[3] The artists set up a foundation and began to pay rent to the owner SNCF.

[3] They also set up an organisation called "91 Quai de la Gare" which engages with other local residents and projects to contest the gentrification of the area by the Paris Rive Gauche development.

[4] Over a hundred tenants work on the site, which includes ninety workshops.

[citation needed][5] Fifteen different professions carry out activities at Les Frigos, ranging from small firms to publishing houses, arts and crafts, etc.

There are artists (notable residents include sculptor Jean-Paul Réti, micro-companies and associations for managing rehearsal facilities for theatrical people or for musicians.