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Estrela · Lisbon · rehabilitation

Infante Residences

Forty-five apartments and two ground-floor retail units in a rehabilitated building in Estrela, with a rooftop pool and views toward the Tejo and the 25 de Abril bridge.

By Hollin StaffordPrincipal Agent · eXp Portugal · AMI 18470Published

This page is independent and is not published by the developer. Hollin Stafford represents Infante Residences directly with the development, rather than through an intermediary agency.

The two-minute verdict
Infante Residences suits buyers who want a managed, lock-and-leave Lisbon apartment with parking and a rooftop, and who are comfortable buying off plan. If you want outdoor space, look closely: only four of the forty-five apartments have a terrace.

Where

Estrela, central Lisbon

Type

Rehabilitation of an existing building, sold off plan

Scale

45 apartments over nine floors, plus two retail units at street level

Developer

Impacto Capital

Parking

One space per apartment, subject to the developer's terms

Outlook

Views toward the Tejo and the 25 de Abril bridge from upper floors

The unit mix

What is actually in the building.

TypeUnitsAreaNotes
T12747 to 60 m² private areaThree per floor on every residential level.
T2 + 116About 116 m² private areaTwo per floor from the second floor up.
T21121 m² private, 142 m² with terraceFirst floor, unit 101.
T31131 m² private, 148 m² with terraceFirst floor, unit 105.

Areas are taken from the developer's published schedule and may change during construction.

Read the schedule

Four things the floor plans tell you.

Sixty per cent of the building is a one-bedroom

Twenty-seven of the forty-five apartments are T1. That shapes who your neighbours will be, how much of the building is likely to be let rather than lived in, and how the condominium votes on cost. It is not a flaw, but it is a fact worth knowing before you buy the largest unit in the building.

Only four apartments have a terrace

The schedule shows outdoor space on units 101, 105, 201 and 205 only. Every other apartment lists 0.00 m² of terrace. In a city where private outdoor space carries a real premium, that scarcity will show up in both the asking price and the resale.

The upper floors repeat exactly

Floors three to nine are identical in layout and area. The difference between them is height, light and outlook, not space. So when a higher floor is priced well above a lower one, you are buying the view and nothing else, and I will tell you whether I think that view is protected and worth the difference.

There is retail at street level

Two commercial units sit on the ground floor. That means footfall, servicing and deliveries under the lower apartments. I check the permitted use and the servicing arrangements before I recommend anything on the first or second floor.

This often fits

  • Lock-and-leave city buyers
  • Buyers who want parking in central Lisbon
  • Buyers comfortable purchasing off plan

Look clearly at

  • Areas may change during construction
  • Terrace space is limited to four units
  • Parking is subject to terms and conditions
  • No completion date is published

Shared spaces

What the condominium includes.

  • Rooftop pool and leisure area
  • Condominium relaxation areas
  • Meeting rooms
  • One parking space per apartment

Buying off plan in Lisbon

You are contracting for something that does not exist yet. That is routine in Portugal and can work well, but it changes what diligence means. Your lawyer should be reading the promissory contract for the completion mechanism, what happens if the build timetable slips, how staged payments are protected, and what remedy you have if the delivered area differs from the schedule.

The developer's own note that areas may change during construction is standard wording, and it is also the reason to agree in advance what variation is acceptable and what is not.

What I do before you sign

You should not have to chase this yourself. If you are serious about an apartment here, I:

  • Confirm the licensing position for the rehabilitation and what has been approved
  • Establish whether your parking space is titled and assigned or merely licensed
  • Get the projected condominium budget, which a rooftop pool will not make small
  • Give you the specification in writing rather than in renders

One thing I will not soften: a rehabilitation of an older building can be excellent, and it can also inherit problems a new structure would not have. The technical report matters more here than it would on a new build, and it should be commissioned by you, not by me and not by the developer.

Current availability

Which units are left, and at what price.

Availability and pricing move as the building sells, so this page does not list them. Because I work directly with the development rather than through an intermediary, I can send you the current release, the floor plans for the units you care about, and an honest view on which of them is worth the premium.

Ask for current availability

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