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Stalinka and tsarist buildings in Kyiv: what counts as historical
3:01 · 2020 · Sean Almeida
Sean Almeida explains which old buildings Vestor.Estate calls historical: tsarist buildings from 1880 to 1917, and the Stalinka buildings from before and just after World War II.
Questions this video answers
What does Vestor.Estate mean by a historical building?
Not any old building. Sean means two types: pre-revolutionary tsarist buildings from about 1880 to 1917, and Stalinka buildings from before and just after World War II. Later Soviet construction quality kept declining.
Sean Almeida, as said in 2020 · watch at 0:22
What do these buildings have in common?
Very solid construction, meant to last about 200 years, with walls from 70 centimetres to a full metre thick and higher ceilings: about three metres in modern buildings against up to 4.5 metres in tsarist ones. Many also have balconies.
Sean Almeida, as said in 2020 · watch at 1:08
What are the downsides?
Sean names the common areas, the pipes and the electrical cables. If you plan a renovation anyway, he says they should not stop you, and thick walls mean few worries about serious structural problems.
Sean Almeida, as said in 2020 · watch at 2:10
Why does an old building give better returns?
European tenants especially appreciate the charm of old buildings, even when the entrance is dark or the lifts are poor. Sean says investors tend to see better returns in older buildings, where the apartment can feel like a Western apartment in a historic building.
Sean Almeida, as said in 2020 · watch at 2:28
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