Our lifestyles are changing, so are our ways of working, thereby questioning the future of office or business districts such as La Défense. Local players, architects, developers and investors are thinking about it and are already involved in uses change. Among them Maud Caubet has just delivered Nouvelle Vague, a programme of housing, nursery and shops in the heart of Nanterre – La Défense. This project is completed by Origine, an nearby office programme with very high environmental performances, that will be delivered in March 2021.
While the hotel industry is experiencing the economic effects of the Covid-19 crisis in France, EXTENDAM had the same steady level of activity than in 2019. With 21 purchase operation in France, the private equity company has remained very active and is confident for the future. “Many continue to rely on the sector’s basics and are preparing for the recovery,” explains Christophe Palierse. This is the case of the management company EXTENDAM, which still intends to maintain its investment level for the sector in 2021.
Launched in September 2020, Le Booster du Réemploi already brings together more than thirty major project owners and decision-makers of the real estate sector. The Boosters want to change the building and real estate habits to pave the way for new practices by increasing the material reuse. Operating as a hub, Le Booster du Réemploi helps project owners to express their demand and connect it to offer players by making it visible and clear. The Boosters family is determined to grow and quickly transform the sector! Laetitia George and Cédric Borel initiated the project. They answer our questions.
One year after the onset of the health crisis, between hotels closures and historic fall in tourism, this round-table gives the opportunity to analyze real estate investor strategies in this asset class in the current context.
On January 29th, Business Immo receives hotel investment experts as Johanna Capoani, MRICS of SwissLife Asset Management, Jean-Marc Palhon, Chairman of EXTENDAM and Vanguelis Panayotis, CEO of MKG Consulting, to jointly answer this essential question for the sector.
In 2015, more than 6 billion tonnes of plastic waste were lying in landfills, in the wilderness or in the ocean. For Le Pavé®, current solutions for sorting and recycling plastic are only postponing the problem without offering a sustainable response.
This is why they have developed Le Pavé® in Pantin. Both polyvalent and with infinite creative potential, the materials are created in their workshop and are entirely made up from collected and locally transformed plastic waste. Le Pavé® offers innovative designs with varied applications: furniture, worktops, consoles… whiche are 100% made in France in a definitely circular economy!
The 19th EXTENDAM barometer brings good news! The month of October consolidated the recovery of the tourism industry, particularly in the Paris region. Driven by a return of international and business customers, Île-de-France region saw its activity increase by 12 points, with an occupancy rate of 65%.
The recovery is also confirmed in Europe, with an occupancy rate constantly increasing, going from 21% in April to 61% at the end of October 2021.
The barometer also reports an extension of the reservation window, which reaches now 6 days whereas it has long been confined to a trend of last minutes due to the uncertain sanitary context. Encouraging trends for the French hotel industry!