The third administrative district of Lyon, founded in 1970, is currently under reconstruction. Occupying an area of 1,000,000 square meters and providing work for 45,000 people, the Part-Dieu is the second largest business center in France. Renewal of the district should strengthen this achievement by creating an additional 650,000 sq.m. of office space. By 2020, six skyscrapers will be built there, ie, in fact, one skyscraper every year! It is reported by the ee24.com portal referring to the French media.
Oxygen tower was built in 2010. It is planned that the skyscraper Incity will be delivered in 2015 with the Via Garibaldi and the Cours Lafayette. The height of the tower Incity will be 200 meters, 42,000 sq.m. of area, and there will be 2,700 jobs. The tower will be built according to ecological standards: 95% of offices will be illuminated by the daylight.
The area around the skyscrapers in the Part-Dieu will be completely rebuilt. A group of architects is working to replace sidewalks, tunnels and bridges built in the 1970s. The restructuring is to make the area more suitable for pedestrians. Most stores will become more accessible, and the metro station "Part-Dieu" will be significantly upgraded .
Despite the fact that this area of Lyon is a business district, there are also residential areas. In addition to the 3,500 apartments available at the moment, it is planned to add 2,500 in the next 10-15 years. Social as well as luxury housing will be constructed in the area. People who can not afford housing in other areas of Lyon, where average prices are €4,000 per sq.m., will be able to settle there.
In the Part-Dieu apartments in older homes are worth an average of €3,000 per sq.m. Prices are maintained at a lower level than in the center of the city thanks to government social programs.