The lack of building land, especially inCentral areas - a common misfortune of large cities with a long history. In Moscow, this problem was solved thanks to the liberalization of construction legislation, which allowed replacing a significant part of the historic buildings with new ones.
However, for St. Petersburg with an abundance in itarchitectural and cultural monuments such a way to free up space for construction is clearly not suitable. Fortunately, a solution was found: a radical modernization of existing facilities. Thereby represented not only by new buildings, but also by historical buildings and even old palace buildings, which are subject to total reconstruction in accordance with the modern requirements of comfort.
The essence of modernization is reduced to the roottransformation of buildings from the inside, in which their historical appearance remains the same. Quite often, authentic planning and interior decoration is recreated in such buildings. Old wooden floors and engineering communications are subject to complete replacement. Additional superstructures and spaces for pools and solariums, restaurants and bars, art galleries, etc. are often created. As a result of this hard work, the investor gets a building with a unique history, prestigious location and comfortable, often panoramic apartments, completely ready to move in. The value of assets at the same time increases significantly. The only problem point is the lack of space for parking, because the construction of underground parking in the center is often impossible.
Experts say that luxury real estate inSt. Petersburg, on the basis of already existing old buildings, will not be inferior in terms of durability, safety and the level of infrastructure development to the most modern new buildings of its category. This is important, because the demand for historic houses, palaces, apartment buildings, mansions and villas is very high. High ceilings, unique interiors and exteriors of buildings, as well as a sense of belonging to the history of the city do their job.
How effective are reconstruction works?You can evaluate it by the example of the Baura mansion (the corner of the Fontanka and Neva riverside), the apartment building on ul. Zakharyevskaya, 41. St. Petersburg developers also have projects to create entire residential complexes, which, along with new buildings, will include reconstructed old buildings. One of such eclectic residential complexes is planned to be created on Smolny Avenue. Old barracks of the Field of Mars and located on the Konyushennaya Square of the stable department building promise to become one of the most expensive objects - they predict that they will be able to compete not only with Russian, but also with world-class prestigious apartment hotels.
