Boulevard Île de La Cité

History

Boulevard Île de La Cité takes its name from the island on the Seine where Paris began — and it is not alone in this: the surrounding block is a small inventory of names imported in the 1980s, among them Palacete Chaillot, Lancaster Gardens, Queen Elizabeth and Metrópolis, all a few numbers away on the same street grid. It is the signature of an era when residential Itaim Bibii sold itself through European references. The authorship of the project, the developer and the exact delivery year are not publicly documented and are therefore not attributed here.

• Concept: a square floor plan, unbroken, with all suites at the size that was built in the 1980s — and a kitchen large enough to hold a lunch table.
• Trivia: the penthouse is a 378 m² duplex in which the upper floor is almost entirely terrace, with a pool, barbecue and its own bathroom; below, a spacious living room with fireplace, a study and three to four suites. The building’s front desk was converted into a virtual concierge.

Architecture and aesthetics

A building of contained scale, set back with a garden at ground level — a well-kept garden, which is the first calling card for anyone entering. The standard floor has about 196 to 198 m² with four bedrooms, all en suite, and three parking spaces: a generous proportion for the standard practised today on the same street. The approach is the opposite of the contemporary single-living-room apartment: here there is a hierarchy between social, private and service areas, plenty of original built-in wardrobes and not a single diagonal wall. The street, short and with no through-traffic, works as an extension of the condominium.

Aesthetics and scarcity

Technical specifications

• Floor areas: 196 to 198 m² on the standard floors, with 4 bedrooms (4 suites) and up to 5 bathrooms; 378 m² duplex penthouse with 3 to 4 suites, living room with fireplace and study.
• Parking spaces: 3 on the standard floor and the penthouse; some units have up to 4.
• Structural highlights: generator, piped gas, garden and green area at ground level, and virtual concierge.
• Registry and parameters: 4 bedrooms · 4 suites · up to 5 bathrooms · 3 to 4 parking spaces · private areas from 196 m² to 378 m².

Leisure and facilities

• Gym
• Party room
• Games room
• Playground
• Garden and green area
• 24-hour concierge
• Generator
• Piped gas

Location and surroundings

Points of interest · distances in metres

Jardim Europa: the address

Rua André Fernandes sits on the seam between Jardim Europai and Itaim Bibii — officially Jardim Europa by postcode, read as Itaim by residents and agents alike. It is a stretch of short, residential streets next to the city’s best dining and a few minutes from Avenida Brigadeiro Faria Limai, Avenida Juscelino Kubitscheki and Avenida Nove de Julhoi. Parque do Povoi is right next door, Esporte Clube Pinheirosi and the malls on the Faria Lima–JK axis are within the same short drive, and Itaim’s street-level shops handle daily life without anyone needing to leave the neighbourhood. It is the rare São Paulo address that combines a quiet street with the financial centre within walking distance.