Centro de Estudos da Metrópole

This database enables the investigation about the dynamics of the commercial real estate production in Sao Paulo´s Metropolitan Region and over the past 28 years. It brings together information about how (in price, size, number of parking spaces) and where (municipality, district, geographic coordinates) the enterprises have been build. It is an excellent resource for researchers in urban policies, especially for those who are dedicated to study the real estateindustry and its regulation by municipalities, appointed as one of the major cause of unplanned growth and spatial segregation in Brazilian cities. This database it is a qualitative improvement and an extension of information on commercial developments in São Paulo and the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo, systematized by Empresa Brasileira de Patrimônio (Embraesp) between 1985 and 2013.