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Paris’ 10th arrondissement attracts buyers with a long-term view

April 19, 2018

Thirty years ago the area surrounding the Canal Saint Martin was on no one’s radar. But an influx of young...

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Mega real estate development outside Paris put on hold

April 9, 2018

The future of the 3.1 billion euro project, which is intended to be completed by the time of the Olympics in 2024, is in...

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Will Paris get its own garden bridge?

April 5, 2018

After London’s garden bridge plans collapsed in the face of public opposition, Paris might pinch the idea and get...

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Versailles Chapel has first renovation in 150 years

March 26, 2018

Work has begun to give the historic Royal Chapel of Versailles its first makeover since 1870. The mammoth job will be...

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The neighborhood of Montparnasse is going to change

March 23, 2018

The plan to bring the 9-hectare area into 2018 aims at repairing the “trauma of the urbanism of the 1970s” according to...

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Barbès-Rochechouart: Paris’ Last Gentrification Frontier?

March 15, 2018

Located just north of Gare du Nord and steps from the historic heights of Montmartre, Barbès-Rochechouart remains one of...

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Owners of religious buildings in France struggle to sell medieval properties

March 12, 2018

You’d think anyone with the cash would jump on the chance to buy a cut-price church. But the numerous costs involved and...

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Paris’ Belleville neighborhood in the 20th is a bargain for buy-to-lets and pied-a-terres

March 9, 2018

The neighborhood that straddles four arrondissements is turning heads for its rapid boboisation and piquing...

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Tiny Homes, Paris: A look inside the micro apartments of Paris

March 7, 2018

Of course, miniature properties are nothing new to Parisians. The top-floor chambre de bonnes can be as small as 7 m2...

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Rue des Martyrs in the 9th arrondissement to be pedestrianized

February 28, 2018

Work to turn the road, which is crammed with independent outlets and food mongers, into a pedestrian and bike-only...

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Coco Chanel’s favorite spots in Paris

February 8, 2018

Follow in the footsteps of the designer, socialite and entrepreneur who founded one of the world’s most...

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Saudi prince unmasked as buyer of the world’s most expensive home in Paris suburb

January 24, 2018

Located in between Marly-le-Roi and Versailles in the west of Paris, the Chateau Louis XIV was believed to be the most...

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