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EXTENDAM & VICARTEM have acquired the Atlas Hotel Brussels, located in the dynamic Dansaert district near the Grand Place. The project aims to transform the site into a 4-star independent boutique hotel that will elevate Brussels’ hospitality scene.

 

🔑 88 rooms in a cosmopolitan hub, offering a unique blend of comfort, elegance, and local flair.

 

EXTENDAM’s Inès de l’Aulnoit and Alexandre Guérin shared: “The Belgian market has always intrigued us. Since the pandemic, the hotel industry has bounced back, with RevPAR up 13.6% from 2019 to 2023. This acquisition fills a gap in the boutique hotel segment in Brussels.”

 

🔨 Next steps: major renovations to make the hotel a go-to for travelers seeking authenticity and style.

 

Read Ifeoluwa Taiwo’s article in Hospitality Investor

Ten years ago, Michel Leclercq—co-founder of Énergie Partagée and Énergies citoyennes en Pays de Vilaine (EPV)—inaugurated France’s first citizen wind farm in Béganne. This groundbreaking project united over 1,000 citizens and local businesses around renewable energy, marking a milestone in the community energy transition.

 

This honor rightly acknowledges Michel Leclercq’s tireless commitment. His work has inspired many similar projects across France, often supported by Énergie Partagée.

 

Today, Énergie Partagée continues to promote and support these initiatives nationwide, strengthening citizen involvement in the energy transition. The movement now encompasses nearly 370 citizen-led projects, all certified with the Énergie Partagée Label. Its funding tool, Énergie Partagée Investissement—supported by over 7,500 citizen shareholders—has co-financed 187 projects with €48 million to date.

 

As Erwan Boumard, Director of Énergie Partagée, notes: “Around 200 jobs in France are now linked to the citizen energy concept,” proving that its impact goes far beyond energy production.

 

Read Mathilde Le Petitcorps’ article in Ouest France

Last week, Anne-Laure Camilotto shared ALTEV’s vision on historical building reuse. Preserving while modernizing gives new life to heritage while honoring its story.

 

By understanding a building’s role in its neighborhood and era, we can guide its transformation and ensure its relevance into the future. 🌍

 

Listen to Episode 3 of ALTEV NATIVE

On October 8, don’t miss the 5th edition of the Seine Axis Summit, organized by Le Journal du Grand Paris at Comet Bourse in Paris. Annabelle Ledoux will moderate the conference “Developing the Seine Axis.”

 

📅 When? October 8, 2024

📍 Where? Comet Bourse, Paris 2nd

 

🕒 2:10–3:20 PM | Topics:

 

– Social acceptance of major projects & civil society’s role, with:

🔹 Sandrine Samson (HAROPA PORT)

🔹 Luc Blanchard (France Nature Environnement IDF)

🔹 Bernard Landau (La Seine n’est pas à vendre)

🔹 Aymeric Cotrel (RTE Normandy)

 

– Towards the Seine and beyond, with:

🔹 Stéphane Bousquet (Voies navigables de France)

🔹 Estelle Bomberger-Rivot (Mayor of Nogent-sur-Seine)

🔹 Didier Leandri (Seine-Escaut Alliance)

🔹 Olivier Jamey (SeinePort Union)

🔹 Isabelle Leriquier – Lajeunie (Paris Seine Normandie)

🔹 Romain Tempez (Symbi’Ose, NORIAP)

 

Join this exciting conversation on the future of a vital strategic region.

 

Full program and registration

Join us tomorrow at the BATIMAT trade fair for two conferences hosted by Annabelle Ledoux as part of the Architalks for BOOKSTORMING ARCHISTORM.

 

🗓 When? October 1st, starting at 3:30 p.m.

📍 Where? Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Hall 5.2 (Agora 5.2)

 

Conferences:

 

– The Mediterranean Example: Summer Comfort

 

⏰ 3:30 – 4:15 p.m.

 

With Enrico Frigerio (Architect, Frigerio Design Group, Italy), Jaafar Sijelmassi (Architect specialized in ecology and BIM, CEO of Sijelmassi & Partner, Morocco), Duygu Erten (Engineer/Architect and Economist, Turkey), Sonia Sanz (Senior Architect & Partner, Director of L35 Architects, Spain), and Amir Turki (Architect-Urban Planner, Chairman of UMAR, Tunisia).

 

🌍 International speakers will share climate-adapted solutions for Mediterranean regions.

 

– Renovation, Reuse, Recycling of Materials: International Feedback

 

⏰ 4:30 – 5:15 p.m.

 

With Bruno Gabbiani (Architect and Chairman of ALA Assoarchitetti, Italy), Andrea Tomasi and Alessia Tomasi (Architects and Co-owners of tomasi e associati – Studio d’architettura, Italy), Silvia Passoni (Lead Architect, BCBW, Delegate of the Brussels Chamber, CNOA, Order of Architects.be – Brussels-Capital and Walloon Brabant Council, Belgium), and Inès Dahmouni Mimita🌿 (Architect and Founder of MDArchitectes, Tunisia).

 

🌱 Discover inspiring practices around materials and building rehabilitation.

 

A must-attend event to discuss global challenges and local solutions!

 

Check out the full program

There’s much talk about a return to normal—first post-COVID, now post-Olympics. But what about business travel, especially within mainland France? Conquérir magazine dives into the topic, highlighting the strong performance of hotel investment driven by rising average room rates and the momentum of key players like EXTENDAM, a leading management firm for budget and midscale hospitality investments in Europe.

 

📖 Read the full market analysis in the latest issue of Conquérir

Last Thursday, the segment “On se décarbone” by Raphael Gerson (Le 5/7 hosted by Mathilde Munos on France Inter), showcased a real solution for the social acceptance of wind farms: citizen-led projects supported by Énergie Partagée.

 

It all began ten years ago with the Béganne wind farm in Brittany, funded and decided by over 1,000 local residents. Today, more than 500 similar initiatives exist across France: wind farms, solar plants, geothermal stations… Citizens and local governments co-manage governance and make key decisions, such as project locations.

 

Through Énergie Partagée, these projects allow citizens to invest in the energy transition close to home while creating local benefits—especially in job creation. The platform facilitates new projects by collecting community savings and guiding ideas through to commissioning.

 

💡 An inspiring model of democratic and local energy transition!

 

Listen to Raphaël Gerson’s segment on France Inter

This week, Adrien LONG takes you behind the scenes of urban rehabilitation. In episode 2 of ALTEV Native, he explains how his teams bring new life and purpose to existing buildings by adapting them to the current and future needs of their ecosystems 🌍.

 

An approach combining heritage preservation and technical innovation to rethink urban living.

 

🎧 Listen to this episode now

 

Tune in to episode two of ALTEV NATIVE

On November 28, join key players in hotel investment for exclusive discussions at the Hospitality Asset Forum. Jean-Marc Palhon, Chairman of EXTENDAM, will share his market outlook alongside executives from Montefiore Investment, AccorInvest, and Atream during a must-attend panel.

 

With more than 1,300 hotels and 200,000 keys across Europe under their management, these leaders will present their strategies in today’s economic and geopolitical context.

 

📅 Save the date: November 28 at the Grand Hôtel Intercontinental Paris

 

More info on Hospitality On

On September 13, the Grand Est region will inaugurate the solar farm at the Espace du Génie in Écrouves—a 11.87 MW project developed on a former military brownfield. This citizen-led initiative is a collaboration between SEM SIPEnR, Enercoop Nord-Est (ENErgic), Énergie Partagée, and the Terres Touloises Community of Municipalities (CC2T).

 

Why is it remarkable?

 

With shared governance and citizen funding, the project is a milestone for local energy transition while repurposing a disused military site. Labeled by Énergie Partagée, it exemplifies a strong commitment to renewable energy that respects both territory and people.

 

“As it is managed by local and social economy actors, this project enables the community to reclaim ownership of renewable energy production. It’s a virtuous initiative combining shared governance, ethical funding, local roots, and ecological responsibility,” says Erwan Boumard, Director of Énergie Partagée.

 

🔋 11.81 MW of renewable power, generating 13,000 MWh of green electricity annually—a big step forward thanks to citizen investment!

 

Read the full article in PV Magazine