In FACETTES, Antoine Blandin shares his perspective on Paris’s Left Bank, evolving buyer expectations, and the role of art and design in luxury real estate. An insightful conversation that also reflects on Varenne’s 35-year history and our deeply human approach to real estate.
In the capital, exceptional properties always sell quickly and for very high prices. In the classic high-end market, however, buyers are in the driving seat.
This family-friendly corner flat, comprising 7 rooms, 4 bedrooms and 180 m², is situated in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, just a stone’s throw from the Esplanade des Invalides, and is being offered for sale by Varenne.
This 4-room, 2-bedroom flat, measuring 86 m² and featuring a 30 m² panoramic terrace, is situated just a few minutes’ walk from Le Bon Marché and is being offered for sale by Varenne.
As the new academic year gets underway, the Paris property market is picking up again. Following a strong start to 2026 and a slowdown in May, the first few weeks of September have seen a renewed surge in activity. This improvement follows a rather busy summer for the estate agents that remained open.
Getting fired after a reorganization at his firm wasn't ideal, but Marty Yabrow and his wife, Angie, wanted to make the best of it, so in 2024 they booked a three-city trip to Europe. Then, one morning while Marty was filling out a planning spreadsheet with hotels and restaurants, Angie asked out of the blue, "Why don't we just move there instead?" Marty was quick to react.
Some places attract attention for their singular beauty, their history, their rare silence. These real estate, which have recently been featured in the press, embody the very best that real estate has to offer.
When a property escapes the simple definition of real estate and joins that of heritage, it inevitably catches the eye.
Leading titles such as Le Figaro, AD Magazine, Le Journal des Arts , Challenges and The Wall Street Journal have recently lent their ears to the stories told by our properties: residences bathed in light, shaped by selected materials, steeped in history and opening onto unique perspectives.
The press talks about our properties, and also questions our expertise.
With over 34 years' experience in the prestige property market, Varenne is regularly called upon for its analysis, its sensitive reading of Parisian dynamics and its specific expertise of the Left Bank: an exceptional territory that we explore every day from our offices in Place Saint-Sulpice and Rue de Babylone.
Our sales are always the result of an encounter between a place and its history, far beyond a transaction. It's the result of tailor-made advice, an intimate understanding of the place and its people, a subtle link between evidence and silence.
If the press dwells on it, it's not so much to praise luxury as to underline a form of rarity: that of a timeless elegance that it's our vocation to reveal.
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