Moving to Mexico City

[bloomfieldtj]

Originally Posted by bloomfieldtj

Jo,

We spoke on the phone. Interlomas is a nice area, lots of shops, relatively safe etc, and is ideal for the commute to Greengates School, because it affords good access to either Periferico or the Cuota (motorways), and would probably take up to 30 minutes. The drive down to Reforma (your husband's office) from Interlomas would probably take about 30 minutes also. The downside is perhaps that Interlomas is rather modern and characterless, which Polanco is not, and you need to drive everywhere, whereas you can talk a walk in Polanco.

Thanks for your info on HK. Do let me know whether or not you go to Mexico City.

Good luck.

Julie

Sorry, should add that your husband's employer has a policy on areas in the city where you can live. Basically, your main choices will be Polanco, Lomas de Chapultepec, Bosques de las Lomas, La Herradura and Interlomas.

[Jo98]

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Hi Julie
Just found out we are not moving, so we will be staying in HK. If you decide to move over let me know and I will give you more infor, I was talking to my husband and he thinks your apartment would be at The Peak (bank accommodation).Good Luck, Jo


We spoke on the phone. Interlomas is a nice area, lots of shops, relatively safe etc, and is ideal for the commute to Greengates School, because it affords good access to either Periferico or the Cuota (motorways), and would probably take up to 30 minutes. The drive down to Reforma (your husband's office) from Interlomas would probably take about 30 minutes also. The downside is perhaps that Interlomas is rather modern and characterless, which Polanco is not, and you need to drive everywhere, whereas you can talk a walk in Polanco.

Thanks for your info on HK. Do let me know whether or not you go to Mexico City.

Good luck.

Julie[/QUOTE]

[Rodrigo84]

Originally Posted by bloomfieldtj

Sorry, should add that your husband's employer has a policy on areas in the city where you can live. Basically, your main choices will be Polanco, Lomas de Chapultepec, Bosques de las Lomas, La Herradura and Interlomas.

Excellent list.

If the children were going to the American School rather than Greengates, I'd probably toss in Santa Fe.

There's also that area east of Herradura, Tecamachalco, which is not too bad either and adjacent to Polanco.

[bloomfieldtj]

Originally Posted by Rodrigo84

Excellent list.

If the children were going to the American School rather than Greengates, I'd probably toss in Santa Fe.

There's also that area east of Herradura, Tecamachalco, which is not too bad either and adjacent to Polanco.

Yeah, I remember Tecamachalco. I thought it was a lovely area. However I deliberately didn't mention it to Jo98 because our husbands' employer has a policy that ex-pats must live within "cerradas" (gated communities) or within an apartment complex above the 3rd floor. If I recall correctly, Tecamachalco had very few, if any, gated communities or apartment complexes. Over-cautious, I felt, because the area seemed safe enough to me!

JB

[Rodrigo84]

Originally Posted by bloomfieldtj

Yeah, I remember Tecamachalco. I thought it was a lovely area. However I deliberately didn't mention it to Jo98 because our husbands' employer has a policy that ex-pats must live within "cerradas" (gated communities) or within an apartment complex above the 3rd floor. If I recall correctly, Tecamachalco had very few, if any, gated communities or apartment complexes. Over-cautious, I felt, because the area seemed safe enough to me!

JB

That's quite true. They have a few apartment areas, one closer to Polanco by the Army base. There are some areas that have a security guard on certain corners, but they are not fully-gated communities.

Interlomas would still be the place of choice for my cousin. I know people who even worked in Santa Fe, but still lived in Interlomas. They just had all of the basic shopping right there and it wasn't a trek.

Santa Fe did have a Comercial Mexicana, Sam's Club, the Sante Fe Mall (arguably the best mall in all of Mexico City) but Interlomas had just way more to offer and very easy to get around. Lots of gated communites and apartment buildings. Interlomas has really grown since about 2000 and continues to grow.