Petersburg style costs millions

07 December 2005

 It is no secret that in the area called "Golden triangle" (an area bounded by Nevsky prospect and Fontanka and Neva rivers embankments) prestigious apartments are valuated at millions of US dollars. But it turns out that their owners pay such fantastic sums not for the apartments themselves. But what for then? Here is the answer given by director of NEVSKY PROSTOR AGENCY Alexander Ginovker, a vice-president of Real Estate Association of Saint-Petersburg.
- Actually, the qualities of apartment itself do not play the leading role. It should be spacious enough with high ceilings
- that is all. The main and rather strict requirements relate to the surroundings. The windows of an elite apartment should overlook the Neva, the Moika or the Fontanka. The building itself should be remarkable. The main entrance should be really splendid and have a wide staircase.
And only if the apartment has all these advantages, it can be considered prestigious. However, there is one more important condition, though not a technical one. All taken together should comply with the Petersburg style and, moreover, create the same impression on everybody. In this case, the apartment can be equated with a real work of art, the price of which is estimated at millions of dollars. For the time present the "average" price of such apartments is 2 to 3 million dollars.