Rio Pueblo Adobe Casitas of Taos New Mexico : Taos Real Estate : Green Homes

Imagine your own Taos Style adobe casita near the lovely Rio Pueblo river which starts at the famous Taos Mountain and runs south into the Rio Grande.

Enjoy big blue skies and mountain views through each window of your cozy Taos green home. Be part of a small community of like minded, earth friendly people interested in sustainable green home design features.

The Rio Pueblo Adobe Casitas are only 15 minutes from Town of Taos for shopping and community events, but offers quiet solitude because of its distance from busy streets.

Each stand-alone adobe casita enjoys its own exclusive use area surrounding the perimeter of the building and also the wide open common areas, which may be used for organic gardening, picnicing, and sports activities.

This Taos real estate project is envisioned by Dahvee Haley and Jeanette Monosoff, PhD as a sanctuary from the busyness of everyday life. Each traditional adobe casita is comfortable and charming with new standard green features oriented for solar gain and privacy. We hope you enjoy our Taos Rio Pueblo Adobe Casitas website.

GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE

DESIGNED FEATURES

LAND FOR SALE

New Standard Green Home Features

For Rio Pueblo Casitas:

To meet the needs of today’s more sophisticated buyer, Summit Solutions LLC is offering a designed “Green” and more self sufficient adobe casita home. Saving money on home heating and utility bills is a major objective. Here’s how we are meeting this need:

Large solar gain windows—Free heat from the Sun!!
Open floor plan designed to capture the large thermal mass in the adobe walls and concrete floors to store heat for night time and cloudy days.
Superior insulation in walls and ceilings.
Solar “batch hot water heater on the roof”—Free hot water from the Sun!!
On demand gas hot water heater to supplement the solar hot water.
Energy Star Appliances-save money on utility bills.
Roof designed for easy water catchment system.

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Everybody loves the old Taos style adobe casitas fashioned out of real long-lasting earthen materials. Satisfying comfort and beauty surround you in these genuine adobe casitas.

Cool in summer, warm in winter
Great view orientation
Open kitchen–living area layout
Ecological, earth friendly materials
Cute as the dickens
740 sq ft, one bedroom, one bathroom
Able to add 2nd bedroom later
Two bedroom available, one or two baths

One Bedroom Floorplan

Two Bedroom Floorplan

Smaller bedroom in the 2 BR floorplan or

the only bedroom in the 1 BR floorplan

Notice the saltillo flooring, vigas on the

ceiling, lentels above the windows.

Open floor plan with serve over bar from living room to kitchen.

Large Bedroom in 2 BR floorplan

in Southwest decor.

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NEW PRICING FOR 2008:

NEW PRICING

FOR 2008:

We have created a new pricing structure to reflect the needs

of our various clients. We offer standard adobe casitas at

the prices listed below. These standard casitas are built with

green and sustainable features.

A variety of upgrades are available for the individual buyer

at an additional price per item. This way, our buyer is more

in charge of their final purchase price.

The price for Standard Models:

One bedroom with one bath is $ 169,000.
Two bedrooms with one bath is $ 209,000.
Two bedrooms with two baths is $ 219,000.

BUYERS WHO PROVIDE OWN FINANCING

OF THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE

EARN $ 10,000 WORTH OF UPGRADES.

Federal Financing Programs through (click here)

First Time Home Buyers, The Heroes Program, &

The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008

First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit at a Glance:

The tax credit is available for first-time home buyers only.
The maximum credit amount is $7,500.
The credit is available for homes purchased on or after
April 9, 2008 and before July 1, 2009.

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STANDARD FEATURES:

Adobe exterior walls with 3 coat stucco plaster
2” exterior foam wall insulation
Large view and solar gain thermopane windows
Vigas in living, kitchen, and dining areas
Sheet rock ceilings in bedrooms, closets, and bathrooms
Ten foot high ceilings in living room; nine foot in bedrooms and bath.
Wood tongue and groove over vigas ceiling
Interior hard trowel hand plaster in living areas,; sheetrock in bedrooms and baths
Energy Star Appliances: 30” Gas range and Quiet Dishwasher.
Ceramic tile countertops and flooring
Roof mounted solar batch hot water heater
High efficiency on-demand water heater
Efficient In-floor radiant heating throughout, 2-3 zones
Water saving double flush toilets
Recessed florescent bulk lighting
Outlets for ceiling fans: living room and master bedroom
Media wiring (Cat 5) to each room
Patio slider door to rear patio area
Brai built-up roof, R-32 or better insulation
Covered porches over front and back doors.
State approved septic system
Community water service
Buried Propane tank installed
Basic Landscaping on drip system, entry graveled pathway
Pavers and privacy wall in back patio
Driveway/parking area
Exterior motion sensor walkway lighting
Roof penetration and roof jack for wood stove.
Open access to Rio Pueblo River Recreation Area and Picnic area
Two shade Ramadas with benches or picnic tables
Use of children’s play gym
One year warranty by builder.

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UPGRADE FEATURES:

Refrigerator of your choice
Tumbled Marble or granite tile countertops
Kiva fireplace or wood stove
Saltillo Tile floors
Custom wood front door
Jacuzzi Bathtub
Vigas throughout
Plaster throughout
Carports, Garages, Additiona Storage
Hot tub

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HOA FEES:

Includes: Building insurance (not contents), water, standard landscaping

and drip system maintenance of the commons areas, road maintenance,

snow removal, legal, accounting, and building repairs.

Homeowners are responsible for maintaining their own

40 foot envelope referred as the Limited Commons Elements

in the Condominium Declaration.

2008:

The one bedroom HOA fees are $99/month (750 SQ FT),

and the two bedroom are $ 150/month ( 1123 SQ FT)

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WHO LIVES AT THE RIO PUEBLO CASITAS?

Already, five casitas have been sold to those who fell in love with Taos long ago or

have newly discovered the Land of Enchantment in Northern New Mexico.

Our new pioneering residents are

from the East coast and the hot Arizona desert.

Of the five casitas sold, two have full time residents.

One casita is home to a family with a four year old son.

This enterprising couple brought their internet business with them and

thus, are able to live and work in a stunningly beautiful setting

and earn their livelihood via the air waves.

A child's jungle gym was installed for this young resident's recreation

when it will be too cold for a daily swim in the Rio Pueblo.

The other full time homeowner is a retired school teacher

who knew it was time to do something for herself. So, she moved to Taos.

The other three casitas are owned by part time residents who visit Taos every three or four months.

They rent their casitas out short or long term to vacationers during the other times.

Some come to get away from their busy life in

the various cities of Maryland, Arizona, and North Carolina to

bask in the quiet of the Rio Pueblo and enjoy reading, quiet contemplation,

taking art classes and out-door painting,

writing the great American novel and inspired poetry,

or playing tourist and enjoying the many many fabulous shops and restaurants in downtown Taos.

Others use their casita as base camp for exploring the various attractions of Northern New Mexico,

such as the listening to World Class Opera each summer at the Santa Fe Opera,

rafting down the nearby Rio Grand River or Chama River,

First Class skiing, and now snow boarding, at Taos Ski Valley,

fabulous mountain biking, hiking, horseback riding, and fall weather ballooning,

visiting museums of historical note such as the

Millicent Rogers Museum and the Fetchin Museums in Taos,

following the footsteps of Georgia O'Keefe and visit the Ghost Ranch in Abiqui

and her Art Museum in Santa Fe,

making an all day visit to Museum Hill in Santa Fe to visit the International Folk Art Museum,

the Native American Museum and the History Museum,

hiking in Bandelier Park and Puye Cliff Dwellings near Espanola,

stopping for healing at the Chimayo Santuario which has been known for millenium

for its healing properties, or soaking at Ojo Caliente Mineral Pools.

There is never enough time to visit all there is to see in Northern New Mexico,

unless of course you live here, or keep coming back again and again.

Having a casita in a safe neighborhood, with interesting and community minded neighbors,

on a dead end road, with very little car traffic,

allows one to have a secure and comfortable home in this very special Land of Enchantment.

We are seeking Earth and Life friendly individuals who appreciate beauty, serenity, and a small intentionally-happy community of people that love Taos New Mexico. Rio Pueblo Adobe Casitas benefits from being a condominium of separate stand alone dwellings, protected by intelligent covenants which ensure the beauty and attractive nature of this community of well designed adobe casitas.

Separate exclusive use land of approximately 40 feet surrounding each casita.
Common area landscaped with patio, benches and children's play gym.
Organic garden area planned for the future.
Walkway easement to Rio Pueblo River.
250 feet of river frontage reserved for social gatherings with a fabulous shade ramada built on the cliff with a breathtaking view up and down the river. A place for homeowners to bask in the sun, sip a cup of tea, or take friends for a refreshing break from city life.
Frequent sighting of ducks, egrets, raptors. Locals frequent the Rio Pueblo for fishing.
Decidedly rural, yet only 15 minutes from Taos Plaza.
8 minute drive to Ranchos de Taos or the Old Blinking Light areas.
Adjacent Taos Indian land provides vast undeveloped vistas.
Views of Sangre de Christo & Jicarrilla Mountains.

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AVAILABILITY OF CASITAS

UNIT	STATUS	PRICE	BEDROOM / BATH	FLOOR PLAN	MLS #
CASITA A	SOLD	N/A	1 BR/ 1 BA	750 sq ft
CASITA B	SOLD	N/A	1 BR/ 1 BA	750 sq ft
CASITA C	SOLD	N/A	1 BR/ 1 BA	750 sq ft
CASITA D	SOLD	N/A	2 BR/ 1 BA	1123 sq ft
CASITA E	Planned	$169,000	1 BR/ 1 BA	750 sq ft
CASITA F	Planned	$169,000	1 BR/ 1 BA	750 sq ft
CASITA G	Planned	$209,000	2 BR/ 1 BA	1123 sq ft
CASITA I	SOLD	N/A	1 BR/ 1 BA	750 sq ft
CASITA J	Planned	$209,000	2 BR/1 BA	1123 sq ft
CASITA K	Planned	$209,000	2 BR/1BA	1123 sq ft
CASITA L	Planned	$219,000	2 BR/2 BA	1123 sq ft
CASITA M	Planned	$219,000	2 BR/ 2 BA	1123 sq ft
CASITA N	Reserved
CASITA O	Planned	$209,000	2 BR/ 1 BA	1123 sq ft
CASITA P	Planned	$219,000	2 BR/ 2 BA	1123 sq ft
CASITA Q	Planned	$219,000	2 BR/ 2 BA	1123 sq ft
CASITA R	Planned	$169,000	1 BR/ 1 BA	750 sq ft

Summit Solutions, LLC belongs to Dahvee (David) Haley and Jeanette Monosoff, PhD. Summit Solutions, LLC is a Taos real estate development company responsible for this project, Rio Pueblo Adobe Casitas, and remodeling other buildings within Taos County.

Dahvee has 35 years as a building contractor, electrical contractor, custom and spec home builder, and proprietor of resort rentals. He is licensed, bonded, and insured. He owns Questar Enterprises, a construction company, and Adobe Abodes a vacation home rental and Taos real estate property management company. Please see his web sites on Related Links.

Jeanette Monosoff, PhD, has over 20 years as a marriage and family therapist in private practice. As such, she is quite skilled in working with people. She wrote her doctoral dissertation about creating community within a family structure. She has published a manual for creating family meetings.

Together they are committed to developing creative places within Taos County. They run several businesses with the goal of creating happiness and wealth to benefit themselves, others and the world.

Dahvee (David) Haley and Jeanette Monosoff, PhD. Summit Solutions, LLC

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UNIT

STATUS

PRICE

BEDROOM / BATH

FLOOR PLAN

CASITA A

SOLD

N/A

1 BR/ 1 BA

750 sq ft

CASITA B

SOLD

N/A

1 BR/ 1 BA

750 sq ft

CASITA C

SOLD

N/A

1 BR/ 1 BA

750 sq ft

CASITA D

SOLD

N/A

2 BR/ 1 BA

1123 sq ft

CASITA E

Planned

$169,000

1 BR/ 1 BA

750 sq ft

CASITA F

Planned

CASITA G

Planned

$209,000

2 BR/ 1 BA

1123 sq ft

CASITA I

SOLD

1 BR/ 1 BA

750 sq ft

CASITA J

Planned

$209,000

2 BR/1 BA

1123 sq ft

CASITA K

Planned

$209,000

2 BR/1BA

1123 sq ft

CASITA L

Planned

$219,000

2 BR/2 BA

1123 sq ft

CASITA M

Planned

$219,000

2 BR/ 2 BA

1123 sq ft

CASITA N

Reserved

CASITA O

Planned

$209,000

2 BR/ 1 BA

1123 sq ft

CASITA P

Planned

2 BR/ 2 BA

1123 sq ft

CASITA Q

Planned

$219,000

2 BR/ 2 BA

1123 sq ft

CASITA R

Planned

1 BR/ 1 BA