It’s not the big day crowd. At the bottom of the spectacular nave of the Saint-Denis cinema city (Seine-Saint-Denis), whose glass roof amplifies the summer heat, the first operation to market accommodation in the Olympic village began on Saturday June 24. A “Great event”, praise the panels. At the start of the afternoon, only four potential buyers, poring over architect’s plans, are discussing with sales representatives. “You don’t buy an apartment like you buy a TV or a pair of shoes”says Cyril Despres, territorial director at Vinci Immobilier.
The group is one of the promoters selected for the construction of the “village”, built astride the municipalities of Saint-Denis, Saint-Ouen and L’Ile-Saint-Denis, to accommodate the athletes during the Olympic and Paralympic Games. of 2024. After the competition, these accommodations are intended to be transformed into classic apartments – and some into offices. This Saturday, Vinci is already selling a first tranche of 174 apartments (which should be delivered in mid-2025), in a residence with a view of the Seine, located not far from the Cité du Cinéma.
A young couple, Noura El Harakat and Djibril Guindo, are thinking of buying to make a rental investment. “The argument that convinced us the most is that the Ministry of the Interior is going to set up offices right next door. This will be an asset to reassure tenants, given the reputation of Saint-Denis”explains Noura, who lives there. “It would be nice to recover the accommodation of an Olympic championadds Djibril. But the main thing is what will become of this district: modern, with lots of plants, shops, it will attract a new population. The potential seems enormous and it’s cheaper than Paris or Saint-Ouen next door.”.
Carbon-free wood and concrete
One of the main advantages of these accommodations lies in their low-carbon environmental quality. To meet the specifications, the builders made extensive use of wood, for the structure, the planks, the framework of the facade, and carbon-free concrete. The apartments are not air-conditioned, to the chagrin of some sports federations – the Olympic Games being scheduled in the middle of summer, a period conducive to heat waves. However, they were designed with the ambition to cope with the climate of 2050, thanks to exterior insulation, airtightness of the facade and reversible floors (heating in winter, cooling in summer thanks to hot or cold water circulation).
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