Northwest Albuquerque's Las Marcadas and The Trails at Las Marcadas Subdivisions are nestled in the late
afternoon shadow of Petroglyph National Monument in Northwest Albuquerque. Residents of the neighborhood use the walking trails in Piedras Marcadas Canyon to take morning or afernoon strolls amongst the Native American and Spanish rock drawings. Many of the homes on Tia Christina and Jill Patricia back up to the monument and/or city open house.
Builders
The homes in Las Marcadas were built in the mid 1990's by RayLee and Oppel Jenkins. The homes in The Trails at Las Marcadas were built in 2003-2005 by Kim Brooks, now Summertree Homes. There is a nice mix of brick homes and stucco homes in the neighborhood and one and two-story homes as well. The lot sizes are generous.
Schools
Most of the children of Las Marcadas attend Petroglyph Elementary, James Monroe Middle School or Cibola High School. Central New Mexico Community College is also located 4.4 miles away.
Parks
Las Marcadas II Park is located on Tia Christina in the middle of Las Marcadas. The park has play equipment, benches, a small parking lot, a covered picnic area with two tables, a nice grassy area for pets and a trail head to Piedras Marcadas Canyon.
What's Nearby?
There's plenty of shopping within walking distance (within a approximately a half mile):
- Smiths Grocery Store (.65 miles)
- WalMart Neighborhood Market (.21 miles)
- Walgreens (.3 miles)
- First Community Bank
- Wells Fargo Bank (inside Smith's)
- Ace Hardware
- UPS Store
- Starbucks
- Curves
- Chiropractor
- 2 Gas Stations
- Post Office
- After Hours Pediatric
- Peter Piper Pizza
- 2 Chinese Restaurants
- Canine Country Club
There's is other shopping that's a quick drive away:
- Cottonwood Mall
- Target
- Walmart
- Chow's Asian Bistro
- Red Robin
- Red Lobster
- Olive Garden
And soon there will be two hospitals:
Homeowners Association?
There is no homeowners association in Las Marcadas, however here is a neighborhood association, Piedras Marcadas Neighborhood Association, which is a voluntary. The optional annual membership fee is only $12.
Crime
The neighborhood as served by Albuquerque Police Department's Northwest Area Command.
NW Albuquerque Homes for Sale from $150,000 to $175,000
NW Albuquerque Homes for Sale from $200,000 to $250,000
Northwest Albuquerque Real Estate Report
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Albuquerque Realtor Rich Cederberg works for RE/MAX Finest in Albuquerque New Mexico. Previously Rich worked for RE/MAX Elite and the Vaughn Company Realtors for 5 years. He specializes in Albuquerque Real Estate, Northwest Albuquerque Real Estate, Rio Rancho Real Estate and Los Lunas Real Estate. He especially enjoys working with First Time Home Buyers. Call 505.803.5012 or email Rich Cederberg if you need a Albuquerque REMAX agent.
Excellent and informative post about your area, and my birthplace! This is one of those Localism posts that really tell the story about a community!
Keep up the Great work Rich. You know that area better than anyone I know. Have a great day.