Apartment at Helenita, a Jorge Zalszupin Tower in Higienópolis

At Helenita, a 1962 tower designed by Jorge Zalszupin, with a navy-blue facade and hexagonal marble pilotis, on Rua Piauí, in Higienópolis, this apartment (one per floor, like all sixteen in the building) has four bedrooms, including the master suite, and several bathrooms. Three parking spaces complete the unit. The building has 24-hour security, a lift and a garden, in one of the city's most sought-after neighbourhoods. Higienópolis is one of São Paulo's most traditional and sophisticated neighbourhoods, synonymous with intellectual elite, cultural heritage and prestigious architecture, with tree-lined streets that hold both townhouses and icons of São Paulo modernist architecture, like this one. Clube A Hebraica, Universidade Mackenzie and Shopping Pátio Higienópolis round out neighbourhood life, with very little land left for new high-end developments, which makes signature architecture like Zalszupin's an increasingly rare find.