New buildings, prices, rentals, purchasing power, and commerce are central to real estate news in Lyon. The Olympic and Paralympic village for the ice sports of the Alps 2030 Games will be constructed on the site of the Saulaie, in Oullins-Pierre-Bénite, according to Lyon Metropolis. The project will be carried out by the consortium of developers Demathieu Bard Immobilier and Sogeprom, with architects Leclercq Associés and TVK. The consultation evaluated the project based on strict criteria, including legal and operational solidity, calendar security, urban and landscape quality, territorial anchoring, and environmental ambitions.
In Paris, a dozen mayors, including Grégory Doucet, mayor of Lyon, Cédric Van Styvendael, mayor of Villeurbanne, and Emmanuel Grégoire, mayor of Paris, requested the government to continue, extend, and strengthen rent control, whose experiment ends in November. In Lyon, the measure is also threatened by the president of the Metropolis, Véronique Sarselli, who wants to abolish it. The government, through the Housing Minister Vincent Jeanbrun, had announced its opposition to its generalization in its current form.
Following a court decision ordering the eviction of 280 people, including 70 children, from a building on Place de Milan (Lyon 3rd), the Socialist and Place Publique group requested the president of the Metropolis, Véronique Sarselli, to ensure no evictions occur without a housing solution. The Metropolis had initiated the procedure citing fire and health risks related to the building, a reason upheld by the judiciary.
The Lyon-based startup Promy, presented as "the Wikipedia of real estate and land," was placed in judicial liquidation by the Lyon Economic Activities Court after a judicial restructuring at the end of 2025. Founded by Romain Solenne, it counted Sébastien Chabal, a 5% shareholder, among its emblematic figures. Its initial public offering plan to raise 8 million euros, announced at the end of 2023, never materialized.
DCB International, chaired by Didier Caudard-Breille, will launch Green Steel in Villeurbanne: a mixed-use building of 15,000 m² in R+4 (35% activity), designed in peigne by architect Patrick Miton. The sales and rental marketing is entrusted to BNP Paribas Real Estate, CBRE, JLL, and Valoris. The demolition permit has been obtained, but the construction site (24 months) will only start after the signing of the first buyers.
Rillieux-la-Pape was awarded the Development Award in the "Productive City" category by the National Union of Developers on September 2, for the redevelopment of the former military site of Ostérode by developer D2P. In the long term, 34,000 m² will be dedicated to economic activities with the installation of several companies. 1,000 jobs, 250 housing units, 550 residents, a hotel, and several leisure offers will also occupy the site.
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