Phoenix NM partners with community owners across the state to bring quality Champion-built homes to empty pads — creating revenue, reducing vacancy, and serving the neighbors who need them most.
Phoenix NM is a right-size housing development company rooted in southern New Mexico. Founded by Kelly Barker, a community developer and market originator with deep ties to the Doña Ana County region, Phoenix NM is built on the belief that quality housing and community go hand in hand.
We're not a dealer. We're a Genesis Builder/Developer through Champion Homes — which means we originate communities, source product directly, and manage the placement process from pad to keys.
Our focus is on people who want to simplify without sacrificing quality, and on community owners who want their vacant pads working again.
Direct Champion Homes Builder/Developer Agreement — not a reseller, not a middleman.
Southern NM focus with deep ties to the Doña Ana County community and regional housing needs.
We work alongside community owners — not around them. Your infrastructure, our homes.
Right-size living means giving people what they need — and nothing they don't.
We source directly from Champion Homes' Athens Park collection — ANSI 119.5 certified park models starting at 399 sq ft, with optional decks and lofts that expand the living experience well beyond the base footprint.
Browse the models below, then contact us about placing one on your community's vacant pads.
As a Genesis Builder/Developer, Phoenix NM has direct access to Champion's product line, pricing, and delivery coordination. Quality homes sourced and delivered to your community.
One bedroom, one bath. 399 sq ft of efficient, elegant living — with optional deck and loft to expand your space.
399 sq ft with flexible layout options. Add an optional deck or loft and this home lives much larger than it looks.
We match the right Champion model to your pad specs and resident profile. Contact us and we'll guide the selection.
Empty pads cost you money every month. Phoenix NM fills them — without disrupting your operations or asking you to manage the process.
A quick conversation about your community, your vacant pads, and what kind of resident fits your culture.
We identify a qualified resident and the right Champion model for your pad specs and infrastructure.
Phoenix NM handles sourcing, delivery coordination, and placement. You approve, we execute.
Your pad goes from vacant to revenue-producing. Your community grows. We move to the next one.
Whether you're a resident ready to simplify or a developer building something new, we're here for more than just the home.
Looking for the right right-size community? We'll help you find it — matching your lifestyle, budget, and preferences to the communities we know best.
Communities pay a placement fee. You get expert guidance at no charge through the entire process — from first conversation to move-in day.
Planning a right-size community or micro-village? Phoenix NM can help define the aesthetic identity of your development — from model home styling to the look and feel of shared spaces.
Kelly Barker has called Las Cruces home for fifteen years — a Midwest transplant who fell in love with southern New Mexico and never left. With 25 years of real estate investment representation behind her, she knows how deals are structured, how communities are built, and how to get things done in a market that doesn't always move fast.
Phoenix NM came out of a personal search. When Kelly started looking for a right-size home of her own — something quality-built, manageable, and designed for the way she actually lives — she found a shortage of real options in the region. The homes weren't there. The pathways to ownership weren't there. The developer who understood this market wasn't there.
So she became one.
That's why Phoenix NM exists — not as a concept, but as a solution built by someone who went looking for it and couldn't find it. If you're a community owner with empty pads, or a neighbor thinking about simplifying, Kelly would love to talk.
"Right-size living isn't about giving things up. It's about keeping what matters."— Phoenix NM, Build Small. Live Big.
We're placing our first homes in Las Cruces-area communities in 2026. If you're 55+ and thinking about simplifying, get on the early interest list — we'll reach out when homes become available in your preferred area.
Whether you have three empty pads or thirty, we'd love to learn about your community. No pitch, no pressure — just a real conversation about what might be possible.
Phoenix NM operates under a Champion Homes Genesis Builder/Developer Agreement, serving Doña Ana County and the Mesilla Valley.
