34 Avenida La Scala, Santa Fe, NM – SOLD

About the property

34 Avenida La Scala sits on the front row at Casas de San Juan, the community near the Santa Fe Opera, with views north, east, and west. The main house is 1,986 square feet with three baths, a detached casita adds 374, and there is a two car attached garage, all on one level.

The Webster Estates team represented the seller in 2020.

The property

The position is what you are buying. Front row, with the view open on three sides, which inside this community is a materially different thing from the units behind it and does not come up often.

The grounds have had decades to settle: established grape vines, rose bushes, lush grass, and mature trees, with a swimming pool. Inside there are brick floors, high ceilings, and two kiva fireplaces, which is the good Santa Fe vocabulary of the period.

The house was dated at the time of sale and the listing said so directly. It had been enjoyed for many years by owners who came from out of state less and less often, and it wanted a facelift rather than a rescue: the plan works, the finishes had simply stopped being current. That is a specific and appealing proposition to the right buyer, and a poor one to anybody wanting to move in unchanged.

The neighborhood

Casas de San Juan lies north of town off the Opera corridor, gated, with the Santa Fe Opera close enough that the community has always drawn a particular summer crowd. The monthly association fee is substantial and covers the shared grounds and amenities.

Our guide to the best Santa Fe neighborhoods for second homes covers exactly this kind of purchase, and the Santa Fe market archive collects our work across the city. Our Select Solds are the record of what we have closed.

The schools are Carlos Gilbert Elementary, Milagro Middle, and Santa Fe High. Our Northside neighborhood guide covers this side of town.

About the transaction

We represented the seller at 34 Avenida La Scala. It took about five weeks and closed within one percent of the asking price. The listing was candid that the house needed work, which costs some traffic and buys something better: every showing was a buyer who already understood what they were walking into, and the eventual contract did not fall apart over a renovation nobody had mentioned.

Frequently asked questions

Q: Where is 34 Avenida La Scala? A: In Casas de San Juan, the gated community north of Santa Fe near the Opera.

Q: How large is the property? A: 1,986 square feet in the main house plus a 374 square foot detached casita, 2,360 square feet in total, on a single level with a two car attached garage.

Q: What is on the grounds? A: A swimming pool, established grape vines, rose bushes, lush grass, and mature trees.

Q: Which side did Webster Estates represent? A: We represented the seller.

Q: What condition was it in? A: Dated but entirely functional. The listing was explicit that it wanted updating rather than repair.

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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.