Living in Cuauhtémoc

Roma is where Cuauhtémoc's rental houses live: early twentieth-century casonas with high ceilings, tall windows and small gardens, tucked between the apartment buildings that fill the rest of the colonia. Renters who want a freestanding house with room for a garden start the search on these streets, a few blocks from the parks that anchor Condesa. Toward the office towers of Juárez and the rest of the Reforma corridor, the buildings run to apartments instead, so a house search stays centered on Roma rather than spreading east.

What to consider before renting

Narvarte and Del Valle, just south in Benito Juárez borough, are known for their own tree-lined houses, a short ride from Roma without losing that same residential feel. Renters set on staying inside Cuauhtémoc do best searching Roma directly, on the streets closest to the parks, rather than Tabacalera or the rest of the Reforma corridor, which lean corporate and apartment-focused instead.