The Moscow Times Real Estate News http://www.themoscowtimes.com/realestate/ The Moscow Times is a daily English-language newspaper featuring objective, reliable news on business, politics and culture in Russia and the former Soviet Union (CIS). en 02/02/2012 17:37:42 The Moscow Times Real Estate News http://www.themoscowtimes.com/upload/iblock/429/vvts.gif 330 240 Artyom Sorokin / For MT || VVTs http://www.themoscowtimes.com/realestate/article/451995.html http://www.themoscowtimes.com/realestate/article/451990.html Landlords Reveling in High-End Demand By <a href="/sitemap/authors/olga-solovyova/451822.html" title="Other articles by Olga Solovyova">Olga Solovyova</a> <moscowtimes@themoscowtimes.com> http://www.themoscowtimes.com/realestate/article/451990.html About 850 high-end apartments were available for rent in Moscow at the end of last year according to industry experts, with more than half of that number costing approximately $6,000 per month. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0300 http://www.themoscowtimes.com/realestate/article/451991.html Experts Say Subsidized Housing Sector Weak By <a href="/sitemap/authors/howard-amos/418277.html" title="Other articles by Howard Amos">Howard Amos</a> <moscowtimes@themoscowtimes.com> http://www.themoscowtimes.com/realestate/article/451991.html The World Bank, the United Nations and the Economic Development Ministry emphasized the potential for developing state subsidized home construction, also known as "social housing," in Russia at a roundtable. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0300 http://www.themoscowtimes.com/realestate/article/451995.html Group Seeks Greater VVTs Protection By <a href="/sitemap/authors/howard-amos/418277.html" title="Other articles by Howard Amos">Howard Amos</a> <moscowtimes@themoscowtimes.com> http://www.themoscowtimes.com/realestate/article/451995.html Architectural preservation group Arkhnadzor has called for the All-Russia Exhibition Center, or VVTs — which they refer to as Moscow's "Soviet Versailles" — to receive increased legal protection ahead of a $1.5 billion redevelopment expected to be approved by city authorities this spring. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0300 http://www.themoscowtimes.com/realestate/article/451482.html Supercontractor Due in Moscow Public Sector Vedomosti <moscowtimes@themoscowtimes.com> http://www.themoscowtimes.com/realestate/article/451482.html The city-run Moscow Center for Children's and Family Leisure and Health, or MCC, might receive 500 billion rubles ($16 billion) to build kindergartens, housing, schools and medical facilities. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0300 http://www.themoscowtimes.com/realestate/article/451501.html Hotel Prices Rising, But Still Not Exorbitant By <a href="/sitemap/authors/irina-filatova/387051.html" title="Other articles by Irina Filatova">Irina Filatova</a> <moscowtimes@themoscowtimes.com> http://www.themoscowtimes.com/realestate/article/451501.html The number of quality hotel rooms in Moscow is expected to grow 6 percent this year to 32,500, as several international hotel chains plan to put eight big projects into commission. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0300 http://www.themoscowtimes.com/realestate/article/451502.html Grocery Magnate Plans U.S. Supermarkets By <a href="/sitemap/authors/rachel-nielsen/396846.html" title="Other articles by Rachel Nielsen">Rachel Nielsen</a> <moscowtimes@themoscowtimes.com> http://www.themoscowtimes.com/realestate/article/451502.html The co-founder of the supermarket chains that became X5 Retail Group is setting up 400 discount groceries in southern Florida, a project in which his company AgroTrade International will invest $500 million. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0300 http://www.themoscowtimes.com/realestate/article/451483.html PIK Expects Rise In 2012 Revenue Reuters <moscowtimes@themoscowtimes.com> http://www.themoscowtimes.com/realestate/article/451483.html PIK Group, one of Russia's largest homebuilders, expects revenue to rise 19 percent to 29 percent this year, as the market continues to recover. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0300 http://www.themoscowtimes.com/realestate/article/451116.html VTB Capital Makes Profit on Lesnaya Plaza By <a href="/sitemap/authors/rachel-nielsen/396846.html" title="Other articles by Rachel Nielsen">Rachel Nielsen</a> <moscowtimes@themoscowtimes.com> http://www.themoscowtimes.com/realestate/article/451116.html After what it is calling a profitable sale of a Class A office building picked up during the financial crisis, VTB Capital is anticipating that it can replicate the success as economic conditions put more high-quality office centers on the market at lower prices. Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0300 http://www.themoscowtimes.com/realestate/article/451117.html Baturina to Buy Hotel in Dublin The Moscow Times <moscowtimes@themoscowtimes.com> http://www.themoscowtimes.com/realestate/article/451117.html Nama, the Irish state assets agency, is poised to sell the Morrison Hotel in Dublin to Yelena Baturina, wife of former Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov. Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0300 http://www.themoscowtimes.com/realestate/article/451129.html Contractors Being Chosen to Fix Moscow Roads Vedomosti <moscowtimes@themoscowtimes.com> http://www.themoscowtimes.com/realestate/article/451129.html The city construction department will select general contractors for the reconstruction of major throughways at a cost of almost 50 billion rubles ($1.57 billion). Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0300