Sourcing & structuring

Exceptional & complex assets

Châteaux and historic estates, prestige residences, hotel assets, strategic land and industrial turnaround assets: transactions that call for a combined asset, technical and financial reading.

Expertise built on the out-of-the-ordinary

ARV Conseil identifies, qualifies and structures assets that do not fit standard marketing channels, whether because of their size, their legal or technical complexity, or their heritage character. Each opportunity is presented with the depth of analysis expected by private, institutional and international buyers: condition of the asset, transformation potential, regulatory constraints and value-creation scenarios.

Particular attention is given to foreign investors and international family offices seeking landmark assets in France — châteaux, high-end residences and assets with strong hotel repositioning potential.

Asset types

Five asset classes

  • Châteaux, estates & character properties

    Heritage value enhancement, hotel or events conversion scenarios, and presentation tailored to an international clientele.

  • Prestige residences & private mansions

    Character homes, villas and high-end residential buildings, in France and in sought-after cross-border locations.

  • Hotel assets

    Independent hotels, franchised portfolios and estates under repositioning, valued on adjusted EBITDA and introduced to owners and operators.

  • Strategic land — data centres & energy

    Sites qualified for their grid connection, zoning or energy potential, for operators and developers.

  • Industrial, logistics & development land

    Brownfield sites, under-used assets and change-of-use projects — supporting the seller through to the final buyer.

Track record

A selection of completed and ongoing assignments

The opportunities below are anonymised — location, owner and address are never disclosed at this stage. They illustrate the nature and scale of the assignments handled by ARV Conseil. A full information pack is only released once the buyer has been qualified and, where appropriate, a non-disclosure agreement has been signed.

Châteaux, estates & character properties

Classified wine estate

18th-century estate with an active vineyard, hotel extension potential and an established visitor offer (accommodation, museum, reception venues).

≈ €37.7m
Area: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (south-east France)Size: 55 ha, including 32 ha classified Cru Classé

Historic château and estate

Historic architecture and generous volumes, suited to a hotel or events project or to a prestige private residence.

≈ €12.5m
Area: Île-de-France (Paris region)Size: 41 ha · 1,200 m² builtFurniture and artworks included

Prestige residences & private mansions

Private mansion built in 1882

Character residence over six levels in a sought-after Paris residential district, combining period charm with strong refurbishment potential.

≈ €6m
Area: Central ParisSize: 607 m² gross floor area

Prestige lakeside villa, Alps

Property with private lake access and panoramic views, eight bedrooms and large reception rooms opening onto the water.

≈ €8.8m
Area: French-Swiss borderSize: 900 m² living space · 7,277 m² plot

Restored manor house

19th-century residence in one hectare of landscaped grounds, with a separate outbuilding, in a private green setting close to Paris.

≈ €19.9m
Area: Western Paris regionSize: 826 m²

Seafront residential building

High-end residential building with direct sea views, roof terrace and underground garage, sold with vacant possession in a sought-after seaside location.

≈ €40m
Area: Mediterranean coastSize: 3,000 m²

Hotel assets

Hotel and serviced-residence complex

Established hotel-restaurant combined with a group of houses for short-term letting, next to a major Paris airport.

≈ €24m
Area: Île-de-France (Paris region)Capacity: 101 rooms + 50 houses

3★ hotel project, building permit cleared

Strategic city-centre location, building permit cleared of all appeals, integrated car park — a shovel-ready project.

≈ €12m
Area: Major city in south-west FranceCapacity: 93 rooms

Prestige hotel asset

Upscale hotel with strong performance (occupancy and average daily rate above market benchmarks) and an identified capex programme to increase returns.

≈ €30m
Area: Mediterranean coastOccupancy: 73% · EBITDAR 43%

Three-hotel portfolio

Portfolio next to an international airport, sold freehold together with the operating companies, giving the buyer full freedom to reposition.

≈ €130m
Area: Swiss border areaCapacity: 300+ rooms, including two 4★ and one 3★

Hotel conversion of a high-rise tower

Fully vacant high-rise building undergoing asbestos removal, with a permit for a multi-brand hotel operated under a firm 12-year contract. Estimated rent of €8m to €10m per year.

≈ €130m
Area: Inner Paris suburbsCapacity: 1,100 rooms

Strategic land — data centres & energy

Industrial land and buildings, 225 kV substation

Former industrial site next to a grid substation, with capacity confirmed by the network operator and prior approval from the local municipality.

≈ €7.5m
Area: Grand Est (north-east France)Size: 12.1 ha40 to 80 MW available

Land at a motorway exit

Buildable land in a business zone, suitable for a solar farm project, with direct access from a motorway junction.

≈ €2.5m
Area: Île-de-France (Paris region)Business zoning, solar use permitted

Former leisure site with strong land potential

Large site with substantial existing parking and direct access from a motorway junction — land bank for an energy or digital infrastructure conversion project.

≈ €12.5m
Area: Île-de-France (Paris region)Size: 2.4 ha

Further strategic sites are continuously qualified for solar developers and data centre operators — see the dedicated service.

Industrial, logistics & development land

Operating factory, 1930s building

Remarkable steel-frame building occupied by its long-standing operator — sold with the tenant in place, providing immediate yield and no letting risk at acquisition.

≈ €1.4m
Area: Hauts-de-France (northern France)Size: 6,900 m² built

Art Deco industrial site for conversion

Heritage riverside building with a reinforced structure suitable for urban logistics or a data centre; no soil contamination identified.

≈ €2.1m
Area: NormandySize: 11,850 m²

Former office site for redevelopment

Building formerly occupied by an industrial group, sold by its institutional owner, with a large underground car park.

≈ €46m
Area: Hauts-de-Seine (west of Paris)Size: 10,645 m² · 300 parking spaces

Mixed-use income and development site

Site divided into three complementary lots generating immediate rental income, with further development potential on the remaining land.

≈ €13m
Area: Hauts-de-Seine (west of Paris)Size: 2 haIncome ≈ €600k per year

Former institutional building for redevelopment

Former healthcare and social-care building in a town centre, with strong redevelopment potential driven by a new public transport link.

≈ €3.45m
Area: Seine-Saint-Denis (north-east of Paris)Size: 1,994 m²
Access to information: an anonymised teaser is available for each opportunity above upon qualified request. The full pack — location, seller's identity, technical and financial documents — is only released after signature of a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) appropriate to the sensitivity of the transaction.

Qualified demand

Active buyer mandates already on file

Beyond sale mandates, ARV Conseil follows a network of investors, property companies and operators with precise, regularly updated criteria. A qualified asset can therefore find a potential buyer before it even reaches the market.

Hotel property company

Seeking vacant hotels, hotels under restructuring or portfolios, from budget to upscale, 40 rooms minimum.

€5m to €50m — all of France

Logistics & industrial property company

Seeking let assets with a target yield of 8% or more.

From €10m — all of France

Hotel group

Seeking 1- to 3-star hotels, turnkey or to refurbish — minimum 35 rooms in Paris, 40 elsewhere in France.

Case by case — all of France

Residential property company

Seeking buildings with value-add potential, preferably west of Paris.

Up to €15m — Paris region

Generalist investor

Actively seeking all asset types: residential, hospitality, logistics, land, data centres, healthcare, châteaux.

Flexible budget — all of France

Retail property company

Seeking retail premises in Paris and the inner suburbs, let or vacant, with strong value-add potential.

Case by case — Paris / Paris region

Approach

From sourcing to introduction

Qualifying the asset, preparing an analysis pack, directly targeting relevant buyers — property companies, dealers, institutions, family offices, private investors — then supporting negotiations through to signing.

Discretion

Direct access, without unnecessary intermediaries

The firm's lean structure ensures responsiveness and complete discretion on often sensitive transactions, with direct access to the decision-maker rather than to a network of agencies.

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