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The authorities of St. Petersburg are again trying to find an investor for the yacht club on Petrovskaya Spit, which was previously taken away from the Leningrad Federation of Trade Unions. The concept of development of the territory is already being prepared by the company “Sea Gates of the Northern Capital”, which market participants cannot but mention Gazprom when talking about. Given the framework set by the city, there may not be any other applicants.
Several sources told Fontanka that there are discussions in Smolny’s offices about the fate of the yacht club on Petrovskaya Spit. According to them, a company with the telling name “Sea Gate of the Northern Capital” took over the development of the concept of the territory development. A document that will answer the question of what will be placed on the ground and how much it will cost can be submitted and put up for discussion before the end of the year, says one of the interlocutors.
According to SPARK, the Northern Capital Sea Gate LLC was established in March 2024. The authorized capital is only 100 thousand rubles. Its CEO— Andrey Evdokimov, is not the last person in the yachting world. In particular, he is the head and main owner of the Imperial Yacht Club Management Company, which manages a complex of residences with its own yacht marina. He also owns the Imperial Yacht Club. The Sea Gate of the Northern Capital LLC itself, through Granit Group, is 1% owned by Evdokimov, and 99% by Rusinvest JSC, which is owned by unidentified Russian citizens. Andrey Evdokimov is also the Director of the JSC.
However, the interlocutors of Fontanka emphasize that in this case, Sea Gate of the Northern Capital LLC is rather a performer, rather than the final interested party. It is difficult to say who will become an investor, but the name Gazprom sounds, three sources told at once. However, according to one of them, it cannot be said that the gas giant itself is so eager to enter into this project, rather it is about the desire of the city authorities to impose a social burden on it.
The owner of the Sea Gate of the Northern Capital has ties with Gazprom. So, on the sidelines of SPIEF 2023, Gazprombank and Granit Group agreed to create a joint company, National Infrastructure LLC, to implement infrastructure projects, including the creation of an interuniversity campus in Tomsk.
Gazprom has already been eyeing the yacht club on Petrovskaya Spit in 2020. At that time, market participants did not rule out that the Granit group of companies could become the executor of the project, calling it a permanent contractor of Gazprom, which built, in particular, the Olympic facilities in Sochi.
It was not possible to contact Andrey Evdokimov himself at the time of publication. The Fontanka Investment committee reported that the project is “considered promising,” but “the investor has not yet been identified and it is too early to talk about a model of interaction with him.” “Today, the concept of the development of the territory of the River Yacht Club of Trade Unions on Petrovsky Island is at the stage of elaboration and discussion,” the press service of the department noted.
The race for the yacht Club
The “golden” land of the River Yacht Club has been the subject of conflicts for many years: although it belonged to the city, it was in perpetual use of the Leningrad Federation of Trade Unions. The first investor of Ecoholding caused rejection from the yachting community training on Petrovskaya Spit: they claimed that the company’s project involved the construction of luxury real estate instead of the development of sports. In the summer of 2019, the Project Culture company developed a new project commissioned by the Federation of Trade Unions, but it was sent for revision. The third participant of the race was the St. Petersburg Sailing Union.
While discussions were underway, in 2021, the assets owned by the St. Petersburg River Yacht Club of Trade Unions were acquired by Aurora, as reported, for 650 million rubles. Market participants called her the beneficiary of St. Petersburg entrepreneur Dmitry Misyura.
But even these plans were not destined to come true, since in 2022 the Property relations Committee terminated the right of the Leningrad Federation of Trade Unions to use the land occupied by the yacht club indefinitely. The reason was a lawsuit by the prosecutor’s office, in which the supervisory authority listed violations committed by the yacht club: the right of indefinite lease has not been reissued for lease or ownership; the site is not used for its intended purpose, since it was provided for the construction of sports facilities, and berths for small vessels have been built, and nothing but them; citizens are deprived of free access to the coastal the strip; and in general, the territory is dirty, it followed from the court materials.
It was not possible to challenge the termination of the contract in court. At the beginning of 2024, Aurora appealed to arbitration with a claim against the Leningrad Federation of Trade Unions and the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia for 1.2 billion rubles. The investor estimated losses in this amount in connection with the purchase of assets of the yacht club on Petrovskaya Spit, which turned into a pumpkin due to the loss of land.
Social project
The new round is a logical continuation of previous events, the interlocutors of Fontanka note. Since the city now manages the yacht club’s land directly, it can openly express its wishes.
In short, the historical, cultural and social significance of the object is put at the forefront. “First of all, it should be a modern, comfortable urban space, which is not enough on Petrovsky Island,” said a source in the yachting community familiar with the discussions. The commercial component is not completely excluded, but it should by no means prevail. “Yacht parking is always commercial, because people pay for it, and entertainment on the water is also commercial, if it is not an Olympic children’s sport. There may be restaurants and yacht service within the framework of the project, but it should be proportionate,” says the interlocutor of Fontanka. At the same time, there is an installation that Petrovskaya Spit is the main entrance to St. Petersburg and its “yacht” facade, which means it should look accordingly.
With this scenario, the transfer of land into the hands of a single developer seems impossible. “There is a clear setup: either a large corporation is doing this, or it is a PPP with the city,” the source says. In addition, the Shipbuilding Institute is an ideological participant, which is tasked with developing student sports, including water sports. “Perhaps Gazprom will participate in this if such a decision is made, since not everyone has the money. And such a company can do it of appropriate quality, because it can afford long—term investments,” concludes the interlocutor of Fontanka.
Galina Boyarkova,
Photo: Sergey Nikolaev /
Источник: www.fontanka.ru
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