New construction projects in the center of Kazan discussed today in the Government House of the Republic of Tatarstan

Ten construction projects in the historical center of Kazan were discussed today at the meeting in the Government House of the Republic of Tatarstan chaired by President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov. The correspondence of the presented projects to the historical look of the city was discussed at the meeting.

The presented projects include the building in the corner of Butlerov Str. and Mayakovsky Str. which used to house a cultural centre for public health care workers. According to the investor the new building being restored in its former look will house a budget hotel. Another project is a four-storey boarding ballet school in Bolshaya Krasnaya Str.

A number of projects were presented after significant changes made after the observations made at previous meetings concerning, in particular, the increase of the area of ​​landscaping and the creation of parks. In some cases, the investors in addition to the construction of new facilities committed to restore lost historic buildings located nearby.

For 8 of the 10 sites examined the participants took a positive decision. The authors of the two remaining projects were recommended to improve them in accordance with the observations.