Marine Facade Explained

Sea Facade (reclaimed land)
Official Name:	Marine Facade
Other Name:	Намыв Morskoi Fasad
Settlement Type:	The alluvial territories
Pushpin Map:	Russia Saint Petersburg
Pushpin Label Position:	left
Pushpin Map Alt:	Sea Facade
Pushpin Map1:	Russia
Pushpin Label Position1:	right
Coordinates:	59.9422°N 30.1825°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Russia
Subdivision Type1:	Federal city
Subdivision Name1:	Saint Petersburg
Established Title:	The decision on development of western part of Vasilievsky Island
Established Date:	July, 1st, 2004^[1]
Established Title1:	Marine Facade Management Company has begun
Established Date1:	October, 25th, 2006^[2]
Established Title2:	Project of a lay-out of territory of the Neva Bay in the Gulf of Finland off the West coast of Vasilievsky Island is confirmed
Established Date2:	November, 13th 2007^[3]
Area Total Km2:	4.767
Footnotes:	Web site: Marine Facade Management Company Official Cite. Marine Facade Management Company. 2010-12-19.

The Sea (Marine) Facade is a project of additional expansion of St. Petersburg, on Vasilievsky Island at the Neva river's mouth.In these new territories the Passenger Port of St. Petersburg will be created along with a considerable amount of residential and commercial space.The Western Rapid Diameter highway^[4] will be built across these lands.

This project is being implemented within the framework of a public-private partnership between the Saint Petersburg City Administration and Marine Facade Management Company.The primary goal of this project is to build the Passenger Port of St. Petersburg by reclaiming new territories of 476 hectares from the Neva Bay in the Gulf of Finland. The total cost of the project is estimated 3 billion dollars.The project will reportedly build over 1.5 million square metres of office space, 3 million square metres of residential space, as well as retail, entertainment and social objects, two subway stations, a marina etc.

In 2008, the first phase of works has been finished, an area of 150 hectares was reclaimed for the port building. Reclamation of additional 20 hectares for the Western Rapid Diameter and the construction of buildings is now underway.^[5]

Construction milestones chronology

2006:

The area of 35 hectares have been reclaimed.
The underwater channel for the moorings in the port's aquatic area has been built.
Construction of the service access road has been finished.
The dividing dam have been built.

2007:

The reclaimed area is about 80 hectares (half of this area is intended to be under the passenger terminal). As of July, more than 70% of work has been done.^[6]
By July, 28th (Navy Day) the training sailing ship named "Young Baltiets" has moored at berth 7^[7] and the Passenger Port of St. Petersburg was launched.

2008:

In May, the builders announced the beginning of sale of space for the residential and commercial buildings on the reclaimed lands.^[8]

2009:

In August, a hydrofoil line to Peterhof and the Winter Palace was launched.^[9]
In September, the sea passenger port accepted first cruise ship with passengers.

2011:

In May, work on the passenger port was finished and the newly completed Marine Facade sea passenger port was officially handed over to the city government.^[10]

2014:

On June 25, the passenger port serviced seven cruise ships in its seven berths and four terminals—more than 12,000 passengers combined.^[11]

External links

Web site: Marine Facade Management Company Official Cite. Marine Facade Management Company.

Notes and References

Web site: http://www.mfspb.ru/docum/02.html . The order of the government of St.-Petersburg Number 61-rp from July, 1st 2004 . ru:Распоряжение правительства Санкт-Петербурга № 61-рп от 1 июля 2004 . Matvienko . Valentina . 2004-07-01 . . Russian . 2009-09-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091025225512/http://www.mfspb.ru/docum/02.html . October 25, 2009 .
Web site: http://www.spbustavsud.ru/printdoc?tid=&nd=8438818&prevDoc=8461106. Law "About the target program "Realization of the investment project on development of the Sea passenger terminal on Vasilevsky island in St.-Petersburg"". ru:ЗАКОН САНКТ-ПЕТЕРБУРГА О целевой программе Санкт-Петербурга "Реализация инвестиционного проекта по развитию морского пассажирского терминала на Васильевском острове в Санкт-Петербурге". 2009-06-11. Sankt-Peterburgskie Vedomosti. Russian. 2009-09-13.
Web site: http://www.mfspb.ru/docum/02.html . The order of the government of St.-Petersburg Number 1430 from November, 13th 2007 . ru:Распоряжение правительства Санкт-Петербурга № 1431 от 13 ноября 2007 . Matvienko . Valentina . 2007-11-13 . . Russian . 2009-09-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071204142834/http://www.mfspb.ru/docum/02.html . December 4, 2007 .
Web site: Marine Facade Management Company Official Cite . Marine Facade Management Company . 2009-09-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090503113533/http://www.mfspb.ru/index_eng.html . May 3, 2009 .
Web site: Territory . Marine Facade Management Company Official Cite . 2009-09-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090628120910/http://www.mfspb.ru/island_eng.html . June 28, 2009 .
These are the basic works financed from the federal budget, primarily dredging operations
News: News. 28.07.2007 . 2007-07-28 . Marine Facade Management Company Official Cite . 2009-09-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081013001849/http://www.mfspb.ru/news_archive_eng.html . October 13, 2008 .
Web site: http://www.mfspb.ru/develop.html . To buyers of the ground areas . ru:Покупателям земельных участков . Marine Facade Management Company Official Cite . 2009-09-13 . Russian . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090727094516/http://www.mfspb.ru/develop.html . July 27, 2009 .
News: http://www.fontanka.ru/2009/08/21/074/. "Sea facade" have connected with fountains of Petrodvorets . ru:"Морской фасад" связали с фонтанами Петродворца. 2009-08-21. City. fontanka.ru. Russian. 2009-09-13.
Web site: Work Ends on Passenger Port | the St. Petersburg Times | the leading English-language newspaper in St. Petersburg . 2014-01-22 . 2014-02-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140228111821/http://sptimes.ru/index.php?action_id=2&story_id=34077 . dead .
Web site: Passenger Port of St. Petersburg "Marine Façade" - 25.06.2014 at Passenger port seven cruise ships, more than twelve thousand passengers went ashore at Saint-Petersburg . 2014-07-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140730024656/http://www.ppspbmf.ru/en/about-port/port-news/613-25062014-passenger-port-of-st-petersburg-qmarine-facadeq-is-serving-seven-cruise-ships-carrying-more-than-twelve-thousand-passengers . 2014-07-30 .