MEXICO CITY — Local authorities have announced plans to construct new social housing units in several of the capital’s most prominent neighborhoods, including Roma Sur, Centro, and Narvarte Poniente. Notably, one of the new housing projects will be located in close proximity to the iconic Angel of Independence monument.

The development will be executed through the expropriation of three specific properties identified in these areas. According to official reports, the measure follows a technical assessment determining that the existing structures pose a “high structural risk.” Authorities stated that agreements have already been reached with the current residents regarding the transition.

Under the proposed plan, residents will be required to vacate their homes during the demolition phase. They will be permitted to return once the new social housing units are completed. The project will be managed by the Housing Institute (Instituto de Vivienda or Invi), which will also oversee the indemnification of legal property owners.

While specific completion dates have not yet been released—as the official declarations for the sites were only recently published—the project is part of a broader government strategy to ensure the right to dignified and affordable housing.

The three specific sites identified for development are:

• Narvarte: Luz Saviñon 1065
• Centro: Roldán 100
• Roma Norte: Chapultepec 380 (a 665-square-meter plot located near the Angel of Independence)

This initiative is part of a larger municipal goal to execute 400 expropriations during the current six-year administration. To date, these three new sites bring the total number of such actions to nine, the majority of which are concentrated in the Cuauhtémoc borough.