Memphis

History

Memphis occupies number 1036 of Rua José Maria Lisboa, in the stretch of Jardim Paulistai between Alameda Casa Brancai and Alameda Francai — the block where the neighbourhood is purely residential, with no corner shops and no through traffic. It’s a single tower, built on a 796 m² plot, and belongs to the wave that replaced the last houses on that stretch with large-floor-area buildings. The authorship of the project, the development and the exact year the construction was completed are not documented in a public source that can be opened and verified and, for that reason, are not attributed here.

• Concept: family-sized floor areas on the quietest block of Jardim Paulista, with Paulista’s services within walking distance and the Alamedas around the corner.
• Trivia: the address is a case of a disputed neighbourhood. The postal service registers 1036 Rua José Maria Lisboa as Jardim Paulista; part of the market advertises it as Jardim América; and the metro and property registry cadastres place it in the Cerqueira César sub-district. All three readings fit within the same block — it’s the border of the Jardinsi running right through the street.

Architecture and aesthetics

A single tower, with a lean floor slab: the municipal registry records a footprint of approximately 252 m² and a height of 42.59 m, with a smaller technical volume reaching 52.12 m — the water tank and machine room above the roof. The proportion tells the story of the product: with just over 250 m² of floor slab and 220 m² private apartments, the floor cannot hold more than one residence, and the floor plan can open from façade to façade. The architectural signature is not documented in a public source and is not attributed here.

Aesthetics and scarcity

Technical specifications

• Towers and units: 1 tower, with a lift.
• Floor areas: standard floor plan of 220 m² with 3 bedrooms, 3 suites and 5 bathrooms. The archive in circulation also records a unit of 412 m² with 4 parking spaces.
• Parking spaces: 3 in the standard floor plan; 4 in the 412 m² unit.
• Structural differentials: 796 m² plot · footprint of approximately 252 m² · 42.59 m in height, with a technical volume reaching 52.12 m.
• Registry and parameters: 1 tower · 796 m² plot · height of 42.59 m · standard floor plan of 220 m² with 3 suites and 3 parking spaces · registry jurisdiction 13º Registro de Imóveis de São Pauloi.

Location and surroundings

Points of interest · distances in metres

Jardim Paulista: the address

Jardim Paulistai is the neighbourhood where São Paulo learned to live well and never unlearned it, and Rua José Maria Lisboa is its quiet seam: it runs parallel to the Alamedas, crosses Alameda Casa Brancai and Alameda Francai, and has nothing at its door besides other residential buildings. Ten minutes’ walk away are Avenida Paulistai, Shopping Center 3i and Shopping Cidade São Pauloi; Estação Trianon-MASPi and Estação Consolaçãoi on the metro are under a kilometre away; and the shop windows, tables and galleries of Rua Oscar Freirei and the Jardinsi are on the other side. It’s an address with closed stock — the street has already been through verticalisation, and there’s no lot left for a second round. On the same axis, a few doors down, stands Torre Brancai.