Plaza Carso

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Plaza Carso
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Part of the Plaza Carso development, with the Museo Soumaya in the foreground
Plaza Carso
General information
AddressCorner of Lago Zurich and Cervantes Saavedra streets, Nuevo Polanco (officially, colonia Granada). Miguel Hidalgo borough
Town or city Mexico City
CountryMexico
Coordinates 19°26′29″N99°12′15″W / 19.441406°N 99.204083°W / 19.441406; -99.204083
Design and construction
Architect(s) Fernando Romero (master plan) [1]
Architecture firmFR-EE (master plan)
Other information
Public transit access Polanco and San Joaquín metro stations (both at distance)

Plaza Carso is a large mixed-use development in the Nuevo Polanco area of Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico City, [2] backed by billionaire Carlos Slim. The total cost of the complex is quoted between US$800 million [3] and 1.4 billion. [4] The complex claims to be the largest mixed-use development in Latin America. [5] It was built on the site of a former Vitro glass factory. [6]

The complex includes the following components:

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References

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  2. "Mapa de Ubicación." Plaza Carso. Retrieved on April 12, 2016. "Plaza Carso, Lago Zurich Esq. Cervantes Saavedra, Polanco, Miguel Hidalgo, D.F., México" (click on blue pointer to see the address)
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