Paris 10th and 11th: 274 hotel-accommodation applications transform eastern Paris

Long concentrated in the historic centre and along the grands boulevards, the creation of hotel-type accommodation (hébergement hôtelier) through conversion has shifted eastwards. The 10th and 11th arrondissements now total 274 authorised applications (excluding cancelled ones) since 2013 — a volume that places this pairing among the most dynamic areas of the capital.

In total, these permits cover 44,331 m² of converted floor space and 12,770 m² of newly created floor space, for 413 rooms of hotel accommodation. The pace remains brisk: 9 applications have been logged since 2024 across the two arrondissements.

This movement tells a particular geography: that of the nightlife districts. République, the Canal Saint-Martin, Oberkampf and the Petites Écuries concentrate strong tourist and events demand, met by an accommodation offer often housed in small surface areas, woven into the existing urban fabric.

To pinpoint a specific building or street within this picture, the Agence BnB observatory lets you search permits address by address.

The breakdown by origin is telling. Of the 274 applications across the two arrondissements, shops are the leading source with 148 applications, followed by offices (98 applications) and, further behind, dwellings (23 applications).

This ranking reflects a reality on the ground: in districts where commercial ground floors are numerous and sometimes struggling, converting small premises into accommodation gives these spaces a second economic life. Offices, meanwhile, feed larger projects — often entire buildings reconverted into establishments.

• Shops → accommodation: 148 applications, the majority route, generally on compact surfaces.
• Offices → accommodation: 98 applications, the drivers behind the larger operations.
• Dwellings → accommodation: 23 applications, a contained share that limits direct pressure on the residential stock.

This last point deserves attention: in a Parisian context where converting dwellings into short-term rentals (meublés de tourisme) is tightly regulated, hotel accommodation derived from shops and offices represents a more secure regulatory path. This is precisely the heart of our support with change of destination to hotel use.

Behind the combined total, the two arrondissements present distinct profiles.

The 11th arrondissement counts 145 applications for 19,417 m² converted and 5,055 m² created, but above all 284 rooms — more than two thirds of the pairing's rooms. Shops dominate there (81 applications), ahead of offices (48) and dwellings (12). The 11th is the territory of fine-grained densification: many operations, many rooms, on often modest individual surfaces.

The 10th arrondissement shows 129 applications but larger surfaces: 24,914 m² converted and 7,715 m² created, for 129 rooms. Offices carry more weight here (50 applications, against 67 for shops and 11 for dwellings). The 10th therefore captures the heavier projects, driven by the reconversion of office buildings around the Gare de l'Est, the Gare du Nord and the Canal.

The contrast is clear: the 10th converts more square metres with fewer rooms, the 11th multiplies small units. Two investment logics, two ways of tapping into eastern Paris's tourist demand. The page dedicated to the 11th arrondissement details the local specifics for a project developer.

The most recent permits confirm the 10th's weight in large operations. At 15 rue Fénelon, an application authorised in March 2026 covers 3,257 m² derived from offices — a large-scale project that illustrates the district's office reconversion.

Around the Petites Écuries, several more modest applications were authorised in early 2025: two operations of 180 m² at 11 rue des Petites Écuries and one of 150 m² at number 45, all derived from offices. This intermediate surface size corresponds to neighbourhood establishments woven into a very active dining and nightlife district.

We also note applications of varying dimensions, from 368 m² on rue de la Grange aux Belles down to very small declared surfaces, a reminder that the database also records surface adjustments and regularisations. To analyse a specific area before buying or developing a project, the observatory remains the reference tool.

For an owner or investor, several lessons emerge from these figures.

• Converting shops and offices leads the way. With 148 shop applications and 98 office applications, the most frequent route mobilises no housing — an asset in a Paris where residential use is protected.
• Small surfaces are viable. The 11th shows that a dense fabric of small operations can generate a high room count. Nocturnal and events demand sustains these formats.
• The 10th offers more capital-intensive targets. Converted surfaces there are larger, suited to whole-building projects.
• Regulatory rigour is decisive. Across these two arrondissements, 37 applications were cancelled — a reminder that obtaining and securing the planning permit underpins the entire structure.

Before committing to an acquisition or a change of use, it is essential to understand the applicable framework. Our guide to letting in Paris details the regimes and procedures, and our team supports every step of the change of destination to hotel-type accommodation, from feasibility study to submission.

The figures in this article come from the Sitadel database (SDES, French Ministry for the Ecological Transition), which records planning permits. We isolated the applications creating hotel-type accommodation floor space through conversion, since 2013, in the 10th and 11th arrondissements of Paris.

The headline figures (274 applications, 44,331 m² converted, 12,770 m² created, 413 rooms) relate to authorised applications excluding cancelled ones; 37 cancelled applications were excluded from the totals. Data vintage: 2026-08. Surfaces are expressed in square metres as declared in the permits; some very low values correspond to regularisations. For an address-by-address search, consult the Agence BnB observatory.