Building on GA Smart Building’s off-site and low-carbon culture, and leveraging the Group’s synergies — CSR/ESG, Renovation, Architecture, Production, and After-Sales — GA Services supports you in achieving regulatory compliance and enhancing the value of your real estate assets.
Property management goes far beyond simple technical operations: it is a strategic lever for enhancing the long-term value of your real estate portfolio. Discover GA Services and its tailor-made management approach that combines energy performance, space attractiveness, and regulatory compliance, while ensuring occupant comfort and satisfaction.
What Is Property Management?
Property management encompasses all strategic and operational services aimed at optimizing the use and long-term value of commercial buildings throughout their lifecycle. The property manager acts on behalf of an owner, investor, or company to handle daily operations, optimize costs, and improve occupant experience.
It includes rental and administrative management, maintenance, work planning, contractor oversight, energy monitoring, and regulatory compliance.
The key objectives are:
- Preserve asset value
- Enhance attractiveness
- Align with sustainability goals (RE2020, Tertiary Decree, European Taxonomy)
GA Services: your property management partner
Tailor-made, localized property management
GA Services, the entity dedicated to property management within GA Smart Building, provides comprehensive management of commercial buildings, whether or not they were built by the Group. Each building benefits from a single point of contact and a local manager, ensuring a trusted relationship and a thorough understanding of the local context.
Based in Île-de-France, Toulouse Métropole, and the Grand Est region, the GA Services teams cover the entire French territory, supported by regional partners for the rest of the country.
GA Services’ property management solutions
GA Services offers a comprehensive and integrated property management offering that includes:
- Technical management: supervision of maintenance and service contracts, budgeting, regulatory compliance
- Rental and administrative management: leases, rents, service charges, reporting, arrears management
- Commercial co-ownership management: including ASL (freehold associations)
- Corporate restaurant management (RIE): operation and oversight
- Fit-out and renovation works: strip-outs, space planning, sustainable and low-carbon solutions
- AMO / MOD support: project management assistance and delegated contracting authority from design to delivery
- Energy tracking and data centralization: using the Acquity platform for real-time monitoring (energy, leases, contracts, maintenance, budgets, works plans…)
- ESG and ISR tracking: implementing environmental certifications, aligning with taxonomy criteria
GA Services is a key player in enhancing the long-term value of real estate assets.
Focus on AMO / MOD expertise
GA Services supports you with Assistant to the Project Owner (AMO) and Delegated Project Management (MOD) for renovation projects, including heavy maintenance, to boost the performance of your assets:
- Office layout: partitions, flooring, ceilings
- Space planning
- Common area renovation: lobbies, restrooms, hallways
- Creation/adaptation of collaborative spaces
- Accessibility upgrades (PMR)
- Energy improvement works: insulation, HVAC upgrades, window replacement
- HVAC unit replacement (AHU, chillers)
- BMS upgrades and compliance
- Electrical network renovation and LED lighting
- Roof and waterproofing works
- Fire safety and smoke extraction compliance
GA Services handles all phases:
- Design: incorporating user needs early on to ensure compliance and controlled costs
- Delivery: performance testing under real conditions before handover
- Commissioning: smooth and rapid handover to operations
ESG and tertiary decree support
GA Services conducts the energy audit of your property and provides an energy roadmap to support you in complying with the Tertiary Decree — a cornerstone of France’s energy policy. This regulation requires owners and operators of tertiary buildings to progressively reduce their final energy consumption (by -40% by 2030, -50% by 2040, and -60% by 2050) and to report their data annually on the OPERAT platform.
Beyond regulatory compliance, this framework encourages better energy management, modernization of technical systems, and enhanced real estate value through more efficient and sustainable operations.
In line with the requirements of the Tertiary Decree, GA Services also ensures compliance with the BACS Decree, which applies to all new and existing tertiary buildings equipped with heating, air conditioning, or ventilation systems with a capacity greater than 70 kW, through audits of your Building Management System (BMS) or Centralized Technical Management (CTM).
To go further, GA Services carries out its property management missions in alignment with the EU Taxonomy (criteria 7.7) and, in this context, offers climate risk assessments using the Bat-ADAPT mapping tool.
In addition, by targeting Articles 8 and 9 of the European Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), GA Services assists in securing green financing.
Once the diagnostic and analysis phase is complete, GA Services takes on the AMO/MOD role to define an ESG strategy and a multi-year works plan, while also assembling funding applications and seeking subsidies. This is followed by the construction phase and, during operations, GA Services ensures ongoing reporting, the organization and facilitation of green committees, and the enhancement of results through the achievement of Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) labels.
As part of a group that controls the entire real estate and construction value chain, GA Services ensures that your assets are resilient, sustainable, and consistently managed throughout their entire lifecycle.
What are the benefits of property management?
Entrusting your building to a property manager goes beyond basic operations — it’s a strategic driver of performance:
- Preserve and enhance property value: through upkeep, modernization, and energy performance (aligned with RE2020, Tertiary Decree, EU Taxonomy)
- Optimize costs and profitability: service provider oversight, budget control, and strategic maintenance planning
- Improve occupant comfort: from service follow-ups to concierge and workplace engagement
- Ensure compliance and sustainability: safety, accessibility, energy trajectories, low-carbon solutions (efficiency, reuse, monitoring)
In a context shaped by the energy transition and changing work practices, property management integrates value creation, cost control, occupant well-being, and environmental responsibility to ensure the competitiveness and resilience of real estate assets.
GA Services puts sustainable performance at the heart of property management: delivering local, measurable, and responsible management — serving both owners and users.
Contact
Jean-Paul Pamies
GA Services Director
FAQ: Everything You Need to Know About Property Management
What’s the difference between property management and asset management?
Property management focuses on the day-to-day operational management of buildings: technical maintenance, contract supervision, tenant relations, occupant services, and cost optimization.
Asset management, on the other hand, operates at a more strategic level, overseeing the financial performance of a real estate portfolio and making investment decisions (buy, sell, reposition).
In short, the property manager manages the building’s operations, while the asset manager focuses on financial value creation.
Is property management only for large commercial buildings?
No. Property management can be tailored to any type of real estate asset — from large business campuses to mid-sized office buildings, managed residences, retail spaces, or industrial facilities.
GA Services customizes its property management offerings to each site, whether it’s a single building or a multi-site portfolio. This bespoke approach ensures optimized management, regardless of building size.
How does property management support compliance with the Tertiary Decree?
The Tertiary Decree requires owners and tenants of tertiary buildings over 1,000 m² to cut their energy consumption by 40% by 2030.
Property management plays a vital role in this compliance by:
- Monitoring energy usage
- Implementing action plans
- Managing energy systems
- Supporting occupant engagement
GA Services provides end-to-end support, including digital tools like Acquity to analyze energy data and define reduction strategies.
Can property management reduce a building’s operating costs?
Yes. By optimizing maintenance contracts, monitoring service providers, and tracking budgets in real time, the property manager reduces unnecessary expenses and boosts long-term profitability.
GA Services goes even further by offering multi-year maintenance planning and integrating sustainable solutions that lower energy use, leading to significant long-term savings.
How does GA Services integrate sustainability and low carbon into property management?
Sustainability is at the core of GA Services’ approach. The teams support the energy and low-carbon transition by:
- Ensuring compliance with the Tertiary Decree
- Using low-carbon insulation and materials during renovations
- Greening outdoor spaces and rooftops
- Optimizing water and waste management
- Tracking energy use in real time via the Acquity platform
Every action aims to reduce the carbon footprint and enhance climate resilience of buildings.
Why choose GA Services over another property manager?
GA Services holds a unique position as a subsidiary of GA Smart Building, a leader in off-site, low-carbon construction.
Its teams combine technical expertise, local presence, and advanced digital tools to offer customized property management that goes beyond operations. GA Services integrates:
- Environmental performance
- Occupant comfort
- Long-term value creation
into every mission.
What types of buildings can benefit from GA Services’ property management?
GA Services supports a wide range of real estate assets, including:
- Office buildings (headquarters, multi-tenant properties)
- Retail and business campuses
- Industrial and logistics parks
- Managed residences (hospitality, healthcare, student housing)
Each property type benefits from tailored support, including rental, technical, administrative, and occupant services.
Can GA Services manage a building that wasn’t built by GA Smart Building?
Yes. GA Services’ property management offering is not limited to buildings constructed by GA Smart Building.
Its teams manage all types of commercial properties, regardless of origin or construction method.
How does property management improve occupant experience?
The property manager’s role goes beyond technical management — it’s central to workplace quality of life and the attractiveness of spaces.
This includes:
- Fast responses to service requests
- Additional services (concierge, catering, space activation)
- Thermal, acoustic, and lighting comfort
- Creating modern and collaborative environments
What are the costs associated with property management?
Costs vary based on the size, use, and complexity of the building. They typically include:
- Management fees
- Technical and administrative service costs
How do you choose a property management provider?
Evaluate:
- The provider’s experience
- The proximity and responsiveness of its teams
- The quality of its digital tools
- Its ability to integrate environmental and regulatory requirements
What common mistakes should be avoided in property management?
Avoid:
- Neglecting preventive maintenance
- Underestimating regulatory obligations
- Failing to anticipate future occupant needs
These oversights can lower asset value and reduce profitability over time.