Published on: 2026-08-05
Source: Government of the Russian Federation –
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The Southern Federal District is confidently increasing the volume of construction of commercial, administrative, and agricultural facilities, which is directly related to the tourist flow and the need for modern services. This was reported by the Deputy Chairman of the Government and supervisor of the Southern Federal District, Marat Khusnullin.
“The creation of modern non-residential infrastructure is a necessary condition for business activity and comfortable recreation in the south of Russia. New commercial and social infrastructure facilities improve the quality of life for local residents, as well as increase the tourist attractiveness of the regions, allowing guests to be received at a higher level of service. Even despite the difficult situation in the region and in the country as a whole, for the first half of 2026 the area of non-residential buildings put into operation in the Southern Federal District amounted to 1.8 million square meters — 31% more than for the same period last year. This figure became the highest growth rate among all federal districts. Work within the framework of the national project “Infrastructure for Life” continues,” reported Marat Khusnullin.
The Deputy Prime Minister recalled that starting from 2023, Russia has been recording a constant increase in the commissioning of non-residential real estate, and last year a historic high was reached – over 41 million square meters. In 2026, the positive trend continues: in the first half of the year, 14.7 million square meters of non-residential real estate were commissioned in the country, which is almost 9,000 different buildings. The share of the Southern Federal District in the all-Russian volume increased by 2.6 percentage points – up to 12.5%.
Overall in Russia, growth in construction input was recorded in four federal districts. In the Far Eastern Federal District, the indicator increased by 12.7% to 748.4 thousand square meters, in the Central Federal District by 11.8% to 5.3 million square meters. In the Siberian Federal District, growth was 1.4%, with input reaching 1.3 million square meters.
“The Central Federal District remained the leader in terms of absolute volume of commissioning, accounting for 36.1% of all new non-residential space in the country. The second place was taken by the Volga Federal District with a result of 2.5 million sq. m. The Southern Federal District rose to third place, overtaking the Northwestern Federal District. Altogether, the Central, Volga, and Southern Federal Districts accounted for 65.6% of all non-residential building space commissioned in Russia in the first six months of 2026,” said the First Deputy Minister of Construction and Housing and Utilities Alexander Lomakin.
According to data from the regions, in the first half of 2026, 11 thousand permits were issued for the construction of non-residential buildings with a total area of 25.8 million square meters. The area of premises under valid building permits for non-residential buildings amounts to 195.7 million square meters.
The activities of the national project “Infrastructure for Life” are synchronized with the people’s program of the party “United Russia.”
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