Rare find commercial/residential property in heart of the popular artist and entertainment tourist destination, Madrid New Mexico, right on the Turquoise Trail National Scenic Byway, Hwy 14. It has an Owner Occupancy Business License and is perfectly situated for a vacation rental, retail/gallery, or live/workspace. Covered front porch entrance into a spacious and sunlit front room-gallery, kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, and a newly remodeled back room adds a living room, office or additional sleeping area. Basement area, sun room and yard.. 23 miles from Santa Fe, Madrid attracts visitors from both Santa Fe and Albuquerque as well as National and International tourists and is famous for its many unique shops and galleries, Christmas light display, 4th of July and Christmas Parades, and Maggie's Diner biker photo op and Wild Hogs movie memorabilia.
Once home to the large mining community, Madrid is now a sleepy little town of artists. With an ice cream parlour and old fashioned businesses, Madrid feels other-worldly to visitors. Homes here are early 20th century wooden structures painted a variety of colors. Just north of Madrid is Cerrillos, a traditional New Mexico village of older adobes and quaint shops.
The Turquoise Trail! A beautiful road from Santa Fe all the way to Albuquerque. With many lots 2.5 acres or more, this area is perfect for raising horses on wide open spaces with fewer building restrictions than in the city of Santa Fe. The famous Eaves Movie Ranch where movies like “The Cheyenne Social Club” and “Silverado”were filmed completes the Old West feeling.
This rapidly growing area with plans for expansion extending into the 2050’s is largely made up of rolling hills dotted with pinon and juniper. Most of the communities located here have extraordinary views of the Jemez, the Sangres and the Sandias.