Stormcloud in Albuquerque, NM

Stormcloud is a west-side Albuquerque subdivision built out in phases off Arroyo Vista Boulevard, north of Interstate 40. It sits inside The Petroglyphs, a 6,400-acre master plan that stretches north from 98th Street to the edge of Petroglyph National Monument, and it shares that plan's governance: The Petroglyphs Management Association bills assessments quarterly and maintains the common areas and interior roads. Paved neighborhood paths feed a trail system meant to link the surrounding open space with neighborhood and regional parks. The 800-acre Atrisco Terrace open space and the monument's volcanic escarpment lie beyond the northern edge.

Day-to-day administration is contracted to AAM, LLC, which handles billing and covenant questions for the association. Assessments fall due on the first of January, April, July and October, and what they collect goes toward the shared landscaped tracts and the upkeep of neighborhood roads.

The master plan it belongs to was drawn to work with the terrain and the region's building traditions rather than erase them, which is why open space and street layout are treated as one design problem here. Listings in the subdivision feed West Mesa High School and Tres Volcanes Community Collaborative School.