Centro Urbano Benito Juárez , more commonly called the Multifamiliar Juárez , was a large apartment complex built on the southeast section of Colonia Roma , Mexico City in the late 1940s and early 1950s . It was one of several projects of this type by architect Mario Pani , designed to be semi-autonomous and incorporate as much outdoors space as possible . It also featured one of the largest mural works of the 20th century by artist Carlos Mérida . Most of the complex , and the mural work with it , were destroyed by the 1985 Mexico City earthquake and the demolition of many of the damaged buildings . Only a few of the original buildings still remain . Despite this , the Cuauhtémoc borough in which it is located still lists it as a separate colonia or neighborhood
1985 Mexico City earthquake
1985 Mexico City earthquake
Centro Urbano Benito Juárez