“Airplane” will land in the field – Newspaper Kommersant No. 174 (7375) of 09/21/2022

After the start of the pandemic, Russians began to think about buying suburban real estate. Against this background, large developers began to actively develop in the segment. Thus, the Samolet group acquired another 48 hectares in the Moscow region for the construction of a village of townhouses or cottages. But this year, the interest of citizens in private homes has fallen markedly: in September, the demand for such real estate is lagging behind by 30% year on year.

Putilkovskaya Concession Company LLC, owned by the Samolet Group of Companies through a number of organizations, bought 48.8 hectares in the village of Poyarkovo, Solnechnogorsk District in the Moscow Region, for 480 million rubles on September 20, found “Kommersant” in the materials of the tender for the bankruptcy of Stroyzemproekt LLC. A Kommersant source says that this land was owned by the PSN group, previously owned by Dmitry and Alexei Ananyev. Samolet Group declined to comment, PSN could not be contacted.

Timur Ryvkin, director of the land development department at Nikoliers, believes that the price of the site in Poyarkovo is 480 million rubles. corresponds to the market. According to Maxim Leshchev, General Director of the Geo Development Group of Companies, the site is suitable for building a cottage settlement and townhouses, but Samolet can take a non-trivial path and build an apartment complex there.

True, the difficulty of implementing a multi-storey project lies in the proximity of the site to Sheremetyevo Airport, which will require additional approvals for the planning project, says Natalya Kruglova, adviser to the general director of the Russian Auction House. With this in mind, the construction of a townhouse village seems to be the most expected option for developing the site, says Alexei Popov, head of CIAN.Analitiki. According to his calculations, Samolet will be able to build about 200 thousand square meters at the site in Poyarkovo. m of such property.

Against the backdrop of restrictions due to the pandemic in 2020, the interest of Russians in living outside the city has grown significantly. In 2021, the volume of individual housing construction (IZHS) set a record — 9.1 million square meters. m, or 53% of the total volume of new housing. Then the leader was the Moscow region with a volume of commissioning of 5.8 million square meters. m of individual housing construction. Against this background, in the region, the interest of large multi-apartment housing developers in this segment has grown. Among the companies that have declared their desire to build such settlements are the PIK and Ingrad groups.

Samolet Group of Companies was no exception and also decided to enter the suburban housing market. The first project has already begun to be built in Dmitrov near Moscow, where 800 thousand square meters will appear. m of real estate. Later, the developer announced that he plans to take up projects for the construction of cottages and townhouses in the Pushkinsky district, 30 km from the Moscow Ring Road, with a total area of ​​900 thousand square meters. m, another 688 thousand square meters. m – near Naro-Fominsk and 285 thousand square meters. m in the Istra district of the Moscow region.

But already this year, the activity of Russians in the IZHS market has fallen. According to Maxim Lazovsky, the owner of Dom Lazovsky Insurance Company, demand in the primary suburban real estate market of the Moscow region in March-April 2022 lost up to 70% year-on-year. Then a gradual recovery began, but demand is still 30% behind 2021 levels in September, he adds. In addition, reminds project manager Lifedeluxe.ru Sergey Bobashev, demand rests on mortgages and other mechanisms to stimulate the purchase of housing.

Daria Andrianova