Diamond Ridge in Rio Rancho, NM

Diamond Ridge is a single-family subdivision on the north side of Rio Rancho, in the 87144 ZIP. D.R. Horton developed it across more than sixty acres, platting the ground for estate-scale lots, the larger ones half an acre and up. It sits between the Rolling Hills and Vista Hills neighborhoods, inside the city's Northern redevelopment area, where retail has gone up along Northern Boulevard. The subdivision went in as a single planned plat rather than accreting over years, and every parcel falls under one homeowners association.

Huitt-Zollars handled the engineering, carrying the work from zone-change consulting and design survey through preliminary and final platting, then construction staking and construction management.

The association's assessment covers common areas and road maintenance. No clubhouse, pool or trail system sits inside the boundaries, and nothing in the record points to a gate, a golf course or an age restriction. A Lowe's is among the stores that have opened along the corridor.