A new start for this town marked by riots, “it’s a form of resilience”

Bruised by the riots of 2023 and the insurance problem, the commune of Mont-Saint-Martin in the north of Meurthe-et-Moselle embarked on a major site. The Steven Da Costa hive, a multi -service center, will be the new nerve center of the city. What give hope to the inhabitants.

Mont-Saint-Martin, a small town of 10,000 inhabitants of the High country is often associated with drug and violence problems. The highlight, 2023, when the city becomes the place of real urban violence with the intervention of the rose -upded police and the raid. The total amount of damage to these riots will amount to three million euros.

It is an immense pleasure to rebuild a city

Serge de Carli, mayor of Mont-Saint-Martin (PCF)

Today the mayor of Mont-Saint-Martin wants to turn the page. For this he highlights a major architectural project: the Steven Da Costa hive.

“It is an extraordinary building. We called it the hive because it will buzz with activities, inside will rub shoulders with babies, educators, sportsmen, schoolchildren, early childhood, extracurricular. It feels good after all these tests since 2020, it is a form of resilience and it is an immense pleasure to rebuild a city, we are sewing“, enthuses Serge de Carli.

The hive settles in an old trade wasteland. The site that started in November 2024 should be completed in March 2026. It is in a priority district, the largest district of the city with 4,000 inhabitants.

The architect Stéphane Gutfrind present during a site visit Wednesday April 16, is full of praise on this project: “We re-use an old trade wasteland, there are three programming axes within the same volume, I believe that it is unique in the Grand Est region, in general the program is mono-oriented “.

The site started in November 2024, the work must last 18 months for delivery in March 2026. Its cost amounts to 10 million euros. To finance the project, the municipality was able to call on the Banque des Territoires, the State, the Department, the Grand Est Region, intercommunality and CAF because the hive will house a crèche.

To baptize this emblematic place, symbol of renewal for the city, the name of Steven Da Costa immediately imposed itself. “”It’s the child of the country, we still have a world champion and an Olympic karate champion! He returns a good image for Mont-Saint-Martin and then the combat sports are popular, that’s why we decided to put the fighting rooms in the hive“Explains Jean-Luc Sacher, sports assistant at the town hall of Mont-Saint-Martin interviewed by our colleague Valentin Piovesan for France 3 Lorraine.

On the boxing, karate, judo and aikido program. “”It’s a beautiful message for youth this hive Steven da Costa“Concludes the deputy mayor.