Santa Fe Real Estate Guide May 2011

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Santa Fe Real Estate Guide

May 2011

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HOME MAY 2011 3

SANTA FE’S MARKET LEADERWe are Local Experts with a Global Reach

Operated by Sotheby’s International Realty, Inc. Sotheby’s International Realty® is a registered trademark.

231 Washington Avenue • 505.988.8088 www.sothebyshomes.com/santafe 326 Grant Avenue • 505.988.2533

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Shop the entire MLS, all of our listings and so much

more from your phone or visit our website at

www.ChooseSantaFe.com.

11 LONGHORN LANE $1,075,000Ultimate country luxury amid sweeping vistas defines thisexquisite one level Sharon Woods home, in gated La Tierra

Nueva. The splendid living room has soaring ceilings, hugewindows and opens to a fabulous portal. The lavish master suitewith fireplace and picture postcard view is heaven, and the eat-n kitchen is a cook’s pleasure. Enjoy the library/media room,

remarkable garden room, enchanting guest house andspectacular landscaping. Hand-troweled plaster walls, beams,tile floors, A/C. Horses welcome. MLS# 201004244

103-1/2 VICTORIA STREET $859,00This wonderfully private 2,837 sq ft Historic Eastside homoffers soft contemporary design and abundant southwe

elements, with coved ceilings, vigas, hand-troweled plastewalls, tiled floors and kiva fireplaces. Featured are a dramatilight-filled living room with portal, terrace and walled gardenterrific dining room, and a superbly equipped kitchen. Thlovely, spacious master has a l4' closet, fireplace and canopieviewing deck. Included are a 2-car garage, central vacuum, anbuilt-in speakers. MLS# 201006010

31 BLAZING STAR CIRCLE $695,000Masterfully designed by noted architect Deb Auten, this custom,open concept Southwest soft contemporary home is beautifully

sited to capture expansive south and sunset views. Its cleanlines are enhanced by Colorado red slate floors, soaringceilings with vigas, and outstanding access to inviting outdoor entertaining areas. The 2,634 sq ft include a generous master suite with kiva fireplace and office, an excellent guest suite, andmedia room/third bedroom. Meticulously maintained, sublimelyprivate. MLS# 201101363

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Cronenweth984.5158

[email protected]

www.ChooseSantaFe.com

954 SANTO NINO $1,550,000With amazing Sangre de Cristo views, this stellar northside double adobe home with studio/guest house is sensational.Graced with rich custom detail, it includes a magnificent great room with stone fireplace, a showcase kitchen, lavishmaster with luxurious bath and 23' closet, and delightful outdoor entertaining spaces. The main house has tumbled brickfloors, hand-troweled plaster walls, vigas, hardwood and stone surfaces, a separate guestroom wing, and no steps! Four-car garage, beautifully landscaped. MLS# 201101820

Caroline

Russell954.5530

[email protected]

www.ChooseSantaFe.com

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20 VISTA REDONDA $1,350,000With massive vistas, elegant architecture by Mark Hagadorn,mpressive scale and detail, this remarkable classic

contempor ar y r esidence with studio simply must beexperienced. Featured are a sensational 49-foot great roomwith media area, slate floors, mahogany cabinetry and a superbmaster with double baths. The excellent kitchen includes walk-n pantry and 360-bottle wine keeper. Splendid outdoor areaseature a beautiful dining pavilion, spacious gardens, water

eature, and oh, those views! MLS# 201101068

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4 MAY 2011 HOME

MARION SKUBI GROUP

Marion Skubi Johnnie Gillespie

Aleka Moore

326 Grant Avenue • 505.988.2533 www.sothebyshomes.com/

MarionSkubi.com

Marion Skubi ABR, CRB, [email protected]

Aleka MooreOperations Manager, Marion Skubi Group505.954.0732 [email protected]

25 STONEGATE CIRCLE$2,395,000MLS# 201101266

Spacious Grand Hacienda withV iews to t he East and West


22 SUMMER STORM$1,100,000

MLS# 201101386

Featured List ings

Pueblo Revival at $160/sq ft! 20 PASEO DEL PAISAN

$799,000MLS# 201101305

Uninterrupted Sangre V4 BISHOP’S DOME

$1,125,000MLS# 201101559

Stunning Santa Fe Style

Why search for Santa Fe Real Estate onMarionSkubi.com?

• View all of our listings

• Search the entire Santa Fe MLS

• Save searches and favorite properties

• Receive daily emails for:- Price Changes- New Listings

- Status Changes

• Updates on Santa Fe Neighborhoods, Events, andReal Estate News

• Monthly State-of-the-Market Reports

Johnnie GillespiePartner, Marion Skubi [email protected]

MARION SKUBI GROUP

Marion Skubi Johnnie Gillespie

Aleka Moore

326 Grant Avenue • 505.988.2533 www.sothebyshomes.com/

MarionSkubi.com

Marion Skubi ABR, CRB, [email protected]

Aleka MooreOperations Manager, Marion Skubi Group505.954.0732 [email protected]

25 STONEGATE CIRCLE$2,395,000MLS# 201101266

Spacious Grand Hacienda withV iews to t he East and West


22 SUMMER STORM$1,100,000

MLS# 201101386

Featured Listings

Pueblo Revival at $160/sq ft! 20 PASEO DEL PAISAN

$799,000MLS# 201101305

Uninterrupted Sangre V4 BISHOP’S DOME

$1,125,000MLS# 201101559

Stunning Santa Fe Style

Why search for Santa Fe Real Estate onMarionSkubi.com?

• View all of our listings

• Search the entire Santa Fe MLS

• Save searches and favorite properties

• Receive daily emails for:- Price Changes- New Listings- Status Changes

• Updates on Santa Fe Neighborhoods, Events, andReal Estate News

• Monthly State-of-the-Market Reports

Johnnie GillespiePartner, Marion Skubi [email protected]



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www.sothebyshomes.com/santafe www.neillyon.com 326 Grant Avenue • 505.988.2533

NEIL LYON GROUP

NEIL LYON, CRB, CRS, GRIDIRECT: 954.5505 CELL: 660.8600

EVELYN SPIKER, CRS, GREEN, RSPSDIRECT: 954.5556 CELL: 930.0999

VANESSARIOS Y VALLESDIRECT: 954.5522 CELL: 231.3708

4 LA VIDA COURT

Beautiful stonework and woodwork set the tone for this impressiveresidence. Enjoy vast sunset and mountain views. Large mastersuite with opulent bath and 2 additional bedroom suites plus anoffice. #902277 LIST PRICE $865,000

49 RANCHO ESCONDIDO

This stand-out estate includes a fabulous main house, a spaciousguest house, a charming casita, heated stables, a pool with cabanaand an incredible outdoor kitchen. The craftsmanship and detailsare of the highest quality. #201003102 LIST PRICE $13,500,000

NORTHWEST TESUQUE

HYDE PARK ESTATES TANO ROAD AREA

LAS CAMPANAS LAS CAMPANA

3337 PASEO SEGUNDA

Fabulous gated property on 7+ acres. 2BR, 2BAmain house and1BR,2BA casita. Unsurpassed western views and gorgeous outdoorspaces. Private forest setting. Wonderful retreat only minutes to

town. #905337 LIST PRICE $950,000

24 TANO ESCONDIDO

The romance of Northern New Mexico is captured in this traditionalpitched-roof, 5BR residence. Incredible attention to detail. Largeportal with outdoor fireplace anda beautifully landscaped yard withwater feature. #201100515 $1,650,000

6 PLAZA MOLLENO

Stunning 3BR, 4BA residence in Las Campanas. Perfect blend ofContemporary and Pueblo-style design with breathtaking views of

the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and the Sunset Golf Course fairway. #201100255 $1,575,000

3 CALLE VENTOSO WEST

Fabulous 4BR home plus an office featuring magnificent mountainviews. Quality finishes include travertine floors, granitecountertops, beautiful plaster and woodwork throughout. EquitySocial membership included. #201100852 $1,150,000

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Beautiful 4BR, 5BA, 5,250 sq ft, triple award-winning home. Situatedon 2.61 acres capturing incredible views of the Sangre de Cristo andJemez Mountains. Flowing living spaces and expansive portales.

#201004195 LIST PRICE $1,795,000


Custom designed 4BR, 4.5BA, 5,705 sq ft residence on an elevated2.03 acre site with stunning Sangre de Cristo and Ortiz Mountainviews. Three portales offer great entertaining and relaxing spaces.

#201004168 LIST PRICE $1,895,000

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326 Grant Avenue, Santa Fe, NM 87501 • 505.988.2533 • 800.409.7325 www.sothebyshomes.com/santafe

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Santa Fe Team

Jennifer Gallagher, 505.660.8793 • Moo Thorpe, 505.780.0310 • Chris Haynes, 505.660.6121

20 TECOLOTE CIRCLE $1,050,000

2906 PLAZA BLANCA $339,000Exceptional three bedroom, free-standing unit, lightand bright with great Southern exposures. Openconcept kitchen/dining room, living room has highceilings and fireplace. Master is very private withlarge walk-in closet. Large 2-car garage and fulllaundry room. Landscaped large and private patiowith direct access to walking trails.MLS# 201100109


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213 CAMI NO ENCANTADO $1, 295,000Perfectly situated, this home feels like the country, butis only two miles from the Plaza. A large entry portalwelcomes guests into the foyer with a grand, circularwooden staircase. The 4,450 sq ft home offers 4BR, 41/2BA, 5 fireplaces, beams, carved corbels, gourmetkitchen and a master suite that occupies the entire2nd floor. Lovely garden with recirculating stream andentertainment patio. MLS# 201004150

100 VICTORIA STREET $1,1Set in the heart of the historic Eastside, this chadobe home with separate guest quarters around a lushly landscaped courtyard with achapel. Recently renovated, the property rethistoric legacy and authentic character yet fmodern conveniences such as a 2-car carpoand updated infrastructure. Minutes from CRoad and the Plaza. MLS# 201101490

For your new and evolving Santa Fe lifestyle, trust the Santa Fe Team to fi

your ideal property. Amid natureʼs splendor – Culture, Tradition, Communitsavor the Art of Living!

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HONDO HILLS HIDE-A-WAYHome + Studio – Nestled on a private, verdant lot

in near-in Hondo Hills with mountain views, this

recently updated 3BR, 2BA home features large

comfortable living areas including a grand living

room with fireplace, dining room, informal den

and excellent kitchen opening out to a view-filled

portal. Nearby is a free-standing studio/workshop

ideal for large format work. MLS 201101707

OFFERED AT $575,000

MAGDALENA COMPOUNDEastside – Seldom on the market, the original

Magdalena Compound residences are infused with

authentic charm andthe unique sensibilitiesof Santa

Fe style. This handsome2BR home is no exception.

All the elements, from the large Great Room, to the

fireplaces, beamed ceilings, formal dining, outdoor

living areas and 2nd floor sleeping rooms will delight

you and evoke the essence of Santa Fe.

OFFERED AT $775,000

FOOTHILLS ADOBEWith the Sangre Foothills as a backdrop and vistas

ofthe Sandias andJemezat the fore,thishandsome

2BR, 2BA, plus den, solar-designed adobe home,

sited on 5+ rolling acres, offers authentic Santa Fe

livingin a remarkable setting. Santa Festyleabounds

in exposed adobe walls, arched adobe doorways,

circular rock fountain, solarium and fireplaces and

more. Horses allowed. MLS 201005974

OFFERED AT $599,000

COZY ON CLOSSONMoments from restaurants, galleries

this charming 1-bedroom casita in th

Compound is theperfect pied-a-terre. G

brick floors, wood ceilings, vigas, kiv

and a successful kitchen, the floorpla

living spaces are comfortable in classi

style and the location is exceptional fo

living or weekend retreat. MLS 201101

OFFERED AT $224,900

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35 COPPERMALLOW ROADDramatic, stylish, sophisticated soft contemporary

with phenomenal views perfectly sited on over 4 acres. L glass, high ceilings, open concept. Wonderful hom

entertaining with all rooms opening out to a marvelou

Portal. Fabulous private enclave very close to Las CampBrick floors, beams and vigas, copper clad eat-at bar,

kitchen. A Great Value.

mls# 201101135 $695,000

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8 PAINTBRUSH COURT – LAS CAMPANAS

Absolutely beautiful home on park-like grounds. Fabulouslandscaping frames the spectacular Sangre and Jemez views.

3BR, 3BA main house and 2BR, 2BA detached guest housewith lovely rooftop deck. Completely walled and gated yard with

a putting green! Kitchen adjoins a family room and includes a

breakfast bar, granite counters and wonderful workspaces.Perfect floorplan, wood floors, beams and huge master.

mls# 201101301 $1,320,000

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www.sothebyshomes.com/santafe 231 Washington Avenue • 505.988.8088

Ashley Margetson CRS, GR

9 8 4 . 51 8 6 C e l l: 9 20 . 2 3 [email protected]

santaferealestatelady.com

HEARTOFTHEHISTORICEASTSIDE

Here is the needle in the haystack! That verare, special restored old adobe properhidden away in the heart of the Eastside, andhas everything! Brick floors, high coved anviga ceilings, pretty bathrooms, a sunny eat-kitchen, a private, enclosed yard, and separate, darling 1BR guesthouse! $1,200,00

EXQUISITEPERFECTION

A compound of comfortable luxuryand seclusion with breathtakingviewson 5.77 acres,12 minutes to

town. Antique doors, stonefireplaces, handsome hardware,gorgeous plaster and divinefinishes. It has everything!Mainhouse, guesthouse, studioand office, and caretaker casa, allcustom best of everything, ingated Los Caminitos. $3,200,000

RANCHITOSANTUARIO

Expanses of open views inevery direction yet total sereneprivacy. Wonderful floorplan!Several living spaces, withpanoramic views. High, pitchedceilings, stained concrete andmarble floors, fun open conceptkitchen. Outdoor living spaceslook over G al isteo Basin.Stunning pool environment.

$900,000

EXCEPTIONALDOWNTOWNBUILDING

Currently an art gallery, thiswould also be perfect for offices, a shop, a restaurant!High ceilings, great floors, greatlight and ambiance. Very stylishand in fabulous condition!Unbelievable high visibilitylocation between the Plaza andRailyard! $575,000

HISTORICADOBECOMPOUND

1898 adobe house, guest houseand art studio. Off CanyonRoad. SO special! High old

trees. Plenty of parking. Ambiance charm character.New wiring, plumbing andunseen necessities– authentic,original interiors! One of amagical kind! You have never been anywhere like this.

$999,000

SANTA FE’S FINESTB&B

A historic adobe in perfect locationdowntown, it is a pretty walk 3blocks to the Plaza. 18 lovely guestrooms withstylish baths, pluslive-inmanager’s suite. Charmingbreakfast great room; elegant,comfortable public spaces, patiosand deck. Loaded with character,ambiance, and Santa Fe style.Parking lot. Established perenniallandscaping. $2,950,000

DIVINE EUROPEANVILLA

Exquisite European-style villa withhigh beamed ceilings, beeswaxrubbed Venetian plaster walls,Italian tile floors, antique doorsand columns, the loveliest finishesand fixtures, and on 11 acres asprivate as a palazzo in Piacenza.Expansive rooms and expansiveviews,3BR andbaths, extra familyroom, 3,000 sqft, and 5 minutes tothe Plaza. $1,195,000

RON LANDO-BROWN

Direct: 946.4043

Cell: 577.0177

250-A&B COUNTY ROAD 84 C $399,000Well-built energy efficient home with a great floor plan.

Features include four bedrooms, three baths, high ceilings,

natural light, and many private seating areas and views.

Reservation land across the street helps maintain the rural

setting. #201101370

7 CALLE DE VECINOS $399,000Spacious four bedroom, three bath home and grounds with mature trees and landscaping.

Large rooms and high ceilings add to the open feeling. Southwest-style estate, featuring a

casita, large garage and storage building. #201101394

Two Beautiful Homes in the Pojoaque Valley Featuring Large Lots and Casitas




10 MAY 2011 HOME

KEVIN BOBOLSKY

505.470.6263

[email protected]

231 Washington Avenue • 505.988.8088 • www.sothebyshomes.com/sanOperated by Sotheby’s International Realty, Inc. Sotheby’s International Realty® is a registered trad

MARILYN FOSS

505.231.2500

[email protected]

ROCIADA SPRINGS RANCH $3

500 +/- ACRES At the end of a paved county ro

this gorgeous alpine and aspen

retreat. The completely renova

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610–617 GARCIA STREETSix single family homes with views being built bythe renowned team of Doug McDowell and Jim

Satzinger to the highest standards of green building.

Energy efficient, one-level, universal designs builtfor quality and comfort. 2 and 3 bedroom homes,

most with casitas, ample natural light, great art

walls, open concept, landscaped portals and entrycourtyards. Sustainable and responsible living with

energy renewable photovoltaic, solar and thermalfeatures providing energy savings and healthy, clean

living environments. Starting at $1,485,000Kevin Bobolsky, 505.470.6263Marilyn Foss, 505.231.2500

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15 CERRO BLANCO $Soft, Southwest Contemporary 3BR, 2BA with stunn

of the Galisteo Basin and Cerro Colorado. Open, sopfloorplan designed with the art collector in mind. The

allows horses. #201100489 Marilyn Foss, 505.231

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506 JOHNSON LANE WAS $495,000 NOW $459,000 Adorable Adobe Cottage on quiet lane off Garcia. Updated

2BR, 2BA, rich wood and brick floors, 3 fireplaces, vigas,walled patio entry. Easy upkeep, a perfect vacation home.

Walk to CanyonRd. #201005691 Marilyn Foss, 505.231.2500

8 AVENIDALA SCALA WAS $695,000 NOW $599,000Sophisticated 2BR, 2BA Casas de San Juan condo;

Spectacular mountain views. AC, marble baths, open plan, tilefloors, wet bar and large gated yard/patio; perfect vacation

getaway. #201002807 Marilyn Foss, 505.231.2500

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Featured Listings

505.988.28061-877-98 ADOBE

www.adoberealtyofsantafe.com

Beth E. FauréQualifying Broker

505-690-2713

Roseanna Z. GonzalesBroker Associate

505-470-5638

312 Camino Alire

Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501

TESUQUEDRIVECentral Location - 3 BD home in an established neighborhoodn an 8360 sqft lot. New windows & stucco.Covered hardwood

oors.Adobe with frame addition. Lots of light.Minutes to any-where in town. $263,500. MLS #201101460 Call Roseanna.

OLD PECOSTRAILThe convenience of living on Old Pecos Trail.This 3300 sf homewith attached guest quarters on nearly 1 acre of naturally land-scaped land offers 3 BD,3 BA and 3 kiva replaces in the mainhouse as well as a 1 BD, 1 BA and kitchenette.Antique doors,plaster walls, vigas and California closets.Attractively priced at

$699,000 MLS# 905892 Call Beth

PASEO BARRANCA

Well maintained, updated and beautifully fur-

nished home on Santa Fe’s desirable North-east side. 3900 SF, 3 bedroom suites with fullprivate baths,large studio/ofce, hard plasterwalls, Italian tile oors, 3 working replaces,

in-oor radiant heat, foam roof with transfer-able warranty, attached 3 car garage featuringa loft area for additional storage and roof ac-cess. $875,000 MLS# 201005650 Call Beth

GATEDCOMMUNITY HORSEPROPERTY

Country living at its best in the gated com-

munity of Rancho San Marcos.11.62 acreswith expansive views & riding trails through-out.This immaculately maintained home of-

fers 3 BD,2 BA plus an attached 3 car garage.Outbuildings include a horse barn, tack room,hay storage & corrals.Water catchment bar-rels, landscaped & treed property make thisan oasis in the high plains desert. $345,000

MLS# 905580 Call Beth

MORA PROPERTY

STUNNNING 2200+/- ACRE MOUNTAIN

RANGE - Access & building site possibili-ties on the west side overlooking the MoraValley.Heavily tree-covered land on the eastside with access from Hwy 518.Includes 2elk permits. Community waste water sys-

tem in developmental stages;other utilitiesnearby. $3,000,000. MLS#201100545

Call Roseanna

ACEQUIABORRADATerric 1st time homeowner, Starter home

or an Investment property opportunity.Two bedrooms, one bath plus extra livingspace from a remodeled one-car garage,

nearly 1200 square feet.Saltillo tile, carpetand wood oors. Large back yard with

storage shed.MLS# 201006032 $154,900Call Beth

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Emily Ivette GarciaReal Estate Broker

231 Washington Avenue Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501 505.988.8088

Plaza Adobe317 Magdalena

MLS# 201101140 $575,000

Views&WalkingDistance144 Gonzales, #1

$545,000

RailyardAdobe207 Closson

MLS# 201100640 $475,000

OldMexicoStyle2403 Maclovia Circle

$325,000

In Town Homes

Galisteo Santuary13 Marcelina Lane

MLS# 201000685 $769,000

HistoricElegance112 La Vereda

MLS# 906568 $799,000

Across fromGeronimos!653 Canyon Road, #16

MLS# 201003229 $750,000

HugeHouse&GuestHouse1295 Vallecita

MLS# 902834 $599,000

Contact me: 505.955.7963 • 505.699.6644 • [email protected]

ContemporarywithViews1445 Nevado Ridge

MLS# 201003370 $995,000

www.emilygarcia.com

400AcreOasisMimbres Valley

MLS# 201006181 $1,980,000

Picturesque Pueblo Style10 Petroglyph Place

MLS# 901951 $700,000

Ramah,NMRetreat 61 Shorecliff Drive, Ramah

MLS# 903718 $395,000

2LegalLotsAbiquiu Land

MLS# 201003112 $90,000

LandNearEldorado6 Cerro Circle

MLS# 903266 $75,000

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12 MAY 2011 HOME

319 TANO ROAD $498,000

Incredible opportunity to live on fabled Tano Road at this price. Big views to

Northeast and Southwest mountain ranges. Abundant light, kiva fireplace and cozy

spaces.This home has lots of flexible space for multiple offices or craft space.Tiled

patio and huge deck spaces to relax and enjoy the multi-colored sunsets. Priced rightand ready for your personal updates. MLS# 201100695

ABIGAIL DAVIDSONCRS, ABR, SRES, CLHMS

505.570.0335

Abigail & Roxanne are Excited to Announceour New PartnershipSanta Fe Calling

326 Grant Avenue • 505.988.2533 www.sothebyshomes.com

ROXANNE APPLE

505.660.5998

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930-928 CERRO DE LA PAZ $3,4

The soul of a great home with the size of a great estate! Beautifully sited o

acres in one of Santa Fe’s most sought after areas, this exquisite residence w

in 1938 in the spirit of the owners’ good friend, John Gaw Meem, and compl

impeccably remodeled by Sharon Woods in 1999. A romantic courtyard, eportales and magnificent gardens frame the beautifully proportioned livin

fabulous gallery, a true chef’s kitchen, library, and much more! MLS# 201003

Co-listed with K.C. Martin, 505.690.7192



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www.sothebyshomes.com/santafe 417 East Palace Avenue • 505.982.6207

DARLENE STREIT Associate Broker

505.920.8001 [email protected]

SantaFeRealEstateScene.com

Linda Gregory, Licensed Assistant505.438.6757 [email protected]

1224 NORTH SUMMIT DRIVEThis home offers an elegant master suite, 7 fireplaces, high ceilings,plaster walls, stained concrete floors,a 2-car garage, heated driveway,extensive flagstone terraces, infinityp oo r, p an or am ic v is ta s, a nd aluxurious guest house.

MLS# 201001398 $1,800,000

275 CIRCLE DRIVE Amazing views. Minutes to downtown onCircle Drive. Newly built 4,800 sq ft, 5BRhome on 4 acres. Cinemaroom,walledentry.Pick your finishes while under construction!

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HYDE PARK, ADJACENT 800 EASTThis beautiful estate lot offers 68 acreswith great development potential.Located within walking distance to theHistoric Plaza. One of the last of it’skind.

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Remodels good for window businessy Paul Weideman

C

asement windows have changed a

lot over the years. Marvin makes

casements up to three feet wide

d eight feet tall, and the crank operationamazingly easy.

At Marvin Design Gallery in Santa Fe,

u can also see casement models that push

t and lock rather than cranking. There

e awning windows up to six feet square. A

enting picture window” pushes out a little

er two inches for ventilation — a mesh

tem provides screening around the open

ges.

Another innovation is the tilt turn &

pper window; it operates either as an

wing casement or as a hopper (like an

ning window, but it opens at the top

her than the bottom).

“Many people here travel a lot and

ey tend to like the tilt/turns,” said Greg

endrix, general manager of Marvin

sign Gallery in Santa Fe. “It’s a European

le, where the window swings in rather

an out.”

Visitor can see all of these window types

place at the showroom on Bisbee Court

the south end of town. “The showroom

s designed for consumers, so people

n come and see what we have,”Hendrix

said. “It’s also for architects, with this tin-

roofed portal over wood windows, which

shows that that type of window should be

protected from the elements.”

In the center of the showroom is a“casita” designed to exhibit windows

installed in different wall thicknesses, and

various types of sills.

Marvin windows were previously sold

at Pacheco Park and before that were part

of the offering at Brother Sun, a Santa Fe

window company that went defunct last

year.

“We’re an independent dealer,” said Bob

Heller, sales consultant at the Bisbee office.

“As a Marvin Design Gallery, we handle

only Marvin products: all-wood and wood-

clad windows and our Integrity line of

fiberglass windows. We don’t handle other

brands. We do not handle any kind of vinyl

or PVC window.”

Marvin Design Gallery does not do its

own installations, but works with licensed

contractors. “We work with homeowners

and contractors and architects. We provide

a lot of assistance to contractors in terms

of reviewing plans and code compliance,”

he said.

What’s popular these days in Santa Fe?

“The casements for their c ontemporary

styling and how they operate,”Heller

said, “and Marvin’s lines are pretty classic.

Marvin double-hungs are a more classic

style, with thicker rails.

“Marvin has thick cladding and excellent

paint that resists fade and chalking— chalking is when the polymers in paint

oxidize and the material turns whitish.

That’s very important here with the intense

sunlight.”

Heller said modern windows have a low-

E (insulative) coating on the inside of the

panes. Marvin works with the homeowner

or contractor to tune that coating to

optimize performance.

Hendrix added, “We do want to cool

down the west side, then get good solar

gain on the south, while also having a good

U factor [insulation value].”

He said business is doing well, increased

from a year ago. “We’re finally stabilizing

the Marvin name here in Santa Fe,”

Hendrix said.

A bigger chunk of Marvin’s business

today comes from window replacements

in remodels. Another window company

on the other end of town is tailored to

residential remodeling and renovation:

Renewal by Andersen at DeVargas Center.

“The company is over 106 years old,” said

Dawn Davis, showroom manager (and also

a referral agent with Sotheby’s International

Realty). They started Renewal by Andersen

in 1995 to offer replacement windows. It’s

also about sustainability. They don’t cut

new trees for these windows.”

Renewal by Anderson also showsoff its double-hung, sliding, cas ement,

picture, and combination windows in

a specially designed space. “I helped

them open Renewal here, and to design

the showroom,” said Davis, who had an

interior-design business in South Dakota

for 10 years.” The store opened last August.

Renewal windows are 60 percent wood

and 40 percent polymer.

“You’re getting the strength of wood with

the resistance to the elements from the

polymer,” she said. The extruded frames are

dipped into a vat of Fibrex finish, which is

guaranteed not to chip, warp, or fade.

“We also sell Eagle windows, a division

of Andersen. Eagle is our high-end window,

wood on the inside and aluminum on the

outside, and available in 50 colors,”Davis

said. “Usually the problem with aluminum-

clad windows is that they are two different

materials that expand and contract

differently so they’re using extra-thick

aluminum and it locks into the wood.”

Renewal by Anderson works mostly with

homeowners. The company does its own

installations.

Vignettes from the

showrooms at Marvin

Design Gallery (left) and

Renewal by Andersen



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By Paul Weideman

Santa Fe gardeners are hot to trot. The traditional first day that you can plant without

worrying about frost is May 15, but that doesn’t mean everyone waits until that date

to get their hands f ull of s oil. In mid-April, Newman’s Nursery only had about 45

geraniums remaining from its first spring group of 1,200 plants.

“Every year people are buying earlier to make sure we have what they want,”Malcolm

Newman said. “We grow as much as we can here, but we can’t just replenish them with a

phone call. It used to be the middle of April and now it’s into March for certain geraniums.”

Three weeks into spring, Newman’s had a selection of pansies and rose plants out front.

In the greenhouse were scads of lobelias, Alyssum, petunias (including some giant plants in

hanging baskets) snapdragons, geraniums, zinnias, and marigolds.

Just in back of the store were some weeping Prunus and Sargent Tina crabapple trees, as

well as many varieties of apples, apricots, peaches, plums and cherries.

“The fruit trees are selling OK,” said the store’s Jeremy Lopez. “We’ve also been doing a lot

of piñon and Austrian pine to replace trees killed by the bark beetles. And more xeric shrubs

like chamisa and Apache plume.”

In a depressed economy, it would make s ense that more gardeners are getting into

perennials to avoid the annual sticker shock of buying annuals. Lopez said that theory also

applies to food plants. “We are seeing increased sales of vegetables with the economy as it is,

and I think we’ve sold more perennials the last few years.”

Tough perennials are always a good idea, especially in the exposed, hot, windy, outlying

areas. Among the best are yarrow, lamb’s ear, coneflowers and Gaillardia.

Lopez said the nursery’s customers want plants that don’t need much watering, but he

warned that “drought-tolerant” doesn’t mean you can just stick transplants in the ground

and expect them to grow. Even plants native to Northern New Mexico— such as chamisa,

mountain mahogany, perky sue and grey s antolina— need to be watered for a year or two

until they’re established.

Malcolm Newman stressed that hanging baskets of lobelias or petunias need close

attention, water-wise, although geraniums are a little more forgiving.“Every year we sell more and more colorful baskets, and it’s a phenomenal year for

pansies,” said Newman, standing in the greenhouse. “If we have a really cold winter like we

did, people are just ready for spring, and I think people are finally deciding to spend a little

more on themselves and their gardens. None of these things are big ticket items, so it’s easy

to come in and get some pansies.

“People aren’t coming in to buy fountains and expensive pots, but geraniums are hot. This

is for patio pots and containers; every year that gets bigger. That whole group we’re standing

in falls into that: the New Guinea impatiens, spreading petunias and Lantanas and sweet

potato vines.”

He said the demand for vegetables and herbs was shifting to more heirloom varieties,

such as the Hillbilly and Russian tomatoes, and expanded taste in herbs. “We have more

than a dozen varieties of basil. Thai basils have been really big. And our eggplant collections

have finally caught on. We have unusual ones, like Turkish orange and Japanese ones and

Chinese blue eggplants.”

The nursery has a good selection of shovels and trowels, gloves, hoses, drip-irrigation

equipment, sprayers, netting to protect fruit and vegetables from birds, and — for those little

burrowers who are so good at messing up your landscape — gopher traps and gopher smoke

bombs and Molemax repellent that’s also effective for gophers. A 10-pound bag of Molemax

is $19. You just spread it on the ground then water so it soaks into the soil. A bag treats

5,000 square feet of landscape.

Another way to improve your garden environment, to transform it into a real backyard

oasis, is to create a bubbling water feature. You can get a good idea of the possibilities with

a visit to Santa Fe Water Gardens on Agua Fria Street. Behind the store are several water

features installed naturalistically, in landscaping, with waterfalls. They include small and

S p r i n g t i m e i s

f o r g a r d e n i n g Forsythia

A pond full of koi at Santa Fe Water Gardens

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With spring well in bloom and the first

arter well behind us, let’s take a look at

e real-estate numbers as compared to

e first quarter of 2010. While we are notggesting there are reasons to pop the

ampagne, our pragmatic optimism leads

to b elieve that, overall, the numbers

ow a step in the right direction. New

tings were down 20 percent from the first

arter of 2010, and listing inventory fell

14 percent. This is important because

balanced market is all about supply and

mand. The reduction from 20 months to

months for the average listing to sell is

ll a strong buyer’s market and historical

tivity suggests that the bulk of new

ventory will enter the market now, so we

all see what the summer brings.

Pending sales were down 12 percent, but

do not feel this is reason to worry. Last

ar the market was overly inflated by the

omebuyer Tax Credit, which gave us a

uch-needed boost from the previous year.

terestingly, the average sa les price rose

gnificantly to $502,145 from $422,774

om the same quarter last year. This is

e to the rise in sales for the luxury home

arket. A better indicator would be the

median sales price, which was still up over

1 percent from the previous quarter, to

$329,000.

Certain areas fared better than others.Las Campanas and the northwest

quadrant both saw significant increases

in closed sales. Activity in Las Campanas

nearly doubled for the f irst quarter, and

the subdivision has seen a reduction in

inventory to roughly 35 months. Median

sales price is still falling, now at an even

$1 million. The surrounding areas in the

northwest enjoyed a 62 percent increase

in closed sales, which aided the median

price: a climb f rom $607,000 to $690,000.

Inventory levels here are now fluctuating at

12 months.

Southeast city limits and the southeast

county areas of Old Santa Fe Trail also saw

big gains in percentage of closed sales and

reductions in inventory. For the city areas,

those gains may be due to the 10 percent

decline is sales price from $484,000 to

$435,000. In the northeast city limits, there

was a small change in closed sales, down

25 percent, but also a 27 percent decline in

new listings. While those numbers offset

the other, the median sales price rose 8

percent, to $548,700. Northwest city limits

saw a huge decline is selling price, down

from $360,000 for same quarter 2010 to

$239,000 in 2011.Eldorado and the homes in the area

of Highway 285 both saw significant

decreases in their area markets. Eldorado

is down 40 percent in closed sales, while

the median price point is up 7 percent to

$342,000. Highway 285 is down 62 percent

in closed sales but also in new listings, so

the inventory here is down to 15 months

- a huge improvement from the 23 months

from the prior year. Median sales price here

has also plummeted to a low of $366,000.

The southwest city limits and southwest

county are still struggling with decreases in

closed sales and selling prices. We believe

these areas are suffering from distressed

sales and foreclosures that will continue to

strain traditional sellers. For the most part,

the inventory levels did fall slightly with the

exception of the Airport Road areas. It may

yet be a while before these markets return

to normalcy.

In short, what the numbers tell us is that

now is the new normal. Essentially, prices

have reset to 2003 but overall buyer ac tivity

continues to pick up. Homes that are priced

for today’s market are selling. Throw out

those old appraisals and any idea about

what your house was worth two years ago.

Even what it cost to build does not matter

in this new market. If you must sell, call a

professional Realtor to price it for today and chances are good that it will sell in the

coming tomorrows.

Melissa Pippin-Carson and Roger Carson are

associate brokers with Sotheby’s International

Realty. Read their blog at DatelineSantaFe.com or

call them at 505-984-5128 with your comments

or questions.

pousessellingHouses

The first quarter: how did we do?

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ME L IS S A P IP P IN -C A R S O N

large ponds filled with colorful koi and a rocky stream. There are also more than a dozen

working fountains.

Inside the store are tanks of koi and Gambusia (mosquito-eating fish), aquatic plants,

more fountains, and birdbaths, Buddha statues and pond chemicals and supplies.

Santa Fe Water Gardens specializes in designing, installing and maintaining water

features and the fish and plants that live in them. They also are dealers of RainXchange, a

system for harvesting rainwater that also provides a water feature. For more information,

visit the store or see santafewatergardens.biz.

Besides Newman’s, visit Santa Fe’s other nurseries: Payne’s, Santa Fe Greenhouses, Plants

of the Southwest, and Agua Fria Nursery. The first three have sprawling websites offering

information about their flowers, vegetables, herbs, shrubs and trees, as well as gardening

articles and tutorials. See paynes.com, highcountrygardens.com (Santa Fe Greenhouses’

website), and plantsofthesouthwest.com.

Payne’s offers spring gardening classes. One that was listed on the business’ website

at press time is on Saturday, May 7, when garden writer Rand Lee presents “Grandma’s

Garden: Old-fashion Flowers, Herbs & Edibles.”He will show “a rainbow of heirloom

annuals, perennials, herbs, fruits, and vegetables that can be combined to make a Santa Fe

cottage garden or potager.” The event takes place at Payne’s South, 715 St. Michael’s Drive,

starting at 11 a.m.

The master gardeners are great resources to answer your questions. Cal l the Santa Fe

Master Gardener Association at 471-6251 or visit the organization’s website, sfmga.org, for

notices of classes like “Vegetable Gardening in Eldorado” on May 14 and the “Audubon Ask

a Master Gardener” series in June, July, and August.

Also check out the water conservation page of the Office of the State Engineer: www.ose.

state.nm.us/wucp_home_owners_outdoors.html. There you’ll find Santa Fe Permaculture

president Nate Downey’s 94-page book Roof-Reliant Landscaping and more than a dozenbrochures of interest to the Santa Fe-area gardener — including “A Waterwise Guide to

Trees,” “New Mexico Gray Water Guide,” and “Xeriscape 101.”anium Hollyhocks



18 M A Y 2 0 1 1 HOME

Book urges ‘new way to think about wateBy Paul Weideman

Nate Downey has been busy with booksignings and

speaking engagements on the heels of publication

of his book Harvest the Rain: How to Enrich Your Life by

Seeing Every Storm as a Resource.Downey, who has penned the “Permaculture in Practice”

column in this magazine for 12 years, is president of Santa

Fe Permaculture Inc., which he founded in 1997.

Harvest the Rain is not only about greener landscapes but

a greener planet. That, he writes in the last chapter, “has

to start with something as specific and basic as you and

your water. How else would we ever be able to jumpstart

a shift in consciousness except through something that

we all need regularly and something that we can all easily

manipulate?

“With so much else to do, keep in mind that I am not

asking you to change your life drastically overnight. I am

asking you to start to think about precipitation and water

use in a new way.”

The book’schapters are divided

into sections with

titles including “You

can enjoy life,” “Dam

Your Runoff,” “Break

the Wind,” “Embrace

Community ” and

“Teach Kids.”

Harvest the Rain

features drawings by

George Lawrence.

The first one in the

book illustrates the

fact that in a 1-inch rainfall event, runoff from a 1,000-

square-foot roof (the size of a quite small house) yields 650

gallons of water that can be captured, stored, and used for

irrigation.

Downey’s favorite method of utilizing that roofwater

is the pumice wick — although he’s planning to use a

recycled-glass product instead of pumice in the near future.

“With a pumice wick, you get the most bang for your

buck,” he said. “It requires very little maintenance and

you don’t get evaporation as you get with a swale. This is

just a trench filled with pumice and a perforated pipe that

takes water from below your canales and conveys it to the

root systems of your plants. I cover the trench with a thick

layer of newspaper, then soil on top of that. By the time the

newspaper has disintegrated, there’s a solid stratum of soil

on top that won’t fall in and clog the pumice. And you’re

recycling newspaper.”

The wick holds and slowly releases water. Plantings

established on either side of it have a real edge over those in

other parts of your landscape.

A more common, but much more expensive, technology

for using roofwater is the cistern. Basically big tanks, they

can be above ground or underground. Depending on

their location relative to your plants, gravity flow might be

adequate for watering plants.

“If the lay of the land is right and you’re going to use

a hose, gravity works,”Downey said. “If you want to use

drip irrigation, you need more pressure, although you c an

experiment with using large emitters or just poke holes

in drip tubing instead of using emitters. But most of my

clients use pumps.”

To water their plants at home, Downey and his wife,

Melissa McDonald, pump rainwater stored underground

in five, interconnected 2,000-gallon tanks. McDonald is the

member of longest standing on the City of Santa Fe Water

Conservation Committee and serves as its vice chair.

A section of Downey and McDonald’s back yard near

the house is “turfed” with Synlawn. Nearby

are several healthy golden currant plants in

a bed with sorrel, mint and chives. A young

Rio Grande cottonwood tree is nourished by

greywater piped from the house to t he tree’s

roots.

Another area has lovage, tarragon and

fennel planted along with roses, lavender

and mugo pines. Lettuce flourishes in a cold

frame. Carrots, cabbage and basil grow in a

hoop house covered with landscaping fabric.

Downey wants honeybees to be part of

what he calls “the backyard institute.” The

couple also has chickens and rabbits.

And how’s business?

“It used to be that 50 percent of what

we did was for new construction but since

that has kind of dried up, it’s more edible

landscaping,”Downey said. “When I began Santa

Permaculture, I wanted it to be all edible landscap

that’s OK.”

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Downey gives an evening talk and presents a da

workshop as part of the Carbon Economy Series (

4434) in Santa Fe on July 22-23. The Downey-Mc

yard is one of five properties open during the July

Kitchen Garden & Coop Tour (473-1403) sponso

Edible Santa Fe and Homegrown New Mexico. D

also speaks on Aug. 6 as part of the annual meetin

Native Plant Society of New Mexico (473-6465).

PHOTO BY PAUL

Nate Downey and Melissa McDonald in their “backyard institute”

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Recent Home & Land SalesSales data for the period

March 19-April 18 fromSanta Fe Association of

Realtors MLS reports. Notall sales are reported.

Homes

$131,437$316,000$336,397$450,000$485,000$560,000

$775,000$900,000$906,805$1,200,000$1,250,000$1,315,000

La

(No

Homes

$43,900$91,980

$160,000$255,000$300,000$315,000

$361,000$455,000$475,000

$478,160$749,000$825,000$2,200,000

Land

$180,000$180,000

$220,000

Homes

$212,500$230,075$269,000$309,900

$460,000$700,000$750,000$750,000

Lan

$12$25

Homes

$69,000

$80,000$85,500$109,000$116,500

$145,000$150,000

$153,472$154,000$159,900$160,000

$164,500$165,000

$170,000$172,000$190,000$200,000

$219,000$220,000

$222,900$225,000$245,000$247,456

$310,000$359,000

$439,000

Land

(None)county

Homes

$110,000$214,500$291,720$330,000

Land

$235,000

Homes

$390,000$390,000$419,500

$522,000$715,000$920,000$1,200,000

Land

$220,000

Homes

$250,000$250,000$285,000

$315,000$355,000$356,000$374,900

$375,000$436,356

Land

$95,000

Homes

$226,000$265,000

$292,250$295,000$306,000

$310,000$372,000$402,000

$415,000$431,375$521,700

Land

(None)

Homes

$831,500$1,025,000

$1,030,000$1,080,000$2,100,000

Land

$190,000$475,000

LawrenceBoyd, 712 Calle

Beatrice. $280,520.

SBS LLC, 1551 Sipapu Ln.$155,000.

Wanicha Burapa, 3601 Quail

View Ln. $175,000.

Homewise Inc., 3757 Valmora

Rd. $168,900.

Centex Construction, 4209 Luz

de Estrella. $169,710.

— 4227 Luz de Estrella. $98,859.

— 4230 Luz de Estrella. $118,176.

— 4234 Luz de Estrella. $98,859.

— 3002 Primo Colores St.$141,408.

— 3004 Primo Colores St.

$141,408.


$141,408.


$114,811.

— 4205 Entrada Sonata. $254,557.

— 5915 Terra de Coral St.

$141,408.

Mark& KimAnaya, 7678 Anaya

Rd. $250,000.

Univest-Rancho Viejo, 34 DevoysPk. $116,796.

— 11 Withers Pk. $116,

— 130 E. Chili Line Rd.

Lisa K Goldman Trust, 6

General Goodwin. $473

Building permitsSANTA FE COUNTY build-

ing permits issued from mid-

March to mid-April included

the following:

Building permits issued by the

CITY OF SANTA FE during

the month of March included

the following:

Condominium projects offer some of

our city’s best home locations. Condos

near the Santa Fe Plaza and within

walking distance to downtown areattractively priced in 2011.

Buyers shopping for condos will find

that these loan approvals are trickier

than a single-family residence. Condo

purchasers must begin the financing

process earlier than normal with a

mortgage broker who is experienced in

this special area. Requirements for condo

financing can be more rigorous.

Lenders require the condo declaration

to be filed and the homeowners

association to be fully set up. The condo

declaration determines the operating

rules for the association. This document

must be filed prior to closing so that the

title company has the proof necessary to proceed toward finalization of the

purchase. Officers of the homeowners

association must be named and available

to complete specific questionnaires

required by lenders.

As a condo buyer, don’t assume the

documentation is correct. You shouldreview the documents, the budget and

definitely the condo insurance polic y.

The percentage of owner-occupied

condo units compared to the number of

investment units in a project is a concern

to lenders. There are definite rules lenders

are required to follow when looking at

this overall comparison. Some will not

make a loan on condo units if the project

has too many investment units— usually

more than 50 percent.

Another significant factor to consider

is the percentage of ownership a single

owner can carry in one project. Ten

percent is the norm, but again, the lender

can advise the purchaser as to what will orwill not fly in a specific project. Time has

proven that every condo deal is different

in one way or another. This is where it

becomes important to work with a lender

who has the experience to deal with the

various ins and outs.

Small condo projects are much easierto finance. Financing for a condo project

comprising six units or less has different

rules and in some cases treat the condo

unit similar to a free-standing home.

This can be the least complicated condo

financing for a purchaser.

Finally, financing a unit in a project

still under construction can be difficult

to impossible. Lenders may feel that to

do so impedes their position of strength

in securing that all requirements will be

met without changes as the project is

completed.

Jill McIntosh of S othebys International

Realty says that “high-end condos are

available at great values. The financing ismore involved, but definitely doable.”

Just know that Fannie Mae has created

inflexible financing requirements for

condos. All the paperwork, require

and qualifications must b e in order

Knowledge of these factors is the k

making it happen.

Jim Gay was a real-estate broker for 2

and has been a financial consultant to F

500 companies. He is currently a brokewith Home Buyers Mortgage (986-908

can be reached at jim@jimgayhomemor

com.

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Group sponsorsMother’s Day tour of historic homesThe Historic Santa Fe Foundation’s annual Mother’s Day Historic House Tour takes

place from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 8. Tickets ($5 donation) and maps will b e available

at all featured properties during the event:

El Zaguán (TheJames L. Johnson House), 545 Canyon Road

FrancisC. Wilson Garden, 316 East Buena Vista

Tudesqui House & Garden, 135 East De Vargas

Donaciano Vigil House, 518 Alto Street

The properties may be visited in any order. Docents will b e stationed at each home.

During the Mother’s Day tour last year, nearly 900 people visited the Gustave Baumann

House, which was undergoing preservation, now complete. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on June

18 and 19, the Historic Santa Fe Foundation (celebrating its 50th anniversary this year)

hosts an open house at the late artist’s home, built in 1923. For tickets, call 983-2567 or

write [email protected].

arved bench in the garden at El Zaguan on Canyon Road. Some of the garden’s plantings, including a pair

owering horsechestnut trees, date back to the Civil War.



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As the La Niña phenomenon continues

to dominate the weather patterns over

Northern New Mexico and we read

about significantly lower water levels incity reservoirs and decreased flow rates

in the River Grande, and we start to

come to grips with the reality that this

weather pattern also adversely affects

the recharge of our local aquifers, more

of us are turning our attention to water

conservation.

These and other considerations

(mostly economic) cause residents to

investigate water-conserving ways to treat

their water. Sometimes these alternative

systems do work, but my experience is

that their performance is not predictable.

If you can find something that might

work, and it is priced at a throw-away

price point, then it might be worth a try.

If it works, you got lucky; if it does not

work, then you can buy a system that does

work for you (and for which the results

can be measured) and your experiment

was a risk management phase in your

buying process. We are currently testing

a catalytic system under our New Mexico

Small Business Assistance project.

Our experience is that customers liketo see demonstrable proof that something

is working. We have carried anti-scalant

systems, which reconfigure (but do

not remove) hardness minerals. Again,

sometimes they work very well and

sometimes they fail. The fundamental

problem is that hardness measures the

same before and after the treatment. We

do not actively market these systems to

new customers, but customers who have

had them and experienced success will

invariably want the media replaced when

it is exhausted.

Inability to predict performance is a

major problem for the water-purification

model of starting with the incoming water

chemistry and using testing to prove that

the recommended system works. In that

regard, conventional water conditioning

by ion exchange is hard to beat in

verifiability. And, b elieve it or not, there

is such a thing as a “greener” softener,

although using either potassium chloride

or sodium chloride is unavoidable.

Our entire senior staff attendedthe recent Water Quality Association

meetings in San Antonio as part of

our ongoing quest for “greener” water

conserving products. We heard a lot of

claims but we saw little documentation.

The most encouraging new development

we saw is “water on water” reverse

osmosis technology, which decreases RO

filtration time and reduces water use. We

are currently bench-testing one of the

systems. RO membranes filter to 0.0001

micrometers (microns - one micron is

one-millionth of a meter).

Our current focus is on nanofiltration

membrane technology with filtering to

0.001 microns and capabilities for whole-

house, on-demand systems, with very

measurable results (comparable to RO)

and much lower water consumption. It

is not surprising that this technology

comes at a high price. FYI, the (tubular)

membrane filtration at the new Buckman

Direct Diversion (BDD) system is 0.1

microns. Water purification is a tradeoff

among several factors. You get to decide

whether BDD water filtration is sufficient

for you, but the water is EPA-compliant

and we should all be thankful for the

timing of its startup.

Stephen Wiman has a background in earth

science (Ph.D. in geology) and is the owner of

Good Water Company in Santa Fe. He may

be reached at 505-471-9036 and skwiman@

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Do you remember when Facebook wasthe place to connect with people from

only your high school or college days?

With over 650 million users, Facebook

is now all about connecting the web and

individual users by p ersonal relationships

and preferences with the nearly

ubiquitous “Like” button.

These buttons are popping up on Santa

Fe websites, including those of artists,

restaurants, galleries, motels and hotels,

tourist attractions, real-estate companies,

and nonprofit organizations, for

upcoming events and local businesses of

all sizes, products and services. Facebook

is now as hot for Santa Fe businesses and

entrepreneurs as our New Mexico red

chile.

If you are still wondering where to

start, you are not alone. If you are “on”

Facebook and not sure what being

there means, you are like many other

users. Here are some basic steps to get

you started and to build your Facebook

presence.

You need an account on Facebook tohave a business or organization page. If

you do not already have an account, go

to http://facebook.com and register for

a free user page. You will b e allowed one

account in your name. Your next choice

will be how you use your personal profile.

You can connect only with friends and

family members you already know or you

can connect your friends and family with

your professional, company or business

worlds.

You can control your privacy. Review

your privacy settings and select who is

allowed to see what on your Facebook

user page. Many users choose to hide

their date of birth or other personal

information for security. Anytime you

update your profile, Facebook will send a

note to your Friends.

Complete your profile with a current

bio and contact information. Tell about

yourself or what is important to you, then

add your photo. If the picture is more

than five years old, it is time look in the

mirror. Use a photo people wil l recognizeas you and crop it for your face. Select

your relationship status. Facebook does

give you a range of choices including

“blank ” response. You can select a privacy

setting for these features. Next, you can

add favorite books, music, movies and

more.

Now you can create your Facebook

business page. In the past, people would

become fans. Now they join your business

page by clicking on the Like button.

Unlike the limit of 5,000 friends for your

Facebook user page, your business page

can have an unlimited number of fans

or viewers who Like your page. Unlike

Facebook user pages, all Facebook

business pages are public. Anyone can

find you and see your page whether they

are a Facebook user or not.

Think about how you want to promote

your business or organization or event.

Put on your marketing hat and take the

time to study and research other business

pages. Focus on objectives, develop a

strategy, and discover a bottom-line

advantage of how a free business page lets

you communicate and interact with your

customers and clients. Your Facebook

business page is your online business cardand your storefront. See you next online.

Emily Medvec is an associate broker with

Santa Fe Properties. Her passion is how

social networking online changes how we

communicate and make decisions in the real-

estate marketplace. Follow her at www.twitter.

com/emilymedvec.

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Santa Fe offers a wonderful climate

for enjoying the outdoors. Creating an

outdoor space that is comfortable and

beautiful is essential. As in any room,creating a focal point is a fundamental

component of the design. A water feature

or a fireplace is a great opportunity for

such a focal point. Comfortable outdoor

furniture is a must for enjoying lounging

or dining outdoors with family and

friends.

Considering the landscape and how it

relates to the comfort and beauty of the

outdoor space is important as well. A

Santa Fe architect recently told me that

his most beautiful outdoor space was

rarely used because a large juniper tree

was just too close to the deck. Consider

the placement of all plantings so that you

are able to utilize your outdoor spacescomfortably.

Landscape architect Solange Serquis

(Serquis + Associates), with whom I

have worked on my projects, says, “The

outdoor spaces I c reate are often inspired

by the architecture of the building and the

design of the interiors.” I agree with her

thinking, because harmony and rhythm

in a design create a peaceful flow.A portal, deck or porch can come to life

with an outdoor rug, a loveseat, lounge

chairs and a few tables for snacks and

drinks. Use decorative throw pillows,

and outdoor objets d’art to create further

visual interest. Lighting is another

important aspect of making the outdoor

space feel like an extension of the home,

and don’t forget the candlelight!

Be sure to use outdoor fabrics that

won’t fade or degrade. Outdoor textiles

are available in a wide array of colors and

styles; gone is the time when all outdoor

fabrics looked and felt like marine canvas.

The new indoor/outdoor fabrics are

colorful, stylish and even plush!The theme of your outdoor room

should have some relationship to the

interior of your home, thus dissolving the

boundary between inside and outside.

Accessories and decorative items will

finish off your outdoor room. If there is

an opportunity for art or a mirror, there

are outdoor versions that will hold up to

the elements as well.Before you begin, start with a good

plan; whether you create the plan

yourself or you commission help from a

professional landscape designer and/or

interior designer, it is a must.

Putting it on paper and doing the

research for plants and any products

(furniture/fabrics) you might use is

another important aspect of pursuing

such a project. Our Santa Fe nurseries

are a treasure trove of knowledge when

it comes to the right plants to use in our

climate. An interior design studio may be

a great help in finding the right furniture

for your special space.

One of my favorite evenings spentoutdoors was dining al fresco with friends

in our backyard gazebo fully decked

out with a chandelier, candlelight, white

drapes blowing in the breeze, a beautifully

set table surrounded by Russian sage,

aspen trees, flowers and a stunning

sunset! Not to mention wonderful

friends and savory grilled lamb cho

accompanied by my homemade pu

sauce, and of course wine. Get insp

and get to work on a plan that will h

you enjoying a lovely sunset very so

Lisa Samuel ASID, IIDA is a Santa F

native and is owner/president of Samue

Group, located in the Railyard Artyard l

She is an award-winning interior design

(licensed interior designer #313), a light

designer, and furniture designer.

Inspired outdoor rooms

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ArtfullivingByDesign

So what type of community do you

think Americans are looking for as they search for their dream home? A newly

commissioned survey by the National

Association of Realtors asked over 2,000

people this very question. The result

provides us with an update on Americans’

preferences in the face of major changes

in the housing market and economy over

the last few years.

Most Americans want to live in

walkable communities where shops,

restaurants, and local businesses are

within an easy stroll from their homes.

Jobs are a short commute away with

homes offering privacy from neighbors in

detached, single-family housing. If these

types of communities are not available,they prefer short commutes.

The survey found that the economy

has had a significant impact on

Americans’ attitudes toward housing

and communities. Attracting businesses

and creating jobs in any community has

become Americans’ clear top priority.

Thirty-five percent believe the quality

of life in their communities has grown

worse. With fewer Americans buyinghomes, nearly a quarter stated that the

state of the economy has left them less

likely to purchase.

More than half of those surveyed

(57 percent) want to see their local

governments improve communities.

New building in existing c ommunities

ranked higher than new developments

in outlying countryside areas. Preserving

farms and open areas from development

was important to 53 percent of

Americans surveyed. Improving public

transportation was seen as the best

solution to traffic congestion by 50

percent of the people.

Community characteristics were viewed as more important than the size of

a home. According to the sur vey average,

88 percent of Americans believe that the

neighborhood where a home is lo cated

is the greater consideration in deciding

where to live. Other community factors

valued by more than three quarters

of participants included high-quality

public schools, easy walk to a grocery

store, sidewalks, and places to take walksor hikes. Proximity to work within 30

minutes was considered important by 78

percent.

The desire for privacy is a top

consideration when making the decision

on where to live. Eight in 10 Americans

would prefer to live in a single-family,

detached house rather than a townhome,

condominium or apartment. More than

60 percent prefer larger lots with more

distance from neighbors — even if this

required more driving — over small lots

in walkable communities.

Upon hearing a detailed description

of two types of communities, 56 percent

chose the “smart growth” community and43 percent selected a “sprawl” community.

Overall, adults’ current housing patterns

reflected their preferences. Those living

in suburbs, small towns, and rural areas

preferred more spread out, less walkable

communities. Urban residents and those

living in suburbs with a mix of housing

and businesses were more likely to choose

walkable, smart-growth communit

In Santa Fe, the city is beginning

take steps to encourage smart grow

in several corridors. The Santa Fe

Association of Realtors is seeking a

growth grant to help identify the inof housing to encourage redevelop

along the St. Michael’s Drive corrid

incorporate many of the attributes

desirous by Americans.

Donna M. Reynolds is chief executive

Santa Fe Association of Realtors. Conta

982-8385 or [email protected].

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What do we want in a home?

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This home in the Vista Redonda neighborhood

north of Tesuque has a circular foyer, living roomand workout room. The design of the house, which

also includes gently curvilinear walls, is interesting and the

overall layout pleasing.

“This house is very comfortable; it has a real good feel,”

said Janice Brutsche, owner with her husband, R alph

Brutsche.

It was designed by Charles Johnson. “He went to

Taliesen, the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation in Phoenix,

and he bought a house from me when he first came to

town,” Mr. Brutsche said. “That’s how I got to know him.”

The homesite, bordering Tesuque Pueblo land, is

elevated but nestled into the landscaping and terrain.

“The focus of the design is on the views,” Ralph

Brutsche said. “We are at end of the road and adjacent

to the Indian reservation, so it gives us a vast open area

and an overwhelming quiet. We’ve enjoyed being here

tremendously.”

The Brutsches, developers of Santa Fe Summit and

several other residential subdivisions on Hyde Park Ro ad,

are selling their house as a matter of downsizing.

The driveway to the 24-year-old home is reached

through a pair of distinctive iron gates. Straight in from the

front door is the library, nice and cool in part because of

the presence of a deep portal outside. The room is warmed

by a fireplace and has built-in bookshelves all around.The house walls are adobe. Floors are paved with Rocky

Mountain quartz flagstone. There are no steps in the house:

everything is one one level.

The master bedroom is graced by a long shepherd’s

fireplace. Also in the master suite are his office and a

circular, glassed-in exercise room that projects from

the house. A big, tile shower sits between his and her

bathrooms.

During their 6-year ownership, the Brutsches did tile

upgrades and installed new carpeting and additional

skylights; one of the new-tile standouts is the backsplash

in the kitchen. That room is outfitted with three Sub Zeros

(two refrigerators and one freezer) two ranges (a GE Profile

electric in the long island and a Viking gas range), a Wolf

oven, a GE microwave oven, and two dishwashers.

It all adds up to the food-prep room of “a terrific

entertaining house,” Janice Brutsche said.

In the kitchen and dining room are mildly curved banks

of handsome teak cabinets. These were also designed by

Johnson and made to exacting specifications, with the

wood grain continuous in adjacent doors and panels.

Many of the interior doors are also unique: solid teak,

with half-round, black steel plates behind the handles.

“When this house was built, these doors were an

of contemporary design, which is blended with thtraditional pueblo design in other parts of the hou

Brutsche said.

The living room is a design highlight. It is roun

a ceiling of vigas radiating out from a central, circ

copper-sheathed skylight. The surrounding walls

than four feet thick, yielding very deep sills at the

windows, perfect for the display of pottery and sc

Each window bay is ceiling’d with rustic wood pla

integral lighting.

The fireplace in the living room is almost walk

on one side is a spiral fountain with integral light

A den, sitting room, and three bedrooms comp

guest suite. One of the rooms has wonderful, righ

bunkbeds built in to the walls. Outside the den, th

flagstone patio with views to the Jemez Mountain

Outdoor living is encouraged with a wraparoun

The patio outside of the kitchen holds a cook stat

sink and fireplace. Nearby is a mature locust tree

group of aspens; the landscaping is in islands of b

pebbles within the larger, flagstone-paved patio.

Robin Zollinger, Barker Realty, is listing the ho

5.2-acre property at 108 Paseo Encantado for $2,3

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Darlings,

Sorry I missed you last

month, but some unavoidable

circumstances prevented my

appearance. I enjoy cryptic

messages like that, because now,

Rosebuds, your imaginations

can run wild. Maybe you’ll

think I was windsurfing off the

coast of Africa (no, that’s Karen

Walker), or attending a New

Moon Goddess and Yoga Retreat

in Costa Rica (no, that’s Susan

Klein). In reality, I was - oh,

forget it. It would sound too pedestrian

compared to my colleagues.

Today, I’m making May baskets. And

observing what’s happening in our little

corner of the real-estate world. All I

can say about that is, “Whoa.” So much

movement, so little space to write about

it... let’s call it Spring Fever.

After 20 years in the same location,

Richard Schoegler (formerly French &

French which became Sotheby’s) decided

to forego the convenience of lunching

at the Santacafe, and he moved to Santa

Fe Properties. A very competent Realtor

(licensed since 1973), the only desk book

he brought with him and c an’t live withoutis The Portable Curmudgeon (it’s not even

about real estate, or could you tell). What

he doesn’t know is that Shell MacKenzie

and I are presenting him with a new book,

his own biography that we wrote, The

Cuddly Curmudgeon (we love Richard’s

crusty wit).

Next, Kathy Abeles (also a 20-

year veteran of French & French then

Sotheby’s) moved to Santa Fe Properties.

A math whiz who studied at Cornell,

Wellesley, and the University of Michigan,

Kathy can calculate amortization schedules

in her head. So don’t worry, Sweet Lilacs,

if she can’t find her smartphone when

pre-qualifying you for a loan, she’ll have

it figured out before you can pull your

own smartphone out of your pocket. Your

details are safe with Kathy.

I call Jeanne Langelier-Symington “the

Realtor Who Came in from the Mesa.”An

independent broker who lives with her

husband on Rowe Mesa and had her one-

person office there, Jeanne enjoyed the

solitude it afforded her so that she could

also concentrate on her art and pottery.

Her old friends at Santa Fe Properties

were thrilled to see her come down from

the mountain, so to speak, and re-join the

fold. Just like old times.

Peter Kahn (formerly Santa Fe Realty

Partners) also joined Santa Fe Properties.

He was an award winning photographer

and graphic designer in his pre-Realtor

life, so when Peter gives you advice on the

“feng shui” of it all, you can know that he

knows what he’s talking about. Aesthetics

aside, his professional qualifications

include CDPE; CRS; RFC; RSPS; SFR;

SRES. Guess what, Daffodils? Now you

have to call Peter to see what all this

means.

Wait, I’m not finished with Santa Fe

Properties. Robbie Dobyns (formerly

Santa Fe Realty Partners) found his way

over there, too. A native Santa Fean,

Robbie’s playground growing up was his

Uncle Alva Simpson’s modest 27,000-acre

ranch, most of which today is Eldorado

at Santa Fe. You could accurately say that

Robbie knows the lay of the land around

Santa Fe. I have a hint for you, Cactus

Flowers— Robbie’s daughter, Andrea, is

a cop, so don’t try anything funny whenworking with Robbie (she’s watching).

Next stop, Barker Realty. Susan

Munroe and Terry Smith (formerly Santa

Fe Realty Partners), one of Santa Fe’s most

attractive real-estate couples, chose Barker

for myriad reasons, not the least being

location, location, location. Instead of

taking their clients out to look at property,

they’re inviting them to the office where

they sit and discuss where today’s lunch

will be. Sooo many delicious choices, all

within walking distance on a beautiful

spring day. They’ve promised each other

that they’ll start showing properties again

soon.

Connie Johnson (formerly Santa Fe

Realty Partners) is at Barker Realty, too.

Not only is Connie a wonderful Realtor,

she’s talented in a million other ways. A

very early love of fabrics and stitchery led

to her degree in textile design. Visit her

online at conniejohnsondesigns.com, and

see her designer aprons, which she makes

for clients all over the world. Do you have

a priceless handwoven sweater in ne

repair? Connie can re-weave it for y

That’s one of the most valuable asset

can have in a place like Santa Fe, wh

everyone has at least one item from

Santa Fe Weaving Gallery.

Where’s Jim DeVille (formerly Sotheby’s)? Yep, he’s now at Barker

officing with his old friend, Fran Hi

bringing his dog, Sally, to work. (Ba

a very dog-friendly place, if you rec

In addition to listing and selling hou

Jim and his partner, Scott Robey , re

houses, and they do it quite well. Th

remodel on Martinez Lane garnered

an award for Best Renovation in a (o

an) historic district. Jim and Scott w

the design, Scott manages the remo

and when finished Jim sells it while

looks for another project. Successfu

teamwork = successful relationship.

Even title companies are moving.Fidelity National Title moved to th

side of downtown, from its former C

City Title’s location on Don Gaspar

its new location at 300 Paseo de Per

Don’t worry, Buttercups, they’re tak

the original Avery-Bowman title pla

(the county’s oldest and most compl

with them, so all of those title record

dating back to the mid-1800s will ne

be lost. Be watching for their upcom

open-house invitation for a tour of t

sparkling new digs.

Last word, I promise: in the Marc

I misspelled Victoria Ryan’s websit

her B&B in Patzcuaro, Mexico. It’s w

lacasaencantada.com.So long, Sweetpeas. Until next tim

Oakley

Oakley Talbott, aka Merrily Pier

can be reached at merrilypierson@

OutandAbout

People just moving, moving, moving

O A K L E Y T A L B O T T

Hooray! We’re here! Left to right: Robby, Kathy, Peter,

Richard and Jeanne

Connie in one of her favorite

sweaters...that she did not weave

Susan and Terrycontemplate their next

lunch date with clients

Jim DeVille: historic

remodels are his favorite

Steve Riemann gets ready to take the sign to its

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40 M A Y 2 0 1 1 HOME

One of permaculture’s easiest principles

to accept is the one that says, “Make the

least change for the greatest possibleeffect.” Known as the work-is-pollution

principle, its goal (of b eing productive

without wasting energy) makes sense.

New Mexico’s governor had a chance

to apply this conservative principle by

signing SB 124, but she vetoed it. Senator

Peter Wirth’s bill would have made it

illegal for motor vehicles to pass bicycles

without providing a five-foot buf fer. It

would have cost nothing and would have

reduced expenditures for bike-related

accidents and brought more bicycle-

tourist dollars to the state.

Passage also would have encouraged

more people to use bicycles for

commuting. In addition to helping people

save money on gas, this would have

freed up space on roads and reduced the

long-term costs of highway repair. Most

important, “five feet to pass” would have

told drivers what’s safe.

In a terse statement, Governor Susana

Martinez said she vetoed SB 124 because

“Current law a lready provides penalties

for careless driving. NMSA § 66-8-114(B)states that, ‘Any person who operates

a vehicle in a careless, inattentive or

imprudent manner, without due regard

for the width, grade, curves, corners,

traffic, weather and road conditions and

all other attendant circumstances is guilty

of a misdemeanor.’

“I feel,” she wrote in Senate Executive

Message No. 49, “existing law already

addresses the criminality of endangering

cyclists in our state.”

Using the governor’s logic, there should

be no need for speed limits or drunk-

driving laws. We could put my eight-

year-old son behind the wheel if he’s not

“careless.”

But laws often educate. They tell people

how fast is too fast, how much booze is

too much booze, and how young is too

young. Similarly, we could easily decide

how close is too close when passing a

scantily clad cyclist with a fast mass of

metal.

Since the governor understands this,

she forces us to consider what her realmotives are. In the wake of Fukushima,

an alien (from outer space) might think

that our leaders would do more for

cyclists, since they use alternative energy.

But anyone who followed the legislative

session knows Martinez has little use for

anything that might protect the planet for

future generations. Fortunately, we don’t

have to get anywhere near five feet from

her to know who got Martinez elected.

It was the oil and gas industry, and they

don’t make a dime when someone hops

on a bike.

Cyclists save money on gas and other

expenses when they bike to work, school,

church, and shopping. They also s ave

time and money by not having to go to

the gym. They’re in better shape than the

average person behind the wheel of a car,

so their health costs are typically lower.

Talk about making the least change

for the greatest possible effect. Bike

commuters live by this motto every

more of us were to get out there and

them, maybe one day our leaders w

realize how easy it is to make positi

productive changes.

Nate Downey is president of Santa FePermaculture (505-424-4444) and the a

of the just-released book, Harvest the Ra

How to Enrich Your Life by Seeing Every

as a Resource (Sunstone Press).

PermacultureinPractice

Veto crushes bike-safety bill

N A T E D O WN E Y

While we hear a lot these days about

our decreasing water supply, we hear less

about the very direct relationship between

energy and water. In fact, it takes a lot of

energy (electricity or gas) to bring fresh

water into our homes to drink, brush

our teeth and flush our toilets. When we

conserve water, we’re not only s aving this

limited resource, we’re also saving energy

and reducing pollution.

In California, it is estimated that water

production and transportation use at

least 6.5 percent of the total electricity

consumed in the state each year. This

means that the total energy used to pump

and treat California’s water exceeds

15,000 gigawatt-hours (GWh) per year,enough energy to provide electricity to

six million households! The California

State Water Project, which moves large

quantities of water great distances and

over steep terrain, is the largest single us er

of electrical energy in the state.

In Santa Fe, we are fortunate that our

water sources are mostly local and don’t

require hauling long distances. Still, the

City of Santa Fe Water Division consumes

a tremendous amount of energy pumping

water out of the ground, transporting it

to the water-treatment plant, treating it

to ever-increasing standards and then

pressurizing our local pipes to ensure

water is there when we turn on the tap.

The energy budget for the city’s Water

Division is about $2.9 million, with the

vast majority of that spent on processing

water. This energy tab will eat up about 9

percent of the division’s budget this fiscal

year, and this is just for the delivery of

water to our homes.

With the Buckman Direct Diversion

Project coming fully online in the nextfew years, the amount of energy necessary

to transport water to Santa Fe will

increase. This has been one of the major

reasons driving the annual water rate

increases.

Per Dale Lyons of the City of Santa Fe

Water Division, conservation has played

a big role in keeping our water costs

lower than they could have been. Since

the mid-1990s, Santa Fe has conserved

approximately 45,000 acre-feet of water.

Multiplying this by the cost of energy to

the city and the local average energy usage

to produce this water (3.2 KWH/1000

gallons), it is estimated that Santa Fe’s

conservation efforts have saved the

division roughly $4.5 million in energy

costs since 1995.

Besides conservation, the city is

undertaking many steps to reduce energy

consumption. However, even with these

steps, the increasing costs of energy will

cause water costs to continue to rise.

(Current budgets assume 13 percent

annual increases for gas and 16 percentincreases for electricity.) But it is not only

energy costs that are driving up the cost of

water. Costs are als o being pushed upward

by the need to secure water rights from

further and further away, by the expense

of replacing aging water infrastructure

that in some cases has been in use for half

a century.

We can do our part by conservin

When we conserve water, we conse

energy. Conserving both reduces o

carbon footprint, decreases pollutio

saves us all money.

Doug Pushard, founder of the website

HarvestH2o.com, has designed and inst

residential rainwater systems for 12 year

Pushard ([email protected]) is a m

of the Santa Fe Water Conservation Com

and a board member of the American

Rainwater Catchment Systems Associat

WaterenergyNexus

Conserve water to conserve energy

D O U G P U S H A R D



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