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In an op-ed, Matthias Navarro, co-founder of REDMAN, questions the way we build in the face of climate, economic, and social crises that are redefining our lives and cities.

“Building should not lock cities in place, but enable them to evolve, adapt, and withstand shocks.”

For him, we’ve spent too long designing spaces optimized to the point of absurdity, forgetting that a viable territory is, above all, “a livable, breathable, and inhabitable place.” Urban resilience isn’t something you declare — it’s something you build by embracing “diversity, reversibility, and intelligent use” rather than focusing solely on form and performance.

“Putting residents back at the center, allowing them to reclaim their environment, and structuring spaces for connection and solidarity” — that’s how we must envision tomorrow’s cities.

The goal isn’t to produce more, but “to produce better, and more mindfully,” by integrating the cycles of life and the actual needs of each territory.

For Matthias Navarro, “breaking away from the logic of acceleration and making room for unpredictability and the natural evolution of cities” is now essential.

📖 Read the full op-ed here

EXTENDAM has completed the sale of the Residence Inn Didot Montparnasse aparthotel, located at 94 rue Didot in Paris’s 14th arrondissement. The 82-key property was sold to its operator partner, SOHOMA, who is forming a new investment group and will continue managing the hotel to support its ongoing growth.

🙏 Thanks to Business Immo and Mehdi Touazi for the coverage!

👉 More information here

In France, nearly 400 citizen energy cooperatives produce local and participative renewable energy.

Driven by residents and local governments, these cooperatives enable shared governance and generate 2.5 times more local economic value than private projects.

Their development is still hindered by:
– Complex regulations
– Limited financing access
– Competition from large energy players

Yet these initiatives meet key energy transition challenges by involving citizens in energy production and benefits.

The Énergie Partagée label offers a rigorous framework for transparency and local economic impact. With over 360 labeled projects, it is becoming a national reference for structuring and accelerating citizen-led initiatives.

To fully unleash their potential, a more favorable regulatory environment and better support mechanisms are essential.

👉 Learn more here

An innovative, productive ecosystem is taking shape in Saint-Médard-en-Jalles, within the Galaxie 4 Economic Zone.

Supported by Bordeaux Métropole, the project was designed to support productive businesses, from artisans to manufacturers. It redefines industrial real estate by integrating modularity, shared services, and environmental performance.

As reported by Sud Ouest, the project — led by REDMAN and ESSENTIEL — reinvents workspace planning to meet the specific needs of local production stakeholders.

The current Call for Expressions of Interest (CEI) invites companies to co-design their future work environment.

⏳ Application deadline: March 28, 2025

Why join UP?

✔️ A strategic location at the heart of Bordeaux Métropole
✔️ Flexible spaces designed around business needs
✔️ A sustainable and collaborative approach promoting circular economy

🔗 More info here

After seven years of collaboration, REDMAN and MONEXT have delivered a new headquarters aligned with the ambitions and needs of a major payment processing company.

Designed to support both growth and new work habits, this building combines functionality, employee well-being, and environmental performance.

✔️ A flexible work environment
✔️ 6,200 sqm of optimized space for up to 560 employees
✔️ Wellness-oriented design: natural light, rest areas, fitness room
✔️ A sustainable approach: HQE Excellent certification, low-carbon concrete, energy efficiency

Full article available on Presse Agence

After multiple placements as a child, Ricardo Ribeiro created a farm to connect vulnerable youth with rescued animals through his organization: Plein Air & Pastoureau.

Offering Temporary Educational Care Services (SEAT), the project is located in the Massif de la Gardiole on a 4-hectare site where nature, learning, and autonomy come together to help young people rebuild their lives.

Based on testimony, care, and transmission, the initiative provides a vital moment of pause and connection — with nature, with others, and with oneself.

Congratulations to Ricardo Ribeiro for creating this meaningful program grounded in shared experience and recovery.

Learn more about Plein Air & Pastoureau

For private equity investors, expertise and discernment are essential in today’s climate of economic uncertainty and slow growth. Hospitality continues to stand out as a resilient asset class, but it is increasingly critical to identify future growth drivers and anticipate challenges with clarity.

In an op-ed for Les Echos, Jean-Marc Palhon, Chairman of EXTENDAM, shares his analysis of current trends and investment opportunities in the hotel sector.

Read the full op-ed by Jean-Marc Palhon

The three partners have acquired a vacant urban site on Rue de Meaux in Paris’s 19th arrondissement to develop a residential program aligned with the neighborhood’s needs.

This adds to their portfolio of four Paris buildings acquired together in December 2024.

Located near Buttes-Chaumont Park and Laumière metro station, the former residential building will be replaced by a new wood-constructed project that meets RE2020 energy standards. It will offer 17 apartments (T2 to T4) and a ground-floor retail space.

This acquisition is part of a joint venture between REDMAN and Omnes Capital aimed at rehabilitating buildings in high-demand urban areas to accelerate energy transition and reduce carbon emissions.

Led with Delphine Thiant Architecture, the project exemplifies a bold ambition: reimagining Paris’s housing stock with sustainability and local impact at its core.

Learn more here

In France, 88% of venture capital goes to companies founded exclusively by men. To fight this structural inequality, Tatiana Jama, Céline Lazorthes, and Valentine de Lasteyrie co-founded SISTA in 2018 — a collective working to bring more diversity into the digital economy.

Since then, SISTA has reshaped the ecosystem by:

✔️ Publishing an annual barometer to highlight inequalities and offer actionable solutions
✔️ Creating a commitment charter signed by 150+ investment funds aiming to have 25% of funded companies founded or co-founded by women by 2025
✔️ Launching SISTAFUND, the first investment fund dedicated to women-led startups — receiving over 2,000 applications annually and investing in 9 companies so far

💡 “Fundraising has historically been designed by and for men. It’s time to change the rules of the game”
Full interview with Tatiana Jama here

In Paris’s 12th arrondissement, at the foot of Sorbonne Nouvelle, the small iconic tower formerly occupied by France’s National Forestry Office (ONF) for over 50 years is beginning a new life!

After two years of renovation, the newly renamed Racine blends heritage with renewal, creating a new silhouette on the city’s skyline.

Respecting its past, the building retains its distinctive slim profile. A new extension wraps like a scarf around two reclaimed underground parking lots, turned into luminous patios.

Its rooftop — crowned with a greenhouse made of glass and wood — will be dedicated to urban farming, offering panoramic views of Paris and standing as a new urban beacon.

A project that combines:

✔️ The poetry of a new landmark in eastern Paris
✔️ Maximum flexibility and reversibility, allowing for future conversion into offices, housing, cultural or sports spaces
✔️ Strong environmental commitment: preservation, reuse, bioclimatic design, and urban nature — from the green roof (175 sqm) to the rooftop farm and first-floor gardens

🖇️ Discover the project in the Tema.archi video report by Temaprod