Selling Real Estate in Sandia Heights
Selling Real Estate in Sandia Heights
Dear Real Estate Professional:
The Sandia Heights Homeowners Association has produced a promotional information card for your use when selling Sandia Heights properties.
This attractive 5x7 double-sided card was created to give potential buyers essential information about Sandia Heights before and during the sales process via QR codes that link to our website’s pages for Sandia Heights Covenants, Architectural Guidelines, and community newsletter. We envision it to be used at open houses and in information packets given to your clients. It was especially designed to answer questions about our neighborhood and to welcome homeowners.
Hardcopy cards are available at the Sandia Heights Homeowners Association office. A printable copy is also available under the “information” tab on the top banner of the Sandia Heights website homepage, https://sandiahomeowners.org/info-card-realtors.
The Sandia Heights Homeowners Association office is located at 12700 San Rafael NE, Suite 3. Office hours are 9-4 Monday through Thursday, 9-12 Friday. You may call ahead at 505-797-7793.
We encourage you to take advantage of these cards to enhance and inform your sales process. We also welcome your feedback on their design and use: shha@sandiahomeowners.org
Thank you
Sandia Heights Homeowners Association
Reminder PNM meeting Thursday, November 13th @ 5pm
Reminder: SHHA community meeting with PNM, Thursday, November 13th @ 5pm
Important PNM Transmission Line Update; SHHA meeting w/ PNM Nov 13th 5PM @ St. Chad Episcopal Church
PNM is proposing a new substation on the Paseo del Norte frontage road near Fire Station 35, along with overhead 115 kV transmission lines that would run east on Paseo del Norte to Tramway Blvd, then south on Tramway to Academy. This route would place high-voltage lines close to homes, trails, and open space in Sandia Heights, when a better route exists down Eubank.
Background information, maps, and a sample protest letter can be found here: https://sandiahomeowners.org/stop-pnm-towers
Please take these three actions:
Attend the community meeting with PNM representatives
When: Thursday, November 13 at 5:00 PM
Where: St. Chad Episcopal Church, 7171 Tennyson St NE, Albuquerque, NM 87122
Email a protest letter to the Bernalillo County Planning Commission by November 17
To: kiverson@bernco.gov, district4@bernco.gov, commission@bernco.gov
Sample letter here.
Attend the County Planning Commission hearing
When: Wednesday, December 3 at 9:00 AM
Where: Ken Sanchez Commission Chambers, 415 Silver Ave SW, Albuquerque, NM
Thank you for staying informed and engaged.
Important PNM Transmission Line Update; Community meeting Nov 13
Important PNM Transmission Line Update; SHHA meeting w/ PNM Nov 13th 5PM @ St. Chad Episcopal Church
PNM is proposing a new substation on the Paseo del Norte frontage road near Fire Station 35, along with overhead 115 kV transmission lines that would run east on Paseo del Norte to Tramway Blvd, then south on Tramway to Academy. This route would place high-voltage lines close to homes, trails, and open space in Sandia Heights, when a better route exists down Eubank.
Background information, maps, and a sample protest letter can be found here: https://sandiahomeowners.org/stop-pnm-towers
Please take these three actions:
Attend the community meeting with PNM representatives
When: Wednesday, November 13 at 5:00 PM
Where: St. Chad Episcopal Church, 7171 Tennyson St NE, Albuquerque, NM 87122
Email a protest letter to the Bernalillo County Planning Commission by November 17
To: kiverson@bernco.gov, district4@bernco.gov, commission@bernco.gov
Sample letter here.
Attend the County Planning Commission hearing
When: Tuesday, December 3 at 9:00 AM
Where: Ken Sanchez Commission Chambers, 415 Silver Ave SW, Albuquerque, NM
Thank you for staying informed and engaged.
November GRIT Ready for Viewing NEW
November GRIT Ready for Viewing
November GRIT Ready for Viewing
November GRIT Ready for Viewing
Attached you will find the link to the November issue of the GRIT for your reading pleasure.
Dear Readers,
We have been looking unsuccessfully for a new editor for the GRIT. We are putting out a plea again in this issue. The current editor is stepping out of this position at the end of her term as a member of the Board of Directors in Feb 2026. She hopes to be able to mentor a new editor before she leaves. Inquiries about the editor position may be sent to office@sandiahomeowners.org
Meanwhile, open the link and enjoy:
· Our Board President's monthly message
· Photo retrospective on our third annual Ice Cream Social
· Some Thanksgiving historical musings
· Decay is not always a bad thing: learn more about composting
· More views from Sandia Heights’ past
· Enjoying the night skies
· And more…
Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety Action Plan
BernCo October 27, 2025 Letter
County Planning Commission Meeting November 5, 2025
Please be advised the County Planning Commission will hold its next hearing on Wednesday, November 5, 2025 starting at 9:00 AM in the Ken Sanchez Commission Chambers.
BERNALILLO COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION
AGENDA
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Bernalillo County @ Alvarado Square
Ken Sanchez Commission Chambers
9 a.m.
Members
Joelle Hertel, Chair
Connie M. Chavez, Vice Chair
Michael Leon Guerrero
Robert Trujillo
Ivonne I. Nelson
Frederick Silva
IF NECESSARY, THE COMMISSION MAY RECESS FOR LUNCH
1. Call to Order.
2. Additions and/or Changes to the Agenda.
3. Approval of the October 1, 2025 County Planning Commission Minutes.
CONTINUANCE
4. CSU2025-0012 (Northwest)
Mac Blacksten and Mark Sannes, agents for Reynold Greenleaf & Associates LLC, request approval of a Special Use Permit for RV Park (Overnight Campground) for Tracts A, B, C, and D, Crawford & Haddow Development LLC Subdivision, located at 185, 189, 193, and 197 Old Possee Tr. NW, zoned A-1 and containing 6.84 acres. (B-16) (Continued from October 1, 2025 CPC Hearing)
NEW REQUESTS
5. CSU2025-0013 (Southwest)
Brittney Klarissa Garcia requests approval of a Special Use Permit for the Specific C-2 Use of Auto Storage and a Single-Family Dwelling for Lot 25, Block 1, Adobe Acres Subdivision, located at 1752 Van Ct. SW, zoned R-1 and containing 0.29 acres. (P-12)
6. CSU2025-00014 (Southwest)
JAG Planning and Zoning, agent for Jude A. Romero, requests approval of a Special Use Permit for a Manufactured Home Park, for Tract 22B1 of MRGCD Map 52, located at 4721 Don Pedro Padilla Rd. SW, zoned M-H and containing 21.46 acres. (Q-10)
7. CSU2025-0015 (Southwest)
Formative Architecture, agent for Bernalillo County, requests approval of a Special Use Permit for a Public Building (Public Safety and Outdoor Law Enforcement Training Facility), Correctional Institution, and Outdoor Shooting Range for Lot A, Town of Atrisco Grant South Tract, located at 100 Deputy Dean Miera Rd. SW, zoned A-1 with a Special Use Permit for a Public Correctional Institution (Public Facility) (CSU2013-0015) and containing 149.85 acres. (Q-2)
8. Other Matters
NEXT HEARING: DECEMBER 3, 2025
NOTICE TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES:
If you are an individual with a disability who is in need of a reader, amplifier, qualified sign
language interpreter or any form of auxiliary aid or service to attend or participate in the
hearing(s) or meeting(s), please contact the Commission Administrator at (505) 468-7083 or
TDD (505) 468-7088 at least one week prior to the meeting or as soon as possible. Public
documents, including the agenda and minutes, can be provided in various accessible formats.
Please contact the County Manager’s Office at either of the above numbers if a summary or
other type of accessible format is needed.
October 25-Trash Pickup Day
Reminder-October 25th is Trash Pick-up Day
October 25 is Trash pick-up day!
Join the community in cleaning up Tramway Blvd.
We are meeting at the SHHA office at 8:30 am.
Garbage bags will be provided, but bring your gloves,
and as always FREE O'Beans coffee afterwards!
Time for a Yard Check-Tumbleweeds and Dead Trees!
Time for a Yard Check-Tumbleweeds and Dead Trees!
Dead trees can send embers a mile or more, and those embers are the most likely way a wildfire would spread throughout our community. Since dead trees release far more embers than live ones, removing them is one of the most effective ways to reduce wildfire risk. Embers land on roofs, in wood trim, leaf piles, and dry brush like chamisa and, yes, those tumbleweeds.
Tumbleweeds release up to 250,000 seeds and can roll for miles! They germinate between April and August and go to seed August through November. After the first frost, they die, break off, and start tumbling—so now is the time to remove them. Even worse, tumbleweed seeds can remain viable for up to two years—so removing this year’s plants helps reduce next year’s crop as well.
Removal Tips:
- Wear gloves and use a hoe or pull by the base.
- Use a tarp or plastic sheet to catch seeds.
- Bag and dispose—do not compost.
- For large infestations, consider a landscape service or goats; herbicides are a last resort.
Tumbleweeds and dead trees add to wildfire danger and detract from neighborhood beauty. Our community covenants ask every homeowner to help keep Sandia Heights safe, attractive, and wildfire-ready.