Haut-Rhin. The Plein ciel towers threatened with destruction finally saved by the courts in Mulhouse

This is good news for the residents of the 282 housing units in the two towers, each of which is more than 20 stories high.

On January 7, 2025, the administrative court of Strasbourg ruled in favor of non-destruction of the two Plein ciel towers in Mulhouse, spearhead of Coteaux districtindicating that the buildings were not subject to the High Rise Buildings (IGH) regulations.

This decision comes months after the departmental security commission gave an unfavorable opinion regarding the compliance with security standards of the two towers.

Very expensive work required

According to France 3, the City of Mulhouse recommended that co-owners invest 45 million euros per building, or approximately 250,000 euros per accommodation. If the co-ownership refused, the towers dating from the 1960s would be demolished. A hard choice to make.

The matter is therefore brought before the courts. The co-owners' defense argument is to say that the two towers cannot be subject to IGH regulations because this standard was put in place in 1977, that is to say after the construction of the buildings.

At the same time, the judicial judge of Mulhouse ruled on the failure of the co-owners to carry out the work, and therefore decided to place the management of the property in another administration.

The lawyer for the co-ownership association appealed this decision. To our colleagues from France 3, he explains that the town hall wants to “kick out the owners at a low price and raze the buildings”.

The affair of the destruction of the towers Full sky is therefore far from coming to an end.

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