Menager Hug : a high-end boutique agency

Founded by Philippe Menager 23 years ago, with a staff of 10 and only one location on Rue de Tournon, in the 6th district of Paris, in a former 18th-century mansion opposite the entrance to the Luxembourg gardens and the Senate, Philippe Menager & Nicolas Hug is a highly selective, high-end boutique agency.

« If most Paris brokers are to be believed, they are all « specialized in prestige real estate ». We are not. Prestige is a notion far removed from our concerns. Beauty, on the other hand, is our main focus. We are former gallery owners and we are essentially aesthetes. We are passionate. We see properties as works of art, irrespective of their size or commercial value, hence our concept of real estate as fine art, which is not a mere catchphrase but an accurate definition of how we consider our profession ». Menager & Hug’s success is not measured in quantities but in the quality of their listings for sale or rent- , of their connections and the exceptional trust that both their French and international clients place in them.

Their discretion has frequently enabled them over the years to be. entrusted with the sale of some prime, off-market properties that require the utmost confidentiality. Moreover, by virtue of their international upbringing and academic qualifications they are well equipped to deal with the most discriminating clients from around the world and relate to their diverse personal circumstances. Their international background is maybe also responsible for their heightened sense of service, thanks to which they will gladly if necessary, in order to meet the requests of prospective buyers or sellers, share fees with other brokers, many of whom merely show what they have on their books and sell only to their own clients. When asked about how they see the future, this is what Menager & Hug told us: « Nowadays only a clairvoyant can predict the future of the property market. But we remain optimistic. Of course we’re looking forward to the return of foreign buyers as soon as they can and will travel. But meanwhile we have not experienced a severe drop in sales or prices of high-end properties. People need more than ever a home where they feel good. And Paris remains one of the most desirable locations in the world ».

Rue de Grenelle close to Rue du Bac, in a grand, 18th-century house with elevator, this magnificent, south and west-facing, 269 sq.m. apartment occupies 189 sq.m. on the main floor (with 4.90m.-high ceilings) and 80 sq.m. on the floor below, with a large reception area and 4 bedrooms. It gives onto a beautiful, cobbled, leafy courtyard. 7.510.000 €.

Rue de Grenelle close to Rue du Bac, in a grand, 18th-century house with elevator, this magnificent, south and west-facing, 269 sq.m. apartment occupies 189 sq.m. on the main floor (with 4.90m.-high ceilings) and 80 sq.m. on the floor below, with a large reception area and 4 bedrooms. It gives onto a beautiful, cobbled, leafy courtyard. 7.510.000 €.

Philippe Menager, Franco-British, linguist, ex -Senior Lecturer at Sciences Po Paris. Nicolas Hug, Franco-Swiss, art historian.

Philippe Menager, Franco-British, linguist, ex -Senior Lecturer at Sciences Po Paris. Nicolas Hug, Franco-Swiss, art historian.

An exceptional terrace overlooking Parc Monceau. On the 3rd (U.S. 4th) floor of a grand mansion with elevator built in 1870, this magnificent, split-level apartment with 3.30m-high ceilings, 2 bedrooms and a parking space, opens onto a 22 sq.m. terrace with an outstanding view on the park. 5 600 000 €.

An exceptional terrace overlooking Parc Monceau. On the 3rd (U.S. 4th) floor of a grand mansion with elevator built in 1870, this magnificent, split-level apartment with 3.30m-high ceilings, 2 bedrooms and a parking space, opens onto a 22 sq.m. terrace with an outstanding view on the park. 5 600 000 €.

Philippe Menager & Nicolas Hug 31 rue de Tournon, Paris 6 (01 53 10 22 60) www.menagerhug.com