The situation they are facing, say Klix Kaltenmark and Xabier Pagazaurtundúa, is all too common in attractive parts of Guadalajara.
But the boutique hotel owner and architect, both residents of the genteel Colonia Lafayette near the U.S. Consulate and active in a neighborhood association, are hoping to bring the matter to a conclusion different from the usual one.
“It happened with the new high-rises on Chapultepec. It’s happening with Casa Madonna,” says Kaltenmark, showing a photo of the older home turned boutique hotel that is now dwarfed in the shadow of a multi-story building going up just feet away from the window of what was once a guest room.