Lux at Lomas Encantadas, Case No. 25-100-00016
Rio Rancho
Description
Rezone 1.79 acres to special use for a 55-unit apartment complex with about 1,850 square feet of retail, four three-story buildings at 36 feet, 103 parking spaces, and extensive landscaping. Approved 5-1 after a contentious hearing.
Impact summary
Adds 55 rental homes and small commercial space to a single-family neighborhood at a busy intersection, using land that includes a contested half-acre of former park-zoned property.
Applicant
- Name
- PG Properties (Melvin Parker and Eddie Gutierrez); represented by Modulus Architects and Land Use Planning
- Address
- Camino Encantadas NE and Camino Venada NE, Lomas Encantadas
At a glance
- Hearings
- 2
- Public comments
- 18
- Total mentions
- 2
Last vote
Discussed at 2 meetings in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 22, 2026.
Meeting timeline (2)
Governing Body (Regular) - Oct 22, 2026
Rezone 1.79 acres to special use for a 55-unit apartment complex with about 1,850 square feet of retail, four three-story buildings at 36 feet, 103 parking spaces, and extensive landscaping. Approved 5-1 after a contentious hearing.
Planning and Zoning Board - Oct 13, 2026
Rezone ~1.79 acres from C-1 retail and PR parkland to Special Use for R-6 multifamily and C-1 retail, enabling 55 apartments, 1,851 sq ft of commercial, and 103 parking spaces in three-story buildings. Board recommended approval 4-1; City Council decides October 22.
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