Vasyl's offices are in an new building, next to an even newer building. He bought the space in 2003 and had it custom fitted for Teleradio Kurier. Before he moved to this address on Haydar Street, he rented space from a former state-run enterprise. Now his place is across the street from TVi, a big new private TV venture. When we moved there in 2003, the neighborhood was mostly industrial; something a real-estate agent in New York would call 'changing, with lots of potential.' Vasyl bet well, now there is a luxury residential tower next door. Immediately outside his door is a small playground with a swing set. Two buildings down is a high-end steak house.
The location makes lots of sense for Vasyl. At around the same time that he bought the office space, he bought himself an apartment nearby: just on the other side of the tracks in a building near those on the horizon with the pyramids on the top. This picture was taken off the smoking balcony of his office. In the foreground you can see the start of some of the rail yards. Much of this land used to be controlled by enterprises that were connected to the rail system. It was both industrial and residential and was doled out to people who worked on the railroad. Over the past two decades, much of the land has been privatized (probably with various shades of transparency and legitimacy).
At this point, however, does it really matter if the land was sold at an open auction or if it went to new owners through прихватизація? Someone is developing it and maintaining it. On the hillside to the left, some stand-alone houses were built. Rumour has it that an entertainment complex with an indoor ski hill is in the works.
Vasyl's offices are in an new building, next to an even newer building. He bought the space in 2003 and had it custom fitted for Teleradio Kurier. Before he moved to this address on Haydar Street, he rented space from a former state-run enterprise. Now his place is across the street from TVi, a big new private TV venture. When we moved there in 2003, the neighborhood was mostly industrial; something a real-estate agent in New York would call 'changing, with lots of potential.' Vasyl bet well, now there is a luxury residential tower next door. Immediately outside his door is a small playground with a swing set. Two buildings down is a high-end steak house.
The location makes lots of sense for Vasyl. At around the same time that he bought the office space, he bought himself an apartment nearby: just on the other side of the tracks in a building near those on the horizon with the pyramids on the top. This picture was taken off the smoking balcony of his office. In the foreground you can see the start of some of the rail yards. Much of this land used to be controlled by enterprises that were connected to the rail system. It was both industrial and residential and was doled out to people who worked on the railroad. Over the past two decades, much of the land has been privatized (probably with various shades of transparency and legitimacy). 
At this point, however, does it really matter if the land was sold at an open auction or if it went to new owners through прихватизація? Someone is developing it and maintaining it. On the hillside to the left, some stand-alone houses were built. Rumour has it that an entertainment complex with an indoor ski hill is in the works.
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