Timeline of the project
2011
Response to the invitation for tenders from the City of Paris Authorities by Ateliers Jean Nouvel
2014
Filing of the building permit request
September 2015
Building permit granted
March 2017
Signing of the lease and acquisition of the land
Beginning of April 2017
Start of construction work
May 18, 2017
Groundbreaking ceremony at the Duo Towers site
The symbolic groundbreaking ceremony was led by Bill Tresham, Chairman of Ivanhoé Cambridge, in the presence of the Ivanhoé Cambridge Europe team, Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris, Jérôme Coumet, Mayor of the 13th arrondissement and Chairman of SEMAPA, Laurent Mignon then CEO of Natixis, and Jean Nouvel, architect of the project.
2018
End of the construction of the shared underground infrastructure with the 9 levels of car parks and technical premises
March 30, 2021
Tree planting on the 36th and 38th floors of the East Tower
June 1, 2021
Installation of photovoltaic panels
June 13, 2021
Installation of the green wall
December 17, 2021
Delivery of the towers and presentation of the keys to Groupe BPCE
Beginning of January 2022
Start of the interior design
March 24, 2022
The Groupe BPCE sign is installed on the East Tower
June 7, 2022
Arrival of the first teams in the towers
September 21, 2022
Official opening of the BPCE Towers