Overview
- The plan would convert the partly protected 1608 hôtel de Fourcy into 17 regulated flats and four street-level shops via a long-term emphyteutic lease with CDC Habitat.
- City Hall budgeted a €2.3 million subsidy in its 2025 investment plan, with full restoration covering façades, joinery, roofs, structural reinforcement, and compliance upgrades.
- Housing deputy Jacques Baudrier says the majority has the votes and expects approval at next week’s Conseil de Paris session.
- Opposition figure Aurélien Véron, from Rachida Dati’s group, calls the scheme a costly publicity move and urges focusing funds on renovating existing social housing.
- Critics cite a prior €48 million outlay for 23 flats on avenue George V and argue municipal preemptions shrink private rentals and hasten middle-class flight.