The Olympic Villages
Mexico 1968 had two Olympic Villages. All the apartments they contained were designed to provide social housing and were sold on the open market after the Games were over, a strategy pursued by subsequent host cities.
© 1968 / International Olympic Committee (IOC) - All rights reserved - An aerial shot of the Olympic Village, October 1968. After the Games, the apartments were sold on the open market, a strategy pursued since by host cities.
Though demand was initially low, the apartments are still occupied by local residents today. They command higher prices than in other parts of the city because of their historical value.
During the Olympic Games, the Narciso Mendoza Olympic Village housed event officials and Cultural Olympiad participants in its 686 houses and 470 apartments, while the 904 apartments of the Miguel Hidalgo Olympic Village – constructed in just four months – provided accommodation for the athletes and the press.