We have owned, maintained and improved this property for the last 20 years. It is in a desirable area for locals, and unique in that it’s almost a full acre, fenced and gated, located in a quiet, leafy neighborhood a half mile from the main drag, with easy back street access to schools, local shopping, and the mountains. The high school is a half mile north, and the middle school is a half mile south. Nearby Cruz Alta, going east, is a sleepy rural road that takes you right into the mountains, or the Paseo del Canon back way to North and South Taos.
For an acre in town, it doesn’t get more private and secluded than this. It’s the only dwelling on a short, dead end street. The lot is fully fenced, most of it with 6 ft. tall log slabs from Olguin’s mill. At the only entrance is a sturdy and lockable steel gate.
A major amenity is the 1200 square ft. Quonset hut, with slab floor, lofty ceiling, and firehouse glass garage doors, skylights and many windows to let in the sunshine. It’s a super deluxe garage and/or it enables all sorts of home occupation uses.
The 2300 sq. ft. 4BR 2B home has the proverbial “good bones” and a sturdy metal roof. It features a large 4th bedroom that used to be a double garage, and has been doubling as an art studio. Another open room has been serving as a library and children’s play area. The living room features a woodburning fireplace and good views of Wheeler Peak.
This property is just south of the Taos city limits, in the Las Haciendas subdivision. Homeowners are shareholders in a community water system with two wells and all have septic systems. The septic system for this house was re-built a few years ago and still has lots of life. As a result owners avoid the much higher cost of being on city utilities, while getting water that tests at least as well as the city’s. There is an easement for this property that would allow for a short new line to connect to town sewer and water. This would allow construction of a second home on the lot, if you go through an annexation process and pay tap fees.
This property is going on the multi-list, probably in April. Until then we can’t show it in person. In the meantime we are placing it on Zillow in case we can find a potential buyer who wants to get a jump on the listing. You can query us for additional information about the property at jonkovash@gmail or 435 259 0734.
