Since the beginning of 2019, 40% of inefficiently used real estate objects have been sold in the Orsha district
Before the socio-economic reset in the Orsha district, 20-30 idle buildings were annually put into economic circulation. And in 2019 alone, over 260 unused facilities have already been sold at auctions! The district development program, developed until 2023, is yielding tangible results.
The "Devino" recreation center had been idle for the last two years.
The "Devino" recreation center had been idle for the last two years.
An Attractive Offer
Here is the most recent example. It is related to the sale of the "Devino" recreation center, built in the 1970s, 40 kilometers from Orsha. The location is beautiful: a lake, a pine forest. A club, a summer pavilion, a basketball court, a football field with a stand – a total of 28 buildings and a land plot of 6 hectares. There were times, recalls the base's watchman Lyudmila Surganova, when "Devino" attracted more than 400 people:
— It's a pity, but the base has been idle for the last two years. Residential buildings were not heated, the roofs leaked.
Once the base belonged to power engineers. Then it was transferred to the communal property of the Orsha District Executive Committee to the balance of the State Enterprise "Hotel-Orsha". According to the deputy director of the enterprise, Inna Kostyukova, "Devino" brought only losses to the owner:
— Watchmen need to be paid salaries! And for people to come here again, the buildings need to be repaired and insulated.
Having started searching for an investor, at the beginning of this year "Devino" was put up for auction for more than 400 thousand rubles. The high price deterred potential buyers. Only by the sixth auction, organized on November 14 by the Vitebsk Regional Property Committee, the price of each of the 28 facilities in "Devino" decreased to 1 base unit. 5 buyers responded to the attractive offer. Including from abroad. As a result of the bidding, the base was acquired for 52 thousand rubles by the firm "USHPOBEL" from the Orsha district, which owns a cafe, is engaged in retail trade, and leases equipment. Its founder, individual entrepreneur Sergey Vaynilovich, admitted that he and his partners were primarily attracted to "Devino" by nature:
— We will be repairing the base within two years. We plan to attract domestic investors. Tourist n
For example, on Novatorov Street in Orsha, a production facility was opened by the well-known sewing company Mark Formelle. The three-story building, which belonged to Beltelecom, had not been used for the past few years. It was sold at auction with a 50% price reduction. The new owner renovated it, installed sewing equipment, and created 117 jobs.
Olga Nikitina, a 4th-grade seamstress, believes that it is not difficult to find a job in Orsha in her profession, but not all employers offer decent wages:
— At my previous company, I earned 350 rubles a month. When I found out that Mark Formelle promised twice as much, I gladly transferred here.
Far-reaching plans
The intention is to bring all inefficiently used properties into economic circulation in the Orsha district by the end of 2020. To this end, in late 2018, a large-scale comprehensive inventory was conducted jointly with interested ministries, concerns, and the State Property Committee. Of the 648 identified properties, 40% were sold this year! Currently, 115 properties are up for auction. More than 30 of them are offered for 1 base unit.
"SB" FIGURE
In 2019, the "Vitebskoblimushchestvo" committee sold 75 properties at auctions for almost 2.5 million rubles.
Here is the most recent example. It is related to the sale of the "Devino" recreation center, built in the 1970s, 40 kilometers from Orsha. The location is beautiful: a lake, a pine forest. A club, a summer pavilion, a basketball court, a football field with a stand – a total of 28 buildings and a land plot of 6 hectares. There were times, recalls the base's watchman Lyudmila Surganova, when "Devino" attracted more than 400 people:
— It's a pity, but the base has been idle for the last two years. Residential buildings were not heated, the roofs leaked.
Once the base belonged to power engineers. Then it was transferred to the communal property of the Orsha District Executive Committee to the balance of the State Enterprise "Hotel-Orsha". According to the deputy director of the enterprise, Inna Kostyukova, "Devino" brought only losses to the owner:
— Watchmen need to be paid salaries! And for people to come here again, the buildings need to be repaired and insulated.
Having started searching for an investor, at the beginning of this year "Devino" was put up for auction for more than 400 thousand rubles. The high price deterred potential buyers. Only by the sixth auction, organized on November 14 by the Vitebsk Regional Property Committee, the price of each of the 28 facilities in "Devino" decreased to 1 base unit. 5 buyers responded to the attractive offer. Including from abroad. As a result of the bidding, the base was acquired for 52 thousand rubles by the firm "USHPOBEL" from the Orsha district, which owns a cafe, is engaged in retail trade, and leases equipment. Its founder, individual entrepreneur Sergey Vaynilovich, admitted that he and his partners were primarily attracted to "Devino" by nature:
— We will be repairing the base within two years. We plan to attract domestic investors. Tourist n
we will maintain equality, focusing on family holidays with children.
Garages sold at auction in October for 1 base unit to an entrepreneur from Baran, who plans to service equipment there and produce spare parts.
Investors have become more active
The first deputy chairman of the Orsha District Executive Committee, Sergey Pats, is confident that interest in inefficiently used real estate has increased, partly after the President signed Decree No. 506 at the end of 2018:
— For investors from the Orsha district, the document provides preferences and benefits: tax, customs, and budget payments. It allows technical documentation to be processed within 2 years, without forcing a businessman to part with large sums of money at once.
As representatives of the authorities, we have become bolder in reducing prices for dilapidated facilities built during the Soviet era. For example, the facilities of the reinforced concrete structures plant, which was not sold for a long time, will be put up for auction at the end of November with an 80% price reduction. For such real estate, we have increasingly reduced the price to 1 base unit.
This is what happened with the "Devino" base, with garages in the village of Obukhovo, sold in October to an entrepreneur from Baran, who plans to service equipment there and produce spare parts. We transferred the premises for a cafe in Bolbasovo to an Orsha businessman for the implementation of an investment project. We also have more freedom in dealing with inefficiently used state-owned properties. It is not surprising that investors from Vitebsk and the capital have become more active in the region.
In a building on Novatorov Street in Orsha, sold at auction, a sewing company has created 117 new jobs.
Garages sold at auction in October for 1 base unit to an entrepreneur from Baran, who plans to service equipment there and produce spare parts.
Investors have become more active
The first deputy chairman of the Orsha District Executive Committee, Sergey Pats, is confident that interest in inefficiently used real estate has increased, partly after the President signed Decree No. 506 at the end of 2018:
— For investors from the Orsha district, the document provides preferences and benefits: tax, customs, and budget payments. It allows technical documentation to be processed within 2 years, without forcing a businessman to part with large sums of money at once.
As representatives of the authorities, we have become bolder in reducing prices for dilapidated facilities built during the Soviet era. For example, the facilities of the reinforced concrete structures plant, which was not sold for a long time, will be put up for auction at the end of November with an 80% price reduction. For such real estate, we have increasingly reduced the price to 1 base unit.
This is what happened with the "Devino" base, with garages in the village of Obukhovo, sold in October to an entrepreneur from Baran, who plans to service equipment there and produce spare parts. We transferred the premises for a cafe in Bolbasovo to an Orsha businessman for the implementation of an investment project. We also have more freedom in dealing with inefficiently used state-owned properties. It is not surprising that investors from Vitebsk and the capital have become more active in the region.
In a building on Novatorov Street in Orsha, sold at auction, a sewing company has created 117 new jobs.
For example, on Novatorov Street in Orsha, a production facility was opened by the well-known sewing company Mark Formelle. The three-story building, which belonged to Beltelecom, had not been used for the past few years. It was sold at auction with a 50% price reduction. The new owner renovated it, installed sewing equipment, and created 117 jobs.
Olga Nikitina, a 4th-grade seamstress, believes that it is not difficult to find a job in Orsha in her profession, but not all employers offer decent wages:
— At my previous company, I earned 350 rubles a month. When I found out that Mark Formelle promised twice as much, I gladly transferred here.
Far-reaching plans
The intention is to bring all inefficiently used properties into economic circulation in the Orsha district by the end of 2020. To this end, in late 2018, a large-scale comprehensive inventory was conducted jointly with interested ministries, concerns, and the State Property Committee. Of the 648 identified properties, 40% were sold this year! Currently, 115 properties are up for auction. More than 30 of them are offered for 1 base unit.
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In 2019, the "Vitebskoblimushchestvo" committee sold 75 properties at auctions for almost 2.5 million rubles.
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