AXA IM Alts has completed the sale of the 26,000m² Keiko tower office development in the Paris area, with completion set for 2023, to Macifimo, who changes its name and becomes Aéma REIM, part of Aéma Group which intends to establish its headquarters by 2024. This disposal culminates AXA IM Alts’ successful regeneration of the 40-acre Issy-les-Moulineaux site and follows the development and subsequent sale of 3 residential towers in 2018, as well as Aquarel tower, a 33,000m² office building in 2019. These buildings are home to a range of international businesses, and some Aéma Group’s entities will join the likes of other notable global companies in establishing its prominence in the district.
AXA IM Alts has developed the iconic building with a focus on people, wellbeing and sustainability. As such, Keiko tower will offer a range of high-quality services and amenities that reflect how people want to work in the future, including a range of amenities for occupiers, an auditorium, a business centre, a restaurant overlooking the Seine, and 750 sqm of terraces across multiple floors, with a rooftop terrace offering a unique 360-degree view of the city. Occupiers will also benefit from generous car and motorcycle parking facilities in the basement, alongside shower and changing facilities, while a c.300m² bike park will be built to encourage occupiers to travel to work in an eco-friendly and healthy way.
Spread across 14 storeys, the office has been inspired by ancestral Japanese notions of harmony, incorporating asymmetric glass plates across two wings to create an image reminiscent of the armour worn by the samurai. It will be developed by Sefri Cime, with the architecture designed by Loci Anima Architecture.
The site is located in Issy-les-Moulineaux, southwest of Paris, in the third-largest metropolitan district in the city. The area comprises a range of residential and social housing, retail, offices and a plethora of green spaces along the banks of the Seine. Overlooking the river, Keiko tower will offer easy access via a range of public transportation networks and sits adjacent to the Issy-Val de Seine train station. With trains to La Défense and Gare Montparnasse in just 20 minutes by train, the building is also accessible via the metro, bus and RER networks.
Germain Aunidas, Global Head of Development at AXA IM Alts said: “Following the successful completion and sale of our other two other developments in Issy-les-Moulineaux, we invested in Keiko tower in recognition that the role of the office has changed, with the workforce of the future now increasingly looking for spaces that prioritise well-being and collaboration, a trend that was emerging even before the pandemic but which has been further accelerated by shifts in working as a result of Covid-19. This disposal demonstrates the sustained appetite by occupiers for sustainable, well-designed offices in prime locations, and allows us to leverage our market-leading development expertise to crystallise the value generated for clients.”
