Frederic Chopin

History

From Construtora São Joséi, with architecture by Pablo Slemensoni, the Frederic Chopin is a 2003 high-end building in Jardim Europai, about 75 metres from Parque do Povoi, near Esporte Clube Pinheirosi and the Jockeyi. One apartment per floor and spacious floor plans mark its exclusivity.

• Concept: low-density high end right by Parque do Povoi.
• Curiosities: it is part of the cluster of buildings by Construtora São Joséi with Pablo Slemensoni (along with Franz Schuberti, George Sandi and Artur Ramosi).

Architecture and aesthetics

Contemporary façade, without the classical repertoire: of the three buildings Pablo Slemensoni signed for Construtora São Joséi in this stretch of the neighbourhood, this is the first and the only one of entirely modern expression — the two that followed would return to neoclassicism. The design effort is focused less on ornament and more on the envelope: noise-resistant windows, armoured doors and its own generator make up an envelope that isolates the home from the traffic running a few hundred metres away, between Avenida Cidade Jardimi and Marginal Pinheirosi — in a 2003 building, quiet and power were treated as specifications, not as luck of the layout. Inside, the standard declares itself in crema marfil marble, automation and a jacuzzi, on 585 m² floor plans with five suites, one per floor, served by two social lifts and one service lift. The interior design and landscaping credits are not publicly documented and, for that reason, are not attributed here.

Aesthetics and scarcity

• Aesthetics: signature high end, with a contemporary façade.

Technical specifications

• Towers and units: single tower, 19 storeys and 16 units, one per floor, 2 social lifts and 1 service lift. Built area of 15,586 m².
• Sizes: standard unit of 585 m² (5 suites, 6 to 8 parking spaces); penthouse of 1,180 m² (12 parking spaces).
• Parking: 6 to 8 spaces in the standard unit, 12 in the penthouse.
• Structural highlights: crema marfil marble, jacuzzi, noise-resistant windows, armoured doors, generator and automation.
• Registry and parameters: registry authority 13º Registro de Imóveis de São Pauloi · ZM zoning · 2x building potential ratio · 28 m height limit · plot in the range of 3,319 m² (registry worksheet). Development by Construtora São Joséi, design by Pablo Slemensoni.

Leisure and facilities

• Heated indoor pool with a 25 m lane
• Solarium
• Sauna
• Gym
• Party hall

Location and surroundings

Points of interest · distances in metres

Jardim Europa: the address

Two names for the same address

The plot sits on the border between Jardim Europa and Jardim Paulistano, and both names are legitimate. The postcode registers Jardim Paulistano; the high-end market treats the address as Jardim Europa. This record adopts the name in common use and keeps the other for anyone searching by it.

Rua Frederic Chopin is the exception in Jardim Europai: in a neighbourhood the Companhia City designed as horizontal, of houses and large plots, this is the street where the high end went vertical — six addresses in the record sit on it, one next to the other. Number 210 occupies the middle of that stretch and is the one set furthest back from the riverbank among them: 342 metres to Parque Bruno Covasi, against 214 to Parque do Povoi. The trade-off is explicit — river frontage is given up to gain the block’s interior position, with the Itaimi park serving as a backyard two blocks away. Those seeking Jardim Europa’s house-and-high-wall style do not live here; those seeking the neighbourhood without giving up on going vertical do.