Rafael Gómez, Secretary of Urban Development and Housing (Seduvi) of Mexico City, explained that the new plan presented in the middle of this month will promote the construction of "affordable" housing, which will cost 1.4 million pesos.

In an interview, during the Change of Board of Directors of Canadevi Valle de México, where Yuri Zagorín was ratified as president of this delegation, the official specified that for this purpose buildings that were planned for offices and other uses prior to the pandemic will be converted to turn them into houses.

Previously, Gómez Cruz reported that a fifth of the more than 5 million square meters of buildings that were used for offices in Mexico City and that were left unoccupied due to the Covid-19 pandemic would be converted.

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However, now he specified that there are more or less 50 thousand meters of the 1.5 million square meters of offices over-offered and that with the pandemic they reached their highest point of unemployment in CDMX. This number of square meters can detonate approximately 750 homes, estimated Gómez Cruz.

The official specified that in the presentation of the Urban Renewal Program and inclusive housing program that contemplates more than 10 thousand square meters in each development, 20% of "affordable" housing actions must be carried out with a maximum sale value of 1.4 million of weights.

This goal was also modified, since during the pandemic Seduvi had proposed that it be 30% of housing shares in these 18 corridors where real estate developers participate.

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He specified that this year 5 to 7 thousand will be generated and by 2024 there will be 10 thousand homes in this segment.

Now, the office reconversion agreement to turn them into housing. We provide facilities so that they can be converted into housing and we can quickly change their land use as long as they are within the authorized area. In addition, a single window was created to measure urban and environmental impact; the impact will be evaluated in Seduvi in conjunction with the Ministry of the Environment, Mobility and the corresponding Mayor's Office and the urban impact will be resolved in a maximum of 60 business days”.

Gómez Cruz said that they are evaluating nine projects, 50 thousand meters that can become affordable housing.

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