What defines the Plug and Play office at Varanda Cidade Jardim?

CH3 delivered the Plug and Play model floor of the Varanda Cidade Jardim building in October 2024. The building sits on the Cidade Jardim and Itaim Bibi corridor, one of São Paulo's most sought-after business addresses, and the model floor was the starting point for a run of new projects in the same building.

What Plug and Play means

In the Plug and Play format, the space is delivered ready for immediate use. The incoming company finds the office already taken care of in the areas that normally take months of construction:

• full infrastructure
• furniture
• HVAC
• lighting
• finishes

Operations can start without the tenant going through a long renovation. It is the difference between leasing a bare-shell floor and receiving an office ready to occupy on the day the lease is signed.

Why the model makes sense for the building

The concept has proven strategic for commercial developments: it shortens timelines, makes occupancy easier and gives both owner and tenant more predictability and budget savings. For the property owner, a ready floor cuts the time the space sits empty. For the occupant, it removes the cost and schedule uncertainty of running its own build.

The effect on Varanda Cidade Jardim

Since delivering the model floor, CH3 has completed four new projects for different clients in the building, each with its own particularities. The Plug and Play floor served as a showcase for what the building can offer and helped establish Varanda Cidade Jardim as a corporate hub that combines tradition, a strategic location and demand for flexible spaces that can be occupied quickly.