Published on: 2026-10-16
Source: Moscow Government – Правительство Москвы –
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The project for the repair and preservation work of the regional cultural heritage site — the building of the Moscow Society for Loans secured by Movable Property (pawnshop) — has been approved. It is located at: 22 Bolshaya Dmitrovka Street, building 1. The chairman of the Moscow City Committee on Pricing Policy in Construction and State Expertise of Projects (Moskomexpertiza), part of the Urban Planning Policy and Construction Complex of the capital, spoke about how the historical appearance of this architectural monument will be restored. Ivan Shcherbakov.
“The project for the repair and preservation of the building of the former income house of the Moscow Loan Partnership in the Tverskoy district has received a positive expert conclusion. The restorers will bring the facades in order, including the glazed brick cladding and decorative elements, as well as the historic interior finishes in the common areas. In addition, the design solutions provide for the repair of internal engineering communications and other works necessary to ensure the physical preservation and improve the operational characteristics of the building, which is over 120 years old,” said Ivan Shcherbakov.
How the work will proceed
During the repair, the brickwork of the exterior walls will be strengthened with polymer mortars, damaged bricks will be replaced, surfaces will be treated with biocidal compositions, and desalination of the plinth will be carried out. New screed and floor cladding with waterproofing will be installed on the balcony slabs, and galvanized drip edges will be installed around the perimeter. Fire doors will be installed in the technical rooms.
In addition, the building’s electrical supply systems, heating, hot and cold water supply, as well as the fire water pipeline, sewerage, and internal drainage will be updated.
The plastered surfaces of the facades, cornices, and moldings will be manually cleaned of oil paint. Then they will be restored using special mixtures, puttied, sanded, and painted with a silicone paint that has high permeability.
The brickwork will be cleaned of dirt and toned in areas where the paint layer has peeled off. Chips will be restored using the infilling method, and severely damaged and completely missing elements will be supplemented based on surviving samples. In addition, the granite cladding of the plinth, the metal decorative elements of the bay windows, and the flagpole in the shape of a griffin will be restored. The second flagpole, which was lost, will be recast in accordance with the surviving one.
The metal gates of the arch are awaiting a full restoration: they will be disassembled into separate elements, cleaned of multiple layers of repainting and rust. Lost details, including the wicket gate, will be restored based on historical data, and then installed in their original place. The same approach will be taken with the wrought iron balcony railings.
Specialists will recreate the lost elements of the entrance group of the main facade: the covering of Metlakh tiles and oak paneled doors with brass fittings.
“It is important to note that as part of the restoration work, the lost part of the entrance group of the main entrance on the side of Bolshaya Dmitrovka Street will be restored. Specialists will clear and restore the stucco decor in the entrances. The historical color scheme will also be restored there,” said Pavel Ryabonenko, Deputy General Director of the Moscow Capital Repair Fund.
In the common areas, the wall plaster and stucco decorations, stone stair steps, and ornamental railings with wooden handrails will be restored. The floor covering made of Metlakh tiles will be cleaned, later inserts removed, and missing fragments replenished. The building will have window frames made of larch, oak doors between the black and main staircases, doors to the storage rooms, and wooden cabinets for communications recreated.
History of the building
The income house of the Moscow Partnership for loans secured by movable property is among the notable architectural monuments of the early 20th century. Such buildings set a new scale for the development of the city center and created the eclectic appearance of Bolshaya Dmitrovka, which has been preserved to this day.
The house was built in 1904–1905 according to the design of the architecture academician Alexander Ivanov. Originally, it housed apartments, the board and office of the loan partnership, commercial premises, as well as shops and studios of tenants. In the 1920s, the residential part was redesigned: communal apartments and a dormitory appeared, which lasted until the late 1980s. Now it is an apartment building with offices and retail spaces.
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