During the decades of 1950 and 1960 Indautxu experimented a substantial population growth which amidst a real estate speculation caused the demolition of most of its historical villas and the construction of large apartment buildings on their place.
The rapid expansion of Indautxu's population in the 1950s and 1960s led to a surge in real estate development, resulting in the destruction of many of its historic villas and their replacement with modern apartment buildings.