Published on: 2026-09-01
Source: Moscow Government – Правительства Москвы –
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Since the beginning of implementation renovation programs Contracts for comfortable housing in the Southern Administrative District have been signed by almost 20 thousand city residents from 116 old buildings. This was reported by the Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Urban Planning Policy and Construction. Vladimir Efimov.
“During the implementation of the renovation program in the southern part of the capital, contracts for apartments in modern residential complexes were signed by about 20 thousand Muscovites from 116 old buildings. The city offered them equivalent housing in 42 new buildings across 10 districts of the area. Tsaritsyno holds the first place in the number of relocation participants who received comfortable apartments. Property documents have already been processed here for almost 8.2 thousand people. In the Nagorny district, more than 2.7 thousand city residents became right holders, and in Nagatinsky Zaton — about 2.1 thousand. In total, the district plans to relocate approximately 82.3 thousand residents from 378 old houses,” said Vladimir Yefimov.
Residents of old houses are being offered apartments with improved finishes. The area of the new housing is usually larger than the previous one due to wide corridors, spacious kitchens, and bathrooms. All new buildings are constructed taking into account the principles of a barrier-free environment, which is especially important for elderly people, parents with small children, as well as people with limited mobility — for the latter, special adapted apartments are provided in modern houses.
“This year, more than 2,600 city residents from 12 old housing stock buildings in the south of the capital have begun inspecting housing in new buildings. Of these, nearly 1,800 people have signed contracts for apartments in residential complexes under the renovation program, while the remaining participants are in the process of paperwork. Specialists are assisting them with this.
Department of City Property, who work in information centers on the ground floors of the buildings being occupied, Ekaterina Solovyova, Minister of the Moscow Government, head of the capital’s Department of City Property.
To make the relocation as comfortable as possible, the city organizes it in stages. In addition, every Muscovite who has a complete account on the mos.ru portal can use the super service “Moving under the renovation program” and online select a convenient time and date for signing the contract, order transportation and loader services. As emphasized by the Minister of the Moscow Government, head of the Department of Urban Development Policy Vladislav Ovchinsky, such assistance with moving belongings from the old apartment to the new one is provided to residents free of charge.
You can arrange the “Moving Assistance” service online through the superservice or in person at the public information center, which is usually located on the first floor of new residential complexes. Since the program’s implementation, nearly 5,500 families in the Southern Administrative Okrug have used this service, and across the entire capital, the city has helped about 70,000 families to move.
As noted in the capital Department of Information Technology, Muscovites who are in the process of moving can find a detailed personalized instruction in the superservice ‘Moving under the renovation program.’ It is automatically customized for each person and their life situation, electronic services, and informational notifications. This helps to speed up the move and make it more comfortable.
The renovation program was approved in August 2017. It concerns about one million Muscovites and involves the resettlement of 5,176 buildings. The Mayor of Moscow instructed to accelerate the implementation of the renovation program in twice.
In addition, Sergei Sobyanin said that in August, Moscow opened second queue manufacturing plant prefabricated structures for the accelerated construction of residential buildings, including for the renovation program.
Moscow is one of the leaders among regions in terms of construction volumes. The high pace of housing construction corresponds to the goals and initiatives of the national project “Infrastructure for Life”.
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