In the Smolensk region successfully applied the mechanism of integrated development of territories

In the Smolensk region, the mechanism of integrated development of territories (KRT) is actively developing, which since 2021 allows to involve inefficiently used land in circulation, primarily for housing construction. To date, 18 KRT contracts have been concluded in the region on plots with a total area of 129.77 hectares. Within the framework of these agreements, it is planned to build 552.82 thousand square meters of new housing and 41.83 thousand square meters of non-residential areas, of which 126.43 thousand square meters of residential and 4.25 thousand square meters of non-residential premises have already been built. In the future, the region intends to involve 153.41 hectares of land with a total urban development potential of 599.77 thousand square meters of housing and 59.19 thousand square meters of non-residential area.

The administration of the city of Smolensk has already made decisions on the comprehensive development of residential development at a number of addresses, including Isakovsky, Socialist, Bakunin and the second Kiev. These projects envisage not only the demolition of emergency housing stock, but also the construction of modern houses and social facilities, such as a kindergarten for 100 seats on the street of the second Kiev.

Special attention is paid to the federal project. By the order of the Government of the Russian Federation of March 18, 2025, it was decided to comprehensively develop non-contiguous territories in Smolensk within the boundaries of Volodarsky, Isakovsky, Chaplin, Tvardovsky streets, the third line of the Red Army Sloboda and Water Lane. The operator of this first in the region federal project KRT, the implementation of which is designed until 2034, is the public law company “Territorial Development Fund”. In September 2026, a four-party agreement on its practical implementation was signed.

Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Marat Khusnullin said that in the Central Federal District, the practical implementation of such projects has already begun at 569 sites. The Deputy Prime Minister stressed that this mechanism allows creating modern residential areas with the necessary infrastructure on the site of inefficiently used lands. According to him, the regions deliberately abandon point-based development, forming a full-fledged urban environment, where schools are being built in parallel with new housing, roads are being laid and utility networks are developing.

Thus, the introduction of the mechanism of integrated development of territories radically changes the urban appearance of the Smolensk region, systematically replacing the dilapidated fund with modern and safe quarters. Integration of residential buildings with social and engineering infrastructure from the very beginning of the design guarantees a significant improvement in the quality of life of citizens. The successful implementation of these initiatives at both the regional and federal levels serves as a reliable foundation for sustainable and comfortable development of the region in the long term.