The future of the Montparnasse Tower, Paris's tallest building, is evolving after the collapse of a major 800 million euro renovation project. The building's new syndical council, composed of co-owners, has met for the first time since the project's failure. They now favor a more practical and less costly plan than the one that was originally proposed. This new governance structure is also expected to help avoid future conflicts among the co-owners. Philippe Goujon, the LR mayor of the 15th arrondissement of Paris, expressed his disappointment over the reversal. He noted that the project had been under development for 10 years and had been considered a significant undertaking. Goujon is particularly upset because the co-owners of the Montparnasse Tower—often called "the ugliest in Paris"—voted to abandon the costly renovation plan. Some local administrations that had previously supported the initial project are still trying to understand how it came to be abandoned. A senior official noted that while there were concerns, the expectation was that the renovation would begin in September. However, the project has now been officially abandoned, and the point of no return was reached on September 23 during a dramatic general meeting. The co-owners overwhelmingly rejected the original plan at that meeting. During the same meeting, businessman Xavier Niel, who is a major co-owner of the Montparnasse Tower, proposed an alternative plan. The new proposal is expected to be more feasible and less expensive, and the co-owners are now focusing on implementing this new strategy. The new governance structure aims to ensure smoother decision-making and prevent the kind of conflict that led to the previous project's failure.