Danilovsky is a district where the name of a large development does not by itself define the characteristics of an individual property. In multi-phase developments, the specific building and its actual completion status are particularly important.
| Administrative district | Southern Administrative District of Moscow |
|---|---|
| Key transport locations | Avtozavodskaya, Tulskaya, Tekhnopark, ZIL |
| Market character | established housing + completed business class + large-scale new development |
| Main development axis | former ZIL territory and the Moskva River embankments |
| Key comparison risk | mixing completed and under-construction buildings, primary and secondary inventory, standard apartments and expensive view-oriented properties |
| Completed modern segment | Foriver, NOW, WOW, FORST, and individual commissioned buildings within ZILART and Shagal |
| Calculation date | 18 September 2026 |
Danilovsky demonstrates how a former industrial territory can evolve into a major residential cluster.
Several factors operate simultaneously here: proximity to central Moscow, the Moskva River, large redevelopment sites, new infrastructure and a substantial volume of contemporary housing.
Unlike fully established districts, a significant part of Danilovsky’s future urban environment is still being created.
This gives buyers potential upside from the development of the location, but it also requires them to consider future construction, nearby building works and increasing competition between projects.
One of the key zones of contemporary Danilovsky.
A cluster of new residential property has developed here along the Moskva River, including Foriver and neighbouring projects.
The principal advantages are proximity to the river, modern residential stock and a relatively short distance to central Moscow.
When choosing an apartment, the view, distance from the river, position of the building within the development and future surrounding construction are particularly important.
The district’s largest transformation zone.
NOW, WOW, ZILART, Shagal and other new developments are located here.
The main rule for this micro-location is not to treat the former ZIL territory as one homogeneous property market. Even neighbouring buildings can differ substantially in completion date, architecture, density, views and pricing.
Modern projects including FORST are located here alongside established urban development.
The location is convenient for buyers who value transport connectivity and proximity to the new part of Danilovsky, but each building should be assessed individually for traffic noise, immediate surroundings and its relationship to major roads.
A more established urban environment with a larger proportion of older housing stock.
This represents a different buying proposition from the new ZIL neighbourhoods: there is less of a “new city” effect, but more existing infrastructure and a more established urban fabric.
Danilovsky’s property market consists of several fundamentally different layers.
The first is Soviet-era and earlier urban housing.
The second is modern infill development.
The third is large completed business-class residential developments.
The fourth is large multi-phase neighbourhoods where some buildings are already occupied while others remain under construction.
It is this final layer that makes analysis of the district more complex.
A buyer may see a single development name while in reality comparing a building that has been occupied for several years with another building that is still under construction.
In Danilovsky, completion status is an independent determinant of value.
In a completed building, buyers can assess the actual courtyard, entrance areas, building operation, noise, the view from a specific apartment and management quality.
In a building under construction, some of these characteristics exist only in project documentation and visualisations.
Russian Estate therefore does not combine completed and under-construction buildings into a single price benchmark.
A district-wide average price is a poor tool for valuing an individual apartment.
It may simultaneously include older housing, completed business-class developments, expensive river-view apartments, developers’ primary inventory and buildings at different stages of construction.
Price ranges can also be wide within a single modern development.
Views of the Moskva River, floor level, apartment size, finishing, interior quality, the specific building and its position relative to future development can all materially affect value.
For Danilovsky, a building-level benchmark is therefore more appropriate than a single average price calculated across all district listings.
As of 18 September 2026.
REPI — the Russian Estate Price Index — is an asking-price benchmark for selected quality completed residential stock in the district.
It is not the average price of all Danilovsky listings and does not represent registered transaction prices.
Residential REPI includes only completed legally residential apartments.
Buildings under construction are analysed separately.
For every eligible development, a cleaned building-level benchmark is established first. Obvious duplicate listings, penthouses, exceptionally large properties, apartments with unusually expensive individual interiors and other non-representative price outliers are treated separately.
The median of the resulting development benchmarks is then calculated, with each development receiving one weight.
The current base REPI basket for Danilovsky consists of completed residential developments FORST, NOW, WOW and Foriver.
Large multi-phase developments such as ZILART and Shagal are analysed building by building and are not artificially assigned one overall project price.
REPI · Danilovsky — RUB 600,000/sq m.
Russian Estate does not extend its recommendations to create an artificial Top 5 or Top 10.
Within the district’s completed modern segment, we highlight four developments:
This is not a ranking.
Each development represents a different buying proposition, and every individual apartment should be assessed separately.
Foriver is a large completed business-class residential development on Simonovskaya Embankment.
Its principal advantage is its position on the first line of the Moskva River and the scale of its contemporary landscaping.
For buyers, the specific building, floor and direction of the view are particularly important.
The difference between an apartment with a strong river view and a property facing the interior of the development or future construction can be substantial.
Public inventory also shows a very wide range of prices per square metre. Smaller apartments, large family properties and penthouses should not be compared mechanically.
Expensive view-oriented and unique properties are therefore treated separately from the underlying building-level benchmark.
NOW is a completed residential neighbourhood on Likhachyova Avenue in the new part of Danilovsky.
The project combines contemporary architecture, proximity to the Moskva River and the large-scale redevelopment of the former ZIL territory.
When selecting an apartment, buyers should assess not only the building itself but also the future development of its surroundings.
View, floor, layout and interior condition materially affect price.
NOW is one of the useful benchmarks for Danilovsky’s completed contemporary market because it allows existing residential stock to be compared with new buildings that continue to appear around it.
WOW is located in the new part of Danilovsky near the former ZIL territory.
It is a completed business-class residential project with contemporary shared spaces and a broad range of apartment formats.
Public inventory shows a meaningful spread in price per square metre.
Standard apartments therefore need to be separated from smaller high-priced formats, strong view-oriented units and properties with expensive individual interiors.
WOW represents a different buying proposition from first-line river developments: here, the evolution of the wider new urban environment around ZIL plays a larger role.
FORST is a completed business-class residential development on Avtozavodskaya Street.
The project is notable for its more intimate scale compared with Danilovsky’s largest neighbourhood developments.
For buyers, position within the complex, floor, view, traffic noise and finishing quality are important.
Public inventory includes both relatively standard apartments and significantly more expensive properties with individual interiors and special characteristics.
The latter should therefore not automatically determine the price benchmark for the entire development.
ZILART is one of the largest redevelopment projects on the former ZIL territory and a major component of the new Danilovsky.
Methodologically, however, ZILART cannot be analysed as a single line item.
The development consists of a large number of buildings completed in different years and at different stages.
By September 2026, a substantial part of the neighbourhood had already been completed and occupied, including new buildings commissioned in 2026. At the same time, buildings scheduled for later completion remain on sale.
A property in a long-completed building, an apartment in a newly commissioned building and a purchase in a building still under construction therefore represent three different scenarios.
For REPI purposes, every eligible completed building should be analysed separately.
A single average price for the entire ZILART development is not used for this purpose.
Shagal is another large redevelopment neighbourhood on the former ZIL territory.
The project is also being delivered in phases.
Some residential buildings have already been commissioned, including buildings that received commissioning approval in 2026, while other phases remain under construction.
Shagal therefore cannot automatically be classified either as an entirely completed or an entirely under-construction development.
For any individual apartment, the specific building, its actual legal completion status, commissioning date and surroundings must be established.
As additional buildings are completed, they may become eligible for future REPI calculations once sufficient public secondary-market inventory exists.
Danilovsky is not limited to new development.
A significant volume of Soviet-era and earlier residential stock remains in the district.
Such apartments can offer a lower entry price and established infrastructure, but they require separate assessment of the building’s condition, engineering systems, common areas, parking and the legal history of the individual property.
Comparing them directly with Foriver or new ZIL buildings solely on price per square metre is inappropriate.
The first line of the Moskva River, the former ZIL territory, Avtozavodskaya and the more established area around Tulskaya represent different markets within the same administrative district.
A completed building and a building under construction have different sets of risks and advantages.
In multi-phase developments, the neighbourhood brand is not enough. The specific building must be identified.
A river view, city panorama, internal courtyard or future construction can materially change the value of an apartment.
Smaller apartments usually command a higher price per square metre, while larger family formats may show a lower unit price.
An expensive designer interior can materially increase the asking price, but that premium does not necessarily transfer fully into the eventual transaction price.
In the rapidly developing parts of Danilovsky, today’s view and transport arrangements may change as neighbouring buildings and infrastructure are completed.
Proximity to central Moscow.
A large volume of contemporary residential property.
The Moskva River and development of the embankments.
Large-scale improvement of the urban environment.
A broad choice of completed and under-construction projects.
Contemporary architecture and new public spaces.
Continuing construction in some micro-locations.
A heterogeneous urban environment.
Large differences between buildings even within a single development.
Strong dependence of value on views and future surroundings.
The risk of overpaying for a marketing concept without sufficient analysis of the individual apartment.
The district suits buyers who want a modern building relatively close to central Moscow and are comfortable considering newly developing urban territories.
It is particularly relevant for buyers who value the Moskva River, contemporary architecture, underground parking and the potential for further improvement of the surrounding area.
Danilovsky is less obvious for buyers seeking a completely established and largely unchanging urban environment.
In some new neighbourhoods, neighbouring buildings, commercial infrastructure and new public spaces will continue to appear for several years.
Buyers who are particularly sensitive to construction activity and uncertainty over future views need to select the specific building with additional care.
The principal investment argument for Danilovsky is the scale of the territory’s transformation.
However, the fact that an apartment is located on the former ZIL territory or near the Moskva River does not guarantee equal liquidity.
The more durable characteristics are a high-quality completed building, efficient layout, strong view, clear legal status, rational entry price and limited competition from directly comparable apartments.
When purchasing in a building under construction, future supply must also be considered.
If a large number of similar apartments are completed at the same time, competition in both resale and rental markets can be substantial.
Danilovsky should not be assessed as one homogeneous property market.
A strong apartment here begins neither with the district name nor even with the residential development brand.
The micro-location comes first.
Then legal status and completion status.
In large developments, the specific building comes next.
Only after that should the apartment, view, layout and price be analysed.
This is why the following formula is particularly important in Danilovsky:
REPI · Danilovsky as of 18 September 2026 — RUB 600,000/sq m.
Russian Estate helps clients compare completed apartments, secondary-market properties and new buildings in Danilovsky.
The search begins with budget, micro-location, completion status, building type, floor area, view, parking and requirements for finishing.
Future development around the selected building is assessed separately: on the former ZIL territory, this factor can materially change the quality of an individual apartment.
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REPI · Danilovsky is RUB 600,000/sq m as of 18 September 2026.
Selected completed residential developments. The current base basket includes FORST, NOW, WOW and Foriver. Each development receives one weight.
Because it combines older housing, completed modern developments, primary-market inventory, expensive view-oriented apartments and buildings under construction.
No. They are analysed separately and may become eligible after commissioning and once sufficient market inventory is available.
Foriver, NOW, WOW and FORST. This is an editorial selection, not a ranking.
Because it is a multi-phase neighbourhood with numerous buildings completed in different years and at different stages. A correct analysis requires individual completed buildings to be considered separately.
Because some buildings have already been commissioned while other phases remain under construction.
The specific building, its completion status, future surrounding development, view, layout and entry price.
For some apartments it creates a substantial premium, particularly on higher floors. The size of that premium should nevertheless be assessed against comparable apartments within the same development.
That depends on the quality of the interior and the buyer’s objectives. For establishing the underlying value of a building, an expensive individual interior should be separated from the value of the real estate itself.
Potential depends on the individual property. Entry price, completion status, layout, view, building quality and the volume of future competing supply are particularly important.
This material was prepared using public market inventory, information on the completion status of residential buildings and developments, and the Russian Estate methodology.
REPI uses public asking prices rather than registered transaction prices.
Completed buildings are separated from buildings under construction. A development receives one weight only where it can be appropriately represented by a single completed-market benchmark.
Within large multi-phase neighbourhoods, individual buildings are analysed separately.
Obvious duplicates, unique penthouses, extreme floor areas and expensive individual interiors are treated separately and should not mechanically determine the underlying benchmark.
Research date: 18 September 2026.
This material is informational and analytical and does not constitute a public offer, investment recommendation or professional valuation of an individual property.
Public prices are asking prices and may differ from actual transaction prices.
Before purchase, the legal status of the premises, commissioning status of the specific building, documentation, building characteristics, future surrounding development and transaction terms should be independently verified.
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