Marseille: 6ᵉ Sens buys Newdelec from Orange
One after the decision toOrange to abandon its fallow site on boulevard Nédelec, in the Saint-Charles station district, in the heart of the eponymous ZAC of Euroméditerranée, the incumbent operator has just sold it to the Lyon group 6e Meaning Real Estate. The latter therefore acquired this site which occupies an area of approximately 2,500 m2 nestled at the corner of Antoine Zattara and Frédéric Ozanam streets (1uh), just below the TGV station. The transaction amount was not sent.
6e Meaning to take over Newdelec, the name of the project instigated by Orange in 2019. At the time, the telecom operator planned to regroup its Marseille teams in the restructured premises of its Saint-Charles site (11,500 m2 of floor area). In the fall of 2021, the management of Orange finally decided to abandon its project in the city center to install its troops further north, on its Saint-Maura site (3e), near the Free Docks.
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6e Sens who kept the Marseille agency CCD architectureat the helm of the Newdelec Orange version project, account develop a set of 13,200 m2 in R+7 offering office space, a coworking space and a school. ” The building will offer spectacular views of the Mediterranean Sea and will offer its users a rooftoop of approximately 200 m2 as well as a terrace of about 100 m2 in R+6 “Said the Lyon group in a press release.
Delivery in September 2025 from Newdelec
The operation, whose delivery is announced for September 2025, will aim new energy performance standards implemented by the new RE 2020 regulations, thanks in particular to its connection to the thalassothermy Massileo deployed by Dalkia Smart Building (EDF group) within the scope of Euroméditerranée. This energy from the sea will reduce the building’s CO2 consumption by around 80%. And it will cause the program to display HQE Excellent, Bepos E3 C1 and Wirescored Gold certifications. To manage this major renovation project, 6e Sens will be supported by the AIA agency, in charge of the execution project management. Finally, for the marketing of the premises which will be offered for rental (price: 245 euros excluding VAT HC/m2/year), the Lyon operator has appointed a co-exclusive mandate to the companies CBRE and NCT.
The Orange project had its green light
Orange had obtained a permit for its Newdelec project in 2019. After the demolition of part of the old premises which housed offices and technical services (7,343 m2 of floor area), it was planned to erect a brand new tertiary complex of 13,928 m2 designed by the CCD Architecture agency.
The construction of this new flagship promised to be quite complex: the building located on Ozanam Street was destined for demolition; the neighboring L-shaped building which marks the corner of rue Zattara and boulevard Nedélec was to be partially razed, only its facades being preserved; the old technical building which runs along rue Jules Ferry had to undergo a complete restructuring in order to accommodate offices and the operator’s process.