Residential Lot With Power, Utilities & Shared Well Part Of East Mountain Community

The subject property is a 2.1 acre lot located along Tablazon Valley Drive in Tablazon Meadow Estates, a high-end subdivision in Tijeres just ten minutes outside the heart of Albuquerque.

Situated against the backdrop of the Sandia Mountains, the Tablazon Meadow Estates subdivision is in the enviable East Mountain region of Bernalillo County. This area is home to a number of exclusive communities featuring custom-built homes. It is a desirable location for professionals who work in the city but who prefer to live in a country setting with more land, better views and greater privacy.

When we speak of property we typically use an address -- 123 Main Street for instance. 

As most vacant land does not have a physical address, however, county governments will identify it in other ways, such as a "legal description", a parcel number or a tax code. The information provided in the table to the right are the ways in which the various state and county agencies will identify this specific parcel of land. These signifiers are important to have when speaking with these agencies - whether they be the assessor, the zoning office, or even the local utilities - and may prove invaluable when initiating conversations about whatever research a buyer intends to do.

Whenever one exists or has been assigned to the land, the physical address will be included in this table.

Roads & Access: The subject property is located along Tablazon Valley Drive. Like all the roads in this subdivision, it is paved, in excellent condition, and can be navigated by any vehicle type.

Power & Utilities: In the interest of preserving the natural appearance and scenic beauty of the region, the Tablazon Meadow Estates subdivision is one that has been created without the presence of above-ground residential power lines. Instead, all power and telecom utilities are underground. This includes at the subject property where utility boxes are present. Because of this it should be neither difficult nor expensive to get service connected to whatever you choose to build on the land. Anyone looking to investigate the costs associated with connecting service on the subject property is encouraged to contact PNM, the local utility servicing this region.

Water Service: The water supply for the Tablazon Meadow Estates subdivision is provided by several wells within the community with each well serving a number of adjacent or nearby lots. Each of the wells is metered and every supply line to a lot served by a well is also metered. The wells, supply lines and power connections are all owned and operated by the subdivision.

Zoning: Tablazon Meadow Estates is zoned A-2, Rural Agricultural, a designation created to "preserve the scenic and recreational values in the National Forests and similar adjoining land, to safeguard the future water supply, to provide open and spacious development in areas remote from available public services and to recognize the desirability of carrying on compatible agricultural operations and spacious home developments." To learn more about the A-2 Zoning Designation, please review the PDF linked here.

HOA: Tablazon Meadow Estates is governed by a Property Owner's Association (POA) and defines itself as a "covenant and architecturally controlled community" meaning that rules exist for land use and development and those rules are enforced.

While many buyers may recoil at the suggestion of rules or governing organizations, good POAs can be a benefit to the land and homeowners in their communities as they help to beautify the region and ensure that property values increase over time.

Covenants, Conditions & Restrictions: When the Tablazon Meadow Estates subdivision was created, the developer drew up a set of covenants and restrictions to run with the land. While most of these are what we like to refer to as "reasonable, good neighbor restrictions" dealing primarily with the disposal of trash and prohibitions on excess noise, there are a few covenants that deal with acceptable structures for the region as well as minimum square footage requirements of those structures. Because of this, anyone considering purchasing the land is encouraged to review the Tablazon Meadow Estates Covenants and Restrictions document found here.

Covenants, Conditions & Restrictions, Cont'd: Notable conditions enumerated in the above-linked CCR document include the following: Homes should consist of at least 1,800 square feet of space and be no taller than 26 feet in height; Homes should be constructed to have a southwestern motif, such as Territorial, Ranch, Mediterranean, Northern New Mexican, Adobe or other "harmonious styles"; Livestock may include one horse for every two acres of land.

Architectural Control Committee: As noted above, the Tablazon Meadow Estates subdivision is "architecturally controlled" meaning there is a committee responsible for reviewing and approving plans for home construction within the community. Anyone familiar with what is outlined in the covenants and restrictions document should have little difficulty working with the committee.

Residential, Not Recreational: In case it needs to be stated, this is a residential subdivision where land is intended to be used residentially and NOT recreationally. While temporary use of an RV may be acceptable for limited times, those times are always in conjunction with a building permit and the construction of a permanent dwelling.

Annual Dues: The Tablazon Meadow Estates Owners Association collects dues from all land and home owners in the community of $400.00 per year. This money helps to fund the Association as well as roads, landscaping and general maintenance throughout the subdivision. 

Association Contact Information: While the Owners Association here does not have a website, they make themselves available to answer any questions prospective buyers may have about the region. At the time this listing is being created, Tyler Campbell and Lisa Bryant are the points of contact for the Tablazon Meadow Estates Owners Association, and they can be reached at 505.897.3211.

The Hemingway Land Company does our best to represent the properties we list as accurately as possible. Our research, however, will always be limited. 

Because of this, included in the table to the right is a list of the relevant state and county governments, agencies and authorities as well as local utilities (and all their respective websites and contact information) which should help to answer any questions a buyer may have about developing this specific property.

Whenever possible it is best to speak with these agencies first as they will always be a far greater source of information about the local region and the regulations which govern it.  

Realtor: This property is also listed with New Mexico Realtor Dan Linden of Coldwell Banker. Anyone who would prefer to deal with him directly may contact his office at 505.220.0550 or Dan.Linden@CBLegacy.com.