Description
In the heart of Lisbon's Sao Vicente district, awaiting a new life, stands this palace whose origins date back to the 16th century.
In the 18th century, a major fire required extensive restoration, giving it much of its current volume and facade, with Mannerist and Neoclassical elements. During the 1700s it was the residence of Cardinal da Mota (buried in the Chapel of the Pillar of the Monastery in Sao Vicente) and of the family of the Counts of Sao Paio, one of whose heirs married one of the daughters of Sebastiao Jose de Carvalho e Melo, better known as the Marquis of Pombal.
The space impresses by its scale and grandeur and invites you into more than 1,800 m² of history, surprising with its original features (stone masonry, vaulted ceilings, decorative azulejo panels) as well as with its unusual characteristics that reflect a more recent past: that of a customs brokerage company that operated here until 1990. Since then, the property has been inactive, vacant and without any maintenance.
It is the combination of these elements that makes this a unique and original property, where the facade with Mannerist ornamentation on the central axis (highlighting the noble entrance and the main balcony), and more restrained Neoclassical elements in the remaining windows and in the symmetry of the composition contrasts with a completely transformed interior, where one can glimpse an immense triple-height ceiling, metal conveyor systems, a freight lift, an industrial elevator and steel beams from its former life as a customs brokerage.
In addition to its historical and architectural value, its privileged location in the historic centre of Lisbon further enhances its appeal, within short distance of key cultural and tourist landmarks such as the National Pantheon, the Monastery of Sao Vicente de Fora and Sao Jorge Castle. Its proximity to Santa Apolonia metro and train station (CP North Line and the Blue Line of the underground) provides excellent accessibility.
The space is therefore truly unique and offers all the conditions for the development of numerous projects: a residential development, an institutional headquarters, a contemporary cultural creation/curation space, or an unusual co-working and creative activities hub.
urrently, a simplified Prior Information Request (PIP) is under approval for an increase in the built area (+2 floors, with a set-back facade), which will further add value to the asset.
Energy Rating: Exempt
