Head of Government of Mexico City, Clara Brugada, led the groundbreaking ceremony in the Guerrero neighborhood for the construction of 250 homes as part of an integral strategy to repopulate the Historic Center of Mexico City. Priority was given to families with strong neighborhood ties who have lived in difficult conditions, in high-risk buildings, or without dignified housing. Clara Brugada: 'Projects on five plots in the Historic Center. Work began simultaneously in five locations: Arcos de Belén 69, Belisario Domínguez 43, Avenida Chapultepec 69, Galeana 37, and Lerdo 12, in the Guerrero and Centro Histórico neighborhoods. These projects include: 60 homes at Arcos de Belén, 40 at Belisario Domínguez, 22 on Avenida Chapultepec, 89 at Galeana, and 40 at Lerdo. Some of these properties are cataloged by the National Institute of Anthropology and History, so they will be rehabilitated respecting their heritage value, with surfaces ranging from 48 to over 80 square meters. From the Guerrero neighborhood, with a budget of 125 million pesos, we have launched five projects to recover social housing and thus prevent the expulsion of resident families to the peripheries. Our goal is to invest 1,000 million pesos to build... Affordable housing and combating gentrification. She emphasized that building housing in central areas seeks to guarantee access to a dignified life and prevent urban expansion towards the periphery. 'Building housing in the center combats gentrification and allows for the recovery of people's right to time.' Clara Brugada. Additionally, she announced that in 2026, the construction of 4,500 new homes will begin in the Historic Center, at an approximate cost of one million pesos per unit with accessible credits. New rent law and tenant defender. The Head of Government also announced that she will send to the local Congress an initiative for a 'Law of Fair, Reasonable, and Affordable Rents,' which seeks to prevent increases above the annual inflation rate and address issues such as evictions. This proposal contemplates the creation of a Tenant Defender, which will provide legal support to both landlords and tenants. Goal of 200,000 housing actions by 2030. The capital administration aims to reach 200,000 housing actions by 2030, of which 10,000 are planned for this year. Likewise, a comprehensive program of 100 actions is being prepared to revitalize the Historic Center in terms of security, mobility, infrastructure, culture, tourism, and heritage protection. Rescue of vecindades and community life. The Secretary of Housing, Inti Muñoz Santini, highlighted that the intervened plots correspond to old vecindades, many damaged since the 1985 earthquakes, which had not been attended to. He pointed out that this policy seeks to rescue life in the vecindad as a key community model in the capital's history, strengthening the social fabric. Meanwhile, planning authorities detailed that the works already have technical studies, assigned companies, and preliminary work underway, with an estimated completion time of one year. The project involves an investment of 120 million pesos and will benefit about 900 people. The capital's head announced that her administration will intervene or build 4,500 additional homes in the Historic Center, with an investment of over one billion pesos, as part of a policy to combat gentrification and depopulation. 'It is about the construction of 17,000 square meters that begins today.'
