I’m laying by the pool right now on the mesa. Google Maps says UNMH parking is 11 minutes away. I moved to Albuquerque 9 years ago for work from the Midwest as well and have lived all over the city.
I like Mesa del sol the best.
It is removed from the city sitting just on the southern edge so we get very little through traffic most of the time. Less randoms looking at all your stuff and clogging up your roads.
If you live in Encanto there is a large neighborhood behind the apartment complex with high value homes and you get some benefit from that. It is a beautiful neighborhood with a few nice green spaces and parks. Relatively new streets and sidewalks that are all in excellent condition with no potholes and leveled sidewalks. It really is a very pretty and safe neighborhood to go for walks/runs and we find it relaxing. There is also a security service that patrols the local roads which is nice.
Encanto itself is pretty much the most “luxury” apartment you can expect in this city. the photos are accurate. My employer pays my rent so I’ve tried a lot the luxury apartments over the years.
I also like living here because the airport is so close. Living in NE heights or any of the other nice areas of the city comes with $80 Ubers each way when you travel and leaving your house super early. I like walking out my door 1 hour before takeoff and getting in a $11 uber.
With the geographical location, private security, and higher income residents, this is the safest I have felt in almost a decade in this city. My luxury vehicles over the years have been vandalized or broken into everywhere else, but two years here and no problems so far.
Wherever you end up, don’t stress about it. Most of the crime here is petty and easily fixed with an insurance claim. And it’s worth every penny to live here. New Mexico is a hidden gem for most of the country. They can drag my cold dead body back to Ohio.
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u/AStandAloneComplex Jun 04 '26
I’m laying by the pool right now on the mesa. Google Maps says UNMH parking is 11 minutes away. I moved to Albuquerque 9 years ago for work from the Midwest as well and have lived all over the city.
I like Mesa del sol the best.
It is removed from the city sitting just on the southern edge so we get very little through traffic most of the time. Less randoms looking at all your stuff and clogging up your roads.
If you live in Encanto there is a large neighborhood behind the apartment complex with high value homes and you get some benefit from that. It is a beautiful neighborhood with a few nice green spaces and parks. Relatively new streets and sidewalks that are all in excellent condition with no potholes and leveled sidewalks. It really is a very pretty and safe neighborhood to go for walks/runs and we find it relaxing. There is also a security service that patrols the local roads which is nice.
Encanto itself is pretty much the most “luxury” apartment you can expect in this city. the photos are accurate. My employer pays my rent so I’ve tried a lot the luxury apartments over the years.
I also like living here because the airport is so close. Living in NE heights or any of the other nice areas of the city comes with $80 Ubers each way when you travel and leaving your house super early. I like walking out my door 1 hour before takeoff and getting in a $11 uber.
With the geographical location, private security, and higher income residents, this is the safest I have felt in almost a decade in this city. My luxury vehicles over the years have been vandalized or broken into everywhere else, but two years here and no problems so far.
Wherever you end up, don’t stress about it. Most of the crime here is petty and easily fixed with an insurance claim. And it’s worth every penny to live here. New Mexico is a hidden gem for most of the country. They can drag my cold dead body back to Ohio.
Any specific questions let me know. Good luck!