Dormitory for Eifman's Dance Academy Completed in St. Petersburg
In St. Petersburg, a dormitory for the Eifman Dance Academy was completed near the Bashevich House. The St. Petersburg State Construction Supervision Department approved the commissioning of the building at Pushkarskaya Street, 9, which was constructed for the Boris Eifman Dance Academy, according to a document published on the agency's website.
Consensus
- A dormitory for Boris Eifman's Dance Academy was completed and put into operation in Saint Petersburg.
- The dormitory is located on Bolshaya Puskarinskaya Street, 9, on the site of a former kindergarten.
- The building includes student bedrooms and rehearsal halls for choreography.
- The adjacent Basевич House, built in 1912, is still under reconstruction for use by the Academic Ballet Theatre of Boris Eifman.
- The Basевич House was declared unsafe in 2007 and its residents were relocated.
- The reconstruction of the Basевич House was controversial, with opposition from architectural preservationists, including Marianne Gusheva, the granddaughter of the original architect.
- The contract for both buildings on Bolshaya Puskarinskaya has been extended to August 2027.
- The Basевич House was not included in the official operation permit issued by the State Construction Supervision of Saint Petersburg.
Points of divergence
- The Basевич House has not been put into operation, and its official status remains under reconstruction. — tg_paperpaper_ru
- The Basевич House is being reconstructed into a complex of apartments for artists of the Academic Ballet Theatre of Boris Eifman. — fontanka
- The contract for both buildings was previously extended to December 2026 before being moved to August 2027. — tg_paperpaper_ru
- The construction of the Dance Palace on Tuchkov Bulyon is ongoing as part of the Judicial Quarter project. — fontanka
- A new building for Boris Eifman's Ballet Theatre is being constructed in the Decembrists Lane on Vasilyevsky Island. — fontanka
Coverage (2 sources)
- In St. Petersburg, dormitory for Eifman Dance Academy near Bassevich House completed — Бумага
- Construction of dormitory for Boris Eifman Dance Academy completed — Фонтанка