARKET LEADER We are Local Experts with a Global Reach G
N DI N PE
41 VIOLET CIRCLE $1,825,000 Classic old Santa Fe with all the modern touches in desirable Estates I of Las Campanas. 3BR main house plus 2BR guest house. MLS# 201201535
10 LOOKOUT LANE $1,495,000 Rare 4BR Pueblo-style home with a 1BR casita. Features commanding views, great finishes and is only 3 years old.
CAMINO RANCHEROS $1,950,000 Historic Eastside on a rare 1.4 acre lot. This 3,536 sq ft home has been extensively remodeled and features privacy and views. MLS# 201201242
21 PAINTED HORSE $1,825,000 Great contemporary Las Campanas home. Architecturally designed, with staggering Jemez views from the living room wall of glass. MLS# 201201534
G
PE
3 EAST GOLDEN EAGLE $1,825,000 A premier Las Campanas homesite hosts this “Pueblo meets East” style design with super clean lines and peaceful spaces. MLS# 201201376
65 VISTA REDONDA $639,000 Crisp 2,200 square foot adobe built home nestled into the hillside with truly great views of the Badlands and the Jemez Mountains. MLS# 201201436
13 GAVIOTA ROAD $475,000 Elegant finishes and Santa Fe style along with beautifully landscaped yards make this a desirable 1,974 sq ft home in Eldorado. MLS# 201200404
IN ND
3345 MONTE SERENO DRIVE $1,350,000 Incredible top ridge of Monte Sereno site with enormous Sangre de Cristo views. Soft contemporary Pueblo-style home. MLS# 201200439
G
IN ND E P
LINCOLN SQUARE $2,186,800 Luxury living overlooking the Plaza. Picturesque views of downtown and the Sangre de Cristo and Jemez Mountains. MLS# 201003834
117 TURQUOISE DRIVE $995,000 HGTV home! A custom-designed home with casita mixes southwestern architecture with modern design. On approx. 3 acres. MLS# 201200922
PLAZA DEL CORAZON $1,300,000 Of the many homes that line the first tee box of the Sunrise Golf Course, only one has the distinction of being the prime end unit. High-end finishes.
29-A RANCHO MANANA $849,000 Great opportunity in desirable NW section of the Tano Road area. Wonderful Pueblo and contemporary style architecture. MLS# 201200066
521 CAMINO DON MIGUEL $1,495,000 Classic Santa Fe style in the heart of the Eastside. Peaceful and private with 3,803 sq ft on .24 acres. 5BR, study, romantic gardens. MLS# 201105636
1320 BISHOPS LODGE ROAD $2,450,000 Old Tesuque comes to life in this classic old Santa Fe home. Incredible lush, private grounds backing up to the Little Tesuque Creek. MLS# 201004447
24 SENDERO DEL OSO $4,575,000 With 25 acres of lush surroundings, the current owners have stewarded an indescribable paradise along the Rio en Medio River. MLS# 201105634
16 HACIENDA RINCON $6,750,000 One of the most remarkable homes in the history of Las Campanas. Perched overlooking the 5th hole of the Sunset Course. MLS# 201200227
Land Listings LAVADERO ROAD, TESUQUE MLS# 807874 3344 MONTE SERENO, LOT 90 MLS# 902974 2958 BROKEN SHERD TRAIL, $179,000 MLS# 201004165 10 CALLE OJITOS, LOT 76 MLS# 201103013 3360 MONTE SERENO, LOT 86 MLS# 901223
$99,000 $149,900 LOT 142 $199,000 $200,000
www.sothebyshomes.com/santafe
2913 ASPEN VIEW, LOT 186 $249,000 MLS# 201201912 COYOTE CROSSING & NINE MILE $250,000 MLS# 903799 LAVADERO ROAD, TESUQUE $299,000 MLS# 807347 2961 ASPEN VIEW, LOT 196 $329,000 MLS# 201002135 109 VALLE SERENO, LOT 206 $399,900 MLS# 806184 3005 MONTE SERENO, LOT 93 $144,900 MLS# 201003765
Operated by Sotheby’s International Realty, Inc. Sotheby’s International Realty® is a registered trademark.
Paul McDonald
Associate Broker 505.780.1008 paul.mcdonald@sothebyshomes.com
HomeSantaFe.com 231 Washington Avenue • 505.988.8088 H OME JU NE 20 12
13
PAGE 13 BLACK CYAN MAGEN-
SANTA FE’S MARKET LEADER
We are Local Experts with a Global Reach
DAVID 505.954.0735 david.sorenson@sothebyshomes.com
SantaFeRealEstateToday.com Informative • Comprehensive • Smart
BONNIE 505.954.0736
bonnie.sorenson@sothebyshomes.com
David & Bonnie Sorenson
IC PR
UC ED R E
• Most Comprehensive Santa Fe Real Estate Statistics • Search Complete Santa Fe MLS • Current Santa Fe Information
Our philosophy is simple... we have a dedicated commitment to service
Words From Some Special Clients:
ED
41 BLUESTEM DRIVE
$749,000
$729,000
A wonderful home in a gated community. Inviting patios—perfect for entertaining—with fabulous views, 3 bedrooms, a study, 3 baths, and an open kitchen area with a fireplace, plus a 3-car garage. MLS# 201102623
H RT NO
U N ED L R DUC I A E QU E R IC PR
TY LD AU SO BE S LL HI
104 CALLE POCO
$899,000
3101 OLD PECOS TRAIL #808
$650,000
$610,000
Beautiful home with guest house in the north hills on 1.6± acres. Pinon B model on a private cul-de-sac next to a greenbelt. 2BR, Sangre views, 2BR suites in main house, media room, office, 2BA with elegant upgrades: new kitchen bamboo cabinetry and country kitchen, outdoor entertaining area. MLS# 201104075 appliances, remodeled baths, and custom built-ins. MLS# 904637
E SID T S EA
113 CAMINO ESCONDIDO, #1
LD SO
$385,000
1675 VIA BOSQUE
LD SO
1723 RIDGE POINTE LOOP
$424,500
Former model home with 3BR, 2.5BA, + loft. High ceilings, upgrades, portal, master suite with deck, mountain views, professional landscaping. Great north end location. MLS# 201101592
14
ON TI
3354 SPEARPOINT KNOLL, LOT 127 $325,000 $99,999
One of the best values in Monte Sereno. Located on a cul-desac with great Northwest vistas. City utilities, close to the Opera, Tesuque Village and minutes to the Plaza. MLS# 705794
326 Grant Avenue • 505.988.2533 JU NE 20 1 2 HOM E
BLACK CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW
In a town where every third person is in real estate and can find you “the perfect house”, Bonnie and David are consummate professionals with unmatched integrity that actually CAN find you the perfect home to fit your lifestyle and needs. They will take the time to educate you on the Santa Fe market and patiently guide you into the “right” home. Just as important, they will not let you inadvertently buy the “wrong” home. This is a huge plus given the rather unique nature of “The City Different” real estate market. We met Bonnie and David at an open house 8 years ago. Since then they have skillfully guided us into: 1) a “second” home; 2) sold that home for us; 3) found us our permanent home. They played a crucial role in getting us a comfort level that allowed us to relocate. They are simply the best realtors we have ever dealt with. Jeff & MJ Rankin
$599,000
Historic Eastside, near Canyon Road. The essence of Santa Fe: Custom home with great floor plan in the north hills of Las trees, light, courtyards, charm, warmth, walk to galleries, restau- Estrellas. Elegant 3BR, 2 1/2BA, with sand slate floors, high-end rants and the Plaza. A romantic pied-a-terre. MLS# 201105632 finishes, portales, 3-car garage, and Sangre views. MLS# 201102031 UC ED R E IC PR E G HU
Bonnie and David were a pleasure to work with. They listened carefully to our needs and preferences and showed us only those homes that closely matched them. In fact, we ended up buying the second home that they showed us. Bonnie and David made the purchase process almost effortless, from the initial offer to our numerous due-diligence inspections to the closing. They were in constant communication with us, giving status updates and reminders about important deadlines. We were especially impressed with their willingness to do research and find the answers to our most difficult questions. We enthusiastically recommend them to anyone looking to buy or sell a home in Santa Fe. Doug and Tamara Safarik
Bonnie and Dave Sorenson have sold two Santa Fe properties for my wife and I over the last six years. The two sales were very different, with the first being fairly routine, and the second being a more complicated property to value and close. In both cases however Bonnie and Dave provided solid market information and analysis and were open to our input on all matters. Because of their knowledge of the marketplace, their contacts in the community, their personalities and their commitment to getting the deal done, our first home went from listing to closing in just under two months and the second home in less than four months, in a slow market. And if that’s not impressive enough, they are also enjoyable and fun people to work with. I highly recommend them. George Funds
www.sothebyshomes.com/santafe
Operated by Sotheby’s International Realty, Inc. Sotheby’s International Realty® is a registered trademark.
H OME JU NE 20 12
15
PAGE 15 BLACK CYAN MAGEN-
‘Greenest’ homes featured on annual tour The Passive House approach centers on creating an extremely lot of people have seen the high-performance building while VOLKsHouse. The new home, maintaining fairly low construction with its slightly tweaked costs. All-important is what he contemporary styling, is on Agua Fria described as “the performance of your Street, right next to Frenchy’s Field Park. thermal envelope.” That means a very And if you want to see it up close, and tight house with lots of good insulation: get inside, it will be open to the public on ZIP panel sheathing on 2x6 framing, Saturday and Sunday, June 9-10, as part then a 10-inch layer of solid EPS as a of the 2012 GreenBuilt Tour sponsored by continuous thermal envelope. Interior the New Mexico chapter of the U.S. Green temperatures are stabilized by the mass Building Council. in the concrete floors on both levels. The purpose of the tour is to highlight The VOLKsHouse developers don’t sustainable building practices that are want the glazed surfaces to be the weak attractive, practical and affordable. The link, either. The triple-pane windows VOLKsHouse “was mandated to be as have a heat-loss factor only about a affordable as possible while still having quarter of what you see in the typical some architectural interest,” Jonah Stanford high-end window. said. “Our construction cost after the Wintertime solar gain from southphotovoltaic system was installed was $165/ facing glass is part of the house square foot.” formula, but that glass must be shaded The home was developed by Stanford The VOLKsHouse by Mojarrab Stanford Architects in the summer. “Shading is important. and architect Vahid Mojarrab for the lot And design is important. You want systems, and that’s where the VOLKsHouse at 1351 Ferguson Lane. It exemplifies your building to be sort of self-controlling, really sings.” the Passive House philosophy, as does a so you don’t have to add a lot of active Another local house featured on this previous Stanford-Mojarrab project, the systems. year’s GreenBuilt Tour is the Liddell-Jory Balance House, which is also on the tour. residence, 2 Southern Crescent. The owners and the builder, Mark Giorgetti of Palo Santo Designs, are shooting for a LEED Platinum certification for the home, which relies on photovoltaics and solar thermal for all power and heating. The PV is a “thin-film” type designed for low-angle roofs like the one on this house. “It’s about the same cost as regular photovoltaics, but it integrates really well with the architecture: it’s invisible,” Giorgetti said. The walls are half pumice-crete and half wood frame, using “advanced framing techniques” to minimize the amount of wood used and maximize the volume of space for insulation. “We also wrap the entire building in rigid polyisocyanurate foam board. Polyiso is greener, has a lower embodied energy, The Liddell-Jory residence by Palo Santo Designs and Vaught Frye Larson Architects and has a higher R value than typical rigid foam.” “The VOLKsHouse was commisisoned “The VOLKsHouse has an extremely Another of the many green/sustainability to really be a model for a repeatable design simple mechanical system with an energyfeatures is a non-disturbance zone. “We and function,” Stanford said. “Like the recovery unit that cycles fresh air and cordon off portions of the site so they Balance Project, it is a Passive House, but maintains humidity inside. The economic cannot be disturbed during construction. it goes beyond that with the PV system to approach of the Passive House is that by In those areas that we do have to scrape a site zero energy: on an annual basis the investing in passive aspects like insulation, to prepare for the home, we stockpile the house generates as much electricity as it you’re able to recoup your investment topsoil and we bring it back in at the end to uses.” through a simplifcation of the mechanical use for the final grade.”
By Paul Weideman
A
16
JUNE 2012 HOME
BLACK CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW
It is interesting that the GreenBuilt Tour also values design innovation, such as this home’s “unique, contemporary ‘3-pod’ design.” “It’s basically three buildings, one a tapered wedge and the others rectangular, that are arrayed along a radius and the radius is enunciated by connecting hallways,” Giorgetti said. The house project was a collaboration with Vaught Frye Larson Architects out of Fort Collins, Colorado. This is the first house in Southern Crescent, a community being developed by the Commonweal Conservancy in the Galisteo Basin Preserve. The other Santa Fe projects on the tour are the Balance Project, 928 Shoofly Street; the Willow/Kalin Residence, 11 Price Ranch Road, by Klaus Meyer, EcoHouse; and Rodney’s Geothermal Solar Electric Home, 4 Gavilan Place, by Faren Dancer, Sundancer Creations Custom Builders. The remaining 16 houses are in Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, Tijeras, Algodones, Cochiti Lake, Ojo Caliente, Ranchos de Taos, and Arroyo Seco. In all, there are 21 homes on the 13th annual GreenBuilt Tour. Open hours on June 9 and 10 are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The entry fee is $2 per home (payable at the door) or $15 for a tour pass. For more information, and a map, see www.usgbcnm. org.
Mortgagematters
Appraisal procedures: broken! For decades, when a home was purchased, the mortgage company simply called a licensed New Mexico appraiser and with the aid of current sales comparables, the value of the home was determined. That was the old tried and true way of doing business. But, as usual, what is not broken, the government immediately tries to fix and for the past several years all concerned with the purchase of a home have faced the current appraisal nightmare. Bureaucracy has become the name of the game. Realtors and mortgage companies can no longer order appraisals directly from the licensed appraiser, nor can they discuss the property with the appraiser. Appraisals are ordered by an entity known as an appraisal management company (AMC). This is how it works. A buyer contracts to purchase a home and chooses a
mortgage broker to help obtain a mortgage. The AMC receives the appraisal order from the underwriting department. After some delay, the order is sent to one of the appraisers on the panel of appraisers, on a rotation basis. The appraiser contacts the Realtor to make an appointment to inspect the home. After completing the appraisal, a report is sent back to the AMC for review and then back to the underwriter for further review. This process is very slow at best. But that is not the worst part. The worstcase scenario consists of the hiring of an appraiser from a far-off city. The AMC gets paid a portion of the fee normally sent to the appraiser. The appraiser does the work quickly. Being responsible to none of the parties in the transaction, the appraiser is not too concerned about the
quality of work and sometimes produces an inaccurate report. There are many very well-qualified appraisers in the Santa Fe market. They work hard and produce excellent work. If we could only choose these appraisers for all home sales, like in the good ol’ days. Yes, in some cases the old system was abused, as happens in any system. The appraisal procedure has become a weak link in the real estate financing process. It frustrates mortgage companies. Realtors and their clients hold their breaths until the appraisal is completed and fear some inaccurate value that will harm the purchase transaction. This is an important issue and a very real problem. Will it change? Who knows? In the meantime, my message to all concerned in the purchase of a home is to be patient and prepare to work closely
JIM GAY
with all parties to achieve a common goal: the closing. Jim Gay was a real-estate broker for 20 years and has consulted with Fortune 500 companies. He is currently broker/owner with Home Buyers Mortgage, Inc. (505-986-9080) in Santa Fe and can be reached at www.jimgayhomemortgage. com.
WaterenergyNexus
Tanks can be beautiful The award-winning home of Frank Herdman and Alice Temple proves that rainwater catchment tanks can add both beauty and functionality to a home’s design. Frank and Alice fell in love years ago with their Casa Solana neighborhood. They bought a fixer-upper Stamm house with poor natural lighting, low ceilings, and a small, broken-up floor plan and turned it into their dream home with natural lighting and a thoroughly contemporary design. The home was recently awarded the grand prize in the Excellence in Remodeling contest sponsored the Santa Fe Homebuilders’ Association. The remodel required updating the electrical and plumbing systems, as well as adding skylights, flooring, natural wood cabinets, a redesigned kitchen and living room, as well as a portal to seamlessly expand the indoor space to outdoors. As part of this major renovation, Frank and Alice wanted to add rainwater collection, but instead
of hiding it, they decided to make it an integral part of the architectural design. With new Galvalume gutters and downspouts installed as part of the remodel, a galvanized tank was a perfect complement to the design. The tank was installed to be visible from the street and the yard. This greatlooking yet simple solution harvests rainwater off the house for plants nearby.
It’s a passive system with no pumps or moving parts; consequently, it’s maintenance-free. You can find many attractive metal tanks installed around Santa Fe. These
include the painted one at the Santa Fe Children’s Museum, metal tanks outside Lowe’s and the southern Sunflower Market and the one installed at Good Water Company. Frank and Alice’s cistern is three feet in diameter and eight feet tall, and capable of holding more than 400 gallons of water. In the winter, a drain valve can be left open so that water drains out of the tank and doesn’t cause freezing problems. The tank’s galvanized lid matches the rest of the system. All the major components are installed inside the tanks so nothing shows but the outlet. “The metal cistern is a perfect match for the new contemporary look of the house,” says Frank. “And we now get easy access to more water than we used to capture in two small rain barrels that overflowed and created either a muddy mess in the summer or an ice rink in the winter.” The owners get lots of compliments on the system. All in all, the cistern is a perfect combination of water conservation and aesthetic enhancement for the home. The resulting system was quick to install, relatively inexpensive (that is, more expensive than a plastic tank, but
DOUG PUSHARD
much less expensive than a custom tank), maintenance-free, and will provide many years of free rainwater to be used on the property’s natural landscape. It saves municipal potable water and the energy associated with producing and delivering that water. The owners agree that it makes a beautiful addition to their home’s design and keeps their gardens happy while being kind to the environment. Doug Pushard, the founder of the website www.HarvestH2o.com, has designed and installed residential rainwater systems for 12 years. A member of Santa Fe Water Conservation Committee and a board member of the American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association, he can be reached at Doug@ HarvestH2o.com. HOME JUNE 2012
17
PAGE 17 BLACK CYAN MAGEN-
4200 Old Santa Fe Trail, window
Inside Adobe Walls 18
JUNE 2012 HOME
BLACK CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW
Quiet splendor Story by Paul Weideman ~ Photos by Jane Phillips
H
ere is one of the most outstanding properties seen in the Santa Fe marketplace. With a $12 million price tag, it’s obviously something special, but its best attribute is that there is nothing ostentatious; rather, the amenities, and the finishes and overall feeling, are rustic and fine. 5200 Old Santa Fe Trail is a bit south of the Zia Road intersection and next door to Sol y Sombra, the last home of Georgia O’Keeffe and since 2000 owned by Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen. Inside a pair of white gates, a long driveway winds through healthy piñon pines into the lovely property. The main house entry is framed by more than a dozen aspens; nearby are flowering honeysuckle plants, carefully cultured over the decades and now about 20 feet tall. The main house has been expanded and remodeled since the original structure on the site, believed to date to the 1940s. Today’s version is 10,000 square feet with three bedrooms, six bathrooms, and three offices, with six indoor fireplaces of simple, handsome design. Glossy, luxurious, hard-troweled plaster adorn and protect the interior walls. The floors in the living room and dining room were constructed with Italian stone roof tiles. In the living room, the ceiling has latillas set herringbone-style on vigas. The thick, double-adobe walls yield very deep sills at the bases of gracefully arched windows. Indigo-blue cabinets enliven the gourmet kitchen, which is equipped with Sub Zero refrigerator and cooling drawers, a Viking range with six burners and a griddle, a Kitchen Aid ice maker, and twin Viking dishwashers, plus a kiva fireplace. The master-suite bathroom boasts floors of pillowed marble, a steam shower, and a big, deep tub in marble — it sounds opulent, but the feeling is a simple, solid beauty. Adjacent is a huge dressing room with cedar-paneled walls and a large, marble-top island. The master suite has its own washer and dryer. French doors in the master bedroom opens to the central courtyard rich with thyme growing between pavers. The two water features have custom copper covers to prevent evaporation when not in use. A stairway to the second floor is anchored by a custom railing decorated with spurs. The main feature upstairs is a large, carpeted home theater. This property holds evidence of the 19thcentury Santa Fe Trail, the trade route that linked the city (part of Mexico until 1846) with Franklin, Missouri. Antique nails and other hardware items found on the land are framed in a display box inside the house. Dutch doors lead to the wonderful front portal opening onto a semicircular lawn. What Realtor Christine McDonald called “a million yellow and red roses” weren’t yet flowering on our visit, but well-tended landscaping was everywhere in evidence. Nearby is a swimming pool with bathhouse ready for entertaining. No corners were cut in the two-bedroom guest house, which has viga ceilings, floors of quarter-sawn oak and plastered walls. Likewise the caretaker’s house attached to the barn. This is a horse property complete with paddocks and exercise and riding arenas, large stables with in-floor heat and oversized stalls for eight horses; on one end is a foaling stall where the owner (who wished to be anonymous) reared Palominos. A mile-long bridle path winds through the 36 acres. McDonald, with Barker Realty, is listing the property. See www.5200oldsantafetrail.com for details.
4200 Old Santa Fe Trail, exterior
4200 Old Santa Fe Trail, tub
4200 Old Santa Fe Trail, dutch door
HOME JUNE 2012
19
PAGE 19 BLACK CYAN MAGEN-
Los Pinos Guest Ranch, MaÒana
Los Pinos Ranch celebrating a hundred years By Paul Weideman “Once a popular trend in western touring and adventure, the guest ranch of the late 19th and early 20th centuries is becoming a relic of times past,” according to the New Mexico Register of Cultural Properties entry on the Los Pinos Guest Ranch in Cowles. It was once considered an exclusive resort. Among the ranch’s early guests were writers Charles Fletcher Lummis and Erna Fergusson and physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer. One woman, in a guest register from 1987, states that she never expected to hear five or six languages at the Los Pinos dinner table. This year the ranch is celebrating its centennial — at least the 100th anniversary of Amado Chaves’ building of his Cowles summer home, which is now the lodge at Los Pinos.
20
JUNE 2012 HOME
BLACK CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW
“My dad, William McSweeney, bought the ranch from the grandson of the original owner in the winter of 196465 and we moved in that spring,” said Alice McSweeney. “Since then I’ve worked here every summer but two. It’s my brother and I that own the ranch. Bill is the wrangler and I’m the chef. “As far as I know it was a guest ranch since 1923. It could be a little earlier, but the earliest guest register I’ve seen is from that year.” Cháves built his summer home on a Pecos River parcel adjacent to the homestead lands of the Windsor and Viles families, according to Alice McSweeney’s 1998 nomination of the property to the Register of Cultural Properties. Educated at St. Michael’s College in Santa Fe and the National Law School in Washington, D.C., he was known as the father of New Mexico’s rural schools. He was a member of the Territorial House of Representatives (1884) and
served as First Superintendent of Public Instruction (18911897) and as mayor of Santa Fe (1901-1903). He and his wife, Kate Nichols Cháves, were the parents of Amado Jr., Katherine, and Consuelo. Katherine lived until 1961 and was the longtime manager of Los Pinos. The ranch was inherited by Consuelo’s son Amado Cháves Summers; he and his wife Ruth ran Los Pinos for a few years before selling it to William and Alice McSweeney. “The style of its log buildings shows evidence of the ranch’s Spanish origins and is compatible with the high mountain environment,” say the Register papers. The lodge was remodeled in 1937, with two wings added, but many of the panes in the building windows are the original glass. The interior walls exhibit precise chinking of cut-to-fit aspen. Cháves built five cabins — like the main house using aspen logs — as guest accommodations, probably about
1923 to 1937. Six other buildings have been used for storage, firewood, livestock equipment, blacksmithing, and bathrooms. Visitors enjoyed relaxing in the mountain environment, fishing, perhaps hunting, and definitely hiking and horseback riding. “At Los Pinos, they’d take pack trips into the Pecos Wilderness,” Marc Simmons recalled in a recent interview. “It was a short season because it’s so far up, but it got a lot of use before the snow flew.” Simmons was the wrangler at Los Pinos in 1964, just before the Chaveses sold it to the McSweeneys. “Before that I’d been cowboying down on the San Agustin Plain on a great big ranch and in 1959 or 1960 I was up on a hardscrabble ranch in the Medicine Bow National Forest in Wyoming. Each place was very different, with different kinds of experiences, which is what I wanted. “Amado is now 80. I didn’t know him before I took that job. He was actually working for the phone company in Santa Fe at the time. I cannot remember if I knew then that he was the great grandson of Manuel Antonio Cháves, El Leoncito or The Little Lion, who I wrote about in my 1973 book The Little Lion of the Southwest: A Life of Manuel Antonio Cháves. He was the hero of the Battle of Glorieta and he led a volunteer regiment as a lieutenant colonel at the Battle of Valverde down south of Soccoro.” McSweeney, who divides her time between Los Pinos (which has a Terrero address since the Cowles post office closed) and her house in Glorieta, said the riding aspect is more difficult than it used to be because of insurance and the lack of pasture and just the difficulty finding horses that are good with all kinds of riders. The riding territory is beautiful, the 15.5 acres of Los Pinos abutting the Santa Fe National Forest. “We once had 20 to 25 horses and mules. Now we have just four or five horses. Today we offer a mixture of hiking, riding, fishing, eating, birdwatching, and hanging out. This is a place for getting away and relaxing. We have lots of deer, chipmunks, golden-mantled ground squirrels, the occasional elk, bear, bobcat, and weasel, and lots of
birds, including dippers, hermit thrushes, and all kinds of warblers and kinglets and nuthatches.” One of the highlight activities is the fly-fishing on the Pecos River, which runs through the eastern edge of the ranch, and on tributaries of the Pecos. Four of the five original cabins are in use today. Each one has a private bath, a wood-burning stove, and a front porch for settin’. Telephones and televisions are not found on the ranch, but books about local history and the natural world are available in the family’s library. The number of guests has certainly declined over the past 47 years, McSweeney said, but the ranch is still enjoyed by a steady stream of couples, singles, and groups, including family reunions. “People stay from two nights to 10 days. The rates are
Building permits Building permits issued by the CITY OF SANTA FE during the month of April included the following:
Infinite Ambitions, 3225 Calle Nueva Vista. $179,000. — 3227 Calle Nueva Vista. $179,000. — 3278 Calle Nueva Vista. $179,000. — 3312 Calle Nueva Vista. $199,000. — 3006 Camino del Griego. $199,000. — 5329 Joshua Ln. $219,000. Gregory J. Strick, 3082 Monte
Sereno Dr. $625,000. Vistancia LLC, 2925 Viale Seravezza. $271,322. Lewis Kaufman/Anna Davis, 411 San Antonio St. $350,000. Pulte Devt., 4210 Luz de Estrella. $118,176. — 4211 Luz de Estrella. $118,176. — 4218 Luz de Estrella. $118,176. — 3864 Montana Verde Rd. $274,412. — 3148 Floras del Sol St. $141,408. Homewise Inc., 1613 Ave. de Luna. $144,000.
SANTA FE COUNTY building permits issued from mid-April to mid-May included the following:
Richard Alderman, 63 Lodge Tr. $700,000. Lori & Richard Woodcock, 48 Blue Agave. $150,000. Vincent Stenerson, 40B Calle Josephina. $559,023. La Nueva Querencia, 20 Bosquecillo. $67,819. RCS-TT South LLC, 124 Carson Valley Way. $83,000. — 126 Carson Valley Way. $60,000.
per day per person because we serve them all their meals. Dinner is four-course and that includes a fruit cup, a salad, fresh-baked bread, and a chicken, pork, lamb, or salmon entrée; then coffee, tea and dessert.” Breakfast also is served in the lodge dining room. Lunches are packed daily for trail and stream-side picnics. Rates for Los Pinos Ranch are $140 per person per night, and there is a two-night minimum. Children age 5 and up are welcome; child rates up to age 14 range from $45 to $75. Guided horseback trail rides (preceded by instruction on safe horsemanship and trail etiquette) range from $50 for one hour to $150 for a day. The ranch is open through Sept. 30. To place your reservation or for more information, call Alice McSweeney 505-757-6213 or e-mail alice@lospinosranch.com.
— 128 Carson Valley Way. $83,000. — 5 Tijeras Creek Ln. $75,000. — 7 Tijeras Creek Ln. $75,000. — 9 Tijeras Creek Ln. $75,000. — 38 Sunset Canyon Ln. $75,000. — 46 Sunset Canyon Ln. $75,000. — 71 Sunset Canyon Ln. $83,000. — 6 Sky Ridge. $75,000. Monte Alto Homes, 33 Cam. San Lucas. $360,000. Univest Rancho Viejo, 46 Via Punte Nueve. $301,000. Rondald Rempel, 21 Cattle
Drive. $200,000. Sivage Community Devt., 11 Cam. de Colores. $248,005. — 34 Cam. de Colores. $235,205. Troya Homes, 10 Meadow Hills Dr. $145,000. Scott and Nancy Tew, 6 Vista Llano. $319,000. Lucas Booker, 101A Southfork. $250,000.
HOME JUNE 2012
21
PAGE 21 BLACK CYAN MAGEN-
SANTA FE’S MARKET LEADER
We are Local Experts with a Global Reach
Putting People and Properties Together W NE
L
G IN T IS
W NE
615 BISHOPS LODGE, UNIT #6 $325,000 Great vacation or second home. This two bedroom, three bath, 1,472 square foot condo is just blocks from the Plaza and Fort Marcy. Fully furnished. Will need short term rental permit. MLS# 201201853
Residential Specialist For Over 25 Years KAREN WOLFE-MATTISON
505.984.5154 Cell: 505.577.2245
E IC R P
1496 WILDERNESS GATE $1,795,000 Magnificent estate is on five acres amongst tall Ponderosas located just past the entrance to Wilderness Gate. This expansive 3 to 4BR adobe home has grand spacious rooms accented with warm finishes creating a lovely home environment. The exquisite formal dining room features a Mediterranean dome brick Boveda style ceiling. Additional features are aged multi-hued oak floors, plaster walls throughout. Nine fireplaces (grand shepherd’s style in living room), bancos and wonderful architectural details. Fully super charming, self contained, one bedroom guest house with kitchen. Plus incredible city lights and sunset views. Now being offered for approximately $200 per sq ft! MLS# 201200467
EldoradoAreaRealEstate.com 18 CAMINO COSTADINO $365,000
Classic Territorial-style home on a 3.12 acre hillside lot in Dos Griegos. Dramatic great room features tall ceiling, large windows and adjoining brick portal, all with great Jemez Mountain views to the west. Seven skylights contribute to a light and bright interior. Great wall space for art. 2 spacious bedrooms, 2 baths, 1,875 sq ft. #201201468
Tune in Every Sunday at Noon on Talk 1260 KTRC-AM
“All Things Real Estate” Radio Show Hosted by Rey Post, Associate Broker, Sotheby’s International Realty. Also listen on ATREradio.com (at “1260 KTRC Live Streaming Audio” button).
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT THE SHOW: 1 MONTE ALTO WAY
$349,000
Lovely passive solar home in Eldorado, built by Leif Backe, reflects pride of ownership. Extensive tall viga and plank ceilings and brick floors. Dramatic open living area, split 3 bedroom, 2 bath plan and a spacious 25'x19' studio. 2,356 sq ft total. Newer roof, windows and stucco. Ortiz and Sandia Mountain views. Just move in! #201201979
KENT JONES
505.670.2262 kent.jones@sothebyshomes.com 231 Washington Avenue • 505.988.2533 22
543 JUANITA STREET, UNIT B $329,000 Walk everywhere, do everything. This condo is the perfect bottle of Pinot you can’t wait to share with your friends. A few blocks from the Railyard and all the surrounding offerings, the combination of aesthetics and efficiency is not to be matched. Every corner is custom crafted from the walnut slab vanity in the powder room to the gracious Aspen entrenched landscaping. This is the last of 3 units available in a LEED Platinum certified development. MLS# 201102057
JU NE 20 1 2 HOM E
BLACK CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW
“CHRISTUS St. Vincent Regional Medical Center is proud that many of Santa Fe’s home owners are also well-respected professionals at our facility. We value the opportunity to use the radio show to speak to the people of our fine city.” Arturo Delgado, Communications Manager, CHRISTUS St. Vincent Regional Medical Center “We listened to the program via the Internet...what a fabulous show!” Carmen Lanza, New York, New York “Insurance is an important necessity for any condominium or home owner and the radio show provides me with a terrific platform to talk to consumers about their options.” Vince Marciano, Marketing Manager, the SAX Insurance Agency
For more information, contact Rey Post: 505.989.8900 rey.post@sothebyshomes.com. 2011 Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Award Nominee www.sothebyshomes.com/santafe
Operated by Sotheby’s International Realty, Inc. Sotheby’s International Realty® is a registered trademark.
SANTA FE’S MARKET LEADER We are Local Experts with a Global Reach
57 LEAPING POWDER ROAD
Spacious, light, private property in Arroyo Hondo. Warm and pristine finishes adorn the single level 4BR, 3BA main house which features high ceilings with vigas and latillas, Saltillo tile floors and Talavera-tiled baths. The kitchen/living room opens onto a sheltered and private back portal. Features include great separation of bedrooms, attached 2-car garage and lovely landscaping. The open concept studio/casita has a separate parking area and private patio. All on 5 wonderful acres. MLS# 201201748 $720,000
LD SO
789 AVENIDA PRIMERA SOUTH
R DE N U
$649,000
Truly lovely in-town living. Light-filled and spacious open living, dining and kitchen on one level, expansive deck with views and kiva fireplace, 2-car garage with storage. #201103979
www.sothebyshomes.com/santafe
R NT O C
T AC
69 CONDESA ROAD
$449,000
Spacious, single level 4BR, 3BA home with French doors to a patio and garden with views. Master suite with fireplace, new kitchen appliances. Vigas, latillas, nichos, tile floors, 2-car garage, and office/studio. #201201979
Operated by Sotheby’s International Realty, Inc. Sotheby’s International Realty® is a registered trademark.
ROXANNE APPLE 505.660.5998 www.SantaFeCalling.com 326 Grant Avenue • 505.988.2533 H OME JU NE 20 12
23
PAGE 23 BLACK CYAN MAGEN-
SANTA FE’S MARKET LEADER
We are Local Experts with a Global Reach
W NE
G IN ST I L
223 SPRUCE STREET
$449,500
A tremendous home, on a lovely lot, in a great subdivision. At the top of the cul-de-sac, discover this better than Stamm built home. The original 3BR, 2BA home now has an added master suite, sunroom with views, updated kitchen, evaporative cooler, and wood accent ceilings.
NEW Land Listings
1102 PIEDRA ALTO
$179,000
7 SKYTOP ROAD
$149,000
858 MAGEE LANE
Motivated sellers. Architect plans, quiet cul-de-sac. #201103104 Stunning views and privacy. #201103065
$599,000
Over 2,300 sq ft featuring master with fireplace, single level, split floorplan, and extra hobby room. Clerestory hallway that shines natural light on the adobe accent wall. Extensive landscaping. #201201346
W NE
E IC PR
R DE N U
CT RA T N CO
TAX DEFERRED EXCHANGE SPECIALIST
Helping People with Real Estate Strategies Since 1989
22 VISTA REDONDA
CHARLES WEBER
Direct: 954.0734 Cell: 670.9377
W NE
L
NG
G IN T IS
707 EAST PALACE AVENUE, #7
W NE
$575,000
La Vereda home near the Plaza, in wonderful condition. Lovely Santa Fe details include vigas and beams, a kiva Heatalator fireplace, a south-facing patio with fireplace, and a delightful upper deck off the master. 2BR, 2BA. MLS# 201201955
62 EAST WILDFLOWER DRIVE
W NE
Office: 505.955.7980 Cell: 505.490.2400
24
JU NE 20 1 2 HOM E
BLACK CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW
I ST LI
$739,000
www.sothebyshomes.com/santafe
$899,000
Long before Las Campanas, this 3,700 square foot old adobe house and 1,200 square foot guest casita sat on five acres of quiet and great views, which it still enjoys in its wonderful location. MLS# 201200381
E IC PR
Calling all working artists! Close to the Plaza with two fabulous studios. 4,739 sq ft home on approx. one acre with 3BR, separate entry, private 1BR guest casita with kitchenette, 710 sq ft artist studio, updated kitchen and sweet outdoor spaces. MLS# 201101864
231 Washington Avenue • 505.988.2533
$365,000
Nestled in Casa Solana, El Robledo promises newer construction, proximity to the Dog Park, convenient to the Plaza and Solana Center. Passive solar design with beams. #201201900
$610,000 2 WILDFLOWER WAY
Views and wonderful seclusion from this sweet two bedroom Tierra Del Oro home while just minutes from town. High ceilings with vigas and latillas, brick floors and open concept living/dining areas. MLS# 201201444
816 STAGECOACH DRIVE
217 VUELTA ROBLE
NG
I ST LI
D CE U D RE E IC PR
KATHERINE BLAGDEN
$1,195,000
Extraordinary Views! Over 4,000 square feet of remodeled house and guest house. Incredibly quiet and private with a cozy pool, 3-car garage, and lots of exterior entertainment space. #201104212
D CE U D RE
922 HICKOX STREET
$239,000
This 2 bedroom Pentile 50’s home has refinished oak floors, fun Mexican tile, spacious lot and large adobe 1930’s garage that comes with architectural plans for conversion to studio/casita. MLS# 201105461
326 Grant Avenue • 505.988.2533
Operated by Sotheby’s International Realty, Inc. Sotheby’s International Realty® is a registered trademark.
SANTA FE’S MARKET LEADER We are Local Experts with a Global Reach
Simplif y Your S earch • S A N TA F E B E AU T I F U L H O M E S . C O M E T IC RAC R P NT
W O NE ER C
W NE
ND
G IN ST I L
U
105 AVENIDA ALDEA
$499,000
Contemporary Santa Fe-style home with gorgeous finishes, light open spaces, and mountain views. Built in 2010, this striking residence features plaster walls, custom viga-beam and herringbone wood ceilings, tile, travertine, and wood flooring, eye-catching doors, 2 kiva fireplaces, and 3 walled outdoor living areas. MLS# 201104741 105AvenidaAldea.com
U
ER ND
1833 ARROYO CHAMISO
$479,000
This comfortable three bedroom residence on one acre in the Sol y Lomas/Arroyo Chamiso neighborhood is in very nice condition and has wonderful living spaces indoors and out. Walled and beautifully landscaped yard with portal, newer roof and boiler, new stucco. On 1 acre near the hospital. MLS# 201104915 1833ArroyoChamiso.com
T AC R NT CO
5 CAMINO SABANERO
322 MAGDALENA ROAD, #6 $649,000
This Pied a Terre with the utmost in Santa Fe Style is two blocks from the Historic Plaza! Designed by Blaine Young and built by Sharon Woods, this 2BR, 2.5BA residence in the beautiful Magdalena Compound has an elegant yet comfortable feeling. Extra thick adobe walls, brick and hardwood flooring, gorgeous kitchen, and lovely bathrooms. MLS# 201201992 322Magdalena.com
W NE
$399,000
Gorgeous Custom Home with an excellent floor plan is built in that wonderful Santa Fe Style! Features include high ceilings, diamond finish plaster walls, big vigas, fireplace, tile floors, a great kitchen, family room, formal dining room, powder room, beautiful mountain views, big wraparound portal, and walled landscaped yard. MLS# 201201410 5CaminoSabanero.com
680 GARCIA STREET
$1,800,000
Adobe residence on one acre in the Historic Eastside not far from the Plaza and Museum Hill was originally built in the 1930’s and has grown over the years to a 4BR, 5BA, 5,600 sq ft home with 5 fireplaces plus an indoor swimming pool in a 1,570 sq ft heated room. Enjoy wonderful outdoor living with a fabulous portal and walled garden. 680GarciaStreet.com
L
L N W CO E R N UN
$659,000
Rare offering downtown a few blocks from the Plaza with Amazing Views! Spectacular city lights, and remarkable vistas over Santa Fe to the Sandia and Ortiz Mountains, as well as gorgeous views of the Sangre de Cristos! Relax in this 2BR, 2BA residence with bountiful light in an open-concept living room, kitchen, and dining room/sunroom. MLS# 201201987 616PaseoDeLaLoma.com
DE
42 SAN SEBASTIAN ROAD
W NE
505.954.5515 888.257.6750 Toll Free Alan.Vorenberg@SothebysHomes.com Anne.Vorenberg@SothebysHomes.com
www.sothebyshomes.com/santafe
Operated by Sotheby’s International Realty, Inc. Sotheby’s International Realty® is a registered trademark.
$895,000
A superb and classic example of Pueblo Revival architecture, this circa early 1900’s hacienda has been completely refurbished and remodeled in 2007. Thick adobe walls, 6 fireplaces, gorgeous flagstone floors and stone baseboards, plaster walls, traditional viga/split cedar latilla ceilings, and a big portal. Huge art studio with bedroom and full bath. MLS# 201201747 42SanSebastian.com
SantaFeBeautifulHomes.com
ALAN AND ANNE VORENBERG
$795,000
G IN ACT T IS TR
G IN IST
616-B PASEO DE LA LOMA
12 VALENCIA RANCH
An absolutely stunning adobe home in Apache Canyon, this fabulous residence is really a treat! Experience elegant living in a wonderful setting on 8 acres with picturesque views of Apache Canyon over the Galisteo Creek. Over $240,000 in thoughtful and gorgeous improvements have been added. 20 minutes to the Plaza. MLS# 201201017 12ValenciaRanch.com
E IC PR
954 CERRO DE LA PAZ
$3,795,000
Elegant Estate with stunning views on 12.5 gated acres near the Plaza comprised of an impeccable residence built by Doug McDowell in 2005 with superb finishes, 11 fireplaces, 8 baths including dual master baths, fabulous kitchen, 3,000 sq ft of portales, 1BR guest casita, and gorgeous swimming pool with cabana and bath. MLS# 201005922 954CerroDeLaPaz.com
326 Grant Avenue • 505.988.2533 H OME JU NE 20 12
25
PAGE 25 BLACK CYAN MAGEN-
expect more.
expect more. 505.989. 77 41 • 433 WEST SAN FRANCISCO STREET
A F U L L S E RV I C E R E A L E S TAT E B R O K E R A G E F O R O V E R T W E N T Y Y E A R S
SANTA FE, NM 87501
5 ARROYO CANYON. This Village Estates oasis in Rancho Viejo showcases gorgeous landscaped grounds surrounding the home, creating privacy while capturing the expansive southwestern views. An inviting circular floor plan with 3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths, and a 4th bedroom/office revolves around an open living space. The living room and master suite open onto a portal with a kiva fireplace and waterfall fountain. This one - owner, custom-built home has been impeccably maintained inside and out. This property offers the best of Rancho Viejo with miles of paved and dirt paths and is close to schools, shopping and I -25. MLS #201201886 $485,000 Jennifer Tomes • 505.690 .6477 • jentomes@me.com
BROCHURES
VIA DE ZORRITOS, TESUQUE. The natural beauty surrounding this stunning compound, situated on 50+ acres adjacent to the Santa Fe National Forest, is unrivaled. Lined with gorgeous rock retaining walls, the paved driveway winds past the stable, tennis court and riding arena into the bricked motor court, shared by both the main house and guest house. A flagstone walkway leading to the formal entrance of the main house offers undisturbed views of the national forest rising to the ski basin on one side and xeriscaped gardens on the other. The entrance from the motor court and two-car garage is up a staircase through an enchanting, European inspired, stone-lined vestibule with a state-of-the-art mechanical room and refrigerated wine cellar. The supremely outfitted kitchen is designed for simplicity and ease of use and opens onto a family dining area, family room, and a separate formal dining room. Handmade chandeliers, Spanish Colonial doors, antique beams, custom plaster work and lighted nichos are a few of the details that make every room warm and inviting. Stunning Eastern views from the master bedroom are matched by beautiful Southern views from the oval, freestanding stone bathtub in the master bathroom. Two additional bedrooms share a private sitting area and bathroom making perfect family quarters or a complete suite for a parent. 360º views make every room a delightful encounter. A large outdoor kitchen and dining area on one of several portals is perfect for entertaining and leads to a unique, natural swimming pool that fits perfectly into the lush landscape. The guest house features a living room, dining area, kitchenette, bedroom, bathroom, and two-car garage. Accessed through a separate entry door is a fully equipped exercise room, office, art studio, bathroom and laundry area. $15,000,000. Clara L. Dougherty • 505.690 .0471 • claradough@gmail.com
W m . D a v i d D o u g h e r t y, B r o k e r . C l a r a L . D o u g h e r t y, B r o k e r A s s o c i a t e . J e n n i f e r H . To m e s ,
26
JU NE 20 1 2 HOM E
BLACK CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW
.
104 CAMINO CHUPADERO. Resting on 7+ acres of land, this wonderful ranchito has 3 wells, 2 ponds, acequia rights, 3 pastures and mature trees, all bordering the Chupadero River. The 3 bedroom double adobe is sophisticated and understated with traditional hand-plastered walls, cathedral ceilings, and brick and oak floors. The compound has a swimming pool and large spa, an equipment garage with office, a double garage, a freestanding chicken coop and an incredible horse facility that includes a well-equipped barn with 4 stalls and runs, heated tack room, half bath, and separate loading shed/holding pen. MLS #201201920 $1,600,000 Jennifer Tomes • 505.690 .6477 • jentomes@me.com
www.dresf.com FLOOR PLANS
.
MULTIPLE PHOTOS
44 BRASS HORSE ROAD. This exceptional, contemporary, 4 bedroom Pueblostyle home in Arroyo Hondo is situated on 5 beautiful acres and surrounded by the 100+ acre Arroyo Hondo Pueblo Conservancy. With 360º views, the 4,823 Sq/Ft adobe home is built in a circular plan to take in all aspects of its surroundings and has a gorgeous rock wall that moves from the outside inside as an entryway. Designed to take advantage of the outdoors and the wonders of Arroyo Hondo, extensive portals provide additional living and dining spaces around the stunning, negative edge swimming pool. MLS #201200991 $2,499,000 Clara L. Dougherty • 505.690 .0471 • claradough@gmail.com
.
STATISTICS
.
AND MORE!
34 GOODNIGHT TRAIL. Gorgeous, contemporary Pueblo-style home in La Tierra Nueva. Completely renovated and remodeled by Wolf Corp., this 4 bedroom adobe home on 10.35 acres is loaded with details: American Clay wall finishes, custom cabinetry, built-in bookshelves, skylights, vigas and coved ceilings, window coverings, custom art lighting, and plenty of storage throughout (including a large walk-in closet in the master suite). The gourmet kitchen is equipped with state-of-the-art appliances, including an induction stove top. Beautifully landscaped with two walled and landscaped courtyards. MLS #201103432 $1,875,000 Clara L. Dougherty • 505.690 .0471 • claradough@gmail.com
Broker Associate . Warren Thompson, Broker Associate . Pam Alexander, Office Manager
HO ME JUNE 2 012
27
PAGE 27 BLACK CYAN MAGEN-
28
JU NE 20 1 2 HOM E
BLACK CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW
H OME JU NE 20 12
29
PAGE 29 BLACK CYAN MAGEN-
30
JU NE 20 1 2 HOM E
BLACK CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW
H OME JU NE 20 12
31
PAGE 31 BLACK CYAN MAGEN-
32
JU NE 20 1 2 HOM E
BLACK CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW
H OME JU NE 20 12
33
PAGE 33 BLACK CYAN MAGEN-
34
JU NE 20 1 2 HOM E
BLACK CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW
H OME JU NE 20 12
35
PAGE 35 BLACK CYAN MAGEN-
36
JU NE 20 1 2 HOM E
BLACK CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW
H OME JU NE 20 12
37
PAGE 37 BLACK CYAN MAGEN-
D CE G U D N RE RICI P
The Hills and Villas
at Bishop’s Lodge
Free-standing Villa and Custom Home Lots with Stunning Views • Only one 2 bedroom, 2 bath Villa remaining, 1,730 sq. ft. at $595,000 NEW PRICE $560,000 • Only five spectacular custom lots remaining, 1+ acre, from $168,000 $142,800 Exclusively represented by
Call Steve Flance for a tour at 505-690-5838
THE FLANCE COMPANY Stephen R. Flance Qualifying Broker and Owner 505-988-9891 • 800-409-2494 bishopslodgehills.com
All information contained herein is deemed reliable, but no representations or warranties are made as to the accuracy of the information. Availability is subject to sale or withdrawal without prior notice. Plans, specifications and prices are subject to change without prior notice. An owner is a licensed New Mexico real estate broker.
Socialnetworking
54 Headquarters Trail La Tierra Nueva
Reduced, now $3,850,000! MLS #201104063 www.54headquarterstrail.com
It’s all about TRUST Although social media may still appear complex or strange to you, the best value of social networking is to build trust. Why? People do business with people they know, like and trust making trust crucial to your bottom line. Today, most of your customers get the majority of their information about you and your business from online Google or Bing search results of your name or company. In the days before social networking, your online marketing goal was simply to be found online. Today, your customers are using social networking to “find” people they know, like and trust. They want to engage with you. However, if your social media focus is to accumulate 30,000 Twitter followers, thousands of Facebook “like” hits and LinkedIn connections to your competition, your marketing strategy is turning you into a commodity. You will be found online only as a free source of information and not a trusted source for your services or products. Let’s take real estate as an example. If people want to buy or sell a home, over 96 percent of them now begin their search online. The results of their quick random search will frequently produce results of people or companies unknown to them personally. Their next option will be to ask their followers or friends who they connect with online for a referral to someone they know and like and trust in real estate. They trust the recommendations of their friends more than a “free consultation” flyer they received in the mail or email spam. How can you reduce this trust gap in your marketing? Sometimes you have to act like your potential customer and change your online marketing behavior. Marketing today is all about reducing the trust gap by building trusting relationships. Social networking gives you a social way to connect with your past, present and future customers by interacting and engaging with them online.With the rapid convergence of social networking and mobile smart phones and tablets, these tools are literally in the
“Considered by many to be one of the most beautiful estates in Santa Fe”, this 7728 sqft home & guest house has 5 bedrooms/7 baths and offers the perfect balance of elegance and luxury with exquisite details. The outdoor entertaining area is showcased by a large free form pool with tiered waterfalls, stone bridge and benches, hot tub and cabana. Incredible panoramic views of the mountains. 4 car heated garage; 14.28 acres.
21 Rising Moon, Las Campanas New Listing!
EMILY MEDVEC
hands of you and your customers. Like you, they are beginning to use social networking to have a conversation to express their ideas, likes and dislikes. Remember, we are using technology to communicate with human beings. We all have different personalities, habits and opinions and we all like to express them. The best way to build trusting business relationships with people is to be you, to be authentic. This means being the same “you” online as in person. Outsourcing your social networking to someone pretending to be “you” is an accident waiting to happen. Why? People are not stupid. They will know the difference as soon as they meet you or hear your real voice on the phone. Even though we use technology to communicate, we believe we are still speaking to each other when we connect and engage online. If you want to build trusting business relationships and have a positive presence online for your business, you need to be the one present and engaging. Focus on reducing your trust gap by being authentic the next time you tweet and post on Facebook or Linkedin. It will always be beyond challenging for your business competition to be “you” online. Emily Medvec is an associate broker with Santa Fe Properties on a team with Ulla Allyn. Emily’s passion is how social networking online changes how we communicate and make decisions in real estate and every other marketplace. Follow her at www.twitter.com/ emilymedvec or call her at 505-660-4541.
$1,275,000 MLS #201201971 www.21risingmoon.com Picturesque views of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains are enjoyed from this gorgeous 3 bedroom/3 bath, 4100 sqft, “Adobe” home. Designed with true Santa Fe style, concentrating on details & high end finishes, are decorative ceilings, skylights, plaster walls, Saltillo tile floors & hand hewn corbels/vigas/latillas. A perfect home for entertaining with formal living & dining rooms, ADA Compliant, and a “Chef’s” dream kitchen. Enclosed adobe walled courtyards & patios, a roof top deck and a Gunite Jacuzzi with waterfall complete this magnificent property. 3 Car Garage; 1.99 Acres.
Nancy Lehrer
218 camino la tierra • las campanas • santa fe 505-988-2428 belltowerpropertiessantafe.com
Mobile: (505) 490-9565 Direct: (505) 988-2446 nlehrer.belltower@gmail.com
We don’t just sell new homes, we sell lifestyles.
We offer the perfect solution for those wanting to travel, entertain and enjoy a carefree lifestyle. Spacious single story floor plans with beautifully designed elevations. Great new homes for empty nesters looking for that ideal location 5 minutes from the Plaza. CH A P M A N H O M E S
50 5 - 9 8 3- 8 10 0 c h a pma nh o me s . c o m
Open Sunday - Friday 1-5PM
Old Pecos Trail at St. Michaels Drive near Zia Rd.
HOME JUNE 2012
39
PAGE 39 BLACK CYAN MAGEN-
40
JU NE 20 1 2 HOM E
BLACK CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW
NewsfromSFAR
Investing in real estate Everyone seems to agree that we’re in a buyer’s market. Interest rates remain at historic lows. Prices are attractive in many markets, sometimes including distressed properties. If you’re searching for investment opportunities, you might consider joining the ranks of an opportunistic group eager to take advantage of today’s conditions: real estate investors. Investors are a unique group, holding a different mindset than consumers purchasing a primary residence. Investors are interested in a spectrum of residential properties, including single-family homes, condos, townhomes, and small multi-unit properties. Previously, investors were attracted by the opportunity to make a quick profit by “flipping” properties. Now it’s more likely to be a buy-and-hold strategy, often driven by value-picking among distressed properties. Strong rental rates have also benefited investors. But that doesn’t mean real-
42
estate investment opportunities will evaporate once the housing market rebounds. There will always be an opportunity for investors to make money, regardless of what state the real estate market is in. The biggest difference between investors and “regular” buyers is an objective mindset. Consumers shopping for a home may be constrained by hard numbers like household income, but they are also more likely to make decisions based on emotions. After all, this is where they plan to live, and it has to feel right. Investors, on the other hand, want to make sure the numbers add up. They need details on current rental rates, comparable property prices, taxes, maintenance fees, and other related expenses. This is where a Realtor comes in handy. Four broad components should be included in the analysis: • Cash-on-cash returns — rental
JUNE 2012 HOME
BLACK CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW
income versus operating expenses, relative to the amount invested; • Tax implications — incentives for property owners and future sale considerations; • Amortization — paying down the mortgage, if not a cash purchase; and • Appreciation — any gains (or losses) in purchase price versus future selling price. Some of these numbers are easier to estimate than others. Investors also need to factor how much time and money are needed to get the property rent-ready. New carpet and fresh paint are common expenses. But any major repairs or replacements can add up fast and create costly delays. After all, an investment property only earns money if a paying tenant resides in it. Each day it sits empty detracts from its earning potential. Smart investors also build a cushion into their analysis to allow for unexpected costs or delays.
PACO ARGUELLO
While Realtors have a solid understanding of depreciation, capital gains, property exchanges, and other factors, tax-related aspects of the analysis may require input from a tax professional. I invite you to visit www.sfar.com and find a Realtor who can assist you in realizing your dreams though real-estate investments. Rubel ”Paco” Arguello is a Santa Fe native and chief executive of the Santa Fe Association of Realtors. Contact him at 982-8385.
Walk to the Plaza 317 Magdalena You can’t get any closer to The Plaza! This authentic Santa Fe adobe is the real Santa Fe experience. Two mastersuites, high ceilings with vigas and latillas, kiva fireplaces, brick flooring with radiant heat, skylights and French doors that lead to an incredibly private large shaded courtyard. While this property would make a wonderful residence, it is also a completely furnished, turnkey property that has a great rental history and short-term rental permit.
Luxury in the high desert. Located in the heart of Las Campanas, selling in all areas of Santa Fe.
Price At: $569,000 MLS# 201200802
Stephanie Duran Mobile: (505) 204.2491 Fax: (505) 455.8757
Email: stephanieduransf@gmail.com
982.9836 | 1.800.586.1032 | 530 S. Guadalupe Street (historic railyard) | Santa Fe, NM 87501 | BarkerRealtySF.com
bell tower properties, llc. (on the way to Las Campanas Clubhouse)
218 Camino La Tierra Santa Fe, NM
505.988.2428
belltowerpropertiessantafe.com
H OME JU NE 20 12
43
PAGE 43 BLACK CYAN MAGEN-
ceiling fan
From top, Minka-Aire’s Rainman, Gaugin, Wing, and Vintage Gyro models
In 2011, Dahl Lighting Showroom sold more ceiling fans than in the past six or seven years. “We’re doing well. We should have a good one this year, too,” said Lorenzo Mascarenas, who has been on the Dahl sales team for 18 years. “It’s supposed to be a warm year and when it’s warm and sunny, fans sell well.” Another factor came into play last year. Smoke from forest fires — notably the Las Conchas Fire, New Mexico’s largest wildfire ever — resulted in more people buying fans, he said. The reason? Swamp coolers will bring smoky air in from outside. A good ceiling fan creates a cooling breeze. Dahl has a good variety, among them the Monte Carlo selling for $189 and a stylish Minka-Aire model that was marked down from $328 to $230. What’s selling these days? “We find more people buying fans with clean, classic, simple lines,” Mascarenas said. Judith Reeder, who owns Allbright & Lockwood with her husband, Arthur, agreed. “Generally, people want simpler fans. We have lots of what I would say are transitional Santa Fe: a little bit of rustic mixed in with a contemporary or industrial spin. We have some in the Hunter Prestige line that fit that bill. “Hunter is one of the oldest companies. It makes one of the quietest, oil-bathed fans, completely reliable. Although Arthur and I think Craftmade, another old company, has the best motors. They run forever.” Is there an ideal number of blades? You see a lot of fans with three or five blades, and the new Minka-Aire “Wing” is a contemporary standout with just two. “The angle of the blades and the distance from the ceiling — the farther away the better — and the motor are more important than the number of blades,” Reeder said. So you should just buy a fan that you like the looks of, and that fits (even obliquely) into your decor. The Artemis from Minka-Aire is a sculptured beauty, and it’s almost $700. On the more affordable end is the the Craftmade CSL, a workhorse that Reeder said is a great bedroom fan. It comes in many different finishes, or you can also get it unfinished so you can stain it to match your ceiling. “And driven by the California market, many fans are EnergySmart-rated with fluorescent capabilities,” she said, adding that she doesn’t personally like lights on fans. “People in older houses sometimes need the light, but we try to keep it to a minimum. We have some ornate fans but we don’t sell a lot, because in Santa Fe the ceiling is the story. A lot of times it is nice to have an uplight that shines an indirect light on a beautiful ceiling and accents the room.” Why do people buy? “People get hot and they order a fan. They take out a ceiling light and they put in a fan.” Allbright & Lockwood works with “architects, designers who come in with clients, and just people off the street, and people from all around the country who come to Santa Fe to shop.” — Paul Weideman
In a recent conversation with developer Alan Hoffman, Natural Homes, he spoke of the good sense of using skylights that open, cooling the house through “thermal siphoning.” Gabe Apodaca, part-owner of Insulite Skylights LLC, said, “It works as a chimney to exhaust warm air in the house.” But even in situations where operable skylights are impractical, they can help cool the space as well as light it. Insulite has teamed up with another Santa Fe company, Aerolenz, to manufacture and market skylights filled with a high-tech material called Lumira aerogel. It’s billed as “the lightest and lowest-density solid on the planet” by the Cabot Corporation. It’s been around for more than 70 years, but has only been commercially available for seven or eight years. “It’s amazing,” said Bill Kurtz of Aerolenz. “It’s 95 percent air, and it’s made out of silica, so it’s very green. Insulated skylights have higher thermal resistance to heat transfer. So in the winter the warm temperatures inside the building don’t transfer (leak) out as easily, and in the summer the warm temperature outside doesn’t transfer in.” These are the same thermal resistance characteristics, Kurtz added, that are valued in foam, cellulose, and other good building-insulation materials. Skylights filled with Lumira aerogel admit a soft, opaque light and they offer six times more insulation value than traditional skylights. Insulite, which was started in 2002 as Santa Fe Custom Skylights, uses a high-efficiency oven for shaping acrylic and can do skylight panes up to 100 inches square. “These aerogel units are great for replacement skylights or new ones on an existing building, to brighten up a room,” Apodaca said. “Also, the older ones can also have air infiltration, so it’s a big improvement for several reasons.” — P.W. 44
JUNE 2012 HOME
BLACK CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW
skylight
An 8- by 24-foot ridgetop skylight filled with Lumira aerogel is lowered onto a Santa Fe County home
That Was
Simple Sale
99
$
OR
2
inStallation PER WINdOW
SPECIAL FINANCING FOR 24 MONTHS
1
Request your FREE in-home consultation by July 5 to receive special savings. CALL: CLICK: VISIT:
866-744-5998
pellareplacement.com/stfnm1 your local Pella showroom Santa Fe 706 St. Michaels Drive, #5B
Save today and take the worry away. Window and door replacement that leaves no mess, no guess? A team that can most likely finish your installation project in a day? Yes, it’s all part of The Pella Promise. We’ll make your entire replacement experience easy. We promise.
window & door replacement
1 Offer applies to pocket-fit installation on Encompass by Pella®, Pella® Impervia® and Pella® 350 Series products only. Offer excludes installation on doors. Valid for window installation on replacement projects only and must be installed by Pella professionals. Discount applies to retail list price. Only valid on select Pella® products and installation methods. Not valid with any other offer or promotion. Prior sales excluded. Other restrictions may apply. See store for details. Offer expires 07/05/2012. 2 The Pella Windows & Doors Visa® credit card is issued with approved credit by Wells Fargo Financial National Bank. Offer expires 07/05/2012. © 2012 Pella Corporation
H OME JU NE 20 12
45
PAGE 45 BLACK CYAN MAGEN-
OutandAbout
Let’s start off with some hip updates
The bodacious Ms. Bodelson sports her new hip
Santa Fe cowboy poet/designer L.D. Burke lends his famous quote to the newlyweds: “A good woman is like a great horse: faithful but hard to lead” (something David already knows)
Alice and David skip down the aisle (seniors gone wild)
Jan and Bonnie with their spouses, L.D. Burke and Ed Larson; and me with my walker
Santa Fe artist Ed Larson adds a new career to his repertoire - marriage minister Alice & David’s Gallery….wow
Michael Combs, multi-talented Santa Fe street musician, provides the wedding music
Alan and Mary Wreyford (owners Xanadu Gallery at Jackalope) hold the youngest wedding attendee, Layla Leigh 46
A small sample of jewelry designed by Alice
A lovely view of a small portion of the Hondo Iris Farm
JUNE 2012 HOME
BLACK CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW
Darlings, I do apologize for skipping out on you last month. I hated to do it, Creampuffs, but sometimes a girl just has to be a little selfish and think of herself for a change. My good friend Deborah Bodelson (Santa Fe Properties) had called me a month or two earlier to tell me that she was having a hip replacement, and then she had it, and she was so excited about the results that I decided to have one, too. Sort of like the celebrities of today who are so excited about having a baby that their friends decide to have one, too. We all know how that goes — when someone trendy decides to do something, then what they do becomes trendy, and other people follow. Wildflowers, I’m thankful that Deborah opted for a hip replacement instead of a baby. Within a few weeks after her surgery, Deborah was on a flight to Italy for a month. I, on the other hand, was not quite so lucky. Let’s see, Pumpkins, it went something like this: “Ms. Talbott, the good news is that you have a new hip. The bad news is that we broke your leg in the process. It will heal, but you can’t put any weight on your right leg for the next eight weeks.” Well, you can imagine, Cupcakes... there went my dance vacation and in went my order for a shiny new aluminum walker. Dearest readers, I must admit that this protracted period of recuperation was not all bad. It gave me the opportunity to experience the generosity of friends. I was also the recipient of help from people whom I’d never known before. (As Blanche Dubois said in A Streetcar Named Desire, “I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.”) Propelling myself around on a walker definitely improved my upper body strength (although I doubt I look as good as Michelle Obama in sleeveless dresses - yet); and it gave me plenty of time to watch old movies on TCM in the sleepless hours of the early the morning. (When was the last time you saw a 9-year-old Ron Howard starring as Eddie in The Courtship of Eddie’s Father? And enjoyed
OAKLEY TALBOTT
it??) However, as exciting as all that has been, the best part of May was traveling down to Hondo (in Lincoln County) to meet up with some Santa Fe friends for a wedding celebration. The famous artist and designer Alice Warder Seely and the infamous Santa Fe Dave, David Hall, finally decided (after a very long-term relationship, both business and personal) to do something uber conventional: get married. Wait, Petunias, now that I think about today’s marriage statistics, maybe getting hitched is becoming uber unconventional. Which would make more sense in David’s and Alice’s case. Conventional is a word never used to describe them. About 20 years ago, David and Alice moved to Hondo. Their first jewelry factory for producing Alice’s designs was in their home. Today, their jewelry factory is in a converted gas station across the road from their commercial iris farm, which can be viewed from the deep portal of their gallery where people come from all over to buy Alice’s designs - jewelry, original paintings, hand-embroidered tapestries, pillows, and rugs - as well as other intriguing objects imported from around the globe. And iris, naturally, a staggering variety at that. Yes, Possums, the lush Hondo Valley has been enhanced even more by the creativity of these two. Alice thinks up her next lemonade stand, and David builds it. Okay, okay, enough. Rather than blab on, I’m including lots of pictures so that you’ll get the picture for yourself. So long, Sweetpeas. Until next time... Oakley Oakley can be reached at merrilypierson@cox.net
SpousessellingHouses
Higher water, higher purpose Long before we were here, it was here. Before the Anglos, the Spanish and even the first Native Americans, the Santa Fe River has existed since the beginning of time and is the primary reason why we reside here today. As the first winter’s snowfall began to melt from the windswept cornices of Lake Peak, so has water flowed and in its wake an abundance of life has followed. Ancient cottonwoods, wild rose, tiger salamanders, Woodhouse’s toads, and an array of mammalian species including foxes and raccoons all began to inhabit this 46-mile-long, verdant corridor that we call the Santa Fe Watershed. Recent times, however, have not been kind to the river. Since it was first damned back in 1881 up until just recently, the pressures of growth and industry have pushed our little river beyond its limits. Headed toward certain extinction, it was designated in 2007 by the environmental group American Rivers as the country’s most endangered river. But this familiar story of environmental degradation has not had the expected ending. Due to the hard work of many Santa Feans, in particular the Santa Fe Watershed Association, and the
leadership of Mayor David Coss, the hands of time are being pushed back and a living river has been reborn. On April 16, the City of Santa Fe breathed new life into the river by releasing water under the target flow ordinance in support of the Living River Initiative. The target flow, which is 1,000 acre-feet, is the adjudicated amount of water deemed vital to restoring life to the watershed. Over the last century the river has seen highs of 19,000 acre-feet to lows of 1,530 acre-feet, so the flow is adjusted based on seasonal variability of the snowpack forecast. This years forecast is 60 percent of average,
MELISSA PIPPIN-CARSON ROGER CARSON
which means that 600 acre-feet will be the target flow. Where water flows, life follows, so in addition to providing us with over 40 percent of our water supply, the river can once again continue with its intended purpose of bringing life to the land around us. On Thursday, May 10, the agents and staff of Keller Williams and their friends at Stewart Title teamed up with the Santa Fe Watershed Association and dedicated the entire day to cleaning up trash and debris along the river. It’s important to remind ourselves that there is always a higher purpose behind every occupation so every year Keller Williams has a celebration called Red Day. Red is the acronym for Renew, Energize, and Donate and on May 10 of every year the entire company, every Keller Williams office across the country, closes to perform community service. Locally, 51 of us collected, sorted and recycled over 237 bags of trash from the river. Nationally, we were part of the 192,000 hours of community service - that’s 95 years of service - provided in a single day. In support of the vision of Mayor David Coss who proclaimed 2012 as “The Year to Love Your River,” we hope to see many of you out there treasuring our little river today and for many years to come. Roger Carson and Melissa Pippin Carson are Realtors Carson & Carson at Keller Williams. Call them at 505-699-3112 or email them at twicethesellingpower@gmail.com.
Buying a home? Upgrade it with an FHA 203K loan!
• Kitchen & bath remodels, solar systems, windows, energy efficiency.
Selling a home? Market it as “203K loan
home improvement ready”
Refinancing your existing home?
• Add a solar system or other improvements using a 203K loan!
More Info: Santa Fe County, 992-3044 cohare@santafecounty.org http://www.santafecounty.org/public_works/energy
Superb Craftsmanship
Satisfaction Guaranteed
Proudly Serving Santa Fe clients for 15 years.
HOME JUNE 2012
47
PAGE 47 BLACK CYAN MAGEN-
EL LLANO -
Area also known as Lot 32 La Vista del Rio Unit 1. Great family home featuring 2 BR, 1 BA, remodeled, large living area, 971 sq. ft., spacious lot, easy access to schools and minutes from town. 0.220 ac. $78,000
ARROYO SECO -
Check this 2348 sq. ft., home on .74 ac., with 5 BR, 2 BA, tile, carpet and vinyl flooring, fireplace insert, frame and stucco, own well and septic. Within the Pojoaque School District. Close commute to Santa Fe and Los Alamos. $114,500
ESPANOLA -
3 BR, 1 BA, home on 1.03 ac., with frontage on Riverside Drive. Possible business use, metal pitched roof, all city utilities. $120,000
TIERRA AZUL -
Large manufactured home with several additions, 2300 sq. ft., 4 BR, 2 BA, enclosed front & back porch, sun room, hardwood, carpet & ceramic tile floors. Redwood deck and tiled patio. Irrigation rights for a variety of fruit trees. Pine trees and majestic cottonwoods surround the house. Detached garage/workshop. 1.70 ac. Great family home. $180,000 Additional acreage available.
LAND
San Pedro - .75 ac. $63,000 Abiquiu - 1.48 ac. $28,000 Santa California City - 1.9 ac. $30,000 Medanales - 5.47 ac. $70,000 Mesa de Poleo - 21.6 ac. $95,000 El Rito - 2.13 ac. $38,000 Abiquiu - 4.86 ac. $125,000 Espanola - .20 ac. $52,000 Espanola - 1.14 ac. $160,000 Truchas - 2.39 ac. $53,000 Espanola - 4.6 ac. $182,000 Cedar Ridge - 10 ac. $55,000 Espanola - 1.26 ac. $220,000 Espanola - Chac.oma Vista $55,000 El Guique - 34 ac. & 160 ac. trs.
1114 N. Riverside Drive Española, NM • 505-753-7159 www.cybermesa.com/~yuccareal
$
,00 349
0
This beautifully designed and built home is nestled among pinons and ponderosa on 1.25 acres, and borders a natural arroyo / nature trail perfect for lovely daily walks. Built in 2006, the home is 2BR, 2BA, 1200 sq ft, and boasts diamond finish plaster walls, dramatic beamed ceilings with skylights, tinted concrete floors with radiant heat, and a spacious, brick-lined portal overlooking the arroyo. Lovely two-sided wood-burning fireplace that is enjoyed from the kitchen/dining and living room. Lots of natural light and privacy. Nicely located between Harry’s Roadhouse and Bobcat Bite. MLS# 201201895
Marcia Wolf, Qualifying Broker • 505-982-4201 Missy Wolf, Associate Broker • 505-310-9700 200 W. DeVargas, Suite 2 • Santa Fe, NM 87501 • 505-982-4201 48
JUNE 2012 HOME
BLACK CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW
OurwaterQuality
Drought declaration for the state Governor Susana Martinez recently issued a drought declaration for the entire state. This is a formal acknowledgement of something we already know. Within the last year, 90 percent of New Mexico faced severe drought conditions and the 2011 water year (September 2010 to October 2011) was the second driest on record. Only the water year 1955-1956 was drier. In addition, Governor Martinez has established a New Mexico Drought Task Force, led by State Engineer Scott Verhines, to prepare for and mitigate against problems that occur as a result of drought conditions. The drought declaration and the task force will allow water authorities to access both state and federal funding. Some New Mexican communities - Las Vegas for example - have taken dramatic steps to reduce water consumption in homes and businesses. According to the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), May 2011-April 2012 was the warmest consecutive 12-month period on record in the contiguous United States. And temperature projections through July call for a greater than 50 percent chance of above-normal temperatures for New Mexico. Precipitation is more difficult to predict, but models call for equal chances of above- and below-average conditions through July. There is some encouragement that in April of this year La Niña conditions transitioned to neutral. Some climate models predict that El Niño conditions may develop. Voluntary water conservation to help reduce our gallons per capita per day (GPCD) from the current level of 105 plays an important role in Santa Fe waterplanning projections. This gross GPCD figure includes all water used in the city divided by the population. Average residential usage ranges from about 45 to 65 GPCD. It is estimated that we will have to reduce our gross consumption number from 105 GPCD to 85 GPCD by 2045.
STEPHEN WIMAN
The City of Santa Fe has four active supply sources and the 2012 projections are as follows: Buckman Direct Diversion, 50.9 percent; Buckman Well Field, 8.7 percent; City Well Field, 18.8 percent; and Nichols and McClure Reservoirs, 21.6 percent. The latter source consists of surface water processed at the Canyon Road Water Treatment Plant, which typically requires less treatment than aquifer-sourced water. The city has made significant strides in practicing the conjunctive use of water, or prioritizing the use of surface water over aquifer water, by increasing the use of surface water from 7 percent in 2002 to 21 percent in 2006 to 63 percent in 2011. Especially with drought, higher temperatures and even average precipitation in the forecast, we need to adhere to the recommendation by the Water Conservation Department to water three times per week. Under the current ordinance, this is only a recommendation. The days-of-the-week restrictions have been replaced by permanent conservation requirements; but the current ordinance specifies that, in order to move into elevated water restrictions, emergency conditions must exist. The current ordinance does not accommodate drought conditions. Admittedly, such conditions are difficult to define, but day-specific watering restrictions would be a step in the right direction. If you agree, I encourage you to contact your City Council representative. Stephen Wiman has a background in earth science (Ph.D. in geology) and is the owner of Good Water Company and a member of the City of Santa Fe’s Water Conservation Committee. He may be reached at 505-471-9036 and skwiman@ goodwatercompany.com.
ArtfullivingByDesign
Your Dream Home. Our Expertise.
Outside influences What’s hot right now? Seasons come and go, but design that gives a nod to nature will always be in vogue. As the days move into the warmer months, elemental colors and earthy accents always work in the Southwest and are both soothing and stylish. Perennially fresh are palettes of sky blue hues and grass green tone, while neutrals with texture and touches of shine lend sophistication to a space. Samuel Design Group has the latest chic pieces, from mid-century to contemporary,
that speak to what’s simultaneously timeless and new from around the design globe. Weave Fallen in Love Bold and colorful patterns, stripes, and embroidered motifs are hot right now. You’ll want to check them out yourself with names like WOW, OB-LA-DI, Ziggy and Soho Brush. Pictured with this column is the delicate embroidered textile brought to us by the Italian company of Donghia. The pattern name is “Eliza” and it is available in five
Finally, a mortgage lender that works for You
LISA SAMUEL
colors. This fabric is suitable for bedding draperies and light upholstery. Furnishings from Ironies Our firm recently spent an afternoon looking at furniture and accessories from “Ironies,” a line of furnishings and home accessories known for its unique designs, esoteric materials, and comfortable organic feeling. Organic feeling, elegant and comfortable; wow... nothing better than that in my opinion! Carpet Diem Anji Mountain has introduced a line of affordable organic rugs that are made from renewable resources - beautiful and earth-friendly, too! New for 2012 are chunky naturalfiber rugs made of jute, wool, coir, and hemp that make a fabulous textural statement in any space. Paper shag rugs made from recycled paper are a textural and visual delight. This month’s DESIGN GLOSSARY term is crinoline, originally a stiff fabric with a weft of horse-hair and a warp of cotton or linen thread. The fabric first appeared around 1830. Lisa Samuel, ASID IIDA (505-820-0239, lisa@samueldesigngroup.com) an award-winning interior and furniture designer, is the owner of Samuel Design Group Interiors and Home Boutique located at 428 Sandoval Street, Suite B, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501.
Our local mortgage professionals combine lending expertise with a highly personal approach to every client relationship.
We specialize in Portfolio Loan Products > Flexible terms and ‘common sense underwriting’ for self employed and jumbo loan borrowers.
> Ask about our healthcare professionals loan program! > Conventional financing available
Kathy Breneman 889-1923 6501 Americas Pkwy Albuquerque
Becky Farnham 992-2244 1910 Trinity Dr Los Alamos
Marita DeVargas 992-2343 Main Office on the Plaza 62 Lincoln Ave, Santa Fe
NMLS #5881
NMLS #458360
NMLS #458776
Call, stop by or go online to find out how quickly our local lenders will get you into your dream home.
Apply Online! www.fnb-sf.com Independent community banking since 1870
First National Bank of Santa Fe
Member FDIC Equal Housing Lender HOME JUNE 2012
49
PAGE 49 BLACK CYAN MAGEN-
Dreaming on the River
RESIDENCIA DEL RIO What an incredible 32 acre riverfront property. You can enjoy an early morning stroll along the river or enjoy the colorful sunset from your portal. It has a hacienda style floor plan with adobe walls connecting to an outdoor covered courtyard with room for studio, workshop or whatever you desire. The lovely adobe home with its light filled spaces has a cook’s kitchen and 3 baths 2 bedrooms. With 11 acres of irrigation (33 acre feet) this property is ready for gardening or farming. Ideal for horses with the nearby Carson National Forest. Only 60 minutes to Santa Fe.
LOt 2 RANChO DE AbIquIu – Overlooking the Chama River in Abiquiu, this spacious custom home (2,594 sq ft) was made for entertaining. The grand living room leading to the southern portal is ideal for enjoying the evening sunsets over the river. The cook’s kitchen and elegant dining room encourage conversation with friends and family. So many tasteful details in this home, with its dramatic entrance, study/library and master bedroom suite, will delight the most discriminating buyer. The 2 bedroom 2 bath guest house (954 sq ft) is done as nicely as the main house and is so inviting. This incredible24.5 acre parcel in the heart of Abiquiu has it all, riverfront (900+ ft), privacy, great hiking and riding in the nearby Carson National Forest as well as one of the loveliest home in Abiquiu.
MLS 201100723
MLS 201200568
32 ACRES
$795,000
24.5 ACRES
$798,000
hACIENDA ALEGRIA Nestled on a bend of the Chama River, Hacienda Alegria with its stunning views will please the most discerning buyer. Ancient cottonwoods along the river shelter ponds that speak of lazy summer days. This grand 2-story home with a gourmet kitchen and 2 covered portals is ideal for entertaining. There is plenty of room for you and your guests with a 3 bedroom, 3 bath main house, 3 bedroom, 3 bath guesthouse and a caretakers house and barn/garage as well. The irrigated acreage with 24 acre ft. of water has been farmed as an organic farm for the last 6 years with 28.86 acres, has plenty of room for horses and great riding and hiking in the National Forest that borders the property. Come see this magnificent property. MLS 201105380 28.86 ACRES $1,495,000
HIGHWAY 84, AT THE ABIQUIU INN • (505) 685-4646 www.abiquiuland.com
50
JU NE 20 1 2 HOM E
BLACK CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW
* Owner is a Licensed New Mexico Real Estate Broker
SANTA FE
®
PROPERTIES
SantaFeProperties.com FaceBook.com/SantaFeProperties LuxuryPortfolio.com
CANYON ROAD
l
$5,000,000
experience our standard of excellence WE SHOW YOU PERSONALIZED RESULTS: MARKET ACTIVITY REPORTING Our LuxeAnalytics program through Luxury Portfolio provides a comprehensive report which tracks online activity of potential buyers who are viewing your property. We monitor their location, both domestic and international, language and preferred currency. In order for us to gauge market response to your home, it is critical to understand the number of online consumer interactions with your property. This allows you to make informed decisions and maximize your options when you receive offers from interested parties.
Follow us on FaceBook - Facebook.com/SantaFeProperties 1000 Paseo de Peralta • Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501 SantaFeProperties.com • 505.982.4466 • 800.374.2931
In The hearT of Santa Fe, a faIrmonT To Call Your own. wITh ITs arT gallerIes, spanish colonial architecture and world-class restaurants, santa fe enlivens the senses like no other place in the world. now, there’s a private residence club with style to match the city. a retreat where you’ll enjoy exclusive privileges from the foremost name in hospitality. a sanctuary where you’ll feel at home, whenever a desire for renewal draws you back to The City Different. Introducing Fairmont Heritage Place, el Corazon de Santa Fe. It’s everything you want in a santa fe getaway home...and more.
Visit us today. We’re just three blocks from the Plaza on the corner of Catron Street and Grant Avenue.
a limited number of heritage Place ownerships are now available
1/8 deeded real estate • exclusive Fairmont BeneFits
To discover if ownership is right for you, call us today at 866.721.7800 or visit www.ElCorazondeSantaFe.com.
Fairmont Heritage Place, El Corazon de Santa Fe (the “Property”) is not owned, developed, or sold by Fairmont or its affiliates. El Corazon de Santa Fe, L.P., a Texas Limited Partnership (the “Developer”), is independently owned and operated and is the developer of the Property. The Developer uses the Fairmont brand name and certain Fairmont trademarks pursuant to a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable and non-sublicensable license from Fairmont Management Company, LLC. Under certain circumstances, the license may be terminated or revoked according to its terms in which case neither the Residences nor any part of the Property will be identified as a Fairmont branded project or have any rights to use the Trademarks. Fairmont does not make any representations or guarantees with respect to the Residences or the Property and is not responsible for the Developer’s marketing practices, advertising, and sales representations. This advertising material is not an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy to residents of any state or jurisdiction in which registration requirements have not been fulfilled. Pricing and information are subject to change without notice and are not guaranteed.