| On Thursday, July 29, Sergei Mitrokhin and the residents
of the Presnya district, Moscow, will fill up the pit made
for unlawful construction of a multistoried building instead
of historical building (Bolshoi Tishinsky lane 30/44, bldg
1).
On Monday Sergei Mitrokhin managed to stop excavation works
which began despite a ban of the Moscow Government and the
district authorities.
A construction company began excavation works for a new building
in place of an almost completely destroyed historical building
by architect Nirnzeye and dating back to early 20th century.
Under a pretext of renovation the construction company left
only a corner wall of the building.
The residents of the area jointly with the YABLOKO party have
been fighting against construction of a new building with
a multi-level underground garage on the site of the destructed
monument of architecture for two years.
In early May 2010, head of the Moscow construction complex
Vladimir Resin said that the contract with the developer -
the Phobos company – was dissolved. The local authority also
issued an order to stop the works. However, these orders did
not stop the Phobos construction company.
The residents of the neighbouring houses are afraid that their
houses may give cracks and, consequently be ruined due to
large-scale construction works in the old district of the
city. After the workers were ousted by police the residents
decided to fill in the excavated pit with earth.
On Thursday, July 29, Sergei Mitrokhin will meet with the
residents of the district and also participate in filling
in the pit with earth.
See also:
Unlawful works in
the place of destructed architectural heritage stopped. Press
Release. July 26, 2010
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