There canadian embassy in Mexico City, located in the neighborhood polancoMayor Miguel Hidalgo, will replace its current building with a chancellery “renewed for 21st century times”.

The property where the Embassy is currently located, Schiller 529you are allowed to build until four floors. The embassy’s renovation plan is to reach 14 levels, which is why it asked the Mexico City Congress to approve the land use change.

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In a citizens’ initiative sent to MEPs on 12 December, he explains that in 1968 Queen Elizabeth II purchased this property in which the Ministry of Foreign Affairs authorized the operation of the current offices.

However, he felt it was time to refurbish your seat consolidate all the programs of the government of Canada under one roof and offer potential for growth as the relationship between Canada and Mexico they extend and the collaboration of North America is deepening and enriching.

“The Government of Canada has concluded that it is difficult, if not impossible, to find a more significant and prestigious site for the Embassy de Canadá in Mexico City than the current location in the heart of the Polanco neighborhood. The address has been at 529 Schiller Street since its inauguration in 1982. It is an address that does justice to the strategic importance of the bilateral relationship“, he explained.

The Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs also presented to the Congress a series of analyzes of how Polanco has grown and the levels of its neighboring buildings in order to justify increasing its own. Currently, the development of the colony polanco It is governed by a plan approved in 2014.

“As a result, 47 domain with heights ranging from 5 to 25 levels (…) Both most relevant buildings They are located in front of the property under study. These buildings are those located in Ruben Dario 123 and those of the company Coca Cola to Rubén Darío 115 which have 13 levels”, he added in the citizens’ initiative.

According to the projection given, the budget required by the Embassy of Canada for the work and the salaries of those who will work there, it is 391 million 310 thousand 31 pesos. The expense is a third of what it costs UNITED STATES the construction of its new embassy, ​​also in the town hall of Miguel Hidalgo.

“The Canadian Embassy in Mexico City is one of Canada’s largest full-service missions. The Mexico Chancellery Refurbishment Project reflects the Government of Canada’s commitment provide the necessary infrastructure to enhance diplomatic cooperation and engagement with our Mexican counterparts across a wide range of mutual interests,” he adds.

The proposal was not well received by some area residents. civil association The Voice of Polanco sent a letter to the Environmental Attorney, who oversees land use regulations, to express one’s refusal.

The Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the capital included in its initiative a response to the possible disagreements of the inhabitants of Polanco. “The government of Canada is committed ensure that the renewed diplomatic presence in the heart of Mexico City will respect the urban fabric of the Polanco district and, even beyond, it will improve the architectural landscape, as well as the cultural offer of the capital of Mexico”.

As part of the initiative, the embassy did not detail the structural needs of its building, but said it wanted to make it an architectural icon.

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“This will generate a scale pedestrian comfortable by dividing a large facade vertically by mass and architectural articulation to fit into the current context fine-grained design. The expectations of the project are a renovated embassy that becomes one more architectural icon ecological and welcoming, while being an important contributor to Mexico City’s ever-growing network of public spaces.

The local Congress referred the initiative to the Urban Development and Infrastructure Commission for its analysis and possible advice.

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