Griego HILL ROAD, TESUQUE, NM – SOLD

Portal with heavy timber posts at 29 Griego in Tesuque, looking past a birdbath and Russian sage toward piñon hills and the mountains

About the property

A country European house on 5.2 acres on Griego Hill at the end of the lane, the rise above Bishop’s Lodge Road beside the Tesuque Village Market. Built in 2005 by Phil Alarid, it has four bedrooms and four baths in 3,800 square feet on two levels, with two fireplaces and a two car attached garage. The views take in both the Sangre de Cristo and the Jemez, and the grounds hold portals, gardens, and an orchard. Horses are allowed, and the house is served by a private well that predates the county moratorium.

The Webster Estates team handled this transaction, with Katherine Blagden, and the sale closed in 2011.

The house

The house was built with care and it shows in the details that do not photograph: pure wool carpets, diamond plaster on the walls, and skylights placed where the light is wanted. The living room has high ceilings, good light, and the view. The kitchen, with birch cabinets, opens to a small dining room rather than a grand one, which is the right scale for a house meant to be lived in rather than shown.

Upstairs is the principal suite, and it is the reason to climb the stairs: a very large bath, a deck for sunrise and moonrise, and a separate room that works as a meditation room or an office. The two remaining bedrooms and the guest quarters are below.

The neighborhood

Griego Hill climbs from Bishop’s Lodge Road opposite the Tesuque Village Market, and the lanes off it end in properties like this one, five acres of orchard and view ten minutes from the Plaza. Tesuque is the village north of Santa Fe that has stayed a village, with the market, the church, the river, and the cottonwoods, and the Opera on the ridge above. The schools are Tesuque Elementary, DeVargas Middle, and Santa Fe High.

Our Tesuque village guide covers the area and the Tesuque market archive collects our sales there. Nearby we have sold 22 Lodge in Bishop’s Lodge Hills, 1104 Bishops Lodge, and Camino Sabio in Los Caminitos. For buyers weighing the village against the city, our guide to the best Santa Fe neighborhoods for second homes sets out the trade.

About the transaction

In that transaction we had the privilege of representing both the buyer and the seller, guiding each side with transparency and care to a smooth closing.

The house went under contract in under two weeks and closed within five weeks of listing, for cash. Five acres with a well and a view in Tesuque is what a certain buyer has been waiting for, and when the listing and the buyer are in the same office the work is to make sure each side is served fully and separately. It was.

Frequently asked questions

Q: Where is 29 Griego? A: On Griego Hill in Tesuque, off Bishop’s Lodge Road by the Tesuque Village Market, at the end of the lane.

Q: How large is the property? A: 5.2 acres with a 3,800 square foot house on two levels, four bedrooms, four baths, two fireplaces, and a two car garage. Horses are allowed.

Q: What is the water source? A: A private well that predates the county moratorium on new wells.

Q: What are the views? A: The Sangre de Cristo and the Jemez, with a deck off the principal suite for sunrise and moonrise.

Q: Which side did Webster Estates represent? A: Both. We represented the buyer and the seller in the transaction.

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.