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Hotel group Maranatha buys 5 luxury hotels in Paris

August 24, 2015

Maranatha, a Marseille-based group founded in 2000 which owns 52 hotels in France ­— half of which are in Paris — has...

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16th century Marais mansion in central Paris features historic charm: original beams, stone walls and high ceilings

August 20, 2015

The property is access through a cobblestone portico leading to the inner courtyard. An elegant, historic, listed...

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Defense Ministry building in Paris’ 7th arrondissement may become social housing

August 18, 2015

The French ministry of defense is leaving its building in the 7th arrondissement to move into new headquarters in the...

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Grands-Augustins attic: Picasso’s Parisian studio saved from becoming a hotel suite

August 13, 2015

Perched at the top of the Hôtel de Savoie, at 7 rue des Grands-Augustins, Picasso’s studio has been the battleground of...

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La Barre Macdonald: Paris’ longest building welcomes its first inhabitants

August 7, 2015

Former Parisian warehouse located in the 19th arrondissement has delivered its first housing units....

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Reinventing Paris: competition finalists announced

July 29, 2015

Paris selects 75 finalists to create or renovate sites throughout the French capital as part of its urban design...

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Renovation of the Louvre post office building full speed ahead

July 9, 2015

An ambitious project to renovate the Louvre post office building includes big plans both inside and out....

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Paris Under the Strawberries

July 2, 2015

An innovative rooftop garden on Paris’ Galeries Lafayette is a fresh take on urban farming....

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Ambitious renovation of Paris’ iconic La Samaritaine gets the green light back

June 22, 2015

France’s highest administrative court reverses earlier rulings, finds that the proposed glass facade is sufficiently in...

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One in five homes in Paris are overcrowded, INSEE reports

June 11, 2015

Over twenty percent of homes in Paris are too small for the number of people living in them, according to new housing...

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Reaching for the sky: Paris inaugurates its first residential tower since the 1970s

June 9, 2015

Mayor Anne Hidalgo has inaugurated a 50m-high block tower, the first residential high-rise to be built in Paris since...

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Eagerly awaited, Les Halles renovation enters the homestretch

June 3, 2015

A short walk north of the Seine in the heart of Paris, the Les Halles neighborhood is home to 7000 residents and over...

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