Buy buildings from the 1980s, offer them a second youth and thus make the Jura more attractive. This is one of Diego Rohner’s ambitions. The entrepreneur Délontain recently got his hands on a batch of 95 apartments that belonged to a Jura institution, as reported by the magazine “Bilan”. This represents 8 buildings located in the Delémont valley and the Franches-Montagnes. Through its various companies, this young boss (36 years old) of a business aims to modernize the regional built heritage.
“I’m trying to make the Jura more attractive,” explains Diego Rohner. Man also multiplies ideas, companies, investments. It is also he who injects millions of francs to create the new Raiffeisen Parc leisure center in Delémont and is active in the transformation of a Porrentruy building which will become a hotel by the end of the year. The renovation of buildings is thus a strategy certainly financial, but also ethical: “Switzerland is committed to carbon neutrality for 2050 and I think that we can all be actors to reach this goal, supports Diego Rohner. I prefer to be part of the solution to improve these energy colanders that are these buildings ”.
Now owner of several hundred apartments and still in the race to acquire others, Diego Rohner can give the impression of wanting to see big. How does it manage all this? “There is no miracle,” he replied. You have to be well surrounded. I am supported by a very large structure with fantastic people whose profiles go beyond my skills. »»
Often, the redeemed buildings benefit from a total renovation, which implies the termination of the leases to then see rents increase once the work is carried out. In a region where modest households are numerous, the strategy can sometimes surprise. “I would probably earn more money if I did not renovate,” explains Diego Rohner. But, inevitably, the work has consequences on rents. The market then dictates the prices. “I have very little vacancy rate,” says the entrepreneur, who believes that he may not renovate and maintain low rents, but “in the long term, it is a bad calculation. /Clo
