In September 2026, demolition began in Nizhny Novgorod on the building of the former Karusel hypermarket on Moscow Highway — a retail facility that opened in 2007 and operated for about twenty years. The demolition is part of a comprehensive area development (KRT) project in the Kanavinsky District.[1]
History of the site
The Karusel hypermarket opened on Moscow Highway in 2007. After the shopping center closed, the building stood empty until it was added to the list of properties slated for demolition under the KRT project.[1]
Demolition and progress of work
Demolition work began in September 2026. By November of that year, the contractor was gradually hauling construction debris off the site. Photographs from the site taken on November 8, 2026, were published by NIA Nizhny Novgorod, and photojournalist Alexander Volozhanin shot footage for the publication Nizhegorodskaya Pravda.[2][1]
Development project
A new residential neighborhood is planned for the cleared 10.6-hectare site, bounded by Fibrolitovaya, Kranovaya, and Aktyubinskaya Streets and Komsomolskoe Highway. The project is being carried out by Avanport-NN, a special-purpose developer (LLC). The complex is to include six residential buildings — one nine-story, two twelve-story, two seventeen-story, and one twenty-one-story — as well as a school.[2]
To clear the territory, besides the Karusel building, seven buildings on Fibrolitovaya Street, seven on Kranovaya Street, and four on Aktyubinskaya Street will be demolished. The regional Ministry of Urban Development has approved the architectural design of one of the seventeen-story buildings of the future complex.[2]
Sources
- Newsroom24 — In Nizhny Novgorod, the Karusel hypermarket on Moscow Highway is being demolished — Real Estate
- NIA Nizhny Novgorod — Photos have been published from the demolition site of the former Karusel shopping center on Moscow Highway. Nizhny Novgorod News