Le Mirabeau is a high-rise building in

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. Formerly a luxury hotel, it is now a residential building.

Location

It is located at number 1 on the

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, Monaco.Le Mirabeau

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J.B. Pastor & Fils Monaco: RÉSIDENCE LE MIRABEAU
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History

It was built by the

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with concrete in the

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architectural style in 1973.Groupe Caroli: Presentation
/ref> It is eighty-one metres high, with twenty-six storeys. It is the twelfth-tallest building in Monaco. It was formerly a luxury hotel managed by

Société des bains de mer de Monaco The Société des Bains de Mer (SBM; en, Society of Sea Baths), officially the Société Anonyme des Bains de Mer et du Cercle des Etrangers à Monaco (; en, Society of Sea Baths and of the Circle of Foreigners in Monaco), is a publicly traded ...

(SBM).Monte-Carlo SBM: History
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, through their holding company called Ellerman Investments.Richard Fletcher
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'', November 16, 2003 It was home to ''La Coupole'', a restaurant run by chef Didier Aniès, which received one star in the

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. In 2004, the building was renovated by architects Ivan Brico and Ange Pecoraro. In December 2007, the hotel closed down. In May 2008, 1,000 SBM employees stopped outside the former hotel during their demonstration to express their discontent at their allegedly poor working conditions. It was renovated by the construction firm J.B. Pastor & Fils from 2007 to 2010, and turned into a residential building. A green wall was added. The ''Club des Résidents Etrangers de Monaco'' (CREM) is headquartered in this building.Club des Résidents Etrangers de Monaco: Contact
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References

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