Listing: Rio Rancho Estates Unit 4 Block 14 Lot 87 is 1 Acre Land for sale off Southern Blvd With Views of Albuquerque!

I could see the lights of Albuquerque starting to light up across the valley floor as the sun began to set. The Sandia Mountains made a beautiful background with her snowy peaks and reflections of the sunset!
Description:

1 Acre of Land for Sale in Rio Rancho, New Mexico Close to Southern Boulevard. 

I Could See the Lights of Albuquerque From This Pretty Building Lot As the Sun Began to Set!

Close to the Presbyterian Rust Medical Center - See Chars Update on the $80-Million Expansion to the Center!

A Great Spot to Watch the Hot Air Balloons Year Round!

Call Char at 360-550-8943 Mon - Sun

Tons of Photos of the Sunset From the Property!

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Rio Rancho Estates Unit 4 Block 14 Lot 87



Status: SOLD
State: NM
County: Sandoval

Parcels

APN:
1-006-068-056-064
Legal Description:
Lot 87 in Block 14 of Rio Rancho Estates Unit 4

Listing Details

City:
Rio Rancho
8 Miles W of the Presbyterian Rust Medical Center
12 Miles SW of the City Center and UNM Sandoval Regional Medical Center
28 Miles NW of Albuquerque International Sunport Airport
60 Miles SW of Santa Fe
Parcel Size:
1 Acre
See parcel map.
Roads:
Dedicated Easement
Cherokee Rd runs S of Property.

See notes below about road that shows on aerial maps.
Power:
Area
1/2 Mile N along Southern Boulevard.

You would need to contact the local power company for cost to bring to the property.
Water:
Well, Holding Tank
The city has a bulk fill water station at the corner of 21st Street NW and Northern Boulevard. It has potable water for domestic use and construction. Click Here for further information on the cities website.

Click Here for the Rio Rancho Utility Systems.

Click here to research depth of others wells on the State of New Mexico well log.

You will need to click on the county and then click on the PLSS link. Input 25 under section, then click on 12N under township, and 1E under range and then click on View Report at the very bottom.

I found a few records in the same township and range and section.

There are two choices at the very top that you can search: Wells With Well Log Information and Wells Without Well Log Information. The first has several records.
Sewer:
Septic, Holding Tank
Needs installation. Click Here for the New Mexico Environment Dept Liquid Waste Website.
Liens:
No
Deed Type:
Statutory Warranty Deed
Title insurance available at buyer's expense.
CCRs:
No
Title Marketable:
Yes
Property Tax:
22.92
Annually. Paid current. Future tax notices are buyer's responsibility.
POA Dues:
0.00
Doc Prep Fee:
150.00
To be added to the purchase price for document preparation.
Zoning:
RRA - Rural Residential Agricultural
Allows for homes and manufactured homes. Livestock needs minimum 1 acre and 20,000 sq. Ft. per animal.

Click Here to view Zoning Regulations for Sandoval County.
PROPERTY PHOTOS

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Property Photos

All of the photos were taken in January 2015 of Rio Rancho Estates Unit 4 Block 14 Lot 87 and the surrounding views.

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PROPERTY INFORMATION

1 acre of land for sale in Rio Rancho, New Mexico about ½ mile from Southern Boulevard in the southern part of the city. I thought it was a pretty lot with an intermittent stream thru the back of it, a fabulous view of the Sandia Mountains and lots of privacy for now considering how close it sits to Intel and the Rust Medical Center! It sits about 28 Miles NW of Albuquerque International Sunport Airport and an hour SW of Santa Fe. I could see the lights of Albuquerque coming to light across the valley to the SE as the sun began to set. And what a beautiful sunset!

All of the photos were taken of the property and its surrounding views in January, 2015. I took the correct easement to the property but on the way out we drove the road that leads thru the wash up to 29th St SW and on up to Southern Boulevard. You can see a bit of this road in some of the photos leading up over the hill on the other side of the intermittent stream. You can also see it in the aerial photos to the east of the property. This isn’t the easement but is a commonly used road to get down to Cherokee Rd SW. So for now you’re a quick drive to Southern which is the main drag back east to town. There is power at Southern.

It was covered in nice vegetation with a few pretty trees sprinkled about the area. The property is fairly flat along the south and then has a gentle roll down to the N to an intermittent stream. This is the low spot in a gentle rolling hill and there are a few trees sprinkled along it.

Images 21, 22 and 23 show that road to the east, homes to the NE along Southern and the low point of this rolling valley. There are several neighbors a few blocks to the NE off of Southern and a few neighbors to the SW. I took a picture of one that looks like an off grid cabin/home. You are a few blocks away from the growth for now though but some day they’ll be closer.

It is beautiful view of the long range of the Sandia Mountains from the NE to the SE with Albuquerque sitting in the valley floor below them! The sun was going down and it was getting dark and the lights of the big city starting lighting up – cool!

There was some fresh snow in the Sandia's! They are so close by there is great detail in the stripes that run thru her top peaks as seen in image #36! Sandia Peak rises to 10,678 feet and the mountain range lies largely within the Cibola National Forest.

From the NW to the SW to the S are wide open views of this mesa that rises above the surrounding valley floors. The sun turned the clouds and horizon a pinkish orange as it sat over the mesa!

To the south are some cool hills that sit down past Interstate 40 and add some interesting views.

 

To the west at the edge of Rio Rancho are the sand dunes and there's a few other odd ball places on the west side of Rio Rancho where people have fun on the weekends! Catching air!

There is a tremendous amount of growth about 3 miles to the NE along Southern and that growth continues east all of the way to the Rio Grande River. This part of Rio Rancho adjoins the northern part of Albuquerque on its south. I suggest you play with Google earth and really study things!  I can definitely see why the properties along Southern get bought so quickly. I snapped these photos as I passed Wal-Mart on Southern and Unser in 2007 and thinking wow its already grown out to here and now look where it is!

So what’s unique about this one? Well first of all because my notes say “very pretty lot”! You would get to see the balloons along Southern in the morning! It sits 10 miles west of Intel, one of the largest semiconductor fabrication plants in the world, 8 miles from the Presbyterian Rust Medical Center Emergency, 7.5 miles from Joe's Pasta House and ½ of a mile south of Southern if you take the quick road!

I spotted a few balloons early in the morning off Southern Boulevard! Rio Rancho is home of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta which takes place in early October and is the largest event in the world lasting 9 days and over 500 balloons yearly. The cool temperatures that time of year create the "Albuquerque box", a set of predictable wind patterns. Balloon Fiesta Park sits about 6 miles SE of Rio Rancho and I've added it to my bucket list!

I thought this would be a great spot for someone who wants to build an off grid house outside the city limits but still close to things. I myself live one mile down a dirt road and this is only ½ of a mile! Enjoy! Char the Explorer : )

PROPERTY MAPS

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Property Maps

Prior to visiting the property I suggest you study the maps and the satellite image as they tell the story on how to get there. Get a mental picture of how to get to a property from a main road. I frequently write notes on how I got to the property.

Print out the important maps like the parcel map, aerial photo with the GPS coords and street map. These are the maps I use myself if I was going to view the property. You can enter the latitude and longitude into Google or Bing maps by putting a comma between them.

I also suggest you bring a street dedicated GPS like a Garmin, not your phone. Do not rely on your GPS to take you the correct way as she'll take you down miles of roads that aren't the main drags. I've named mine Thelma and Louise because she's tried to drive me off a cliff a few times! If I could just get Brad Pitt to sit in the back seat! : )

Most of the properties I sell are down some kind of dirt road - my favs! Be smart and bring a shovel, water, food, blankets, mace, a dog and anything else you might need if you get stuck for a day or two. I've been stuck in the sand, a marsh, had tires blow out - you name it. Be prepared, be safe, and have fun. She's a beautiful Earth. We only get one shot here - get out there and see all she has to offer. Char the Explorer : )


Approximate parcel GPS coordinates:

Parcel: Lot 87 in Block 14 of Rio Rancho Estates Unit 4
Latitude: 35.233740
Longitude: -106.795498
Coordinate location: SE corner of the lot

Google Interactive Road Map based on Coordinates
Bing Interactive Road Map based on Coordinates

ADDITIONAL PHOTOS

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Sandoval County Area and Rio Rancho Subdivision Photos

Sandoval County Area and Rio Rancho Subdivision Photos

In June 2023 I heard loud hammering coming from the distance in the SW part of Rio Rancho in Unit 3. It sounded like a pile driver and I zoomed in to see what was going on. It turns out to be the solar project being built at Quail Ranch

 

In 2002 Quail Ranch was annexed into the very southern part of Rio Rancho about 9 miles N of Interstate 40. It sat for many years and in June 2022 the City made a Renewable Energy Overlay District on a portion of the Quail Ranch for solar power generation. That is now where the Atrisco Solar Project is being built. It will cover over 3,100 acres and is expected to supply enough clean energy to power 100,000 households for a period of 20 years. And to the S of that is the 600,000 Amazon distribution center. This place doesn't stop growing! 

The area in green highlights the city limits of Rio Rancho. It sits about 2.5 miles S of units 3, 4 & 9.

So I decided to check it out! And about 9 miles to the south you can also see the  600000 square foot Amazon Fulfillment Center that opened in 2021 that sits just off Interstate 40. Wow is that a huge ! I then drove down to the Amazon building and the other major retailers in that area, the Tempurpedic Warehouse, Shamrock Foods, Semi truck dealership, a Fed-Ex Freight distribution center, and Love’s Travel Stop.  Click here to read further information about the growth and Quail Ranch!

This expansion also includes parts of the 30 mile planned Paseo del Volcan (PDV) corridor. I have seen parts of this being built over the years. It’s a four lane freeway facility that starts off I-40 just west of Atrisco Boulevard at heads N up to the city center before heading east to US‐550 by I-25.

We overlayed the PDV corridor onto the unit map so you can see how it will go thru the city.

 

In January, 2015 I spent two days exploring Rio Rancho. I first noticed the Presbyterian Rust Medical Center just south of Southern Boulevard on Unser had a huge crane sitting out front of it. This is by Intel and I didn’t realize there was a major hospital so close by the southern units! I read that it is undergoing an $80 million expansion adding a tower with 120 additional beds and cancer patient services. It opened in October 2011 with 68 beds and was designed to accommodate growing populations which this places continues to do!

I watched the sunset from unit 4 in the SW part of the city. Wow was it a beautiful sunset! I could see the city lights of Albuquerque across the valley and it was eventually dark enough to see the Man In the Moon above the pink and orange night sky!

 

As I sat watching the sunset I mentioned that I either wanted to go to a fabulous pasta house or hole in the wall Mexican for dinner! I didn't really have a favorite restaurant for as many times as I've been here. On the way back along Southern Boulevard we spotted Joe’s Pasta House and quickly turned into the parking lot. Talk about lucky!

It was a crowded place on a Friday night with a little bar where you can wait. I noticed it had a big beautiful glass jar of house made Sangria sitting there and although I prefer red wine I do enjoy a glass of sweet red once in a while! So I sat down and ordered a fabulous glass…ok I had two…and then one heck of a pasta dish! The bartender was such a friendly man who educated me about this long time Sicilian restaurant! Wow! Wow! Wow! I definitely have a favorite restaurant there now and I collected their business card on the way out!

I spotted hot air balloons in the early morning by unit 3 which is in the very SW corner of Rio Rancho. It's home of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta which takes place in early October and is the largest event in the world lasting 9 days and over 500 balloons yearly. The cool temperatures that time of year create the "Albuquerque box", a set of predictable wind patterns. Balloon Fiesta Park sits about 6 miles SE!

 

Later on that morning I watched kids out jumping their motorcycles by units 1 & 2. There are some sand dunes on the very west side of Rio Rancho and I've had people tell me they played in these hills as kids. I sure spent a lot of time getting the perfect shot and they were good sports letting me watch. As much as I thought the young kid on the motor bike keeping up with the older kids was cool it was this older one on the green bike that was my favorite jump shot!

We made our way that day from the S to the N spotting a few cool birds, an old airplane over head and even a coyote. I literally ran right into the new 86 acre solar farm in Rio Rancho Estates Unit 6 by Northern and Encino by the water tower. The $16-million Sandoval County Solar Energy Center project by PNM started construction in early fall 2014. The 82,350 solar panels will generate the energy used by 2,400 average residential customers. Cool!

While I must say I really enjoyed touring the southern units in Rio Rancho I also like the northern part which is a lot different with its big rolling hills hidden in the trees and cactus! I was surprised by the tall chollas with their yellow and orange waxy flowers that spread across one of the gentle rolling valleys as far as I could see in unit 26! They were so thick – beautiful!

You can see for miles over the valley to Albuquerque from some parts up here and the growth in the distance around the city center and surrounding neighborhoods. While it remains largely undeveloped it too has many people living up in these areas hidden in the trees and I saw quite a few off grid homes with solar panels set up.

And I sat up there and watched the sunset over Rio Rancho again on the Sandia Mountains. She has some interesting massive rocks at the top of her that really reflects the sunset off them!

And once the sun went down on came the lights of Albuquerque again lighting up the valley below! If you're considering living here I think it would be a great idea to not only view the property during the day time but at night also! Imagine big picture windows overlooking the Sandia Mountains glowing pink from the reflection of the sunset and the city lights of Albuquerque at night!

I couldn't think of a better way to end my day than repeating what we had done the night before so back to Joe’s Paste House I went for another glass of sangria and seafood this time! I spotted Joe’s in a few local flyers and read that it was voted “Best of the City Top 5” for 2014 by Albuquerque the Magazine! I sure can pick them!

A special shout out to our fearless mascot Buddy who helped by marking several properties over the years RIP LITTLE MAN! It really was pretty the way he blended into the blonde landscape and he looked so handsome in his Little Stud jacket! He was a tired man at the end of the day with his tongue sticking out! He lost all his front teeth several years ago in a fight over a dog bone and the older he gets the more his tongue sticks out! Still good looking none the less!

I was researching the origin of the Land of Enchantment and came across their State song. I chuckled after reading the first verse - I think Buddy wrote it just for me!

The State Ballad Land of Enchantment by Martin Murphy, Chick Raines and Don Cook

I met a lady in my drifting days
I quickly fell under the spell of her loving ways
A rose in the desert I loved her so
In the Land of Enchantment, New Mexico
As we watched the sunset by the Rio Grande
A mission bell rang farewell she took my hand
She said "come back amigo no matter where you go"
To the Land of Enchantment, New Mexico
From her arms I wandered, far across the sea
I often heard her gentle words haunting me
"Come back amigo, I miss you so"
To the Land of Enchantment, New Mexico
So come back amigo no matter where you go
To the Land of Enchantment, New Mexico


Rio Rancho is the 3rd largest city in NM at about 91,956 people (that was 2016) (2024 update:112,358), and is one of  the fastest growing communities in NM and one of the fastest growing in the Southwest! It’s within an hour of Santa Fe and 30 miles NW of Albuquerque International Sunport Airport. It is bordered by Albuquerque, the Santa Ana Indian Reservation, Bernalillo and Corrales and the Rio Puerco Basin.

It sits high atop a mesa offering stunning views of the Sandia Mountains and Rio Grande River! At 5,290 feet, the high desert offers year round perfect weather with winter temperatures averaging 49 and summertime averaging 91. There are 330 sunny days a year with 8.2 inches of rainfall. It snows several times during the winter but usually melts the same day.

It is part of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area and big magazines have frequently named it among the top 100 places to live. In 2013 it was listed in the “10 Best Towns For Families” by Family Circle Magazine for its amenities including the indoor aquatic center, sports complex, acres of parks and miles of bike trails. It has also been recognized in the top places to launch a business, raise a kid, and best towns for families frequently by other magazines.

Anchored by chip maker Intel, I sure have seen this place grow since I started watching the growth here in 2003. New schools, city center, hospital, the list goes on and on. Here are some of the highlights:

*In January 2015 I saw the $80 Million expansion of the Presbyterian Rust Medical Center just south of Southern Boulevard on Unser. The hospital currently has 68 beds and is adding an additional 120 additional beds and cancer patient services.

*In January 2015 I caught my first glimpse of the 86 acre solar farm in Rio Rancho Estates Unit 6 by Northern and Encino by the water tower. The $16-million Sandoval County Solar Energy Center project by PNM started construction in early fall 2014. The 82,350 solar panels will generate the energy used by 2,400 average residential customers. Cool!

*In January 2015 I ate at Joe's Paste House on Southern Boulevard for my first time! Ha! I was there again in June 2023 and dang was she still just as delicious! : ) 

*In July 2012 the Sandoval Regional Medical Center with its emergency room had their grand opening! This is located at the city center.

*In August, 2011 the Rail Runner commuter train line pulled into Rio Rancho! This train runs between Santa Fe, Rio Rancho, Albuquerque, Los Lunas and Belen.

*In August 2010, the Central New Mexico (CNM) Community College opened at the new city center.

*The first building as part of the University of New Mexico Regional Medical Center opened in January 2010. Once completed, the $200 million facility will house 68 hospital beds and will include an emergency room and surgical center.

*In the fall of 2009, V. Sue Cleveland High School opened - home of the Storms!

*Hewlett Packard Tech Center opened their 218,000 square foot building at the City Center in December 2009.

*The new city hall that opened in 2007.

*In October 2006 the Sandoval County Commissioners approved a master plan for a new city, Rio West, in the Rio Puerco Basin covering 18 miles. The County and the developer have ended their joint efforts on this project and continuing efforts will be by the developer.

*In the fall of 2006 the Santa Ana Star Center, a major component in the City Center, opened.

Click here for the Rio Rancho City of Vision Website

Click here for the Rio Rancho Convention and Visitors Bureau Website.

Click here for the Sandia Mountain Wilderness Area in the Cibola National Forest website. It covers 37,200 acres on the west side of the Sandia Mountains.

Click here for the Jemez Mountain Trail National Scenic Byway Website.


SALE TERMS & DISCLOSURES

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Sales Process and Terms

Please conduct your due diligence research and be sure to ask all questions prior to hitting the "Buy Now" button below.

All of the maps and information provided in this listing are intended to assist you in your due diligence research. We try and include many resources that we use ourselves. Over the years we have found information to be incorrect like a road that shows on an aerial photo or street map that we can't find because it is overgrown or doesn't exist or a difference in GPS settings. So while we try and include as much of this information as possible we greatly encourage you to carefully do your research to be sure the property suits your needs.

If you would like to purchase this property click on the "Buy It Now" button at the bottom of the listing. A form will ask for your name, email address and phone number. There is a box to indicate if you are purchasing if for cash or financing. Once you click submit it will change the Status at the top of the listing from "Available" to "Sale Pending". We will hold it for you for 3 days. We will then send you an email that confirms our agreement and our process to complete the transaction. Please contact us within 24 hours of receiving that email from us and we will continue to hold the property for you.

Payment is due within 3 days unless prior arrangements are made. You can either send a cashier's checks or money orders, or you can call the office with a debit or a credit card. We often have several interested buyers in the same property and in fairness we keep the property available until someone is 100% prepared to complete the transaction.

If purchasing for cash, once we have received payment we will prepare all documents necessary to transfer ownership and even include a check to cover all recording fees and transfer taxes as well. It's all part of the non-refundable $150 doc prep fee!

If purchasing a Contract for Deed Click Here to view the highlights of our owner financing. PLEASE READ THIS DOCUMENT PRIOR TO CLICKING THE BUY IT NOW BUTTON FOR CONTRACTS!

With my sincere thanks,

Char : )

Please feel free to call me at 360-550-8943 with any questions!