RZD Lists Riga Station for Sale for 4 Billion Rubles
The deposit required to participate in the tender amounts to 400.9 million rubles. On August 7, the auction for the sale of the Riga Station complex in Moscow did not take place due to a lack of bids.
Consensus
- RZD has listed the Riga Station in Moscow for auction for the fourth time.
- The initial price of the auction is 4,009,265,260 rubles.
- Previous auctions were canceled due to lack of participants.
- The auction is being conducted electronically.
- The application period for participation starts on August 12 at 18:00 MSK and ends on September 29.
- RZD describes the prolonged sales process as a normal market practice for large assets.
- The potential buyer pool for such assets is objectively limited.
Points of divergence
- The auction is scheduled for October 8 at 12:00 MSK. — vedomosti
- The auction was not held on August 7 and August 5 due to lack of applications. — vedomosti
- The deposit required for participation is 400.9 million rubles. — vedomosti
- The auction step is approximately 200.5 million rubles. — vedomosti
- The complex includes a building of about 4,000 sq. m, a two-story non-residential structure of similar size, and a land plot of nearly 14,000 sq. m. — vedomosti
- RZD failed to sell office spaces in the Moscow Towers skyscraper in Moscow City in 2025. — vm
- RZD's financial situation worsened in 2025, prompting government orders to sell expensive assets. — vm
- RZD noted that they see interest and receive corresponding signals from potential buyers. — kommersant
Coverage (3 sources)
- RZD has put the Riga Station building up for auction for the fourth time at a cost of four billion rubles — Вечерняя Москва
- RZD held sales auctions for the Riga station for the fourth time — Ведомости
- RZD has put the Riga station up for auction for the fourth time for 4 billion rubles — Коммерсантъ