Bouygues Immobilier Selected to Develop the Charenton-Bercy Site
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PRESS RELEASE Bouygues Immobilier Créateur de mieux vivre selected to develop the Charenton-Bercy site Paris, 12 March 2018 — On 15 February, UrbanEra, the “Bouygues Immobilier is proud to have won this call for bids, the result of 15 months of work Major Urban Projects division of Bouygues Immobilier carried out with a group of partners (urban specialised in designing and developing sustainable planners, architects, design offices, start-ups, mixed-use neighbourhoods, was selected to etc.), which was recognised for its ambitious and balanced blend of metropolitan dynamism develop the Charenton-Bercy project through the and quality of life” call for bids called “Inventons la Métropole du Grand Emmanuel Desmaizieres, Paris” (“Inventing the Grand Paris Metropolitan Area”), CEO of UrbanEra organised by the Métropole du Grand Paris, the Ile-de-France regional prefecture and the Société du Grand Paris. Presentation of the project A new neighbourhood that to virtual worlds, the new Charenton-Bercy is more open and connected neighbourhood ties the east side of Grand Covering almost 12 hectares in the territory Paris into the metropolitan dynamic. When of Charenton-le-Pont situated on the doorstep all is complete, the project may attract of Paris, the Charenton-Bercy development is some 15,000 jobs among future talents in the a massive project. Currently closed in by the creative industry of video games, 3D animation, ring road, A4 motorway, railways and the Seine, special effects, medical imaging and more. the project will reveal all the potential of this UrbanEra, in partnership with Le Grand Réservoir, territory by mending the current urban fractures, a major player in innovation and practices notably by creating new connections, restoring in commercial property, will bring together the connections to the Bois de Vincennes leading French and multinational companies and the Seine (with a bridge over the railways…) to embody this Cluster. and giving Charenton a proper seat within the metropolitan area. New spaces and services for better living Several emblematic architectural projects, Creating a new regional dynamic visible from Paris and the ring road, will emerge The product of seamless collaboration between inside this new neighbourhood: a 180-metre the urban planning and architecture agencies tall green tower — a stunning example of Ateliers 2/3/4 and SOM, the project will enable sustainable development — planned to house Charenton to boost its economic, urban, a hotel and residences alongside 5,000 m2 of residential and cultural appeal across 360,000 m2, hanging gardens, as well as a new mixed-use by responding to the major challenges outlined building on the current site of the Bercy 2 shopping by the City in terms of enhancing quality of life for centre. The urban project will also promote a residents. The mixed-use programme comprises friendly environment and social ties by featuring 115,000 m2 reserved for residential development new public spaces, including 3.6 hectares (about 1,000 homes and specialised residences), of green space, and roads to reconnect the 167,000 m2 of office space, 43,000 m2 of retail and enclaved neighbourhood to the surrounding entertainment (hypermarket and aquatic centre) towns of Vincennes, Charenton and Bercy. and 6,000 m2 of public facilities (schools, crèche). The first phases of the urban development A new cluster dedicated to virtual worlds project are scheduled to start in 2021. on the east side of Grand Paris A consultation process with residents By creating an economic hub dedicated is now underway. PRESS RELEASE Créateur de mieux vivre SOM, Ateliers 2/3/4/ et AREP © About UrbanEra Press contact Created in 2011, UrbanEra takes a visionary and pragmatic approach Contact on site to assisting municipalities with their urban projects and helping them Dominique Ruffat design mixed-use, adaptable, economical and smart cities that 06 18 45 15 38 enhance quality of life and well-being for all. UrbanEra offers global and [email protected] “tailored” responses for developing a new generation of neighbourhoods. From the initial diagnostics to coordinating operations, UrbanEra aims Bouygues Immobilier to optimise every aspect of the sustainable neighbourhood through Communications Department an innovative approach in every field, while keeping people central to Valérie Petitbon the process and enabling residents to play a strong role in projects. [email protected] Guillaume de la Broïse [email protected] 01 55 38 26 09 About Bouygues Immobilier Bouygues Immobilier is a leading private property developer in France and Europe, with 1,908 employees at 31 December 2017 and sales of € 2,712 million in 2017. With 39 branches in France and four outside France, Bouygues Immobilier has nearly 60 years’ experience in developing residential, corporate and commercial projects in more than 250 towns and cities. Bouygues Immobilier has a strong commitment to innovation and sustainable development and therefore seeks to provide better quality of life over the long term for all its customers by making their experience of the buying process and the use they make of the living spaces and services created for them as pleasant as possible. 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