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NUMEROUS BUILDING

PROJECTS…

Annonciade II: district soon to

be opened up

As the technical high-school and Charles III
secondary school prepare to make their departure,
the Annonciade district, dominated by the Odéon
Tower, will become residential.

The definitive plans remain to be Portier was abandoned due to the
arbitrated but it looks like the new financial crisis, the government
Annonciade district should include thought of designing a business
both state-owned and private district with the famous Odéon
housing, third party premises and Tower as a spearhead, as well
public facilities. “We are studying as two more tapered towers.
how to open up this site, which The deliberations evolved, in
is spread over some 11,000 m² particular with a reorganisation
in the de la Rousse area, near of the traffic system and the
the Odéon Tower,” says Séverine addition of city facilities likely to
Canis-Froidefond. In technical bring more overall appeal. Over
terms, this piece of land houses the border, the town of Beausoleil
21,000 m² of teaching premises for has started consultations on an
the Charles III secondary school ambitious plan for the Vallon de
and its 1,300 pupils, as well as the la Noix district. We will certainly
former technical high-school and be able to find compatibility
catering school. and complementarity with the
The land measures around 85 Annonciade plans, in terms of
metres by 130 metres. “This land both the project and the question
parcel is sliced in two due to of access management.
the presence of the avenue de Urban planning studies are
l’Annonciade in the middle. The two underway. Several blueprints
blocks of buildings on either side have been developed in terms
form a visual barrier, preventing the of programming, volumes and
creation of a pedestrian crossing accessibility. State-owned
and making for a canyon-like buildings are thus planned as
effect. The slope between the rue part of the National Housing Plan
Frolla and the chemin des Oeillets for Monégasques, in particular on
is around 10 metres,” remarks the the site of the current Charles III
DPUM Director. school in 2029, as is the creation
of a new fire station and barracks.
No mini La Défense This summer, the Municipal
Nevertheless, this district is not Council examined a new state
© Michael Alesi / Direction de la communication are taking place as to how to the level of the current villas Les
short on appeal and deliberations
property operation, located at
Lierres and Nathalie, at 19 and
increase its attractiveness. In
49 avenue de l’Annonciade. This
2009, former State Minister, Jean-
would make it possible to build
Paul Proust, had the idea to create
the Annonciade district. When the
as well as make improvements to
underground road traffic.
Tour Odéon a mini La Défense for Monaco in 58 to 60 state-owned residences,
initial land extension project at Le
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