Dubbed Ugliest Paris Building, Tour Montparnasse Renovation Put on Hold
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Co-owners have rejected an 800 million euro renovation project for the Tour Montparnasse in Paris.
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- The planned 800 million euro renovation of the Tour Montparnasse in Paris has been rejected by the building's co-owners.
- The project aimed to transform the 59-storey office building into a modern glass tower with shops, hotels, and a rooftop garden.
- Co-owners voted against the first phase of the plan, which was scheduled to begin before the existing building permit expires in November.
- Stakeholders now face the possibility of a smaller-scale renovation focused primarily on asbestos removal.
What to watch next
- Possibility of a less ambitious renovation project involving asbestos removal.
- Meeting between co-owners, financial partners, and public authorities to discuss alternative solutions.
- Expiration of the current building permit at the end of November.
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Xavier Niel
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“We would like all the co-owners, financial partners, and public authorities to meet soon to examine all the solutions to transform the Montparnasse Tower,”
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…project between the co-owners, who include French investment funds and insurers, as well as concerns over the cost. A far-less ambitious renovation project notably including asbestos removal may now be on the cards. “ We would like all the co-owners, financial partners, and public authorities to meet soon to examine all the solutions to transform the Montparnasse Tower, ” four co-owners who still want a renovation, including the tycoon Xavier Niel, said in a joint statement. Philippe Goujon, the right-wing mayor of Paris’s 15th district where the tower is located, urged reason.…
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NamedFrance · Tour Montparnasse · AFP · Le Parisien · Philippe Goujon · TF1 · Xavier Niel
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