The urgent need to change the way we consume, travel, and live means that we must change our vision of the city of tomorrow, and therefore also our vision of real estate. This futuristic but nonetheless engaged vision touches on the redevelopment and regreening of urban spaces, using renewable energies and re-using materials, redrawing the map of transportation and real estate investment...All of which will contribute to creating a new type of urban environment. Welcome to Real Catch Up!
Real estate has the ability to bring together the daily existence of cities and their residents. It is involved in every sphere of life, public or private, and reflects certain personal, professional, or strategic notions. Moreover, the whole sector has the ability, and a duty, to take action to promote a positive and respectful community spirit with the will to preserve our resources. This shapes the way we see and inhabit the city.
With the Real Catch Up podcast, BNP Paribas Real Estate looks ahead to the face of the real estate sector of tomorrow and beyond. It questions the major trends that are shaping the city through the inspiring accounts of players from different backgrounds, and takes us to the heart of the transformations of urban spaces and the experiences and investments that are related to them.
This immersive podcast presents an unprecedented approach to the real estate sector, discussing its implications and plans. This podcast talks about how the players in the sector design real estate projects, re-think the use of space, and find alternative ways to re-use materials. The impact of our personal and global actions and their consequences for biodiversity, carbon impact, and mobility are also discussed, Real Catch Up promotes awareness concerning our investment choices, whilst also delivering a few tips about future opportunities.
This series deconstructs the real estate sector, leaving us with a fresh vision of this and the city we want to inhabit in the future, for which every one of our actions counts.
I think our cities will have to change and continue to evolve by allowing for various challenges, but also by developing infrastructure projects and withdrawing as many non-electric vehicles as possible from the market. What we are seeing in Paris is very impressive – but not without controversy – especially with the pedestrianisation of streets, the increased number of cycle paths, the development of public transit, etc. That's what we need to do in all major cities.
Today's investors are fully aware that you need to think about the concept of the life cycle of the square metre and fight against planned obsolescence, just as they do in the distribution and consumer sectors. This also applies to our Property Development business. The more we produce square metres that will be able to adapt to future developments, the more valuable they will be.
When converting or reconfiguring an existing building, we must do it appropriately and in a targeted, well thought-out manner. It could therefore involve a renovation or a complete rehabilitation. The aim is to breathe new life into a historic building that we want to preserve, whether it is architecturally impressive or visually stunning.
