Why Condesa Is the Trendiest Neighborhood in Mexico City

Condesa, the quintessential bohemian neighborhood of Mexico City, stands as one of the areas with the greatest cultural richness and syncretism, thanks to the variety of architectural styles it houses; the diversity of lifestyles of its inhabitants, its gastronomic popularity, and its importance on the fashion scene.

Composed of three neighborhoods (Hipódromo, Hipódromo Condesa, and Condesa), it ranks sixth in property value appreciation in Mexico City, according to the most recent study by Propiedades.com; despite the 19S, its sales values increased between 14% and 43% for apartments and between 5% and 42% for houses.

Thus, the best place to live where good taste, quality of life, and cultural memory combine, Condesa is the best option, and it also boasts one of the finest real estate offerings in the city, growing 12.46% monthly. It is one of four neighborhoods considered artistic heritage due to the architecture of its buildings and for concentrating 34 important aesthetic works including busts, monuments, sculptures, and statues.

Although some of its buildings are exponents of Californian art, the Art Deco architectural style predominates, and in its two parks—España and San Martín (Parque México). This style is based on geometric shapes and broken lines. Among the most notable buildings in this style stand out Edificio Jardines, Tehuacán, San Martín, Basurto, and Roxy, as well as the one that houses Foro Lindbergh, Mercado Michoacán, and the clock at Parque México.

Its Ámsterdam avenue is one of the 10 most beautiful in the city, along with Paseo de La Reforma, Bucareli, Mazatlán, Oaxaca, Veracruz, Los Misterios, Guadalupe, Durango, and Insurgentes. It was designed following the layout of the old racetrack.

Tree-lined streets, traditional parks, pedestrian walkways, restaurants, concert halls, galleries, boutiques, and bookstores give the place a cosmopolitan touch that awakens curiosity about art, nature, and spending time with family, partners, or friends. Its most important boom was during the twenties, the decade in which engineer José Luis Cuevas Pietrasanta divided the old Condesa Racetrack, gave it the Art Deco touch, increased public spaces, and highlighted nature among the buildings.

The enjoyment of life is one of the characteristics of those who choose Condesa as their home, moreover, the importance of living in any of the three neighborhoods that make up this area, goes far beyond aesthetic elements, it is about being part of a cultural heritage that increases its value over time, due to its extensive supply of common spaces and businesses.

It is a quiet, almost provincial neighborhood, with grid-patterned streets lined by trees that hide colonial-style houses, Art Deco palaces, neoclassical facades, single-story chalets, logical in a city cyclically besieged by seismic movements. Bars with exhibitions, cultural centers, alternative clothing stores, plastic arts workshops. Restaurants, many of them, of all kinds, with live performances, international cuisine or Mexican dishes, mariachi cantinas next to design-focused establishments.