Residential complex "Wonders of the World": a low-rise complex in an environmentally friendly area, but with a postponement of completion. LCD Wonders of the World from SK Unisto-Petrostal in the village. Aro LCD wonders of the world what type of houses
LCD « Wonders of the world». Construction company « UNISTO Petrostal» carries out basic construction and installation work in the residential complex « Wonders of the World". Sales are carried out under 214FZ. The developer of the project is Altair-Invest LLC.
This residential complex will be located on the Koltushsky Heights in the northern part of the village of Aro, Koltushsky rural settlement, Vsevolozhsk district Leningrad region. In the residential complex « Wonders of the world» 15 four-story comfort-class buildings will be built. The houses will be built using monolithic technology and then faced with decorative bricks and tiles. The apartments will be finished. The developer intends to complete construction by the end of 2016.
In the residential complex « Wonders of the world» connection to all utilities is provided. More than a third of the area of the development site will be occupied by green spaces. It is planned to improve the territory of the complex, build kindergartens and primary schools, and a parking lot.
Within walking distance from the complex there is a fairly diverse and developed infrastructure of the villages of Koltushi, Aro, Staraya and the village of Pavlovo, among which you can find educational, medical, sports, entertainment and shopping institutions.
You can get to the residential complex by car «
Wonders of the world»
, driving 7.1 km from the Ring Road along the Koltoshskoye Highway. Koltushskoye Highway is a fairly busy highway, where the likelihood of getting into a traffic jam is very high. Public transport can be reached by buses from the Ladozhskaya and Ulitsa Dybenko metro stations. The nearest metro station “Ulitsa Dybenko” is located 9 kilometers from the complex in a straight line. The railway station "7 km" is 3 km in a straight line.
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Wonders of the world»
located in good environmental conditions: Koltushskoye Lake is 1.5 km from the complex, the nearest forest is 1.3 km away. There are no landfills or industrial enterprises near the residential complex. Koltushskoye Highway is located 450 meters from the complex.
"UNISTO Petrostal" - an experienced player in the St. Petersburg market. The company does not always manage to meet the delivery deadlines for its projects, but nevertheless, experts evaluate its position with a fairly high “B+” score in . Concerning "Wonders of the World", then construction here also lasted longer than previously planned. However, there are positive developments. Five houses of the first and second stages have been built and are close to delivery. Buildings 6, 7 and 14 are being prepared for the State Commission, work on buildings 15 and 16 is also close to completion. The delivery of these five houses this year is quite realistic. As for the remaining buildings, taking into account the postponement, they are expected to be completed at the end of next year. If work continues actively after the completion of the first houses, then there will be enough time for construction. Although, of course, it’s difficult to say for sure now - we’ll see how things will be after the new year.
From a purely external perspective, the residential complex already leaves a pleasant impression. Low-rise buildings, bright colors of facades, glazed balconies, landscaped courtyards - a nice modern economy class. We have already considered the strengths and weaknesses of the project in earlier opinions of the portal. Today we can state that the main problems of the location remain the same: lack of social facilities and regular traffic jams on the Koltushskoye Highway during rush hours. Potential buyers need to be prepared for this. In the future, traffic along the Koltushi highway may become freer if the authorities implement the project announced this year to build a new highway north of Koltushi from to Orovo. However, this is not a matter of one year, because everything depends on funding. There is not enough money in the Leningrad region’s budget, and attempts to encourage developers to participate financially in this project have so far been unsuccessful.
"Wonders of the World" in the middle positions in. Sales here are progressing at an average pace. As of early September, there are about a hundred available options in houses in the first and second stages of construction. In general, in the “Wonders of the World” you can now choose from more than 260 apartments. Among alternative options in Koltushi and the surrounding area can currently be called a residential complex ("B"), from the "Koltushy Construction Company" (rating "B+"), from the residential complex that is building (rating "B+", there are postponements).
January 24, 2017
15 buildings of the Wonders of the World residential complex should be completed by the middle of this year. Let's see how things are going at the construction site. According to information from the developer’s website, in December 2016, work was carried out at different stages in different buildings. Thus, in three buildings (14, 15, 16) internal partitions are being erected, in the seventh the first level of the frame is being built, in the sixth the roof is being laid, in buildings 2 and 3 the foundation has been laid, and work is underway to gasify the facility. There is no information on the remaining buildings; construction has probably not started yet. Despite the fact that the complex is low-rise, the developer should probably speed up the pace of construction a little in order to meet the stated deadlines. But in general, there are no special complaints about Unisto Petrostal, which is confirmed by the company’s assessment in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region - “A+”.
Having touched on the topic of ratings, it is worth mentioning the ratings of the object itself. When ranking, the independent expert community assigned the “Wonders of the World” a CBB rating. Experts rated the location of the residential complex with the lowest score - we described transport accessibility and rich infrastructure in the previous “portal opinion”. The concept of the project itself and the safety of purchasing housing here were described as a solid four.
Over the past year, the object also managed to come under the radar of our portal’s video camera - in Koltush’s proposals.
Despite the small size of the location, there is still plenty to choose from here, if you don’t aim for the low-rise format. Housing can be purchased in a high-rise building - for example, from Koltushskaya Construction Company.
07 May 2015
For the construction of a low-rise Residential complex in Koltushi It is planned to use a fairly large area of land, remote from the main infrastructure of the area. New social and public institutions will not appear on the developer’s territory immediately. Therefore, for several more years, after the completion of the complex, residents will be forced to use only the infrastructure that previously existed in the village of Koltushi and the Vsevolozhsk region. Most likely, some difficulties may arise due to their distance from the construction site.
The indicator of infrastructure provision in the village of Koltushi itself is also low. There are clearly not enough educational institutions here. There is only one secondary school in the village. Families with children will be forced to apply to other schools in the Vsevolozhsk region or St. Petersburg.
The positive aspects include a favorable environmental situation. There are no large industrial enterprises here. Research organizations located in the settlement do not cause damage environment due to its specificity.
Transport accessibility in the area is not well developed. The village is located 22 km from the city. The main flow of vehicles in the direction of Koltushi moves along the Koltushskoye Highway. Residents of the area are experiencing serious difficulties due to the fact that they constantly have to stand in traffic jams on the Koltushskoye Highway. The nearest metro station is Ladozhskaya. You can get there during rush hour in about an hour. In addition, the situation is aggravated by the appearance of a logistics park in the village of Yanino. Day and night, endless streams of trucks and container ships pass here, which significantly reduces the speed of traffic flow.
The quality of housing in the new residential complex is quite consistent with the economy class level. The cost per square meter on average corresponds to the class of housing. The same price per square meter is maintained in and built in this area.
The Harmony residential complex is being built at a fairly large distance from the new low-rise building. Due to the completion of work already in the third quarter of 2014, those wishing to purchase an apartment will be able to do so much earlier than in the residential complex in Koltushi. However, the cost of apartments in these two complexes is no different. The total building area is approximately 1 hectare, which is significantly less than in Koltushi. There will be no need to build additional infrastructure or develop empty land. In addition, unlike the construction in Koltushi, the complex is not so far removed from the main infrastructure of the area. In addition, the Harmony residential complex is located a little closer to St. Petersburg, namely 7 km from it, so there is a possibility that the time spent traveling to the city will be reduced.
Construction Residential complex "Central" will end a little later, namely in the first quarter of 2015. The Tsentralny residential complex is also significantly removed from the low-rise construction in Koltushi, but is located near the Harmony residential complex. Unlike the residential complex in Koltushi, apartments with a larger layout are offered here.
UNISTO Petrostal company has already carried out construction in the Leningrad region, as well as specifically in this area. In particular, it was delivered on time. The developer has been working in the construction industry for quite a long time and has implemented many other projects.
LCD "Wonders of the World" from "Unisto Petrostal"- a full-fledged residential quarter in Koltushi (Vsevolozhsk district of the Leningrad Region), built according to modern European traditions of suburban construction. The complex is being built in a picturesque and environmentally friendly place - on the Koltush Heights, which, on the one hand, are surrounded natural areas, on the other hand, they are located in close proximity to the city.
The residential complex “Wonders of the World” is a block of low-rise (only 4 floors) monolithic houses of the “comfort” class. All houses follow the same architectural design.
Apartments in the residential complex "Wonders of the World"
The layouts are distinguished by a high level of functionality, and their diversity will satisfy even the most demanding customers. In addition to the usual planning solutions, the complex has apartments in the “euro” format.
The low-rise quarter has offers for every taste: for energetic and ambitious career-oriented people, the complex has ergonomic studios and 1-room apartments. If you - family man, we offer you spacious apartments with 2 and 3 rooms.
Prices in the Wonders of the World residential complex start from 50,000 rubles per m2!
Apartment renovation
All apartments in the Wonders of the World residential complex are fully finished with high quality:
- the bathroom will be tiled, and you will receive plumbing fixtures from leading European manufacturers as a gift;
- in the rest of the apartment the walls will be covered with wallpaper for further painting, and laminate will be laid on the floor;
- install water meters;
- the rooms will be separated by veneer doors, and a reliable metal door will be installed at the entrance;
- will perform stained glass glazing of balconies and loggias.
Infrastructure
The Wonders of the World residential complex in the village of Koltushi is a modern microdistrict with its own infrastructure. Kindergartens and a primary school will be built for the youngest residents, and older children will be able to attend educational institutions located in Koltushi. Your children will devote their free time to outdoor games on specially equipped playgrounds.
Sports fans will have the opportunity to devote more time to their hobby - sports grounds with exercise equipment and bicycle paths will appear on the territory of the complex. Everyone can use sports equipment, which will be provided by the developer.
Those accustomed to a more relaxing holiday can simply enjoy the landscape design while sitting in one of the many gazebos with free wifi.
All entrances are equipped with space for strollers and shoe shine facilities. So that you do not worry about safety, the territory of the complex will be closed from outsiders, and panic buttons will be installed in playgrounds, parking lots and in the front doors.
You can leave your car in one of 16 open parking lots, and your guests will be allocated a special guest parking lot.
District infrastructure
Koltushi is a cozy microdistrict located in the suburbs of St. Petersburg. The village has a shopping center, a cinema, an Ice Palace, educational institutions (including a music school) and other facilities necessary for a full life.
Transport accessibility
You can quickly get from the Wonders of the World residential complex to St. Petersburg by minibuses, which will take you to the Ladozhskaya metro station in 15-20 minutes.
A 5-7 minute drive from the village of Koltushi there is an exit to the Ring Road, and in 20 minutes you can drive to Alexander Nevsky Square and the historical center of the Northern capital.
Mortgage
The Wonders of the World residential complex is accredited by two leading St. Petersburg banks, which offer different mortgage conditions.
Until January 1, 2017, you can get a mortgage for an apartment in the complex at a reduced rate 10,9% per annum. Find out how to do this from the managers of M16-Real Estate!
Residential complex "Wonders of the World" is being built on the Koltush Heights in the village of Aro, Vsevolozhsk region. The developer and builder of the project is the construction company UNISTO Petrostal. House-building technology is the popular monolithic brick and precast reinforced concrete. The construction area is 37 hectares. The construction period is until 2020.
Developer: Altair-Invest LLC OGRN 1127847322932
LCD Wonders of the World consists of 15 residential buildings, among which there will be low-rise buildings up to 4 floors high and mid-rise buildings from 5 to 12 floors. Construction is being carried out in 4 stages. The project provides for studio apartments, 1-2-3-4 room apartments. All apartments are rented fully furnished.
Infrastructure of the new building Wonders of the World: The project provides for the arrangement of green areas, children's and sports grounds, the construction of kindergartens and primary school, surface parking lot, shops will be located on the first floors of residential buildings.
Transport to the Wonders of the World residential complex: in the immediate vicinity there is the Koltushskoye Highway Ring Road interchange (10 minutes), the road to the Ladozhskaya metro station will take about 30 minutes.
Why is it called that? The name of the Wonders of the World residential complex is apparently due to the fact that each stage of construction (both facades and the surrounding area) will resemble a certain region. The first stage is designed using Scandinavian motifs, the second - Western European, the third - eastern countries, and the fourth - southern. For example, the playgrounds of the “Scandinavian” stage will house the castle of the Swedish kings, the kingdom Snow Queen and a Viking ship.
News of the Wonders of the World residential complex
December 2014: construction of the first stage of the complex has begun. It will include 15 residential buildings with different commissioning dates.
October 2015: the new building “Wonders of the World” received a diploma as the winner of the competition “Leader of Construction Quality - 2015”, 1st degree. It is noted that this is one of the most interesting and high-quality projects for the integrated development of territories.
October 2016: In the first three houses of the new Wonders of the World building, the construction of the frame has been completed, the houses have been roofed. Next according to the plan is the construction of internal walls and partitions. The foundation construction of four buildings has been completed. The developer reports the dates for the complete completion of construction of the first buildings: July 2017 for the first five buildings and December 2017 for two more. As for prices, studio apartments cost from 1.9 million rubles, two-room apartments - from 3.2 million rubles.
September 2017: the developer has begun finishing work in the first five buildings (1068 apartments) of the first stage of the Wonders of the World residential complex and reports that the owners of the new apartments will receive the keys by the end of the year. As for the price issue, the cost of studio apartments in buildings being prepared for delivery starts from 2 million rubles, one-room apartments - from 2.35 million rubles, two-room apartments - from 3.15 million rubles, three-room apartments - from 4.35 million rubles. Simultaneously minimum budget purchase of housing in the complex is 1.718 million rubles for a studio of 27.7 sq.m.
May 2018: the editors recorded a postponement of the completion date of the 1st stage of construction to the 4th quarter of 2019 (originally the 3rd quarter of 2017).
November 2018: from the press release of UNISTO Petrostal:
Group of companies "UNISTO Petrostal" received a statement of conformity (AOC) Residential complex "Wonders of the World" (positions 6, 7, 14) in the village of Aro, Vsevolozhsk district, Leningrad region. The complex meets all the requirements of technical regulations and design documentation. The delivery of the project was hampered for six months by difficulties with the access road, which have now been completely eliminated. Funds from the sale of the remaining apartments in the complex will be used to complete the construction of other company facilities.
In the first stage of the “Wonders of the World” project, 5 four-story buildings were built. The first three buildings (196 apartments) are currently connected to all utilities (including heating) and are completely ready for occupancy. In accordance with the project, the apartments and common areas were finished, gas stoves and plumbing equipment were installed. Also, comprehensive landscaping was carried out on the territory of the complex, pedestrian and bicycle paths were equipped, children's playgrounds were equipped, small architectural forms and decorative lighting were installed.
January 2019: RVE for the 1st stage was not received before the New Year.
March 2019: March 25, 2019 The State Construction Supervision Committee of the Leningrad Region issued permission to commission buildings 6, 7 and 14 of the Wonders of the World residential complex. Pre-finishing is being completed in buildings 15 and 16.
August 2019: during the 2nd quarter of 2019, buildings 15 and 16 (stage 1.1) were not completed. The dates have been postponed again indefinitely. On August 1, a meeting was held between the Vice-Governor of the Leningrad Region for Construction Mikhail Moskvin and a representative of the developer with shareholders. However, they were not told when people would be able to receive the keys to their apartments.
The Wonders of the World project started almost four years ago. Buyers immediately appreciated the low-rise nature and good ecology of the new building's area, but the delivery date for the first phase of the complex was greatly delayed. The editors of the Novostroy-M portal asked the Mystery Shopper to go to the construction site and find out all the details of the project.
What are they building?
The residential complex “Wonders of the World” is being built by the UNISTO Petrostal company on the territory of the Koltushsky rural settlement, near the village of Staraya, Vsevolozhsk district, Leningrad region. The new building is located in the east of St. Petersburg, seven kilometers from the Ring Road, next to Koltushskoye Highway.
The first part of the “Wonders of the World” project will consist of 15 four-story buildings, in which the “skeleton” will be monolithic, and the walls will be panel walls lined with ceramic bricks. There are three different types houses.
The houses of the first and second types are five-sectional and each are designed for 80 apartments (six buildings of each type), the houses of the third type are two-sectional with 36 apartments (three buildings). Thus, the first stage of the complex includes 1068 apartments. Among them are studios, one-, two- and three-room apartments, while in the third type of houses there are only studios and two-room apartments.
Residential complex "Wonders of the World" in numbers, first stage:
As can be seen from the table, the main share of apartments in the residential complex are one-room and two-room. All types of housing have balconies or loggias with stained glass, except for apartments on the first floor in sections 3, 4, 5 of the second type buildings. The apartments are offered for sale fully finished.
In the future, it is planned to build two kindergartens and a school in the “Wonders of the World” (for how many places is still unknown); they will begin to be built after the completion of the first stage of houses. Until this moment, future residents will have to use infrastructure facilities, which are mainly located in the village of Staraya on the other side of the Koltushskoe highway. Open parking lots and landscaping of the complex are also planned.
Construction of the first stage of the residential complex began on October 3, 2014; its commissioning was initially scheduled for the third quarter of 2017, but was then postponed to the fourth quarter of 2019. At the same time, the commissioning of individual buildings, according to the sales manager, is expected to be gradual: initially, five buildings in the 2nd and 3rd quarters of 2018 (a commission is currently working in them), for the remaining 10 buildings, the commissioning dates will be further clarified upward.
Who is building?
According to the project declaration, the developer of the Wonders of the World residential complex is Altair-Invest LLC. There is only one founder of the developer - UNISTO Petrostal Project LLC, which is part of the UNISTO Petrostal group of companies. The group includes more than 10 organizations and dates back to 1991.
UNISTO Petrostal Group of Companies is engaged in the construction, sale, operation and management of various types of real estate, provides customer and general contractor services, and the group’s competencies also include development and investment. The website of the Wonders of the World residential complex reports that UNISTO Petrostal has sold more than a hundred residential, commercial, industrial and social facilities. Currently, the group is building three large residential complexes - “Three Devyatkino Kingdom”, “Anninsky Park” and “Wonders of the World”.
In each of these residential complexes there were postponements of delivery dates, this is what users are mainly discussing on the forums. I have already mentioned “Wonders of the World”; the delivery of the third stage in “Anninsky Park” was postponed from the first quarter to the fourth quarter of 2018. In the TriDevyatkino Tsarstvo residential complex, the delivery dates for buildings 9 and 10 have been shifted - from the second quarter of 2017 to the second quarter of 2020.
According to reports from shareholders who broke the contract with the developer, the company never returned their money, so they turned to the prosecutor's office. Shareholders are also dissatisfied with the quality of construction. There are complaints about the glazing of balconies that leak, peeling wallpaper, and the use of the cheapest materials in “comfort” class finishing.
I would like to note that when I arrived at the construction site of the Wonders of the World residential complex on a weekday, there was complete silence there. I met only a few workers who were doing interior finishing work in the five buildings that had already been built. No more work was carried out there, although according to the plan, 10 more buildings should be built and finished by the end of 2019.
Developer reliability - 4 out of 10 points
UNISTO Petrostal builds a lot, some projects are delivered on time. But, judging by the studied project declarations, delays in delivery deadlines are not uncommon for the company, and for some houses they amount to three years. Shareholders are also dissatisfied with the quality of construction and the fact that they are not returned their money on time upon termination of the pre-employment contract.
Internet intelligence
The Wonders of the World residential complex has a website. It has general information about the new building, the location of the nearest infrastructure facilities is shown, there are layouts and prices for apartments. However, when you click on a specific layout, it remains a mystery in which building it is located, and you are asked to find out the details from the manager upon request. There is also brief information on finishing with photographs; photographs from the construction site are posted once a quarter, however, they are all small in size and cannot be enlarged.
The “Terms of Purchase” section lists possible payment options. The website provides information about the developer "UNISTO Petrostal", indicating the location, telephone number and opening hours of the sales office. It is interesting that the information about the office hours indicated in the header of the site does not correspond to the information specified in the “Contacts” section (the correct information is in “Contacts”). There is also permitting documentation on the site.
You can also read about the Wonders of the World residential complex on the developer’s website. In addition to the information posted on the website, it is possible to select an apartment in five completed buildings from the general plan, but the prices for the apartments are not indicated.
All project declarations with changes are posted on the developer’s website. You can monitor the progress of construction (photos from the construction site are posted monthly, the size of the photos and the cards themselves are larger here). There is a “Mortgage” section, which lists all the banks that have accredited the new building, indicating interest rates. In the “News” section, where detailed progress reports were published, the last entry was dated April 3, 2017.
On the social network VKontakte I found five groups of the Wonders of the World residential complex, but the most numerous are two - one with 9.5 thousand participants, the other with 1265 people. In the latter, entries are made very rarely and it was clearly created only for the sale of apartments in residential complexes; in the first, the wall is actively replenished, but mainly with private advertisements - sale/purchase of apartments and more, entries about opening a business, there are even posts about missing dogs. I didn’t find a page for the complex on Facebook.
The most interesting information, as usual, is on real estate websites. The main complaints against the Wonders of the World residential complex are delays in commissioning. Frequent traffic jams on Koltushskoe Highway, overcrowding of kindergartens and schools near the residential complex under construction, and overly optimistic information about the infrastructure around the complex under construction are also discussed. Many emphasize that not having a car greatly limits the quality of life in the area.
Since April, excursions to the site began to be conducted by prior telephone agreement with sales office managers.
Information accessibility - 5 out of 10 points
IN in social networks new buildings are practically not represented. The websites - the personal one and the developer's website - are more than modest in functionality, with such innovations as mortgage calculator, broadcast via webcam, videos, panoramas, etc. there is no. There is no way to choose an apartment based on the number of rooms, buildings, area, price; the websites are very simple, but at the same time they are not convenient and each one lacks any important information.
How to build
In the Wonders of the World residential complex, residential buildings are built using monolithic panel technology. The transverse walls are monolithic reinforced concrete. The insulation is mineral wool slabs. The external walls are decorated with facing ceramic bricks. The internal walls will be made of expanded clay concrete stones, their thickness between apartments will be 190 mm, between rooms - 90 mm.
The apartments, as I already mentioned, are sold with fine finishing. It includes laying laminate flooring, wallpapering for painting, installing veneered interior doors and a metal entrance door, tiling walls in bathrooms and installing plumbing fixtures from European manufacturers.
Heat will be provided by gas boiler houses. Gas stoves will be installed in the apartments, electric stoves in the studios (in the studios there is no wall between the living room and the kitchen, which is required by law when installing gas, so now only electric stoves are installed in them).
Housing geometry
In the Wonders of the World residential complex, buyers are offered apartments from studios to three-room apartments. The living area is comfortable: studios are about 28 sq. m. m, 1-room apartments from 38.7 to 44.4 sq. m. m, 2-room apartments - from 58.6 to 74 sq. m, 3-room apartments - from 78 to 94 sq. m. Ceiling height 2.74 m.
The studios have living rooms with an area of about 18 square meters. m, all irregularly shaped. In one of the layouts the room is pentagonal, here you will have to think a lot about the placement of furniture, as, indeed, in the layout with a room in the form of a zigzag. Combined bathrooms from 4 to 4.5 square meters. m with shower, hallways - from 4 to 4.6 sq. m and balconies from 2 to 3.6 sq. m.
In one-room apartments, rooms range from 16.5 to 18.4 square meters. m, elongated, kitchens 9-15.7 sq. m, separate bathrooms. Hallways from 4 to 5.4 square meters. m and balconies with an area of 3-3.3 sq. m.
In two-room apartments, living rooms are 15-20 square meters. m, both square and elongated, there are pentagonal ones, kitchens 12-13 sq. m, hallways are almost 11 meters, balconies are small - 3.2-3.5 sq. m.
“Treshki” amaze with even more spacious hallways - up to 15 “squares”, but they are not comfortable - in almost all options it is difficult to figure out where to put the furniture. All layouts have combined bathrooms plus an additional toilet. Rooms from 12.3 to 20.7 square meters. m, in the largest kitchen options from 18.8 to 22.2 square meters. The balconies are also small.
Layouts - 7 out of 10 points
The apartments in the complex are spacious, the rooms are quite large. Among the minuses, I will note the uncomfortable pentagonal and zigzag rooms in studios and one-room apartments, small balconies and often large and uncomfortable hallways in two-room apartments and three-room apartments.
Site visit
I want to start by saying that it was a miracle that I found this complex under construction, since there was no sign for it anywhere on the road. As a result, I rolled around for a long time before I realized how to approach it. Because of the houses located along the Koltushskoye Highway and the hilly terrain, the Wonders of the World residential complex is almost invisible.
On the way to the complex, I saw a farm, and right next to the walls of the fence that encloses the new building, there was some kind of incomprehensible auxiliary construction site, or a building materials warehouse. There is no sales office at the construction site of the Wonders of the World residential complex, so we had to limit ourselves to inspecting it from behind the fence. The new building is clearly visible from the southeast side. Four buildings, already painted, with glazed balconies, were clearly visible.
There were no sounds coming from the construction site by which one could judge that any work was underway - there was complete silence, although it was the middle of the working day and working week. True, when leaving, I met three workers with tools who, apparently, were going to lunch. Only from this did I understand that interior finishing work was being carried out in the constructed buildings.
I must say, I was very surprised by this state of construction, since the stated (and already postponed once) completion date for the first stage of construction is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2019, and there is not much time left to erect and finish 10 more buildings.
I was not able to visit the complex under construction and the sales office of the developer on the same day, so I went to the UNISTO Petrostal sales office, which is located in the Okhta House business center (Industrialny Prospekt, 44, building 2), on the next day. The office is open from Monday to Thursday from 9 am to 8 pm, on Friday from 9 am to 7 pm, on Saturday and Sunday from 10 am to 5 pm, which is convenient for a working person.
To obtain a pass to the business center, you must have an ID card with you. The sales office is located on the 9th floor, it is spacious, with several meeting booths, everything is conveniently organized. According to legend, I bought a two-room apartment. The manager printed out all the layouts of the remaining apartments for sale and told me their prices.
Currently, the Wonders of the World residential complex only sells apartments in five buildings, which have already been built and finishing work is being completed there. According to the manager, from June-July 2018, shareholders will be given keys (primarily to those who have already inspected the apartment). The remaining 10 buildings have not yet gone on sale, since their delivery dates will be revised; they also could not tell me the delivery dates for kindergartens and schools.
I note that the manager was calm, friendly, answered questions willingly and knowledgeably, she had no desire to force a purchase at any cost. According to the specialist, excursions will soon be held in the constructed buildings of the Wonders of the World residential complex, but they will need to be arranged in advance by telephone.
Service - 7 out of 10 points
There is no sales office at the construction site, so potential buyers will have to travel to two places located at a considerable distance from each other, which is especially inconvenient for those who do not have a car. An independent visit to the site allowed us to assess the location of the complex under construction and the infrastructure around it.
How to buy?
In the Wonders of the World residential complex, apartments can be purchased in accordance with 214-FZ for DDU. Housing is sold for 100% payment, installments and mortgage. When purchasing, you can use maternity capital and various subsidies.
Mortgages under agreements with the Wonders of the World residential complex are provided by several banks, namely: Sberbank and Uralsib (rate from 9.9%), Ak Bars (from 10.1%), Bank St. Petersburg (from 10. 25%) and Globex (rate from 11%). The interest rate depends on the size of the down payment and the selected loan program.
Now apartments that are sold with a mortgage and for full payment can be purchased with a discount of up to 20%. There is a 0% installment plan in three payments - 60%+20%+20% (there is a discount on the initial payment of 60%, and the remaining payments of 20% + 20% are repaid by the end of 2018 according to an agreed additional agreement). It is possible to purchase apartments with state support, subsidies and military certificates, mortgages with state support have a rate of 9.5%.
You can book an apartment for 14 days by phone without a deposit. When selling apartments under an equity participation agreement, it is registered with Rosreestr. For registration, the notarized consent of the spouse is required, if the shareholder is married, and the electronic signature key.
Registration of preschool education is carried out through an electronic service by a representative of UNISTO Petrostal and costs 10,000 rubles. Registration of ownership in constructed apartments will cost the same amount.
Among the promotional offers on the developer’s website, the following offer is posted: “Last ready-made studio apartments of 28 sq. m. m from 1,779,000 rubles.”
Purchase scheme - 8 out of 10 points
The purchase scheme is standard. The downside is that there are a small number of banks for obtaining a mortgage; you additionally need to spend money on services for registering a child-only home and property.
How much?
I should immediately note that the apartments located on the first and last floors of the Wonders of the World residential complex are quite different in price from apartments on the intermediate floors. The cost of identical apartments on the 1st and 4th floors and on the 2nd and 3rd floors may differ by 300-600 thousand rubles.
As I already mentioned, apartments are currently for sale in five buildings, which have already been built and finishing work is already being completed. At the sales office of the developer of the Wonders of the World residential complex in May 2018, I was provided with the following prices for apartments on the 1st floor (these are prices with a 20% discount, which is currently provided with 100% payment and when applying for a mortgage):
For comparison, I will give prices from other developers in new buildings located near the Wonders of the World residential complex.
One and a half kilometers from our complex in the village of Staraya, the Aquatern ISK company is building a monolithic brick 9-story residential complex "Harmony". The completion date for this complex is the third quarter of 2018. The apartments are delivered turnkey, or you can choose an apartment prepared for “fine” finishing.
In the same village Koltushskaya construction company is building two residential complexes “Central” and “Pavlovsky”. Residential complex "Central" is a monolithic panel project with a height of 16 floors with a completion date of the fourth quarter of 2018. The apartments are sold with a fine finish.
The Pavlovsky residential complex has been commissioned; it is a panel complex consisting of two buildings 12 floors high. Housing is transferred to shareholders with pre-finishing finishing.
Prices - 6 out of 10 points
Prices in the Wonders of the World residential complex are generally comparable to the cost of apartments from other developers in the area; only the completed project is significantly more expensive. However, there are complexes with more affordable prices for housing and early change, this is, for example, one-room apartments in the residential complex "Harmony", two-room apartments in the residential complex "Central". It is worth considering that in the “Wonders of the World” the commissioning dates were postponed, and the residents of the first stage will have to live for a long time next to the construction site with all the ensuing disadvantages.
Ways-roads
As I wrote above, the Wonders of the World residential complex is located seven kilometers from the Ring Road (that’s 10 minutes by car). That is, if you had a car, you could get to the central regions of St. Petersburg quite quickly along the ring road, if not for the constant traffic jams and poor condition of the road surface on Koltushskoye Highway. And a person who uses public transport to get to the Ladozhskaya or Ulitsa Dybenko metro station may need more than an hour.
From Ladozhskaya to the Wonders of the World residential complex can be reached by buses No. 531, 532, 429 and minibuses No. 533 and 531A. From the Ulitsa Dybenko metro station you can get to the new building by bus No. 492. You still have to walk 7-10 minutes from the stop on Koltushskoe Highway to the complex itself along a road without a sidewalk.
Transport accessibility - 4 out of 10 points
For motorists, the advantage is the proximity to the ring road, and the disadvantage is constant traffic jams and a bad road. There are no advantages for pedestrians, only complete disadvantages: the residential complex is located far from the nearest metro stations, you can get to them either by minibuses or by buses, and over a long and poorly predictable period of time.
Infrastructure
The Wonders of the World residential complex is located near the villages of Staraya and Koltushi, as well as the village of Pavlovo. Fields stretch to the east and south of the new building, and the area between Koltushskoye Highway and the residential complex is built up with private one-story houses. There are no infrastructure facilities nearby; they are all located on the other side of the busy Koltush highway.
To the nearest grocery chain store you need to walk 800 meters, and you also have to cross the highway. It’s about a kilometer and a half to the kindergarten, which is about 17 minutes on foot, but it’s completely full, and it’s about the same distance to the school. So, at first, future residents will have to travel considerable distances to buy groceries, household goods, medicines and take their children to kindergarten and school. The nearest medical institutions in the village of Pavlovo are an outpatient clinic, which is located at a distance of about two kilometers and provides medical care to adults and children.
In the first stage, infrastructure facilities will not be built on the territory of the complex under construction. And the construction dates for the schools and kindergartens promised by the long-term project have not yet been announced anywhere. At least the sales manager couldn't answer this question.
The developer undertakes to landscape the surrounding area and improve the courtyards. Each yard is equipped with children's and sports grounds, areas for recreation and walking. It is planned to fence the entire complex around the perimeter and install video surveillance. The first part of the development also includes the construction of 16 open-air parking lots with a total of 496 spaces, including guest parking for 25 places.
One can note the good ecology in the area of the new building: sufficient distance from the ring road, location on a relative hill, surrounded by fields. Not far from the Wonders of the World residential complex there is a lake with a beach where you can swim on hot days.
Infrastructure - 3 out of 10 points
New residents will have to go across the Koltushskoye Highway to get essential products; a kindergarten, school and outpatient clinic are also located beyond the highway, which is bad from a safety point of view. We will have to wait a long time for our own infrastructure facilities.
Summary
To summarize, I would like to say that the residential complex “Wonders of the World” is attractive primarily due to its ecology and low number of storeys. The apartments under construction are spacious, even studios with a total area of more than 28 square meters. meters. All apartments are rented fully furnished.
A plus is the presence of open parking lots, but the number of parking spaces there is much less than the number of apartments (there are only 496 spaces for 1068 apartments), and living in this residential complex without a car is uncomfortable.
The disadvantages of the project are difficulties with transport accessibility, this is especially important for those new settlers who work in St. Petersburg and do not have a car. But having a car doesn’t improve the situation much due to constant traffic jams and the poor condition of the Koltushskoye Highway.
Let me remind you that the commissioning of the first stage was postponed by more than two years. And although the first five houses in this phase are already at the final stage, the delivery dates for the remaining 10 houses will be further revised upward. The construction period for kindergartens and schools has not been determined at all, which is the first thing to consider for buyers with children.
The new building of the Wonders of the World residential complex, based on the sum of all factors and taking into account significant delays in the completion date of the first stage, receives 5 points.
Sergey Neboskrebov
Publication date May 29, 2018
