AI property analysis: 3828 Piermont Dr NE, Albuquerque NM 87111 (Breaking Bad house) — NE Heights $520K neighborhood comp, La Cueva HS top-10 NM, 0.78% NM property tax, Sandia foothills, $4M Sony purchase outlier explained.
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4 bed · 3 bath · 1,910 sqft · Built 1973 · 7,840 sqft lot · ~$520,000 (neighborhood comp)
Nestlyze composite score: 58/100 · Verdict: Worth Investigating.
3828 Piermont Dr NE is a 1973 four-bedroom ranch in Albuquerque's Northeast Heights — the Walter White house from Breaking Bad. The Garcia family owned it from 1973 to August 2024, when Sony Pictures bought it privately for $4M to end 11 years of constant fan tourism (vehicles stopping, photos, the family resorted to a 6-ft iron fence + 24-hour security camera). The neighborhood itself (Glenwood Hills, ZIP 87111) is one of ABQ's best — top school cluster (La Cueva High is statewide top-10, Hoover Middle 8/10, Hubert Humphrey Elementary 7/10), low FEMA flood risk, Sandia Mountains 4 mi east, and effective property tax of just 0.78% (vs CA 1.10%, IL 2.10%). Comparable Glenwood Hills 1970s ranches trade $480K-$550K, well below the Sony purchase price. For a comp-based buyer this is a fundamentally sound NE Heights ranch with a celebrity-tax problem — the lesson is to ignore the $4M comp entirely.
Worth Investigating — but ONLY at neighborhood-comparable pricing ($480K-$550K), not the $4M Sony bid. The celebrity premium is real and persistent; the tourism is permanent even with Sony as owner. Best suited for buyers who genuinely value the NE Heights school cluster + Sandia Mountains lifestyle and can tolerate occasional fan visitors. Negotiate with comps from Piermont Dr neighbors (not this address) and budget for additional privacy fencing if needed.
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