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- Companhia Habitasul de Participações (HBTS3.SA) is a Brazilian holding company primarily engaged in real estate development, service provision, and minority stakes in industrial operations. Through its subsidiaries, the company develops planned urban communities and neighborhoods emphasizing sustainability, comfort, security, and nature integration; provides water and sewage treatment services via its SAE system in Jurerê Internacional; manages hotels including IL Campanario and Jurerê Beach Village, condominium administration, and the Jurerê Open shopping and event center; and holds minority interests in Irani Papel e Embalagem S.A. for paper, packaging, and forestry activities. Its real estate projects include land subdivision, urbanization, construction supervision, and sales of housing units in key developments such as Vale da Ferradura in Canela, Humaitá in Porto Alegre, Portoverde in Alvorada, Águas Belas and Cocão in Viamão, Campos da Fazenda in Cachoeirinha, and ongoing expansions in Jurerê Internacional, Santa Catarina, with partnerships for blocks 13A/13B, Plataforma 4, and the CAIS waterfront project.
The company operates predominantly in the states of Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina, targeting residential, hospitality, and utility customers in high-quality, environmentally conscious communities. Founded in 1981 and headquartered at Avenida Carlos Gomes 400, 5º andar, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, it maintains a land bank exceeding 1,000 hectares for long-term urbanization and generates income from property sales, rentals, and service fees.
In recent developments, Habitasul advanced its Jurerê Internacional expansion with environmental diagnoses, masterplans, hydrological and mobility studies, and approvals for projects like São Francisco Plaza and Central Park, alongside a new tree management plan and waterfront management collaboration with partners CFL and UNIQUE. The company launched a refreshed positioning and visual identity for Jurerê Open as "Para ser & estar," hosting 440 free events in 2023, and achieved a 300% net revenue increase year-over-year through efficiency gains, including a 14.64% reduction in indirect GHG emissions and innovations like coagulant changes in water treatment saving 33% in costs per cubic meter. It also progressed digitalization of maintenance, R&D for service expansion, and ISO 9001/14001 certifications for operations, while electing a new board of directors in late 2025.