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01.04.2012
Since its founding in 2007, UFG Real Estate has viewed Russia as a very promising market with stable, attractive profits. Given the high volatility on international financial markets, investments in real estate are today even more relevant. But which assets deserve to be invested in given the clear shortfall of investment grade properties? How does one change strategy depending on the market realities? What are the development prospects for the investment market in the near term? We spoke about this and much more with Mikhail Tarasov, managing director of UFG Real Estate.
27.03.2012
The warehouse real estate business in Russia – despite stagnation in 2008-2009 and bearish expectations for a second wave of the crisis – remains an attractive segment for developers and investors. While the market is characterized by a shortfall of investment-grade properties, high construction costs and difficulties with borrowed financing, one can and should work here! So says Igor Bogorodov, Head of Branch at Raven Russia. 
15.03.2012
Major international retailers are starting to show interest in small Russian regions with populations from 200,000. Despite the incipient state of retail real estate there and a shortage of adequate SCs for operators to choose from, retailers are finding opportunities for development. The Russian experience of Mango, a major retail company, is unique in that it has endured two crises here and yet continues active expansion, in spite of a shortage of high-quality SCs, high rental rates and the sometimes inscrutable mentality of proprietors. Speaking about this and much more in an interview with CRE is Aniko Kostyal, development director for Russia and the CIS at Mango.
20.02.2012
All across the world, non-state pension funds are major players on the real estate market. In Russia, non-state pension funds aren’t hurrying to invest money in commercial real estate. Currently there are approximately 150 non-state pension funds in Russia. When will the funds’ operations become more noticeable? What risks are entailed by NSPFs’ investments in real estate? And which areas are attractive to the NSPFs in Russia? In an interview with Vadim Korsakov, deputy CEO of NSPF Blagosostoyanie, CRE learned the answers to these and many other questions.
03.02.2012
Integrated development of regional real estate markets has for a number of years been declared by the federal authorities as one of their top priorities. However in recent years Russia has not abounded in trully successful integrated development projects. The CRE magazine interviewed Russian vice minister of regional development, Ilya Ponomarev, about the government priorities in the relationship with developers, the reasons behind the "Kaluga miracle," and the principles of spending budgetary funds in the city of Sochi. 
15.01.2012
At the end of last year Warimpex and Partners solemnly inaugurated the multifunctional complex Airportcity Saint Petersburg at Pulkovo Airport. In his exclusive interview for the CRE North-West magazine member of Management and Supervisory Boards, AVIELEN A.G., Georg Foliant explains why the investor is attracted by territories near major hubs, how the Western business community today assesses Russia’s investment appeal and what needs to be done to increase the inflow of foreign tourists to our city.
25.12.2011
For several years in a row Russia has embarked upon the path trodden by Western nations; its name is Green Development. But according to our national tradition, borrowing many good things from the West, we bog down in our local problems. While in the highly competitive European and American markets the LEED or BREEAM label automatically means a premium to the property price, in Russia, where builders have been accustomed to doing slipshod work for quite a few years, green standards were considered as a superfluous encumbrance. Yet the Russian national market predicament is not unique, believes Robert Watson, founder of the LEED certification system, whereas the advantages of green development are so obvious to the developers that in several years from now the situation may change dramatically.
15.11.2011
A review of investment contracts, a ban on construction in Central Moscow and a possible expansion of the capital city make the development community very nervous. Meanwhile the Moscow authorities do not only set up new rules of dealing with the players of the real estate market, but are also ready to discuss things with the business community, assures Anatoliy Valetov, deputy director of the department for foreign economic and international relations at the Moscow government.
31.10.2011
Stating the acceleration of expansion rates in Russia and CIS a short time ago, the hoteliers of InterContinental set a very ambitious target: 100 hotels until 2020. And though hotel operators can hardlly influence development, Strategic Development Vice President of InterContinental Hotels Group for Russia and CIS, Aron Libinson, is positive that they will fulfill their plan with the help of franchising agreements.
11.10.2011
With shareholders such as Deutsche Bank and Strabag, DB Development entered the real estate market in 2008. However, for quite a time the company was out of work, since its services were not demanded on the falling market. The company has survived the hard times, and in summer 2011, Sberbank bought 51% of its shares. Later on, in the fall of 2011, Alfa Group invited DB Development to chip in the ambitious project – Sofiyskaya Nabarezhnaya. Today, Dmitry Garkusha, DB Development CEO, is talking with CRE about this project.
30.09.2011
November 2011 promises to be hot for Fort Group as the company plans to open three retail centers during this month, in addition to holding a tender for general contractor selection for their largest project Europolis. Having literally stormed into the St. Petersburg retail real estate market, the company keeps building up its expansion. Managing partner of Fort Group Maxim Levchenko shared the corporate plans for the future with CRE North-West.
29.09.2011
While some Western investors are assessing the risk of investing in the Russian real estate market, others regard Russia as their main launching pad. Immofinanz Group, one of the top five European companies in the real estate market, is working on the enlargement of its Russian real estate portfolio, as Eduard Zehetner, CEO of Immofinanz in Russia, said in his interview for CRE.
13.09.2011
Modern high-rise construction as technology is still in its infancy in Russia. There are not so many tall buildings, most of them are located in Moscow. Technology is not the only thing that the country generally lacks. The Russian public holds to a negative view on skyscrapers because of devotion to historical heritage. Yet high-rise buildings mean a technological breakthrough, which can be a matter of pride and a symbol of new Russia, Sang-Dae Kim, Professor and President of the World Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, believes.
30.08.2011
Today the holding company Constellation Aquarius is developing several large-scale projects which are fundamentally different from anything the company has done. The holding’s owner and president Vladimir Khilchenko admitted in his interview to CRE North-West that the strategy of property-related business development has changed quite radically: instead of typical speculations with properties and land, the company will tackle full-scale development.
29.08.2011
 In international practice governments have on many occasions undertaken and continue to undertake attempts to relocate government structures from capital cities to other locations. In some cases (like in Brazil or Kazakhstan) entirely new cities were built, while in others only some government agencies were relocated in order to alleviate the city center (Brussels). We asked international and Russian experts to speak about the experience of these large moves and what problems initiatives of this kind may encounter.
10.08.2011
Even though 30% of floor space at the first phase of Nagatino i-Land is still vacant, the developer is setting to work on building the second phase, totaling 130 thousand sqm. The vacant premises at the first phase will be filled in half a year, especially since the majority of space has been sold by the Moscow business-incubator itself, according to Andrei Astakhov, general director at Nagatino i-Land.

29.07.2011
Jose Acebillo, the chief architect of Barcelona, is convinced that the uncontrolled widening of megalopolises should be relegated to the past. It is high time that authorities and developers start thinking about the qualitative development of the existing urban environment. This idea seems particularly relevant in light of the proposed expansion of the boundaries of both Russian capitals, Moscow and St. Petersburg. Recently, Professor Acebillo visited the city on the Neva at the invitation of  X 21 Modern Art Foundation, where he delivered a lecture on the new urban paradigms, and gave an exclusive interview to CRE.

28.06.2011
After a difficult crisis period, debts, and change of owners, Technosila started an active business expansion in Russia. Small cities, all kinds of retail stores, and a number of contracts signed with leading advisories of chain retail – that is how Sergey Fedeev, Development Director of Technosila, is going to get his company's market share back to its pre-crisis levels.
20.06.2011
During 5 years of its operations in St. Petersburg Swedish company Ruric AB has invested in the city real estate market more than $ 350 million. It has developed a network of four business centers (one has since been sold) in the historical center and even built new residential and academic buildings in Petrodvorets as per agreement with the Ministry of Defense. The next stage is implementation of two major projects to develop mixed-use centers at the central embankments of St. Petersburg which are the Moika and Fontanka quaysides. Even though the crisis somewhat affected these projects, they were not entirely cancelled. However, among many good news related to the launch of new projects, there is a negative message: the city authorities are trying to take from Ruric AB the reconstructed buildings in Apraksin Dvor referring to non-fulfillment of investment agreement conditions. The changes which took place within the company's projects during the crisis, the results expected in case of Apraksin Dvor, and the importance of administrative resources for business development in St. Petersburg will be highlighted in an interview for CRE Northwest by Colin Craig Anderson, General Director of Ruric Management.
15.06.2011
Moscow is undergoing changes; yet the city administration has only tactics in store lacking a strategy. On the other hand, developers are still keen on gaining surplus profit. Chairman of the Union of Russian Architects Andrey Bokov comes up with his diagnosis of today’s Moscow, its authorities and developers.
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