Subestación Potrero Cerrada Norte 1-A, No. 4520, Colonia Guadalupe Victoria II, 07790, Gustavo A. Madero, CDMX, Mexico City, Mexico

The Subestación Potrero site is part of a network of electric substations that feed the trolleybus system in Mexico City. It is located in the Colonia Guadalupe Victoria, in the municipality of Gustavo A. Madero which holds an important position in respect with the Metropolitan Area of Mexico’s Valley (Zona Metropolitana del Valle de México). The site is well connected to public transport lines, including La Raza Station of the Metro System (intersection of Line 3 and 5) and La Raza stop of the BRT Line 1 of the Metrobús System. Additionally, the site is in the corner of two major roads, Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas and Avenida Insurgentes Norte.

This site’s area is 924 sqm, which include approximately 250 sqm for the susbtation. It offers opportunities for proposals that take advantage of its strategic location to revitalize the areas surrounding the intersection and integrate the land uses of the area. Mexico City and the Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos (STE) which owns the site is open to creative proposals and expect the bidders to address the following challenges: clean energy generation, post-industrial redevelopment, housing, mixed uses, waste management, public space, and other sustainability strategies.

Expected program: No mandatory elements. However the city promotes the consideration of mixed-uses including housing, and selecting the most appropriate alternative (technical and economic) to bury the substation, if relevant. Owner: STE is a decentralized agency of Mexico City´s government in charge of the electric transport systems of the city. As the legal owner, STE has the right to subdivide, reorganize and lease the property or parts of it. Plot area: Total area: 924 sqm

Type of property transfer intended: Two possible scenarios: Concession: As a concession, the site will be leased to a private entity to be redeveloped for a given period. PATR, Permiso Administrativo Temporal Revocable (Temporal Administrative Revocable Permit): instrument developed by Mexico City’s government to give authorization to a private developer to use Mexico City’s private or public real estate properties. Under this scheme, the private developer must meet certain requirements on an evaluation process to develop a legal and authorized use in the property. (Please refer to the online dataroom where the information will be prepared).

Front view of the site, shaded in white.

Presentation of the site and expectations for its redevelopment The site is located in the Gustavo A. Madero municipality, in the North-Eastern part of Mexico City. This municipality holds an important position in respect with the Metropolitan Area of Mexico’s Valley (Zona Metropolitana del Valle de México), and several municipalities of the State of Mexico such as Tlalnepantla, Tultitlán, Ecatepec, and Nezahualcóyotl. Since prehispanic times, the area occupied by the Gustavo A. Madero municipality has been key for religious activities, particularly in the Tepeyac Hill. With the country and the city’s industrialization process that started in the 1940s, large industrial areas were established in the municipality, as well as worker neighborhoods and industry-related educational facilities (Instituto Politécnico Nacional). However, with more recent deindustrialization processes, many former industrial sites have been abandoned or are now underutilized. Vital for the Metropolitan Area, Gustavo A. Madero is intersected by major roads and public transport lines that provide connectivity between Mexico City’s jobs and State of Mexico’s housing areas. The municipality also counts with a diverse array of metropolitan infrastructure such as educational, religious, medical, and transportation hubs connecting to the region and other parts of the country. Key urban issues for the municipality are related to informal commerce, fragmentation of uses, lack of connectivity at the neighborhood level, lack of adequate public space, and depopulation of residential areas and former industrial sites. STE, owner of the plot, has been the operating and managing agency of electric transportation in Mexico City since 1947. The organization inherited the Tramway System, which continued to be in operation until 1985 when the system terminated. The trolleybuses were introduced in 1951 and the light rail in 1986. During the 1950s and 1960s, at the peak of the operations, STE controlled 32 lines with a fleet of over 1,000 units including tramways and trolleybuses. Over the past few years, the predominance of fossil fuel vehicles has replaced the use of electric mobility, reducing dramatically their operation.

Despite these reductions, the electric mobility system, specially the tramway has an important historical significance for Mexico City. The tramway was the first massive public transport mode that connected the central areas with peripheral towns, strengthening economically the city. It is also a mode of transport tied to the industrial history of the city and the country. STE currently operates and manages the trolley and light rail systems of the city as well as a small fleet of electric taxis. Regarding accessibility, the Subestación Potrero is located at the intersection of two major roads, Avenida Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas and Avenida Insurgentes Norte, which connect with the conurbated municipalities in the State of Mexico. It is also very well connected to public transport lines. The metro station and CETRAM (Centro de Transferencia Modal, Intermodal Transfer Center) La Raza is located a few blocks away from the site. This station of the metro system is at the intersection of Line 3 and 5 and of the BRT line 1 of Metrobus System. The Subestación Potrero site is part of a network of electric substations that feed the trolleybus system in Mexico City. The site currently has a trolleybus substation on its premises. To provide new uses, the substation can be relocated within the site or buried (See technical note with details about the type, capacity and single-line diagram of the substation). Proposals should consider the most appropriate alternative (technical and economic) for relocating or burying the substation. Safety measures should be considered for the development of the new proposals. The site is expected to be legally ready for redevelopment by mid-2018 (property title). The projects of team bidders fall into several programmatic and policy priorities of the city towards a compact, polycentric, dynamic and equitable city: ● Redevelop and recycle underutilized

government-owned land; ● Rehabilitation of formerly industrial sites; ● Provision and improvement of public

spaces;

● Integrate sustainability strategies involving clean energy, transport, water and waste management, social inclusion;

● Revitalize STE´s site and operations;

Increase development around major transport hubs, in order to foster the integration of public transport with urban development.

Specific planning rules and regulations regarding the development of the sites Regulatory and planning framework (please refer to the online dataroom, where summaries of each of these documents will be prepared, including the most relevant information). ● General Urban Development Plan ● Programa Delegacional de Desarrollo

Urbano para la Delegación Gustavo A. Madero (PDDU-Gustavo A. Madero, current land use regulations)

● Normas de Ordenación Generales y Particulares*

● Normas Técnicas de Accesibilidad ● Norma de Estacionamientos y

Biciestacionamiento ● Programa Integral de Movilidad 2013-

2018 ● Reglamento de Construcciones de la

Ciudad de México ● TOD Standard ● Public consultation and citizen

participation According to the PDDU-Gustavo A. Madero, HM 6/35/Z* regulation, the site can host

mixed-used development, with at least 35% of open space, with a density of 1 housing unit per 60 sqm. No historic or preservation regulation on the considered site. For more information on the planning rules: - The Programa General de Desarrollo

Urbano de la Ciudad de México (General Urban Development Program):

- http://www.seduvi.cdmx.gob.mx/programas/programa/programa-general-de-desarrollo-urbano

- The Plan Delegacional de Desarrollo Urbano para la Delegación Iztapalapa

- (Urban Development Plan for the Iztapalapa Municipality)

- http://www.data.seduvi.cdmx.gob.mx/portal/index.php/programas-de-desarrollo/programas-delegacionales

- The Construction regulations: - http://www.data.obras.cdmx.gob.mx/nor

matividad-obras/

Specific climate or environmental issues regarding the development of the site

Geology: according to the Construction Ordinances (Reglamento de Construcciones para el Distrito Federal) Gustavo A. Madero is in a former lake area, with sand sediments in the subsoil that make constructions vulnerable to seismic activity.

Pollution: no current pollution studies conducted on the site. The site will be cleaned up to be ready for redevelopment.