New Mexico’s River Ranch, aka Estancia del Rio — which is constructed on 1,000 acres as soon as owned by dressmaker (and Santa Fe native) Tom Ford — is available on the market for $8.95 million.
It first hit the marketplace for $12 million in 2019.
The four-bedroom, 4½-bath steel-and-concrete residence at 411 Mesa Prieta Highway in Youngsville is 4,500 sq. ft.
It was constructed, together with extra casitas, round 2011 to 2012 “to make the most of the pink and pink hills and valley of the Piedra Lumbre land grant,” made well-known by artist Georgia O’Keeffe, notes the itemizing.
Ford owned the land earlier than he purchased an even bigger and “extra glamorous” ranch, often known as Cerro Pelon, which sits on 20,662 acres and is anchored by a contemporary concrete residence with glass partitions and a reflecting pool, designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Tadao Ando.
Ford first listed Cerro Pelon, within the Galisteo Basin simply outdoors of Santa Fe, for $75 million in 2016, earlier than promoting it final 12 months through the pandemic, when it was final asking $48 million, mentioned dealer Clayton Orrigo of Compass, who repped the client. That property was additionally used to movie films like “Silverado,” “All of the Fairly Horses” and “Thor.”
The vendor of Estancia del Rio is Fred Haas, a musician, philanthropist and horse proprietor, who says he’s promoting as a result of he must be nearer to Santa Fe for his horses.
“I adore it right here and acquired it for the peace and quiet, to simply be in nature and as a get away. It’s so stunning, I hate to promote it,” Haas advised Gimme Shelter.
Estancia del Rio can be close to Ghost Ranch, a beloved ranch within the southwest, made well-known by O’Keeffe, who painted the Cerro Pedernal mountain subsequent to Estancia del Rio. “She referred to as it her mountain, and you’ll see it from my doorstep,” Haas mentioned.
The property is made up of two individually deeded 500-acre tracts and borders Carson Nationwide Forest and the Chama River Canyon Wilderness space.
The itemizing dealer is Gary Bobolsky, of Sotheby’s Worldwide Realty.
