Itacolomy

History

Itacolomy is a product of the mature verticalisation of Moemai dos Pássaros: an 800 m² plot on Avenida Jacutinga, occupied by a single, slender tower with one unit per floor. Market sources in circulation record construction in 1993, but the information appears in only one source — and the house’s rule requires two independent sources before a year can enter the field. It is recorded here as a market reading, not as a confirmed date. Design authorship and development are not found in any publicly verifiable source.

• Concept: one apartment per floor on an 800 m² plot — the floor plan occupies the entire slab, and the neighbour across the landing simply doesn’t exist.
• Curiosities: the building signs with a Y — Itacolomy — both in the municipality’s cartographic base and in estate agents’ records, although it also circulates spelled with an I. And the address is Avenida Jacutinga, not Rua: the road is one of those that form Moema dos Pássaros, where jacutinga, gaivota, inhambu, canário, macuco and sabiá became street names. The difference between living on a standard floor and living at the top is dramatic here: 152 m² on the standard floor plan against 314 m² on the duplex penthouse, which has a private pool and a terrace with a barbecue.

Architecture and aesthetics

A single 60.24-metre tower over a 191 m² footprint, on an 800 m² plot — the building occupies about a quarter of the plot and stands free within it, set back on all four sides. It is the tall, narrow slab that Moema learned to build when the neighbourhood traded the house for the tower: little area per floor, plenty of height, and privacy resolved through siting rather than a wall. With one apartment per floor, the 152 m² plan develops across the entire slab, with a balcony off the suite and a large balcony off the living area. The architectural design’s authorship is not publicly documented and, for that reason, is not attributed here.

Aesthetics and scarcity

Technical specifications

• Towers and units: 1 tower, with one apartment per floor.
• Areas: 152 m² on the standard floor plan, with 3 bedrooms and 1 en-suite; records in circulation list units from 152 to 330 m², and at the top a 314 m² duplex penthouse with 3 en-suites.
• Parking spaces: 3 on the standard floor plan; 4 on the penthouse.
• Structural highlights: 800 m² plot; single 60.24 m tower with only a 191 m² footprint; suite with balcony, walk-in closet and bathroom with a hydromassage tub on the standard floor plan; a family room in addition to the living room; duplex penthouse with private pool, terrace with barbecue and balcony off the living room.
• Registry and parameters: 800 m² tax lot · 1 tower · 1 apartment per floor · 3 bedrooms · 1 en-suite on the standard floor · 3 to 4 parking spaces · private areas from 152 to 330 m² · building height 60.24 m · registry jurisdiction 14th São Paulo Property Registryi (Indianópolis sub-district) · ZM zoning, Law 16.402/2016.

Location and surroundings

Points of interest · distances in metres

Moema: the address

Two names for the same address

The plot sits on the border between Moema and Indianópolis, and both names are legitimate. The postcode registers Indianópolis; the luxury market treats the address as Moema. This entry adopts the name in common use and keeps the other for those who search by it.

Moemai has two halves, and this is the good one: Moema dos Pássaros, the quadrant where the streets carry bird names — Jacutinga, Gaivota, Inhambu, Canário, Macuco, Sabiái — and where the scale remains residential, with large street trees and resident-only traffic. Avenida Jacutinga runs through the heart of this layout, a short walk from Estação Moemai and a brief stroll from Parque Ibirapuerai, which is the neighbourhood’s back garden. Around it, school, swimming and gym are practically on the corner, and Avenida Ibirapuera handles the way out to the rest of the city without forcing anyone to cross the neighbourhood on the way. It is the address for those who want the park as routine without giving up a quiet street to come home to.