El Rancho Grande in Albuquerque, NM

El Rancho Grande is a planned-development subdivision on Albuquerque's Southwest Mesa, laid out in numbered units and tracts south of Gibson Boulevard SW and east of 98th Street SW. The city zoned the land PD, meaning residential blocks, streets and commercial corners were platted as one scheme rather than parcel by parcel. That framework still shapes the edges: in July 2022 the city's Environmental Planning Commission approved medium-intensity mixed-use zoning for a 13.6-acre tract inside the plat. Sierra Sunset Park, a city park with two playgrounds and several acres of turf, sits nearby at Amole Mesa and Messina SW.

Road work shapes access on this part of the Southwest Mesa, where a few section-line streets carry most of the traffic. The city has programmed improvements to 118th Street SW between Dennis Chavez Boulevard SW and Amole Mesa Avenue SW, citing both how the road functions and safety concerns along that stretch.