Glavstroy-SPb Specialized Developer LLC is one of the largest Russian developers implementing large-scale projects for the integrated development of urban areas. Included in the TOP-3 developers of St. Petersburg in terms of housing commissioning volumes. Recognized as one of the most efficient companies in the North-West.

Shkapin-Rozenshtein Quarter: business class without frills?

When will Glavstroy-SPb complete the construction of a residential complex in the Shkapina-Rozenshtein quarter and what will the life of future new residents be like? The company’s commercial director, Alexey Gusev, answered these and other questions from BN.

– Alexey Vladimirovich, what work is currently underway in the Shkapin-Rozenshtein quarter?

– The construction of housing is planned as part of the first phase of the project. At the moment, all major construction work on two of the four buildings of the residential complex has been completed. Installation of engineering and heating systems is currently underway in the houses, and the arrangement of underground parking is also at the final stage.

We build all engineering communications in the block at our own expense; no funds are allocated for them from the city budget.

– Previously it was planned that housing in the Shkapina-Rozenshtein quarter would be built by December 2015. At the same time, Smolny issued an official resolution to extend the agreement with the project investor only in June last year. Then information appeared that housing construction could be completed at the end of 2014. When will the residential complex be completed and are there any backlogs in the work?

– We are proceeding in full accordance with schedule. Commissioning of the residential complex is scheduled for the end of 2014. And so far there is no doubt about this date. It is even possible that the first stage could be commissioned as early as November 2014.

– In 2010, the development project for the quarter was presented to the City Council, which sent it for revision. Why did you decide not to submit the updated project for discussion among architects?

– In general, experts perceived the project positively. But since the complex is located in a historical development zone, the architectural community naturally had its own vision of the development of this territory. As a result of the discussion, we were recommended to reduce the height of buildings. We adjusted the project taking into account the experts’ comments, so the company did not need to go through the discussion again at the City Council. In particular, after finalizing the project, the height in the facade of the complex will be 48 meters, and inside the block - 63 meters.

– Why was a new name chosen for the multifunctional complex – “Panorama 360”?

– The fact is that many St. Petersburg residents do not consider the name “Shkapin-Rozenshtein Quarter” to be historical. Street names were given in honor of the workers of the Putilov plant only in 1923. Before this, Shkapina Street was called Wezenbergskaya, and Rosenshtein Street was called Leuchtenbergskaya. It's quite difficult to pronounce. And “Panorama 360” is a name that reflects the idea of ​​the project. From the upper floors of the buildings there are views of the entire city and the Gulf of Finland.

– How many apartments will be built in the first phase? And what class?

– In total, the construction of 58.5 thousand square meters is planned. m of housing, or 1180 apartments. Initially, we focused on the construction of comfort-class facilities, but then, taking into account trends and the market situation, the format was changed. Now we present the complex, taking into account its location - proximity to the Baltiyskaya metro station - as an affordable business class. The cost per square meter averages about 90 thousand rubles. In the project, we tried to provide everything necessary for future residents: comfortable common areas, high-speed elevators, wide staircase halls. But they decided to abandon the excesses that would lead to higher prices per square meter. So, we will not have atriums or winter gardens. There are no two-story apartments either. So we don’t plan to surprise the market with something original. The area of ​​the apartments is on average 55-65 square meters. m. There are small studios, about 18% of the total number of apartments. However, there are also premises of more than 100 meters for respectable buyers. But first of all, our project is aimed at the young, modern part of the audience, for whom transport accessibility and proximity to the metro are important.

– How do you plan to solve the problem of providing residents of the complex with places in kindergartens?

– A kindergarten for 75 children will be built as part of the second phase of the complex in the first quarter of 2015.

– There are 1,180 apartments planned in the complex, but there are only 75 places in the kindergarten? Is there enough for everyone, especially considering the project’s focus on young families?

– The number of places was calculated based on the urban planning requirements and regulations in force at the time of development and approval of the project. There are many existing kindergartens and schools within walking distance of the block. We believe that we have fulfilled all the requirements that the city presented - the project passed the examination and was approved. As for the construction of additional kindergartens, we have no such plans yet.

– Besides, it turns out that for some time people will be without kindergarten at all?

– We don’t think so. The housing will be completed at the end of 2014. Then the apartments will be handed over to buyers and the residential complex will be settled. By the time active life begins in the Panorama 360 complex, the kindergarten will be put into operation. Therefore, there is no time gap between the completion of housing and preschool construction.

– Now on the Obvodny Canal the transport situation is difficult, there are constant traffic jams. Have you discussed with city officials how to improve the situation? Will the emergence of the IFC lead to a transport collapse?

– As part of our other project – the integrated development of the Northern Valley territories – we are actively interacting with the city authorities in resolving transport issues. In particular, we are synchronizing our development plans with the prospects for the emergence of new interchanges and highways. But “Panorama 360” is not as large-scale a project as “Northern Valley” in terms of the volume of housing being built. And this does not allow us to participate in improving the transport situation in the area where our complex is being built. Traffic jams do occur in the area. But today the city administration is reconstructing the embankments of the Obvodny Canal. This will significantly relieve the central areas of St. Petersburg from passenger and transit freight vehicles, which will have a positive impact on the transport situation.

– How many parking spaces will there be in the complex?

– There are about 700 in total. Half of them are already within the first stage. Both underground parking and outdoor parking are provided for future residents. The remaining 350 parking spaces will appear when the third stage of the project is completed. It will include commercial infrastructure facilities, a hotel and business centers, and possibly entertainment centers.

– How much money has Glavstroy-SPb currently invested in the implementation of the project?

– We have already invested 5 billion rubles in housing construction. About another 3 billion rubles will be spent on kindergarten and commercial facilities. Thus, the total project budget reaches 8 billion rubles.

– How do you assess the demand for future housing in the quarter?

– Sales in the complex began in September 2013. During this time, we have sold about 8 thousand square meters. m, this is one sixth of the apartments in the project. We plan to sell all premises in this complex by the end of 2014. And the current volume of demand confirms this. The cost of a square meter has increased by 10% in four months. We started with an average price of about 83 thousand rubles. per sq. m.

– The buildings located next to the block are now far from being in the best condition. Aren't you afraid that they might scare away potential buyers? And what is the fate of the buildings adjacent to the block?

– The surrounding buildings are historical, mostly in the Art Nouveau style. She is really in an unsightly state. But, as far as we know, most of the houses are expected to be reconstructed in the coming years. For example, nearby there is the territory of the “Red Triangle”, which is unlikely to remain an industrial zone - most likely, it will acquire a business and cultural function. Offices, galleries, and exhibition space should be located here. Although we did have some concerns that the houses in the neighborhood might not make the best impression on clients. But sales dynamics show that this factor does not influence the choice of buyers.

– Does Glavstroy-SPb plan to start implementing new projects in the center?

- Not yet. In addition to Panorama 360, in the coming years Glavstroy-SPb will focus on implementing two large-scale projects in the city. This is the already mentioned new residential area “Northern Valley” and “Yuntolovo”. Within ten years, about 4 million square meters should be built within the framework of these two projects. m of housing. In “Northern Valley” the area of ​​the site is 273 hectares, in “Yuntolovo” - 463 hectares. For example, the area of ​​the Shkapina-Rozenshtein quarter is about 4 hectares. Our company specializes in large-scale projects for the integrated development of territories, but essentially there is no land left in the center that would allow the implementation of such undertakings.

Metro "Baltiyskaya" → Walk along the square of the Baltic Station → Walk along Bibliotechny Lane 310 meters (4 minutes) → Turn left onto Shkapina Street - Walk 380 meters (4 minutes) → Turn right and walk less than 100 meters (1 minute )

There are five passages leading to the complex from the street. Shkapin and Rosentstein. Nearby lies Mitrofanyevskoe Highway, convenient access to the WHSD and Moskovsky Prospekt.

Infrastructure

On the first floors of the sections facing the street, commercial blocks with a separate entrance are designed. It is planned to open offices, cafes, non-food stores, service points, and a pharmacy here. The parking lot in the stylobate part of the Panorama 360 complex is divided into 2 compartments and is designed for 324 cars; additional open parking lots will be located along the intra-block driveways. A recreation area and children's playgrounds will be equipped on the exploited roof of the stylobate, and on a separate site there will be a sports ground with a printed surface. They plan to build a kindergarten with a swimming pool in the new quarter. Next to the new building there is a large chain hypermarket, within walking distance there is a famous shopping and entertainment complex with a cinema hall, bowling alley, skating rink, fitness club, numerous shops, restaurants and bars. Not far from Panorama 360 are the Polish Garden and Ekateringof Park.

Alexey YAREMA

A lie repeated many times becomes the truth, taught the head of Nazi propaganda, Joseph Goebbels. Under Governor Valentin Matvienko, a whole block of old St. Petersburg became a victim of this rule. It was possible to introduce into the mass consciousness the idea that the block between Shkapina and Rosenstein streets is a slum that does not represent any architectural value. But this is a lie. And it does not become true because Governor Matvienko repeated it many times.

In 2007, the Matvienko administration switched from “piecemeal” demolitions in the historical center to “scorched earth” tactics - the destruction of entire blocks of the Old City. The first example of demolition on an unprecedented scale was the historical quarter between Wesenbergskaya and Leuchtenbergskaya streets (now Shkapina and Rosenstein), where 23 buildings of the eclectic and modern era were demolished at once. New construction in their place will begin this spring. This was announced by the directorate of the developer - Glavstroy-SPb LLC (a structure of Oleg Deripaska).

Everyone should be afraid: Deripaska has emerged from the crisis

After a three-year time-out, Glavstroy still intends to abolish the “crisis” parking lot established by the developer at the demolition site due to lack of funds for construction, and has already passed the stage of consideration of its project at the Town Planning Council.

Under Governor Matvienko, the old city is being demolished in entire blocks

The project, developed by the studio of architect Valery Kaplunov, provides for the demolition of the only historical ensemble that has survived to this day - the Yu.K. artificial wool and yarn factory. Kleiber, the oldest and unique in terms of volumetric and spatial design of the complex in the quarter, with the subsequent construction of three new quarters on a giant wasteland, including residential areas, business centers and commercial buildings.

Despite the fact that the drawings of the facades have not yet been finally approved, given Deripaska’s well-known predilection for “large glazed surfaces” and other post-industrial pseudo-architecture, it would be reckless to expect tactful inclusion of new buildings into the fabric of historical buildings. But even taking this into account, what was especially shocking in the materials presented to the City Council was the third quarter, designed in the background, in the area adjacent to the railway line. Essentially, this is nothing more than another remake of the typical development of urban outskirts, assembled using the “free planning method”, which even in the form of a layout represents a terrible dissonance with the surrounding historical buildings.

The quarter on the site of demolished dilapidated houses is planned to be built up with residential buildings, business centers and commercial buildings

Now, after official approval, Glavstroy intends to benefit the city with this dissonance in real life.

Modern Industrial Revolution

However, a logical question arises: how did such a development of events even become possible, for what reasons or as a result of whose evil will a huge array of valuable historical buildings was simply wiped off the face of the earth? To answer this question, you will have to “turn the wheel of history” back a little.

The development of Wezenbergskaya (Shkapina) and Leuchtenbergskaya (Rozenshteina) streets was formed, with the exception of the J.K. Kleiber factory, in 1898-1914. This was the era of the Industrial Revolution, the rapid development of surrounding enterprises, primarily the Russian-American Partnership "Triangle", an unprecedented boom in housing construction, the heyday of the Art Nouveau style, and then neoclassicism of the late 1910s.

Wezenbergskaya st. (Shkapina), houses 3 and 5 are residential buildings. Modern. Arch. Tovstoles N.I., 1909 and 1911, respectively. Demolished in 2007

In place of the previous buildings, capital modern houses of 5-7 floors, with meter-high walls and ceilings filled with concrete on metal beams, appeared. Buildings that were comfortable by modern standards were erected by many talented architects, including Nikolai Tovstoles, Grigory Kotenkov, Leonid Kotov (they built almost half of the houses along Wezenbergskaya) and even Marian Lyalevich and Boris Zonn. The only buildings in the city by I.K. Bredal and B.A. Ivanov were preserved here. Such houses will last for centuries, of course, if they are treated properly and the necessary maintenance is carried out.

Wezenbergskaya st. (Shkapina), house 29 – residential building. Neoclassicism. Arch. Kotenkov G.I., 1911. Demolished in 2006

Post-industry on the march

The clouds began to gather over the neighborhood in the 1960s. The authorities of that time, in a fit of purely formal “struggle for environmental protection,” approved, for example, the status of sanitary protection zones, which, in their idea, were supposed to “protect” the neighborhoods adjacent to factories and factories from harmful industrial influences. Such zones were established around all enterprises, both harmful and safe for the environment. On their territories, among other things, the placement of permanent housing was prohibited, and those houses that were already standing were subject to resettlement and further use for non-residential purposes. But the trouble is that no matter how much the enterprise is surrounded by any “buffer zone”, the degree of harmfulness of its emissions does not change - but the authorities of that time no longer cared...

Wezenbergskaya st. (Shkapina), house 39 – residential building. Neoclassicism. Arch. Nagel N.I., 1914. Demolished in 2007

The consequences of introducing the status of sanzones were truly monstrous for the urban environment. Widespread practice has shown that a chain reaction has begun: an enterprise surrounded by such a zone, despite the declared ban on expansion into its territory, nevertheless expanded unhindered; At the same time, the sanitary zone shifted outward, increasing in area, then the enterprise expanded again at its expense, and so on. As a result, huge territories of industrial conglomeration began to emerge - dead zones with buildings resettled and abandoned to the mercy of fate, littered with wastelands.

Leuchtenbergskaya st. (Rozenshtein), houses 8-12 - Y. K. Kleiber factory. Brick style. Mid-19th century. Rebuilt and expanded - architect. Brusilov M. A., 1875; arch. Girgenson G. O., 1890s, 1906, 1913

In the most severe cases, such zones merged together and destroyed entire areas of large cities. This happened with the Wesenberg Quarter. If by 1917 the factories of the Triangle Partnership occupied 18 sites on the Obvodny Canal and adjacent passages, then subsequently, continuously expanding, dividing and multiplying, they more than doubled - to 43 sites (including subsidiaries created on the basis of 2- production of "Triangle", and their departmental non-residential facilities).

As a result, the sanitary zones of the Baltic Railway and the Triangle overlapped one another, merging into a single whole. This has already led to urban disaster: Both streets containing 41 residential buildings were declared “uninhabitable.”

Leuchtenbergskaya st. (Rozenshteina), house 16 - residential building. Eclecticism. Arch. Giese V.F., 1898. Demolished in 2007

We especially note that neither the environmental legislation of that period nor the status of a hazardous enterprise had any influence on the categorical refusal of the plant administration to introduce environmentally friendly technologies and ensure the safety of the city. For decades, until the closure of production during the presidency of Boris Yeltsin, the soot of the Triangle rubber manufactory painted black buildings on an area of ​​several tens of hectares, and the maximum permissible concentrations of the most harmful substances in the air were sometimes exceeded tens of times.

The result of this behavior of Triangle and its subsidiaries, a purely consumerist attitude towards the city, was the destruction of 29 valuable historical buildings and the seizure of the 31st plot. In general, out of 86 historical buildings on only two streets - Shkapin and Rosenstein - by 2003 only 51 had survived.

Leuchtenbergskaya st. (Rozenshteina), house 32 - residential building. Eclecticism. Arch. Samsonov P.S., 1904. Demolished in 2008

The authorities were in no hurry to resettle the Wesenberg Quarter, but they immediately excluded it from all capital and current repair programs. After this, the degradation of the urban environment began to accelerate: houses that required routine repairs and replacement of worn-out networks were fundamentally not even cosmetically repaired. The capital housing stock slowly degraded and took on the appearance of a smoky and dirty slum, the inhabitants of which had been waiting for decades for improved living conditions.

“Scorched earth” tactics according to Matvienko

By the time Governor Matvienko took office, the “Wesenberg Quarter” had an extremely unsightly appearance. Semi-deserted buildings, neglected courtyards, rotten infrastructure. The workers of Fasadremstroi haven’t looked here for probably half a century. In addition, the “yellow press”, greedy for fabricating thrillers, diligently created the quarter’s reputation as a “slum” or “shack pile”. This, however, could not change the fact that the meter-high walls withstood this test: the capital structures of the houses at the time the demolition began did not have any significant defects, cracks, signs of foundation settlement, etc. - they required ordinary major repairs, basically even without replacing the floors...

Having taken an active part in the demolition of Angleterre in 1987, and in 2005 - house 11 on Shkapina Street, Valentina Matvienko did not stop there. Through her efforts, 2006 became truly fatal for the priceless historical environment of the city-monument, included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. It was in 2006 that a complete “collapse” of the situation occurred, and it began, without exaggeration, with the “Wesenberg Quarter”.

Regarding our two streets, Ms. Matvienko did not come up with anything more adequate than the idea, disarming in its primitiveness - tear everything down to the roots. This idea surprisingly coincided with the genuine interest of oligarch Oleg Deripaska in the construction of another “business center” in this particular quarter. Dozens of buildings that found themselves in the zone of commercial interests suddenly everything at once became “absolutely irreparable”!

In relation to our two streets, nothing more adequate came to mind for Ms. Matvienko, except for the idea, disarming in its primitiveness - to demolish everything to the roots

To achieve this goal, conclusions were hastily, carbon-copied, drawn up regarding the building's hazardous condition. There were some truly sensational falsifications - the expert commission of Vadim Grinberg, by its act dated June 28, 2004, “recognized as unsafe” the house 14 on Rosenshtein, lost several decades before that date. In 2004, in its place there was already an overgrown park with 30-35 year old trees...

Only during the fatal year of 2006 and the beginning of 2007 for the whole of St. Petersburg, 23 buildings in the “Wesenberg Quarter” were urgently resettled and then demolished - at the expense of the city budget, and 3 more were scheduled for demolition in the near future. Only two buildings were miraculously saved - house 36 on Rosenshtein Street was “recaptured” from Deripaska by the federal structures located in the building, and the owners of house 34, “a house without signs,” apparently turned out to be particularly influential in the eyes of Smolny officials - as a result, both houses were by special decision they were taken outside the boundaries of the design zone.

All this is happening in the protection zone of the historical center, where - both according to old and new standards - the demolition of historical buildings is prohibited. “The law is the drawbar,” says the Russian proverb...

The block located in the security zone was almost completely demolished

Apparently, it was precisely this situation with the protection of heritage in St. Petersburg that caused the revival of the urban protection movement in the city as such.

One way or another, at the beginning of 2008, the only historical complex left from the entire quarter was the Kleiber factory. Four times, urban protection activists from the ERA Group tried to initiate an urgent historical and cultural examination of a unique monument of industrial architecture in order to include it in the official lists of protected sites. And all to no avail. The GIOP Committee, whose responsibility is to make such decisions, either had a research plan “already formed” or “didn’t have” any licensed experts...

Oleg Deripaska, meanwhile, successfully emerged from the crisis. However, who would doubt it. Now the “Wesenberg syndrome”, launched back in the distant 1960s, is about to absorb its last victim - and the main road for the next “project of the century” will be cleared of the cultural heritage that has been annoying both the authorities and big business. Could the creators of the Sanzone status half a century ago have predicted this situation? Hardly. However, they didn't care.

All this is happening in the protection zone of the historical center, where - both according to old and new standards - the demolition of historical buildings is prohibited

To demolish everything to the roots, and not to repair, move in and improve; to knock off something large-scale, shiny, tacky– be it a skyscraper on Okhta, a megablock on Obvodny Canal or on Sredny Prospekt, on the site of a tram park on Vasilyevsky Island – this is the principle of Valentina Matvienko’s administration. And this approach to the development of the city illustrates, alas, the low level of culture of modern government. She is indifferent to any values, except those expressed in monetary terms. Hence her consumer attitude towards the historical city, our cultural heritage, and the needs of its real residents.

Nab. Obvodny Canal, site. 134, 136, 138 (1st proceeding); 146, 148, 150, 152 (2nd proceeding); Leuchtenbergskaya st., uch. 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19; Peterhofsky Ave., uch. 20, 40. Here and below, the volume of development is indicated in accordance with its division into sections.

As of 1993: Experimental plant "Metalist", Research Institute "Khimanalit", NPO "Khimavtomatika", TsPKBKhM, etc. The resulting chemical-industrial conglomerate now occupies the following areas: embankment. Obvodny Canal, 134, 136, 138, 140, 146, 148, 150, 152, 154; Leuchtenbergskaya st., 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37; Peterhofsky Ave., 20, 24 (now 24a), 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40; Narvsky Ave., 3, 5; Bumennaya street, 9, 13, 15, 16, 18, 20/2 (historical numbering; modern numbering - 9, 12, 13, 15, 17).

Including departmental housing in this area: Leuchtenbergskaya st., dd. 5, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37; Petergofsky Ave., dd. 21/40, 22 (now – 24), 24 (now – 24a), 25/144, 27a, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38; Narvsky Ave., dd. 3, 5; Paper st., dd. 9, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20/2 (historical numbering; modern numbering - 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 17, 20, 22, 24).

Including departmental housing in this area: Leuchtenbergskaya st., uch. 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37; Peterhofsky Ave., uch. 24 (now – 24a), 27a, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38; emb. Obvodny Canal, site. 140, 154, 156/2; Narvsky Ave., uch. 3, 5, 9a, 13, 15; Bumazhnaya st., uch. 9, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20/2 (historical numbering; modern numbering - 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 17, 20, 22, 24).

Vezenbergskaya st., dd. 3, 5, 7, 9, 15, 17, 19, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 35, 39; Leuchtenbergskaya st., 4, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28-30, 32.

Shkapina and Rosenstein streets were once dubbed “the most dysfunctional quarter of St. Petersburg”. Dilapidated buildings, building collapses, deadly environmental conditions, fires, homeless riots... And finally, the long-awaited decision of the city authorities: to demolish all these houses and completely reconstruct the quarter. The administration of the Admiralteysky district has been instructed to complete the resettlement of residential buildings by October 2.

According to the head of the housing department of the Admiralteysky district, Diana Chapurina, Of the 1,082 families that were “subjected” to resettlement, at the moment there are 23 families left that have not yet moved. The district housing department assures that new housing is provided in accordance with the standards, and that the majority of citizens are only happy - people are moving from the terrible “ghetto” to comfortable apartments, even if not as close to the center as the previous ones. Considering that Shkapina had a lot of communal apartments and no realtors would ever be able to resettle them (who would buy apartments in this area even if they were given ten “European-quality renovations”?), then, perhaps, for many this is really the case.

Nevertheless, trials are still ongoing - people want more than what the authorities are offering them. The “appetites” of citizens psychologically are, perhaps, quite understandable - for many years they lived in an unfavorable area, acquired a lot of illnesses, were afraid to walk the streets at night... After all, back in 1968, the Leningrad City Executive Committee made the first decision to resettle Shkapina Street in connection with with an unfavorable sanitary situation - the result of the activities of the now deceased "Red Triangle".

The cost of land reclamation alone here, according to experts, is almost $2 million per hectare. There is no doubt: if the collapses had not happened and the need to urgently solve something, no one would have ever paid people a penny of compensation for the ruined health, for the health of the children who were forced to walk on the local monstrous playgrounds. So is it surprising if people want to get as much as possible from their dubious “happiness”?

Despite the fact that back in September last year Governor Valentina Matvienko advised the housing committee “not to mess around” with refuseniks, they are still stubborn to this day. Homeowners demand additional payments based on the market value of the apartments, they demand compensation for moving (after all, according to the well-known saying, this is half the fire). Those whose area is not privatized simply resist - and sue. They prove, for example, that apartments should be provided not for one, but for three families, etc. However, Diana Chapurina I am convinced that everything will be resolved to everyone’s satisfaction.

But there is also such a moment. There are orders from the administration of the Admiralteysky district to provide a number of citizens from the “bad place” with apartments in other areas - in Kirovsky (Narodnogo Opolcheniya Ave., 167/21) and Krasnogvardeisky (Osipenko St., 4, building 1). This is where the problem emerged.

It turned out to be impossible to move into these houses because they were not switched to a permanent power supply and were not accepted into the balance sheet by regional housing agencies. And it is clear that people, who in recent years have lived on Shkapina Street, sometimes without electricity and water, do not want to move into houses (even new ones) that do not have a constant power supply - then they can wait a long time for it... When this problem is solved, Head of the Construction Department of the Krasnogvardeisky District Andrey Galakhov found it difficult to answer.

It is possible that resettlement is really a matter of a few days. Perhaps it will drag on again, because at one time the head of the housing committee, Yunis Lukmanov has already solemnly announced that ALL residents from Shkapin will move to new houses from January to March 2006. In the summer, with reference to officials, TV channels broadcast reports about the ONLY unoccupied apartment on Shkapina...

Meanwhile, the notorious former Wezenbergskaya (as Shkapina Street was called before, and houses were built here for Triangle workers) unexpectedly managed to become not just a poisoned emergency territory, but also a kind of fact of the St. Petersburg cultural space. This was greatly facilitated by the sensational filming of a film about the bombing of Berlin.

It has become fashionable in youth circles to make forays onto the famous street, photograph ruins, front doors, courtyards, and the industrial zone of the “Red Triangle.” During these forays, the guys discovered amazing things - either an underground workshop for sorting non-ferrous metals, or a ruined museum of the same “Red Triangle”.

Here is a sketch by the young writer Maria Ryakhovskaya: “We arrived at Shkapina Street. The Baltic Station area. Abandoned houses. You walk late at night, raise your head and look up at dozens of windows. Empty apartments. There is wind in them. Suddenly the door opens, and with crying, laughter and a drunken group will fall out howling. They will throw a bottle at the window, it will spit out glass splashes. They will disappear as suddenly as they appeared. It’s strange, the electricity and water were not turned off in these abandoned houses.

And on this wild Shkapina street there was one black house, with smudges left over from the fire, with its insides taken out. Only four walls, like after the bombing in '42. Where did the rest go? Maybe an alien ship arrived with a crane, took off the roof, took out the apartments with the population and flew away, showering fiery sparks? I saw houses like this in the movies when they showed Warsaw destroyed by the Germans."

By the way, in addition to the resettlement of residential buildings, the agenda includes the not yet fully resolved issue of non-residential housing, “private owners,” numerous shops, cafes (by the way, there were quite decent ones among them) and other small businesses.

One way or another, this sooty stain will soon be erased from the city map. And what will happen next? Business centers? Offices? A prestigious business area in close proximity to the famous “Baltic Pearl”?..

The author of these lines remembers an artist I know. He painted landscapes here - but unusual ones. With his mind's eye, he freed the local space from trash, dirt and soot, left lines and planes - firewalls, brick buildings, fence bars - and inserted ivy, arches, stone vases with decorative bushes, benches, fountains and weather vanes, bicycle racks into them.

The resulting amazing pictures were reminiscent of either Finland or Sweden - a stylish place where you could happily go to work or to go bowling. Including the former residents of this quarter - to come and rejoice that the former “small homeland” has become clean and beautiful, worthy of being called a part of the city center. And not a faceless “business zone”, of which there are already plenty of them today.

Movement "Living City" unites people who love St. Petersburg and are not indifferent to its fate. The goal of our movement is to preserve the unique architectural appearance of our city.

A variety of flyers and stickers that you can download, print and paste (or distribute) yourself.

Illustrated reports on actions (meetings, round tables, flash mobs) held by the Living City or with its participation.

Demolished historical buildings (the most significant, in our opinion, losses of the last decade).

High-rise construction is barbarically invading the architectural environment of the city.

Houses in St. Petersburg that have historical, architectural and cultural significance - which are at risk of destruction or radical reconstruction.
Threats of compact development, destruction of public gardens and parks.

The fight against the construction of the Gazprom City skyscraper (now Okhta Center) on Okhta. Historical significance of the area given for construction.

A unique man-made island of St. Petersburg with a rich history that is fading into oblivion before our eyes. Historical essays about the island, basic information about reconstruction.

A beautiful and well-preserved city in the Leningrad region, the same age as St. Petersburg, founded by Peter I, may change beyond recognition and not for the better. In the historical center, almost all the old wooden houses have recently been resettled. After resettlement, the monument houses are practically defenseless against looters and fires.

The historical center of Vyborg is rapidly collapsing. In the spring of 2013, demolition of an entire block in the historical Fortress part of the city began. Announcements of public hearings and materials of urban planning exhibitions. Archive of materials posted on the site in previous years.

Kovensky lane, building 20
Illegal work is being carried out on the roof of a historic house (presumably adding an attic).

Zvenigorodskaya st., building 7
Former The building of the Forage Yard of the Life Guards Semenovsky Regiment was decided to be demolished at the beginning of May 2018 by order of the Ministry of Culture.
It was possible to achieve the preservation of the front and southern end walls of the building. But the work is still ongoing...

Ryzhkin's mansion (Ligovsky Ave., 127)
The owner reduced the historical building to ruins and tried to illegally deregister and dismantle it. Currently, KGIOP has ordered the developer to present a project for the restoration of the building. But the danger of demolition still exists.

Garden of the Agrophysical Institute (Grazhdansky Ave., 14)
They wanted to cut down the garden, laid out on the instructions of Academician Ioffe, for the construction of a 23-story residential building. At present, the city leadership does not intend to allow the development, but the institute's management has not yet abandoned this idea.

Roggenhagen's dacha
The monument to wooden architecture of the early 20th century is abandoned and on the verge of destruction. The owner, the Zhemchuzhina children's sanatorium, has no plans for its restoration yet.

Krutikov House (11th Krasnoarmeyskaya St. 7)
The Property Fund tried to put the house up for auction with the condition of mandatory (!) demolition.
The scandalous auction has been cancelled, but the building remains abandoned and destroyed.

Old Vyborg
The historical center of Vyborg is rapidly being destroyed with the full connivance of local authorities.
In the spring of 2013, demolition of an entire block in the historical Fortress part of the city began.

Church "Kulich and Easter"
In the summer of 2012, the best “postcard” view of the most famous architectural monument was blocked.
KGIOP has so far refused to approve the illegal superstructure.

Volkov's House (Lomonosov, Eleninskaya St. 26)
One of the last monuments of wooden architecture of Oranienbaum is dying.

Abaza House (Fontanka River embankment, building 23)
For several years, Fontanka Hotel LLC had plans to demolish the historic house, leaving only part of the facade wall. The building, which has memorial value, was placed under the protection of KGIOP, but a new examination by ARS LLC approved its radical reconstruction.

Stremyannaya street, building 6
Perhaps another “reconstruction with demolition” is being prepared by the current owners of Nevsky Palace.

Utkina Dacha (Utkin Prospekt, building 2)
The architectural monument of federal significance is abandoned and is rapidly collapsing.
In the fall of 2012, through the efforts of Vice-Governor Kichedzhi, it was finally possible to provide him with protection from hooligans.
A restoration project has been developed, but work has not yet begun.

Assay Office (Griboyedov Canal embankment, building 51)
On the site of the monument demolished in 2008 there is a “lake” on which migrant workers barbecue in the summer.

Galernaya st., building 6
The historical building was demolished in 2007 by Elena Baturina’s company. The new project grossly contradicts the current law. At the end of 2011, construction resumed after a long break, which led to the appearance of large cracks in neighboring houses.
In January 2014, the new building was put into operation as an “elite” apart-hotel; it was only possible to achieve a reduction in the height along Galernaya by 1 floor.

Former cinema "Progress" (Stachek Ave., 18)
The building of the former Progress cinema (as part of the building of the former Kirov District Council, Stachek Ave., 18) is an outstanding example of the Leningrad architectural avant-garde, a cultural heritage site of federal significance, and is in extremely poor condition.

Shagin's house (Fontanka river embankment, 145b)
An emergency historical building on the Fontanka embankment in Kolomna has been awaiting major repairs for more than 20 years. In the early days of 2012, an investor began demolishing the building without any permits. The demolition was stopped, but the house remained with the developer, and its fate is still unclear.

Gas plant towers on Obvodny
The so-called “coal towers”, which are an important part of the unique complex of the former. The main gas plant is not guarded. They are currently being demolished.

Mansion of S. U. Bogomolov (Strachek Ave., building 48, letter I)
The only historical building in Avtovo that has been preserved without radical reconstruction. Identified cultural heritage site. Abandoned, collapsing.

Svetlanovsky pr., 15
The LEK company tried to obtain permission to build a 75-meter “anthill” on the site of the former kindergarten of the Svetlana plant, in the OKN reg. meaning “Olginsky Shelter Hospital”.

Novaya Ladoga, former Headquarters of the Ladoga Flotilla
The mansion of the merchant Lukovitsky, in which the headquarters of the Ladoga flotilla, a federal monument, was located in 1941-1944, burned down in the summer of 2014 and has since stood without a roof or ceilings.

Rogov's House- brief historical background.

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south_thungus

Today, activists came to the offices of the St. Petersburg Real Estate company (Setl City) in the Kalininsky, Central and Moskovsky districts demanding not to demolish Basevich’s house and change the company’s policy.

Setl City construction projects regularly cause scandals, make life unbearable for those who live nearby, and worsen the situation in the city. The proposal to demolish Bacevich's house was unexpected, but the last straw.

In the north of the city, Setl City built the odious Polustrovo Park residential complex, after which only the Bogoslovskoe Cemetery remained among the green spaces in the surrounding area. Now the company is developing the territory of the Svetlana plant, transforming ( https://vk.com/svetkollaps) a cozy area like Murin or Kudrov, where there are no roads or social infrastructure.

In the city center, the company demolished the Chistyakov House, which depicted old Moscow in the film “Heart of a Dog.” Now there is no such bright place in St. Petersburg.

The panorama of the Bolshaya Nevka was disfigured by the high-rise residential complex "Riverside". According to the project, it was supposed to have its own boiler rooms, but in fact, an ugly heating main was thrown across the Chernaya River, turning the life of people in the neighboring block into hell.

On the Petrogradskaya side, where Basevich’s house is located, Setl City also has a bad reputation. During the construction of an elite residential complex on the street. Mira, 37, the neighboring house began to crack, but the developer admitted his responsibility only after the intervention of the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly Vyacheslav Makarov.

They promised to recreate the demolished house on Degtyarny Lane, but a tasteless new building appeared two floors higher, about which even a number of defenders of the old city say that the building would look better in modern architecture than such a “reconstruction.” One can imagine how they will “recreate” Basevich’s house, the facade of which is much more complex and richer than that of Chistyakov’s house!

Pickets on February 13 took place near the Planetograd residential complex, construction sites near the Chesme Palace, and at the offices of Petersburg Real Estate on Moskovsky, Nevsky and Grazhdansky Avenues. The protests will continue until plans to demolish Basevich's house are abandoned.

tigrik_altaica

On February 11, 2020, in the village of Pasha, Leningrad Region, the wooden building of the House of Culture, which was one of the attractions of the village, was completely demolished.


The demolition, as usual, was explained by the most noble intentions - to build a new House of Culture in Pasha. However, construction began several months ago next to the building of the old cultural center. The new cultural center and the restored wooden building could have coexisted perfectly with each other, but the administration of the Pash rural settlement did everything possible to get rid of the house, which, by the way, it itself perceives as the “face” of the village. On the splash page of the official VKontakte page of the Administration of the Pashsky Rural Settlement, you can still admire a photograph of a wooden recreation center built in the 1930s. But the building itself no longer exists.


Local historians applied for the building to be given the status of a cultural heritage site. And they met fierce resistance from both the Pasha administration and the Committee for Culture of the Leningrad Region, which decides on the status of the building. Local activists were subject to pressure from the administration. The Culture Committee formed a commission that was to decide on the fate of the building. It included only officials. When city defenders complained about the composition of the commission to the prosecutor's office, another person was included in it - architect-restorer Irene Khaustova, who turned out to be the only specialist with a specialized education in this commission. The commission's decision turned out to be easily predictable...
St. Petersburg and the region are rapidly losing buildings that are the most interesting examples of Soviet architecture. St. Petersburg lost the legendary SKK, Pasha - the House of Culture... For some reason, officials are adopting the worst of the Soviet legacy - neglect of the architectural heritage of the past - and do not want to preserve visible monuments to the achievements of Soviet architecture.

Trying to deny the obvious fact that now the building can be demolished at any time and S.V. is personally to blame for this. Makarov, KGIOP didn’t come up with anything better than to write that... with the status of a monument, it is impossible to adapt the building to a clinic or school! The fact that many clinics and hospitals, not to mention educational institutions, have monument status did not bother me.

Let us remind you that at the meeting of the working group on January 23, an illiterate commissioned examination to deprive the building of its monument status was supposed to be discussed. However, when the turn came to this item on the agenda, Makarov announced that the decision was made three years ago and there would be no discussion. Apparently, he did this because he understood that the majority of the group members would vote for the building to become a monument, and it was not possible to “agree” with them. As deputy Kovalev commented on this action, “now not a single person will believe that there is no corruption in St. Petersburg.”