Economy

Moscow Government Buildings to Be Converted to Housing

Moving ministries to the outskirts would leave opportunities for reuse in the crowded core.
Reuters

Government officials in Moscow are considering a plan to move their offices to newly annexed outer regions of the city. The main reason: better parking.

The locations of government ministries in the center of the Moscow has become a problem for politicians and bureaucrats, who are vocally frustrated with the low supply of parking lots in the 865-year-old city. So now, under the advice of Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, plans are being crafted to move city and federal offices to the city's outskirts and convert the existing buildings into apartments and hotels, as RIA Novosti reports.