Located on Rua Domingos Sequeira, between the Estrela district and Campo de Ourique, the cinema held its final screening in 1985 after decades as a cultural landmark. Originally opened in 1915 and later inaugurated in its current form in 1931, the building has remained vacant and in visible decline for years.

According to reports by Público, the site will be redeveloped into a residential building featuring 19 apartments, a ground-floor retail unit and underground parking facilities.

This project, which covers nearly 6,000 square metres of construction space, includes seven two-bedroom flats, nine three-bedroom properties and three four-bedroom homes, alongside parking for 37 vehicles.

The redevelopment plans were first submitted to the Lisbon City Council in 2017 and are now expected to move forward following approval at an upcoming council meeting, according to the newspaper.

However, demolition of the former cinema has been discussed since the early 2000s, largely due to the deteriorating condition of the structure and public safety concerns. In addition, previous proposals sparked criticism and opposition from residents and heritage advocates, preventing demolition from going ahead at the time.

Despite its evident state of abandonment, Cinema Paris remained a source of nostalgia and curiosity for many Lisbon natives, becoming a symbol of the disappearance of the city’s historic screening spaces over recent decades.