"Russian favela": As usual garages in Sochi have become a profitable multi-storey buildings

  • Dec 24, 2019
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This is not a modern gated development - a garage of Sochi!
This is not a modern gated development - a garage of Sochi!

Sochi is known as the most popular seaside town of Russia, which already knows the whole world thanks to the Winter Olympics, held in 2014. But many are not even aware that it has its "slums", which received the name "Russian favela "consisting of car garages Soviet epoch converted to 3-, 4- or even 5-storied at home.

So look famous Sochi slums.
So look famous Sochi slums.

Looking at the photo, you might think that this is an ordinary residential area with brand new built cottages for two or three owner. But it is not so. According to the documents - this garage!

Garage in the house instead of the first floor is not anything unusual. In the world such a plan is considered to be an extension to the main building, but in Sochi - it's the opposite. Garage is the main building, which the owners built over several floors of living rooms or apartments. More or less to equip them, just rent out to migrants or families who do not have their own housing. The massive construction began in the 90s of the last century, due to amendments to the Town Planning Code, which allowed owners and garage cooperatives expand vertical structures.

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The whole city is entangled network of "Russian favelas."
The whole city is entangled network of "Russian favelas."
This architectural innovation has its streets and squares.
This architectural innovation has its streets and squares.

At all times in this popular resort in the property it was quite expensive, and businesses quickly They realized that they could use their garages for affordable housing without investing too much money.

Residents prigarazhnuyu ennoble territory, trying to create the comfort of home.
Residents prigarazhnuyu ennoble territory, trying to create the comfort of home.

Since the law does not provide for the possibility to issue a garage as a living space, it remains only to use the first floor of the direct purpose, and build on them as many floors as possible, to maximize their profits, after paying taxes to the state not accounts. With this in this kind of buildings are mushrooming.

Garage apartments are quite presentable.
Garage apartments are quite presentable.

At the present time to find ordinary capital in the garage you do not succeed, because if allows a strong foundation in the very short term there are several apartments above it. Most of them look very presentable, and that right can not be distinguished from the usual cottage village.

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New facade decoration materials help to create an aesthetic appearance so extraordinary buildings.
New facade decoration materials help to create an aesthetic appearance so extraordinary buildings.

Not every house is an old part of the city can boast of similar brand new roofs and windows. Most of these residential areas provided with electricity, water and sanitation, but the gas is worse. It is necessary to use an electric furnace or liquefied gas balloon, with disastrous consequences.

In these settlements, infrastructure is well developed.
In these settlements, infrastructure is well developed.

The infrastructure of the garage co-operatives developed in step with the construction, there is everything necessary for living people - shops, saunas, fitness clubs and gyms, hairdressers and beauty salons, cafes and even a pizza or a taxi can be called at any point. In the district children's clinics have their own site, but order, for example, parcels delivery will fail.

If there is a fire, then a ladder with a child or two on hand it will be difficult to go down.
If there is a fire, then a ladder with a child or two on hand it will be difficult to go down.

Since there are no legal documents for such apartments, which means that the owners do not need to comply with the sanitary and epidemiological and fire-prevention standards, so the biggest danger is the complete lack of fire exits and in general any spare. Given that the city itself is located in a seismic zone and there is no natural gas and only the balloon, then the probability of casualties in the event of any disaster has grown significantly.

For such housing tenants pay more expensive than conventional apartments.
For such housing tenants pay more expensive than conventional apartments.

Sochi authorities have already a lot of years trying to solve the problem of residential garages, but it does not work so far. After all, to demolish such structures can not be because, according to the law, the right to private property is inviolable. And this type of construction is allowed at the legislative level, and also agreed with the city plan.

Sochi police once again conducting raids on garages on Alpine Street.
Sochi police once again conducting raids on garages on Alpine Street.

Anything that can police in Sochi, only to carry out spot-checks, verifying the registration of the people living here.

In this age of globalization, where people are striving to get out of the smaller settlements closer to civilization, are increasingly found an unusual places to stay, Against the background of the Sochi garages seem to paradise!

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