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I assist investors, real estate companies, developers, operators, and public stakeholders in making informed decisions for their real estate and urban projects.
My role is to help you gain clarity before committing capital by rapidly analyzing feasibility, relevant uses, regulatory constraints, economic models, and long-term value creation levers.
My interventions include:
> Real estate or urban feasibility studies (new construction, rehabilitation/transformation with change of use challenges),
> Asset or portfolio repositioning missions,
the definition of mixed-use or managed real estate programs,
> Creation of business units, startups, spin-offs offering a new operating concept or the deployment of managed real estate portfolios at scale,
> Creation of new investment strategies,
the alignment between uses, operations, environmental impact, and financial logic.
My approach is deliberately pragmatic and operational: starting from the ground, real-world uses, and constraints (regulatory, economic, social).
I am particularly useful for:
> complex or sensitive projects,
obsolete assets requiring requalification,
early-stage phases requiring senior, rapid, and structuring input,
short-term missions or long-term strategic support.
French
Native or bilingual
English
Native or bilingual
Can work on-site
Paris (up to 50km)
Experience
- CuriosityFounderREAL ESTATEJanuary 2024 - Today (2 years and 5 months)
- Designed and repositioned complex real estate and urban projects across residential, coliving, BTR, mixed-use and hybrid assets
- Led early-stage project definition: usage scenarios, program mix, feasibility logic and long-term value hypotheses
- Structured operating and business models (PropCo / OpCo logics, long-term ownership and operating strategies)
- Provided strategic consulting to public and private entities on innovative real estate, housing and urban mobility challenges, introducing scalable solutions addressing sustainability, economic viability and community needs
- Advised on urban regeneration projects using public–private financial frameworks to revitalize towns, stimulate local economic activity and deliver community-focused, sustainable developments
- Supported the development and growth of a mixed-use shared living brand through strategic positioning, programming and operating model design
- Supported investment, development and innovation teams on pre-investment analysis, arbitration and strategic decisions
- Worked with large corporates, investors, developers, public actors and startups on projects with strong regulatory, economic and social constraints
- Developed data- and AI-based tools to support early decision-making, accelerate upstream phases and improve coordination between projects, territories and capital providers
- Authored Utopies en Immobilier, currently being re-edited by Éditions de l’Aube under the title Changer l’Immobilier: de l’Utopie à la Réalité (2025)
Regularly intervening as a sparring partner or fractional innovation officer on real estate, urban development and built-environment innovation topics.Curiosity.Builders is a real estate & urban project design and innovation studio operating in France, Western Europe and sometimes in the United States. - KEYS REIMChief Influence and R&D OfficerREAL ESTATEDecember 2018 - March 2022 (3 years and 3 months)Paris, France
- Directed Curiosity is Keys, Keys REIM's research & development arm, focusing on free exploration, research, and prototyping to identify future trends and provide strategic real estate investment insights.
- Managed research & development and identified and prototyped future trends, such as managed real estate, or modular housing, which were integrated into the company's long-term strategy.
- Promoted strategic and sustainable change throughout the company to positively impact the industry. Led the adoption of objectives such as zero-artificialisation policies or affordable housing thresholds in investment thesis, helping to transform assets into vibrant, sustainable contributions to their neighborhoods.
- Led influence and public relations, communication, and strategic business development initiatives including new investment theses, SRI and impact investment policies, and iconic real estate projects.
Expertise fields include:- Real Estate Development & Strategic Analysis for Real Estate
- Sustainability
- Urban Regeneration
- Research and Development (R&D)
- Innovation & Product Innovation
- Investment Strategies
- Change Management
- Marketing
- Property Management
- Co-LivCo-Founder, Executive Director & Board MemberREAL ESTATEJanuary 2015 - June 2025 (10 years and 5 months)New York, United States
- Started and developed the global non-profit association of coliving professionals.
- Expanded Co-Liv's global network to over 300 members, establishing key partnerships with 50+ residential operators in 10 countries.
- Supported the growth of Co-Liv, facilitated knowledge sharing, and stimulated innovation in real estate and technological solutions.
- Pioneered industry-shaping initiatives, including the annual Co-Liv Summit, which attracted over 200 professionals globally and fostered innovation in shared living models.
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Education
- Master of Regional PlanningCornell University2014Master of Regional Planning
- Sustainable Global Enterprise Immersion ProgramCornell Johnson Graduate2014Sustainable Global Enterprise Immersion Program
Certifications
- Data AnalyticsLe Wagon2024