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Mexico City Delivers Rebuilt La Morena 312 as Reconstruction Nears Completion

Officials say the handover begins the final phase of the 2017 housing program, financed by added apartments with a new 100-lawyer legal office to resolve dispossession cases.

Overview

  • The city handed over the fully rebuilt La Morena 312 in Colonia Del Valle, returning 36 families to new apartments inside a 16‑story building with 54 units after construction that cost 134 million pesos.
  • City leaders reported the wider post‑2017 earthquake housing program is 97 percent complete with about 21,500 of roughly 22,000 displaced families having received rebuilt or rehabilitated homes.
  • La Morena 312 was rebuilt from its foundations with deep piles, more than 5,500 cubic meters of high‑strength concrete and 606 tonnes of steel to meet current safety and construction standards.
  • The project used a redensification model that created 36 replacement units, 15 units to recoup public investment and three for affordable housing, a financing approach officials say helped avoid new debt for affected families.
  • To speed resolution of the most complex remaining files, the city announced a Defensoría Jurídica contra el Despojo staffed with 100 lawyers to advise, accompany complaints and represent residents in dispossession disputes.