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Paris Approves 17 Social Housing Units at Place des Vosges

City leaders cast the Hôtel de Fourcy conversion as a bid for social mix in the historic Marais.

Overview

  • The Conseil de Paris voted on 18 November to convert the city‑owned Hôtel de Fourcy into housing under a long lease with CDC Habitat social.
  • The rehabilitation is budgeted at €7.6 million, including €2.3 million in municipal subsidies, with façade restoration, insulation, compliance upgrades and district‑heating connection planned.
  • Officials say allocations will prioritize childcare assistants, waste collectors, nurses or auxiliaries, and women who have experienced violence.
  • Expected rents are projected between roughly €6.93 and €15.16 per square meter, well below local market levels reported around €31.
  • Right‑leaning councillors criticized the plan as costly or symbolic, while the municipal majority defended it as a deliberate step to rebalance where affordable homes exist in central Paris.