We arrived at the last article in the series Revisiting Predictions, so far we've been through the Awakening of the Dormitory Cities, starting with The New Creative Class.

Behind these three articles are their original versions, published in mid-2020.

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‍Chain reactions resulting from the crisis can directly affect the economy of neighborhoods, Using Villa XP to talk about cities and The Future of Faria Lima.

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‍The cover of Vejinha SP with an abandoned scooter scared a lot of people. Imagine the biggest Defenders of the vests Leaving Faria Lima was a shock.

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The prospect was of an emptying of the main business center, which threw the entire city under the shadow of decay, the era with almost half of vacant commercial real estate.

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Chic at last

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Faria Lima would not have the same fate as other commercial neighborhoods and then new tenants sought this powerful address.

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Like the example of Blue3, an XP affiliate that started in Ribeirão Preto and It now occupies an impressive office in the capital.

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This while reinforcing its footprint in the interior, also inaugurating a digital service unit in Franca.

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The capital's relationship with the interior is increasingly commercial, expanding its business to agricultural, industrial and tourist regions. Giving molds to São Paulo mega-region.

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In the same way, we can predict that leisure activities will gain strength in the new metropolis that is beginning to take shape.

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Rotation of people

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Every business day, 20% of cars are not allowed to drive during peak hours.

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Measure aimed at alleviating the intensity of the movements a little, allowing the others a less worse fluidity.

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Currently the vacancy of the properties is Above that 20%, pointing to an emptying of the city, leaving it better for those who remain.

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According to experts, a cycle of renovation of urban space, since spaces previously focused on work and production are now available for new uses.

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If they are right, we can look forward to new public, cultural and interactive spaces, full of life.

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This movement is already taking shape with new uses being given to several old buildings in the center, Lions Club, Red Bull Station, Balsa, Tokyo, Bar dos Arcos, Safe Bar, Esther Rooftop, Drosphyla, Francisca's House, even the emblematic Italy Terrace.

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Not only will we have more parks, but the real estate market will be able to make good use of the city's new purpose.

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If before the developers were super conservative, launching the same products, today companies like Vitacon and Tecnisa they bet on new formats of all kinds.

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completions

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The pandemic revealed the strength of the new Creative Class, which preserved its jobs, increased its consumer power and was even able to move to more pleasant places than large cities.

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The arrival of this group moved cities in the interior and From the coast, used to seasonal or weekend flows, became the permanent residence of professionals who work remotely.

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More demand in the services, commerce and real estate sectors of these places.

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On the other hand, large cities experienced a period of doubts about their viability, with important neighborhoods being emptied, unemployment in strong sectors such as commerce and services, and an increasing number of vacant properties.

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Although the Creative Classes attracted attention in their movement to the interior, their nature is essentially urban, Focused on plurality that only large cities can provide.

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More leisure please

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In the countryside, people kill time, in cities, time kills people.

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City people want their time back.

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The city in the information age has more free time to overcome the Protestant ethic of total dedication to work, of the team is money, calling for a creative revolution.

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The local activism that made official the Augusta Park, for example of Highline in NY, will be increasingly stronger, demanding convivial leisure spaces in the city.

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More life expectancy, less traffic, more time to live what you are.

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Wow, it was a trip in Future tense thinking about so many aspects of modern life, thank you for coming this far.