Renovation of residential buildings in the regions: organizational and financial mechanisms and constraints

Abstract

The article deals with the problems of comprehensive renovation of residential development in the regions of the Russian Federation, which, despite the implementation of the national project and state programs, do not lose their relevance. Due to the heterogeneity of the socio-economic conditions in Russia, first of all, the existing territorial imbalances in distribution of housing investments and differences in the structure of the existing housing stock, the regions have different opportunities in solving the problem of residential development renovation. On the basis of the data of the Fund for Assistance to Reformation of Housing and Communal Services reform (at this time — Territorial Development Fund) of the Siberian Federal District were analyzed. The main factors acting as organizational and financial constraints in the implementation of programs for the elimination of emergency housing have been identified. It is shown that the existing organizational and financial mechanisms, based on the regional programs of capital repairs of the common property of apartment buildings and the federal project of liquidation of uninhabitable housing, do not provide a comprehensive renovation of housing stock and development of built-up areas. Implementation of projects of selective capital repairs and spot demolition of emergency buildings does not solve the problem of qualitative improvement of residential areas, as even the resettled emergency buildings remain in the structure of residential development due to the low urban development potential of the released land plots. It is shown that the new mechanism of complex development of territories, despite the established legal framework and institutional support, is not properly developed now, as there are also a number of organizational and financial constraints. The main constraints are the undeveloped regional regulatory framework, the lack of regional institutions and low marginality of the existing housing renovation projects, which makes such projects unattractive for potential investors. This demonstrates the need to develop regional mechanisms for integrated renovation of urban development and integrate financial resources of all stakeholders of renovation projects.