Foncière des Régions won the REIT award (Trophée des SIIC in

PRESS RELEASE
Paris, 26 November 2014
Foncière des Régions won the REIT award (Trophée des SIIC in
French) in the “City & Future” category for its renovation of the VélizyMeudon complex
This award recognises “New Vélizy”, its flagship project for 2014
On 25 November, during the REIT award ceremony organised by the French federation of
property companies (FSIF), Foncière des Régions won an award in the “City & Future” category
for its New Vélizy project, and more generally for its renovation of the Vélizy-Meudon complex.
Vélizy-Meudon, a major complex with many benefits
Ideally located and connected to Paris, the Vélizy-Meudon complex is a lifestyle and professional
space popular with major users, as it currently groups together nearly 1,500 companies and some
50,000 employees. The complex combines economic performance, services, public facilities and
green spaces. In addition, the T6 tram line has improved its accessibility.
Foncière des Régions, rebuilding the city in the city
Present and active in the municipalities of Vélizy-Villacoublay and Meudon since 2003, Foncière
des Régions has implemented a strategy aimed at developing turnkey campuses for major users
on this site. In this regard, key projects carried out by Foncière des Régions include Dassault
Systèmes Campus (2008), Eiffage Construction (2011) and Eiffage Campus (2015), in addition to
the more recent New Vélizy project – the campus for the Thales Group, which was delivered at
the end of October. By the end of 2015, and since 2003, over 150,000 m² have been built or
rebuilt in the course of these projects.
Crédit Agricole Assurances, our long-standing investment partner, has been helping Foncière des
Régions for several years with the development of this major business district.
Foncière des Régions is continuing its strategy with “Opale” and “Canopée”
Foncière des Régions is already working on the next stage of the site renovation with two
innovative projects:
- Opale, a 30,000 m² property designed by Valode & Pistre as an emblematic building at
the forefront of the Vélizy-Meudon complex
- Canopée, a 30,000-50,000 m² campus designed by Jacques Ferrier Architectures,
spans three wings that are interconnected through a canopy where services and
reception areas can be found.
With the imminent arrival of the T6 tram line and the development of the Paris-Saclay complex,
Vélizy-Meudon will consolidate its position as the second-largest commercial complex in the Paris
region. Future synergies with this high-end complex offer new avenues for development open to
Vélizy-Meudon and to the current and future corporate tenants on this site.
The pre-letting of these projects has been entrusted to BNP Paribas, CBRE and JLL.
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“Our work on this major complex for more than ten years is a perfect illustration of what Foncière
des Régions stands for. We are guided in our daily work by the quest to match a high-quality real
estate project with companies’ expectations and the ambitions of a specific region. In our opinion,
meeting these three conditions is key to a project becoming a shared and lasting success. New
Vélizy embodies this ambition, which we will continue working towards with the Opale and
Canopée projects”, said Olivier Estève, deputy general manager of Foncière des Régions.
Read the press release on the grand opening of New Vélizy
Watch a film presenting the New Vélizy project
Contacts
Press Relations
Géraldine Lemoine
Tel : + 33 (0)1 58 97 51 00
[email protected]
Investor Relations
Paul Arkwright
Tel : + 33 (0)1 58 97 51 85
[email protected]
Foncière des Régions, real estate partner
As a key player in real estate, Foncière des Régions has built its growth and its portfolio on the
key and characteristic value of partnership. With a total portfolio valued at €16Bn (€10Bn in group
share), located in the high-growth markets of France, Germany and Italy, Foncière des Régions is
now the recognised partner of companies and territories which it supports with their real estate
strategies with a twofold: adding value to existing urban property and designing buildings for the
future.
Foncière des Régions mainly works alongside Key Accounts (Suez Environnement, Thales,
Dassault Systèmes, Orange, EDF, IBM, and Eiffage, etc.) in the Offices market as well as being a
pioneering and astute operator in the two other profitable sectors of Residential market in
Germany and Hotels in Europe.
Foncière des Régions shares are listed in the Euronext Paris A compartment (FR0000064578 FDR), are admitted for trading on the SRD, and are included in the composition of the MSCI, SBF
120, Euronext IEIF “SIIC France” and CAC Mid100 indices, in the “EPRA” and “GPR 250”
benchmark European real estate indices, and in the FTSE4 Good, DJSI World and NYSE
Euronext Vigeo (World 120, Eurozone 120, Europe 120 et France 20) ethics indices.
Foncière des Régions is rated BBB-/Stable by Standard and Poor’s.
www.en.foncieredesregions.fr
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Images of Foncière des Régions projects
Canopée – © ArtefactoryLab / JFA
Opale - © ArtefactoryLab / Valode & Pistre
New Vélizy - © O. Ouadah – Quadri Fiore
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