Completed overhaul of a residential building built in 1900

As part of the capital’s housing overhaul program, work was carried out to comprehensively renovate one of the oldest residential buildings in the Southern District of Moscow – the facade and roof were repaired in building No. 2 on Gorodskaya Street and a number of engineering systems were replaced.

The house was erected in 1900 according to an individual project, and in 1939 it was built up to five floors.

“The beauty of historical houses is the pride of the capital. We make a lot of efforts to preserve the original appearance of ancient objects. In order to put house No. 2 on Gorodskaya Street in order, a unique work project was created. Selected high-quality domestic materials, the latest technology. A large amount of work was carried out to update the facade. Specialists first cleared the planes of accumulated dirt, and then sealed the seams, cracks and treated the wet spots with an antifungal solution. Then they paid great attention to the restoration of architectural decorative elements. They were carefully fragmented in places of loss, put in order in the smallest detail. At the final stage of the overhaul of the façade, the specialists painted the planes of the façade with modern paint. The historical color scheme has been preserved,” said Vladimir Kozhichenkov, Deputy General Director of the Moscow FCR.

Specialists replaced the facing layer of the basement of the building, replaced the tides and installed a new asphalt concrete pavement.

The residential building has a simple form in plan. The street facade is highlighted with graceful pilasters. The first, third and fifth floors are separated by cornices and belts.

The Moscow Capital Improvement Program is one of the largest housing modernization projects not only in Russia, but in the world. The program includes more than 28,500 houses with a total area of ​​more than 275 million square meters. m, in which it is planned to repair more than 355 thousand engineering systems and structural elements of buildings and replace more than 112 thousand elevators. To clarify the timing and types of work under the overhaul program, so-called short-term implementation plans are drawn up. Planned for 2021-2023 included 4,437 houses of the capital with a total area of ​​34.2 million square meters. In 2022, repairs are taking place in 1.7 thousand houses.

Natalia Bakhareva.

According to the materials “My House Moscow»