Focussed on a proposed new Rail Runner station, Las
Soleras Santa Fe is a planned 540 acre, mixed-use development on
Santa Fe’s southwest side. Last year, the city annexed the land and
approved developer Beckner Road Equities’ master plan for the site,
which is slated to include 200 acres of commercial, institutional or
office space and between 1,500 and 2,500 condominiums and detached
homes. Designed and marketed as a transit-oriented development, the
wedge-shaped subdivision would flank the Rail Runner route along
I-25. Las Soleras will feature a 5-mile network of bicycle and
walking trails linking most of the subdivision to the Rail Runner
depot in less than 10 minutes, as well as 125 acres of parks.
Las Soleras’ developers expect up to 5,000 residents
and more than 9,000 jobs. Major employers could include
Presbyterian, which has purchased 40 acres in the site for a
possible hospital, and a new office complex for the state’s Human
Services Division.