LAS CRUCES — Public Lands Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard announced a new lease Monday of state trust land on the city’s east side to housing developer Sierra Norte Land Holdings in a deal aiming to boost the city’s affordable housing stock and build residential communities of mixed income levels.

The Mesa Vista development is planned to occupy over 800 acres of land near the city’s eastern limits, close to Organ Mountain High School and the Organ Mountains south of the highway connecting Las Cruces to White Sands Missile Range and Alamogordo.

Send us your news Tell us about your business. CLICK HERE Send us your announcements, press releases, photos and more.

Albuquerque Journal business outlook reporters and editors want your story suggestions. Send your suggestions here to

See Full Page