New Mexico
Date Incorporated: 1994 Purpose: Protect neighborhood from gentrification and polluting industry; equitable development. Land Holdings: 34 acres of reclaimed industrial land with 93 affordable ownership homes and three affordable apartment complexes set within a neighborhood with community gardens, playgrounds, and a plaza. Uses CLT renewable 99-year lease model to ensure affordability Governance Notes: Land trust homeowners automatically receive a vote in organizational issues and tenants and other stakeholders are encouraged to participate as land trust members. Partners: City of Albuquerque Additional Information: Currently planning additional apartment complexes and economic development projects.
Tierra Madre 102 Tierra Madre Street Sunland Park, NM 88063 575-589-4412 tierra.madre@hotmail.com Tierra Madre Sustainable CommunityDate Incorporated: 1995 Purpose: Create an inter-cultural and sustainable community on the U.S.–Mexico border. Land Holdings: Community center, access road, 38 homes total. Additional Information: Five families built and are now living in their new, energy efficient, passive solar, straw bale homes. Nine more families have begun building their homes.
