Illegal outbuilding in an elite residential complex continues to grow despite the court's decision

A new round of scandal broke out around the story of the illegal addition to the capital's high-rise building on Sadovnicheskaya Embankment. Residents obtained its demolition through the court and were already ready for the building to finally be restored to a safe living condition. However, a new court hearing will be held on May 12, Izvestia correspondent Igor Kaporikov reports.

"Despite the court decisions, judging by the materials on the balcony, the work continues. The annex has already been glazed, interior finishing works are underway, despite any prohibitions," the journalist said.

The court's decision has not yet been executed. Moreover, construction continues, and the walls of the apartment building are literally bursting at the seams. The insulation is turned outwards, the concrete tiles are cracked, the exposed metal profiles rust in the rain — it seems as if a massive structure was hastily attached to the elite house, without thinking about the consequences.

"Only they know what they're doing inside. But what can be seen from the facade is a violation of the integrity of the communal property, the burden of which now falls on us," complained Olga Kosenkova, a resident of the house.

As an independent expert examination established, an additional load of 15 tons was placed on the foundation of the building, which was not provided for by the project. According to experts, this may affect the integrity of the house in the future.

"If an additional building is unplanned by the project, there will naturally be additional pressure on the building's supporting structures," explained industrial and civil engineering engineer Elvira Yarygina.

Everyone seems to understand this, except the owner of the luxury apartment on the ground floor. According to the documents, the owner is pensioner Nadezhda Domokurova. Even the court's decision, which declared the extension illegal, did not help.

So far, the intervention of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation has not helped either. The criminal case was initiated under three articles at once: "Dangerous work", "Forgery of documents" and "Arbitrariness". The head of the department, Alexander Bastrykin, personally took control of the investigation.

By law, such extensions can only be built with the written consent of all owners. Formally, the documents were in order, so the project was approved by the Moscow Housing Inspectorate. However, it later became clear that more than half of the signatures in the minutes of the general meeting turned out to be forged. Experts note that this is one of the most common schemes in such stories.

"Forgery of signatures for the decision of the owners is a very serious problem. A new bill on signature forgery is currently being prepared. In the future, of course, this vulnerability will be eliminated," said Tatiana Vepretskaya, director of the National Housing Congress Non—Profit Partnership Association and an expert at the Public council under the Russian Ministry of Construction.

The residents are sure that it was impossible to pull off such a scheme without the knowledge of the management company, which had all the data of the owners. However, the Criminal Code denies its guilt.

"The owner agreed on everything without us and started building. The documents we received confirmed that everything was in order," said Sergey Yudin, CEO of the State Service management company.

According to the correspondent, Domokurova herself does not communicate with her Moscow neighbors and, according to them, almost never appears in the capital. She now lives in the village of Zamostye in the Tambov region, about 400 km from Moscow.

A small street, several dozen houses — this is where the owner of the luxury apartment lives. Neighbors say that after the death of her mother, Domokurova moved to her parents' house. Previously, she lived in Moscow with her husband for a long time: he worked as a plumber, and she was not officially employed anywhere.

Local residents are sure that the apartment was issued to Nadezhda Domokurova only formally, and an influential relative may be behind the story.

"He's the head of some district. He's obviously so cool and well-to-do. The cars are like that," said Rimma, Domokurova's neighbor.

Residents of the capital's residential complex are also talking about the possible influence of high-ranking patrons.

"Everyone here is being threatened that important, serious people are behind this," Olga Kosenkova confessed.

Despite the pressure, the residents intend to establish through the court who forged their signatures, and to achieve the demolition of the unauthorized building — while the house still remains safe to live in.

Home rule: residents of the premium residential complex have achieved a criminal case against the Criminal Code

And the Prosecutor General's Office told about almost 100 thousand substantiated complaints about the work of management companies in a year.

On March 2, residents of a high-rise building in the center of Moscow, who fear collapse due to an illegal extension, demanded that a criminal case be opened. Damage is already visible on the building, but even this did not become a reason for the demolition of the building itself.

At the end of January, it was reported that the owner of the illegal extension had not officially worked a day. According to neighbors, Nadezhda Domokurova generally leads a reclusive lifestyle. The interests of the woman in Moscow are represented by her lawyers.

On November 7, it became known about the beginning of court proceedings in a high-profile case about the possible forgery of signatures of apartment owners for the construction of an illegal extension. The owners of the capital's residential complex want justice and demand the demolition of an illegal extension that threatens their home.