New construction · Las Cruces, NM · September 1, 2026
Mom’s Las Cruces Shortlist
Every new-construction home on Redfin in Las Cruces proper matching the requirements, ranked by one combined score — the wants and the suite features together. Any home with a verified private pool would be pinned to the very top; today there are none to pin.
The brief
Requirements — every home here has all of these
One combined score — wants + suites together
A verified private pool pins a home to the top of the list, above all scores. Search area was Doña Ana County minus the El Paso-metro corridor: 149 of 160 county matches were in Santa Teresa / Sunland Park and were excluded. Everything below is Las Cruces proper — small field, mostly builder plans from Hakes Brothers, View Homes, Veloz Homes, and KT Homes.
The pool check came up empty here too: none of the 9 qualifying homes — nor the 2 that missed the size floor — mentions a private, community, or optional pool anywhere in its listing. The pool criterion stands; as of today no Las Cruces new build satisfies it, so the pool-install budget applies here exactly as in Vegas.
The homes
All 9 that qualify, best combined score first. Two more plans (both Lincoln Plan, 1,860 sq ft) sit under the 2,000 sq ft floor and are excluded; they’re kept in the working spreadsheet.
Roosevelt Plan, Las Cruces 88012
4 bd · 3 ba · 2,116 sq ft · 1-story · 2-car garage
Metro Verde / View Homes – Las Cruces
Pocket office; dedicated pet room; guest restrooms near 4th bedroom; owner's suite en-suite (primary only, not counted separately)
Pinnacle MC2 Plan, Las Cruces 88012
4 bd · 3 ba · 2,700 sq ft · 1-story · 2-car garage
Metro Central / Veloz Homes
Den/study with coffered ceiling; portico + courtyard entry (same Pinnacle plan template)
Pinnacle RHE Plan, Las Cruces 88012
4 bd · 3 ba · 2,700 sq ft · 1-story · 2-car garage
Red Hawk Estates (Sonoma Ranch) / Veloz Homes
Den/study with coffered ceiling; portico + courtyard entry
Pinnacle SRN Plan, Las Cruces 88011
4 bd · 3 ba · 2,700 sq ft · 1-story · 2-car garage
Sonoma Ranch North / Veloz Homes
Den/study with coffered ceiling; portico + courtyard entry; HOA fee shown as $12 but source does not state monthly vs annual
Picacho Plan, Las Cruces 88012
5 bd · 3 ba · 2,180 sq ft · 2-car garage
Metro Evolution Vista / Hakes Brothers
Same Picacho plan as 3704 Amsterdam Ct listing; optional guest suite/gourmet kitchen upgrades
3704 Amsterdam Ct, Las Cruces 88012
5 bd · 3 ba · 2,180 sq ft · 1-story · 2-car garage
Metro Evolution Vista / Hakes Brothers
Spec home (Picacho floor plan); optional guest suite, gourmet kitchen, deluxe master bath available as upgrades (not standard)
Carson Plan, Las Cruces 88012
4 bd · 3 ba · 2,410 sq ft · 2-story · 2-car garage
The Arroyos at Settler's Pass (Marvin Gardens Loop) / KT Homes (inferred – not explicitly labeled on this page)
2-story; loft; downstairs 2nd bedroom usable as office/study/game room; identical description template to Carsen Plan listing (same builder inferred)
Carsen Plan, Las Cruces 88012
4 bd · 3 ba · 2,405 sq ft · 2-story · 2-car garage
The Arroyos at Settler's Pass / KT Homes
2-story; loft; downstairs 2nd bedroom usable as office/study/game room
7432 Endeavor, Las Cruces 88012
4 bd · 3 ba · 2,105 sq ft · 2-car garage
Metro Arcadia / View Homes – Las Cruces
Description text appears templated/generic – references a different address (2628 Silver Hawk) and 3bd/2ba, conflicting with this listing's actual 4bd/3ba; listing text also shows zip 88011 vs page title 88012 (used title zip)
How to read the scores
A low score is not a rejection. Nine of the eleven listings here are to-be-built plan pages, and Redfin truncates builder descriptions around 1,500 characters — most of these homes surely have more going for them than their listing text proves. The score ranks what’s verifiable.
Half-credit chips mark claims the listing text almost-but-not-quite proves: “two bedrooms share a dual-sink bathroom” is scored as J&J-style at ½, and a “guest suite with an adjacent bathroom” gets ½ because adjacent isn’t attached. Floor plans at the sales office settle both in minutes.
Oddities flagged: 7432 Endeavor’s description is a mis-templated copy of a different house — its structured facts (4bd/3ba, 2,105 sq ft) are what’s scored. Pinnacle SRN’s $12 HOA doesn’t state monthly or annual. Carson Plan’s builder is inferred from a twin description, not labeled.
Source: Redfin, pulled September 1, 2026. Lot sizes aren’t published for any of these (plan/spec pages); they’ll appear as soon as listings carry them. This page shows the full qualifying field; the working spreadsheet keeps everything including the under-2,000 plans.