The auction for the sale of one of the “houses of books” area of 28 000 sq m in Novy Arbat, 15, declared invalid – to participate in it filed only one application from the company “Apartment group”, the message of the Department for competition policy of Moscow.
The only bidder was proposed to enter into a contract of sale at a starting price of 2.4 billion rubles, reads the statement of the city Department. “Apartment group”, according to “SPARK-Interfax” on 100% belongs to the company “holding development”. Primary owner last The Paul, the holder of one of the largest development companies of the Moscow Capital Group. Those will act as the project investor and the Capital Group, the developer, confirmed a company representative.
“House-book” on Novy Arbat will be reconstructed – there will be a hotel and apartment complex that will be included in the infrastructure the FIFA world Cup 2018, said the representative of Capital Group. The external appearance of the building will be saved and will remain part of the existing architectural ensemble of the Novy Arbat, said the General Director of Capital Group Valentina Stanovova. Those, according to the company, ready to invest about 6.5 billion rubles. taking into account the purchase price. The mayor’s office in the beginning of 2015 was looking for buyers for two “house-books”, including the tower on 28 047 square meters at the address: Novy Arbat, 11, p. 1. Then both buildings were estimated at 5.4 billion rubles. But the lots removed from the auction due to which the investors questions about settlement of the relations with other unit owners in complexes, then explained to city officials.
In December 2015 the municipality has decided to sell the buildings individually. The date of the auction on the second building yet to be determined. The middle of the New Arbat is a good place for a project of average price category, for example, of level “3 stars” on 400-450 rooms, says the head of the Department of hospitality JLL Tatiana Veller. Around the many places of tourist business and mass markets, government and administrative buildings, and hotels under international brands in the middle price range near there, she explains.
