Independence
CH_G receives no commission and has no financial interest in the award of works.
No commercial ties with the contractors or specialists engaged around the property.
One interest only: the client’s.
Twenty years of Parisian buildings and international projects. One independent architect. One point of contact.
The value of a Parisian property is not found in a listing. It is found in the plans, the AGM minutes, the building’s pathologies and in what the contractor shows you, or chooses not to. CH_G steps in before the signature to read what you cannot see, and during construction to protect what you have bought.
01Experience dedicated to building assets
Architect holding a specialised Master’s degree in Owner Representation and Built Heritage Management, Charbel Ghanem has spent over twenty years on assignments that leave no room for approximation.
From Parisian real estate portfolios to large-scale international projects, the same approach has been refined: identify what is wrong, before it becomes expensive.
Today, CH_G applies this experience to two precise missions: a Building Survey before you buy, and Owner’s Representation while you are elsewhere.
02The three pillars
Architectural expertise
Twenty years of reading buildings on site: Haussmannian buildings, mixed structures, timber floors and distressed co-owned properties.
In Building Asset Advisory: identifying what requires deeper investigation, prioritising risks and knowing when to bring in specialist expertise.
In Owner’s Representation: understanding what project parties propose, distinguishing what is necessary from what is not, and helping the owner make informed decisions.
Presence and continuity
A building evolves, and so does a project. Without proper follow-up, decisions are too often made under pressure.
CH_G maintains a continuous view: over time for the building asset, and on site when works are underway.
Meeting notes, photographs, decision history and clear positions on outstanding items.
03Paris demands expert reading
A Haussmann building is not a new apartment.
Timber floors warp, load-bearing walls hide behind partitions, AGM minutes reveal works voted and never funded.
The Paris market rewards fast and punishes hard.
A defect missed before signing becomes your problem after.
A poorly supervised worksite becomes a list of defects you cannot get fixed.
CH_G is here to make sure neither happens to you.
04Local presence for owners abroad
You are in Dubai, Montreal, London.
Your property is in Paris. So is your contractor.
CH_G is your presence on the ground: site visits, direct dialogue with contractors, structured report after every meeting.
You decide. CH_G coordinates, verifies, and alerts you when something is not going the right way.
Rigour.
Clarity.
Accountability.
Before any signature or first hammer strike,
it is not too late to have someone in your corner.
05As your real estate plans evolve
CH_G assists property owners in understanding the building fabric, carrying out works and planning long-term maintenance. But your real estate circumstances may evolve too.
Acquiring the neighbouring plot, selling your residence, searching for another property or structuring an investment: in these situations, CH_G clients may, should they wish, continue their journey with Finikia Real Estate Advisory.
Also founded and led by Charbel Ghanem, Finikia is an independent structure complementary to CH_G, specialising in real estate decision advisory, acquisition, disposition and investment.
CH_G and Finikia Real Estate Advisory are legally and contractually distinct entities. Any engagement with Finikia is subject to a separate agreement or mandate and separate invoicing.
