“PIK” by Sergey Gordeev is the leader in the rating of capital developers, despite the scandals
The PIK development group of Sergey Gordeev continues to occupy the first line in the rating of Moscow developers.
However, the company’s activities have long gone beyond Moscow and the region. So, the businessman acquires objects on the Black Sea coast of the Krasnodar Territory, implements projects in Vladivostok, and even plans to build a 30-story residential complex in the Philippines. But in the Russian capital, the reputation of the PIK group has not been impeccable for a long time.
People who bought a home from a developer are increasingly complaining about its quality. So, in the residential complex “Stolichny Polyany” apartments are regularly flooded during heavy rains, and the residential complex “Green Park” was even flooded with boiling water. And the residents of the residential complex “Salaryevo Park” are completely forced to live on the territory of the former landfill, the reclamation of which “PIK” did not finish at the time. In addition, Sergei Gordeev is at the center of other, more serious scandals. Management Company PIK-Comfort may soon go bankrupt, even an official criticizes it, but the businessman is in no hurry to deal with these problems.
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Today Sergey Gordeev is the owner of a large company, but this was not always the case. He himself said that he was born in a simple Moscow family and studied at an ordinary school. He began his journey by selling sneakers in a tent, and already in 1995 he founded the Rosbuilding company. It is noteworthy that at that time Gordeev was only 23 years old. Being so young, he managed to turn the company into a “shark”, which was later called an aggressive raider. Rosbuilding bought up enterprises, and then shopping centers and residential real estate appeared in their places. Often this buying was accompanied by scandals, as the company acted quite aggressively. Once, the former mayor of Moscow, Yuri Luzhkov, prevented Sergei Gordeev from completing what he had begun. He stood up for the workers of the Petr Alekseev Textile Factory. Apparently, it was then that the businessman realized that it would not be possible to develop big business without the support of the authorities.
So, Sergei Gordeev quickly established contact with Arkady Dvorkovich, who worked in the presidential expert department, as well as with the now former Minister of Economic Development German Gref. Thus, it is not surprising that now Sberbank regularly helps Gordeev’s projects financially. But no less important for a businessman is the support of Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin.
As a senator, Sergei Gordeev established contacts, but he did not forget about business. At first, he tried to develop the company Horus Capital, but in the end it was bought out by Anatoly Chubais’ friend Boris Mints. And together with Alexander Mamut, Sergey Gordeev joined PIK. Later, Gordeev became the sole owner of the group. Business is developing to a greater extent due to the housing renovation program in Moscow. In 2018 alone, the developer received 42% of all contracts for 40 billion rubles. At the same time, under the PIK program, he is building housing, which also raises many questions. However, no one is in a hurry to deal with this. One gets the impression that this developer is allowed a lot only thanks to connections. Even in 2020, when a pandemic began in the country, the mayor of the capital, Sergei Sobyanin, did not stop the construction process until the very end. It is clear that this only plays into the hands of the Gordeev group, but who will think about people?