Le Mirabeau

Le Mirabeau
General information
StatusCompleted
Architectural styleModernist
Location1, Avenue Princesse Grace, Monte-Carlo, Monaco
Coordinates43°44′N 7°26′E / 43.74°N 7.43°E / 43.74; 7.43
Completed1973
OwnerDavid and Frederick Barclay
Technical details
Floor count26
Design and construction
DeveloperCaroli Group

Le Mirabeau is a high-rise building in Monaco. Formerly a luxury hotel, it is now a residential building.

Location

It is located at number 1 on the Avenue Princesse Grace in Monte-Carlo, Monaco.[1][2]

History

It was built by the Caroli Group with concrete in the modernist architectural style in 1973.[1][3] It is eighty-one metres high, with twenty-six storeys.[1] It is the twelfth-tallest building in Monaco.[4]

It was formerly a luxury hotel managed by Société des bains de mer de Monaco (SBM).[1][5] The owners were David and Frederick Barclay, through their holding company called Ellerman Investments.[6][7][8] It was home to La Coupole, a restaurant run by chef Didier Aniès, which received one star in the Michelin Guide.[5] In 2004, the building was renovated by architects Ivan Brico and Ange Pecoraro.[5] In December 2007, the hotel closed down.[1] In May 2008, 1,000 SBM employees stopped outside the former hotel during their demonstration to express their discontent at their allegedly poor working conditions.[9]

It was renovated by the construction firm J.B. Pastor & Fils from 2007 to 2010, and turned into a residential building.[2] A green wall was added.[10]

The Club des Résidents Etrangers de Monaco (CREM) is headquartered in this building.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Le Mirabeau, Emporis
  2. ^ a b J.B. Pastor & Fils Monaco: RÉSIDENCE LE MIRABEAU
  3. ^ "Groupe Caroli: Presentation". Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2015-05-23.
  4. ^ Monaco's tallest buildings - Top 20, Emporis
  5. ^ a b c Monte-Carlo SBM: History
  6. ^ Richard Fletcher, Barclay brothers hit by £2.2m loss at the Ritz, The Daily Telegraph, November 16, 2003
  7. ^ Paul Murphy, Jon Henley, A police state for the rich, The Guardian, December 4, 1999
  8. ^ Simon Clark, Erik Schatzker, Britain's Billionaire Barclay Twins Use Stealth to Amass Empire, Bloomberg, November 29, 2004
  9. ^ Monaco Manifestation : près de 1 000 salariés dans la rue hier, Nice-Matin, May 08, 2008
  10. ^ "Green Plus: Mur végétal Résidence le Mirabeau 350 m2 à Monaco". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-01-13.
  11. ^ Club des Résidents Etrangers de Monaco: Contact