INDIGO and Corsalis Pool their Expertise to Develop a New Urban Logistics Facility in Central Paris

INDIGO, the world leader in car parking, individual mobility solutions and city services, in partnership with CORSALIS, a real estate operator specialised in urban logistics and distribution, announce that works have begun on Le Pressoir de Bercy, a project in central Paris to convert an existing car park into a 2,040 sqm urban logistics facility. This operation, the first in a series, illustrates a vision for urban distribution that meets the new standards relating to mobility in cities. INDIGO aims to turn some of its car parks into local service and logistics facilities, in full accordance with Paris City Council’s logistics and environmental strategy. The car park will become an urban logistics hub, called Le Pressoir de Bercy, by January 2025, to support streamlined and eco-friendly last-kilometre logistics in a city with less traffic.

Xavier Heulin, INDIGO’s Deputy Managing Director – Urban Shift, explains:

INDIGO Group is starting to repurpose some of its underground car parks in Paris, to keep step with the city’s evolving requirements, especially as regards urban logistics. Le Pressoir de Bercy is the first step in an ambitious, unprecedented pilot project that involves developing over 20,000 sq. metres of urban logistics facilities in three city-centre car parks. The upgrades around the 2024 Games and other developments in recent years will help to reshape Paris. INDIGO anticipated these new trends and is supporting them by adapting its infrastructure to accommodate new urban services.

Rémi Goléger, Associate Director at CORSALIS, a real estate operator specialised in urban logistics and INDIGO’s partner on this project, adds:

Le Pressoir de Bercy is a perfect illustration of our vision for urban logistics. The location was chosen, and the facility was designed, to reduce freight carbon footprints, free up city traffic, and support urban logistics and distribution service providers. We know how to create efficient logistics hubs in the heart of cities without disrupting everyday life in the neighbourhood, without taking over any valuable natural areas, and using the existing architecture.

A Strategic Location for Logistics that Benefit People and the Local Economy Le Pressoir de Bercy is in Paris’s 12th arrondissement, only 3 km from Place de la Nation and 100 metres from the Seine’s banks, and links directly to the Boulevard Périphérique ring road. From here, it can efficiently reach 1.5 million people within 20 minutes by bicycle and more than 5,500 retailers within 20 minutes by van. A Modular Area Tailored to New Realities in Cities The site, which belongs to INDIGO, will be entirely revamped leveraging CORSALIS’ expertise to meet the requirements of urban distribution professionals.

The total 2,000 sq. metre area will encompass:

• An almost 1,250 sq. metre main dock for storage and parking

• A 500 sq. metre mezzanine with additional storage space

• 250 sq. metres of communal areas

• 25 parking spaces: 13 for vans, 10 for cargo bikes and 2 for trucks

It will also have charging stands for electric vehicles, mirroring INDIGO’s commitment to facilitating the energy transition. INDIGO Becomes a Key Player in Urban Logistics INDIGO intends to meet growing demand for city-centre logistics in Paris and other cities across France.

In association with CORSALIS, INDIGO plans to revamp some of its car parks into urban logistics hubs that will improve quality of life for local residents.

With these projects, INDIGO intends to contribute to the industrial development of urban logistics by rolling out facilities that meet logistics operators’ needs, respect the existing architecture and include innovative, future-ready solutions. It will replicate this model in other large cities in France and the rest of Europe, with a view to making them more resilient, human and sustainable.

Sébastien Fraisse, President of INDIGO’s Executive Board, states:

This project illustrates our agility and capacity to redevelop car parks in order to meet requirements in constantly evolving cities and to provide proper service hubs that support more sustainable mobility. This is one of our commitments as a key player in the city of tomorrow, combining innovation, sustainability and local services.