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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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

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(SBM).Monte-Carlo SBM: History
/ref> The owners were

David and Frederick Barclay Sir David Rowat Barclay (27 October 1934 – 10 January 2021) and Sir Frederick Hugh Barclay (born 27 October 1934), commonly referred to as the "Barclay Brothers" or "Barclay Twins", were British billionaire brothers, of whom Frederick Barclay ...

, 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

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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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