Ukraine’s first residential complex with individual five-second safety zones will appear in Lviv, according to the press service of the complex’s developer, Lviv City, an architectural company Archimatika.
“The most common damage during shelling is debris caused by shock waves. A safety room is an individual room that provides additional protection from such debris. In Ukraine, there is currently no experience in designing and implementing such rooms. Together with the customer, we consulted with the State Emergency Service and studied Israeli experience. In general, this development is a cooperation between several parties and the adaptation of foreign experience to Ukrainian realities,” said architect Oleksandr Stolovyi.
According to the company, the Lviv City complex from VD Group (on the territory of the former Lvivprylad) will have, like other Ukrainian new buildings, a standard shelter, but with expanded functionality—a medical unit, a children’s room, a room for cooking, etc. In addition, each apartment will be equipped with an individual additional protection zone — a safety room. In the event of an unexpected threat, it can be reached in 5 seconds — the time it takes to get behind “two walls.” Like standard shelters (SPP), safety rooms do not protect against direct missile strikes, but they provide additional protection against the most common types of damage.
Safety rooms are grouped around an inter-apartment corridor, i.e., as far as possible from the outer walls, deep inside the apartments. This minimizes the impact of the blast wave and the debris it causes.
Each such room is equipped with thick reinforced concrete walls, reinforced doors, an autonomous ventilation system, and an alarm. When there is no shelling, the room can be used as a regular room—an office, a closet, a storage room, etc.
Equally important, the reinforced walls of the safe rooms grouped around the inter-apartment corridor also act as additional stiffening diaphragms. In other words, they increase the rigidity and stability of the entire building.
“It’s a kind of internal core. Under physical impact within the normal load limits from an explosion, except for a direct hit, it will not collapse. It gives people an extra chance if there is no time to get to the main shelter. If the blast-proof doors that close the room are blocked, there is an alarm. A person can signal that they are inside and need to be rescued. This is an additional measure that is not yet standardized in Ukraine. Therefore, we urge everyone to follow safety rules and use the shelters at the parking lot level,” Stolovoy concluded.
As reported, in 2024, the western Ukrainian developer VD Group bought the LvivTech.City project from Ukrainian entrepreneur Vasyl Khmelnytskyi UFuture. After being redesigned, the project is being implemented under the Lviv.City brand. There are five phases planned, with 11 buildings ranging from 7 to 11 stories high, a total of 500 apartments, as well as a modern preschool, hospital, coworking areas, and an extensive commercial component.
The construction company VD Group (EDRPOU code 39475589) has been operating since 2017, with Vasyl Kavlak as the ultimate beneficiary. The developer is implementing projects in Ivano-Frankivsk, Chernivtsi, Lviv, and Bukovel, with four already commissioned and 13 under construction.
Ukrainian developer RIEL continues to improve its approaches to urban space creation and has announced the start of sales of six new residential projects in Kyiv and Lviv with a total area of over 560,000 square meters. As part of the Riel Family Style concept, sales of the first complexes have started in the capital—the Brother and Sister residential complexes on the Left Bank, in areas with active new development, close to major transport arteries, water bodies, and convenient access to the center.
Visualization of Brother residential complex, Kyiv
“Today’s buyers need a safe, comfortable, and well-organized environment with high-quality infrastructure nearby. At the same time, it is not only about improving people’s physical well-being, but also about balancing their psychological state. It is very important that the living space contributes to the creation of a community,“ said Rostislav Melnyk, CEO of the company. ”That is why we have developed a new format within the comfort class and implemented it in the Riel Family Style concept. We have made sure that as many aspects of family life as possible are taken into account in the living space.”
“Brother and Sister living spaces are much more than just residential complexes. We are creating a living community built around family happiness,” commented the company’s CEO.
Each project has its own character with well-designed courtyards, modern infrastructure, and compliance with technological standards. An important element of the architectural design for both projects is the concept of a playground—a space where everyone can find a place to play, socialize, and express themselves.
“In the Brother project, this idea was realized through a well-designed pedestrian promenade that runs through the entire neighborhood. In Sister, the inner courtyards are divided into closed areas, each with its own theme, including playgrounds for the little ones, a sports courtyard, a garden courtyard, as well as open areas for walks and social interactions, such as an activity park with a stadium, a relaxation area with a yoga space, and a children’s park. It is this mix of privacy and openness that should provide a balanced environment for comfortable living,” the project website states.
Visualization of the Sister residential complex, Kyiv
The total area of new projects in the capital is almost 300,000 square meters.
According to the results of its work in 2024, the developer RIEL commissioned 1,989 apartments (1,454 in Lviv, 535 in Kyiv), and in the first quarter of 2025, it commissioned over a thousand more apartments. As of today, RIEL has completed all of its projects in Kyiv that were started before 2022 and has maintained its leading position in Lviv.
You can learn more about each project, view the floor plans, and purchase terms on the developer’s official website at riel.ua.
Source: https://interfax.com.ua/news/press-release/1075159.html
In the Kiev region they are completing the construction of an inclusive residential complex of 56 private houses for warriors with disabilities and their families, the head of the Kiev regional military administration Ruslan Kravchenko said.
“Handed 17 certificates for houses in the complex to veterans and their families. These are our heroes from the 3 assault brigade, 114 brigade TRO, 72 brigade im. Black Zaporozhtsy, 1 separate tank brigade. I had the honor on behalf of myself and all residents of Kyiv region to thank our military and the families of the fallen fighters for the fight against the Russian occupiers. Earlier 2 certificates were received by the GUR fighters”, – said the head of KOVA in Telegram.
It is reported that already at the end of August the military will receive the keys to the houses. Housing will be transferred to their ownership. Construction work is on the finish line. The houses will be repaired, kitchen furniture will be installed, bathrooms and bathrooms will be equipped.
It is reported that the large-scale project is financed by the charitable foundation of Andriy Zasukha and FC Kolos Kovalevka.
KYIV REGION, RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX, warriors with disabilities
Holding company “Kyivmiskbud” has commissioned another completed object of “Ukrbud” – Residential Complex “Gvardeysky”.
According to the company’s press service, a certificate confirming the conformity of the completed facility and its readiness for operation has been issued by the State Architecture and Town Planning Inspectorate of Ukraine.
Residential complex “Gvardeyskiy” became the 11th commissioned complex out of 18 accepted by “Ukrbud” objects. To date, commissioned were: Residential Complex “Harmony”, “Sunny Riviera”, “Pectoral”, “Novomostitsky”, “Kharkovsky”, “Shevchenko”, Freedom and partly “Zlagoda”, “Podol Grad” and “Oberih-2”.
Holding company Kyivmiskbud was created on the base of assets of state communal building corporation Kyivmiskbud in 1994 by combination of control stock of 28 enterprises and other assets in its authorized capital. It consists of 40 JSC, in which the company holds the shares, six subsidiaries and 51 companies with the rights of the associated member.
The main shareholder of PJSC HC Kyivmiskbud, according to the National Securities and Stock Market Commission (SSMSC), as of September 2022 is the Kyiv City Council (80%).
City One Development (Kyiv) belonged to Valeriy Kodetsky, the developer of the Boulevard of Fountains residential complex located at 5, Saperne Pole Street in Kyiv, has announced the official opening of the last house of the second phase of the Boulevard of Fountains premium class residential complex.
“Four buildings were built under the project with a total area of 100,000 square meters. The project includes 811 apartments, as well as an underground parking for 1,200 parking spaces, and commercial premises. The area under the project is 4 hectares, more than one third of the territory is reserved for green areas,” City One Development told Interfax-Ukraine.
As reported, on May 17, 2019, City One Development announced the completion of the construction of the Boulevard of Fountains residential complex project. As of August 2019, more than 75% of apartments have been sold in the complex.
The project infrastructure includes areas for sports, children’s playgrounds, a panoramic lounge area, landscape areas and the only avenue in Kyiv with light and music fountains of 150 meters long.
According to City One Development, the attendance of commercial facilities along the fountain avenue, operating in the Boulevard of Fountains residential complex of city resort format this year has doubled.
“Over the three years since the opening of the first phase of the Boulevard of Fountains residential complex, more than 7,000 people visited the avenue with light and music fountains as guests. In the first eight months of 2019, the complex was visited by twice as many people as in the same period last year,” the developer said in a statement.
Exko Plus LLC (Seven Hills developer, Kyiv) of businessman of Israeli origin Beny Steinmetz plans to start implementing a project to build a business class residential complex located at 39/2 Henri Barbusse Street in the Pechersky district of Kyiv. “We continue believing in business class – the segment where we work. We see and feel that it is stable. Demand remains. We will continue working in this residential housing segment,” Seven Hills CEO Arie Schwartz said at the RED PM DAY 2018 conference held last week in Kyiv.
He told Interfax-Ukraine that the company’s primary task is to complete the construction of the last stage of the Park Avenue residential complex, scheduled for the first quarter of 2019, and then focus on the new project.
As expected, the new complex will be designed for 670 high-end apartments. The construction of this residential complex was announced back in 2008. Then the developer several times postponed the start of its implementation.
According to Schwartz, the company’s portfolio contains five sites in Kyiv for development, one of them is Park Avenue residential complex (located at 58A, Holosiyivsky Avenue) and one in the pipeline – in the Pechersky district (located at 39/2, Henri Barbusse Street).
“We thought that it will take about five years to build Park Avenue. Today it is 11 years, and we continue working on our other projects,” Schwartz said.
As reported, Seven Hills in 2009 announced plans to start implementing three construction projects in Kyiv city and region, in particular, the Podol A class office center and a premium-class residential complex in Kyiv and the Airport City office and warehouse complex in Kyiv region.
Exko Plus LLC was established in 2004, its main activity is the construction of residential and nonresidential buildings.
According to the unified public register, participants of LLC are Global Space Management Limited (90%) and Respublika investment fund (10%). The ultimate beneficiary is Steinmetz.
