| Publication: Jnl Final Edition 8/2005-today; | Date: Sep 13, 2007; | Section: Business Outlook; | Page: 6 | | |
Subdivisions are booming around Edgewood
BY LEE ROSS Mountain View Telegraph
EDGEWOOD — The town’s long-expected growth appears to be on the fast track, with more than a dozen residential developments in the works.
“There’s probably more movement now than there has been,” said Karen Mahalick, the town’s Planning and Development Manager since 2002.
While some developments are nearly finished, others have yet to start.
At developer Joe Boyden’s Windmill Ranch on the southern end of Edgewood — at the Torrance County line and west of Edgewood 7 — the subdivision’s model homes are almost entirely sold out, according to Mahalick.
That subdivision was platted through Santa Fe County, before Mahalick’s time.
North of Interstate 40, within a mile of each other, are Coyote Crossing and Hilltop Estates. Both are west of Horton Road.
Coyote Crossing is about 35 lots, ranging from one to 1.5 acres. Two have sold so far, according to Mahalick.
Just to the west and north, meanwhile, Hilltop Estates is still awaiting approval. The proposed 60-acre subdivision would have 40 lots averaging 1.6 acres each.
The start of construction at Stone Mountain Estates, west of Horton Road and south of Hill Ranch Road, is also stalled for now. The 202-acre tract, with two-acre lots planned, was annexed into the town on June 20 but has yet to receive zoning.
East of N.M. 344 on Venus Road are three subdivisions: Venus Ridge, Saddle Ridge and the Sandia Airpark Subdivision.
Venus Ridge, north of Venus Road, is split into two phases. Phase one is complete, according to Mahalick, and infrastructure work on phase two, the eastern half, is ongoing. Phase two is 100 acres with 80 lots and phase one is roughly the same size.
Saddle Ridge is a 43-acre subdivision east of Venus Ridge, with lots averaging one acre each. Andrew Youngquist Construction Inc. is expected to begin building model homes soon.
The Sandia Airpark Subdivision, south of Venus Road, is looking for financial backing before starting improvements like roads and fire hydrants.
The area is north of the airpark, which has some existing homes and others being built along the airstrip.
Sandia Airpark Subdivision is 120 acres with 60 lots planned, but the preliminary plat approval has almost expired. The developers have an appointment to work with the town offices, according to Mahalick.
To the north and west of that area is Pueblo Artesanos. Located just east of Horton, west of N.M. 344 and north of Hill Ranch Road, Pueblo Artesanos is a 70-acre, 65-lot subdivision with one-acre lots on average. The project has preliminary plat approval and financing is being put together for phase one.