A reinvented building in the heart of Passy

Passy, the village inside the 16th

Passy has kept the feel of a village within Paris. Its main street is lined with bakeries, cheese shops, florists and well-known boutiques, and the neighbourhood lives to the rhythm of its cafés, markets and schools. The Trocadéro and its view of the Eiffel Tower are a few minutes away on foot, as are the Seine, the Parc de Passy and the Jardin du Ranelagh, with the Bois de Boulogne close by for weekends.

It is also one of the best-connected parts of the 16th: metro line 6 is 250 metres away, line 9 600 metres and the RER C 650 metres, which puts the Champs-Élysées, the Left Bank and the business districts within easy reach. Crèches, primary schools, collèges and some of the most sought-after lycées in Paris are all in the neighbourhood.

An existing building, transformed rather than demolished

The project keeps the structure of an existing building and gives it a completely new life. Planted courtyards in open ground and green roofs bring a real garden atmosphere into the heart of the block. New upper floors are built in timber, the façades are finished in hemp concrete and lime render, and the wooden windows are shaded by awnings in a warm, luminous red.

Light was the guiding principle: most apartments are dual-aspect or through-apartments, and almost all of them open onto a balcony, a terrace or a loggia. The entrance halls and landings have been designed by an interior architect, and the residence also includes a shared rooftop.

The apartments available

Two apartments are currently available. The first is a four-room apartment of 95 m² on the second floor, dual-aspect south and north, with a 9 m² outdoor space. The second is a three-room apartment of 80 m² on the fourth floor. Two further apartments, including a five-room home of 166 m² on the sixth floor with 54 m² of outdoor space, are under option and open to a waiting list.

A note from Sébastien Salin

New-build in the 16th is rare, and in Passy it is almost unheard of. For a buyer based abroad, it brings real advantages: notary fees of around 2.5–3% instead of 8.5–9%, a ten-year builder’s guarantee, a modern energy performance — which matters more and more, as poorly rated homes are progressively barred from the rental market in France — and payments staged as construction progresses rather than in one go. A few honest points: views of the Eiffel Tower begin from the fifth floor, so the two available apartments, on the second and fourth floors, do not have them; the three-room apartment faces north-east and has no outdoor space; there is no private parking; and delivery is planned for the end of 2028. I will send you the exact plans for each apartment.