1240 Camino de Cruz Blanca, Eastside, Santa Fe, NM – SOLD

About the property

Camino de Cruz Blanca runs east from St. John’s College into the foothills below Atalaya Mountain. At 1240, on more than two acres above the college, sits a 6,743 square foot residence built in 1992 and substantially remodeled by the previous owner. The plan runs to four to six bedrooms and eight baths, with a three-car garage, smooth plaster interiors, kiva fireplaces, and skylights placed to read the light across the day. The lot is set back from the road and walled on the entry side, with the long views opening on the Atalaya elevation.

Architecture and history

The residence is a 1992 Santa Fe-style adobe-influenced build, designed and remodeled by the previous owner, scaled to the Upper Eastside language: thick walls, deep portals, ceilings carried on vigas, kiva fireplaces in the principal rooms, and a courtyard organization that opens the house to the foothills rather than to the street. The remodel added the smooth plaster surfaces, the skylight placements, and the kitchen and primary-suite layouts as they stand today. The architectural register sits comfortably in the company of the older Eastside houses below it on East Palace and Acequia Madre, though the build year places it among the late-century estates that filled in the slope between the college and the trail system.

The neighborhood

The Upper Eastside is the stretch of the Historic Eastside that rises east of St. John’s College toward the Sangre de Cristos. St. John’s, the Annapolis-affiliated Great Books college, sits at the foot of the slope; the Dale Ball Trails open from the ridge above the property; the Atalaya summit trail begins from the college’s east edge. The Plaza is roughly two miles west, Canyon Road less than that. The neighborhood is residential, low-density, and walled in the Santa Fe manner; traffic on Camino de Cruz Blanca itself is local.

For more context on the Upper Eastside and on the Historic Eastside broadly, see our Upper Eastside neighborhood guide and the Historic East Side guide.

About the transaction

The Webster Estates team handled the sale in 2022 at $3,755,000. The property was the highest-priced transaction in our Select Solds archive at the time of closing. We represented the property through marketing, showings, and close, working from our office at 54½ Lincoln Avenue on The Plaza.

Frequently asked questions

Q: Where is Camino de Cruz Blanca? A: Camino de Cruz Blanca runs east from St. John’s College into the foothills of Atalaya Mountain, on Santa Fe’s Upper Eastside. The road sits about two miles east of The Plaza.

Q: What is the Upper Eastside in Santa Fe? A: The Upper Eastside is the foothill stretch of the Historic East Side, east of St. John’s College and below Atalaya. It is residential, low-density, and immediately adjacent to the Dale Ball Trails.

Q: What is St. John’s College in Santa Fe? A: St. John’s College is a private liberal arts college with campuses in Santa Fe and Annapolis, Maryland, known for its Great Books curriculum. The Santa Fe campus sits at the base of Atalaya Mountain.

Q: How large is 1240 Camino de Cruz Blanca? A: The residence measures 6,743 square feet on more than two acres, with four to six bedrooms, eight baths, and a three-car garage.

Q: What did 1240 Camino de Cruz Blanca sell for? A: The property sold in 2022 for $3,755,000, handled by the Webster Estates team at Sotheby’s International Realty.

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The Webster Estates Team handled this transaction. Chris Webster, Patti Webster, Christopher Webster III, and Paisley Mason Webster, Associate Brokers at Sotheby’s International Realty, operating from 54½ Lincoln Avenue on The Plaza since 1976.