Etalon Group PLC (“Etalon Group” or the “Company”), one of Russia’s largest and longest-established development and construction companies, announces that it has launched sales at Etalon on the Neva, its project in the Nevsky district of St Petersburg.
The comfort-plus class project consists of two residential buildings with 838 apartments, two parking facilities (one outdoor and one underground) with a total of 501 spaces, and a pre-school. The total net sellable area of the project will be 76 ths sqm, including 56 ths sqm of residential area. Thanks to its location on the Neva River embankment, the majority of the apartments in this residential complex will offer impressive views. The project will feature unique apartment configurations including top-floor residences with spacious terraces, two-level apartments, and apartments with private entrances on the lower floors offering direct access for strolls along the Neva.
Etalon on the Neva is conveniently located in a district with well-developed residential and transport infrastructure. Several stores and a fitness centre are close by, as well as two parks. Elizarovskaya metro station is within walking distance, while the historic centre of St Petersburg can be reached in just 10 minutes by car. The complex benefits from easy access to major transport routes, with the Alexandr Nevsky and Volodarsky bridges located nearby.
This project was acquired by Etalon Group in December 2017, in line with its strategy of obtaining high-quality projects that are ready to launch within 6-18 months. Etalon Group plans to complete the project in early 2022.
This and other recent announcements are available on the Etalon Group website: www.etalongroup.com/investors/news/
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About Etalon Group
Founded in 1987 by Viacheslav Zarenkov, Etalon Group has become one of Russia's largest development and construction corporations. The Company focuses on middle class residential real estate in the Moscow and St Petersburg metropolitan areas, where it operates through Etalon Invest and Etalon LenSpetsSMU subsidiaries. With a more than 30-year history, Etalon Group has one of the longest and most successful track records in the Russian real estate industry - since its inception, Etalon Group has commissioned 5.8 million sqm.
Etalon Group's strong reputation among consumers supports its pre-sales business model, which helps the Company to minimise external financing needs for on-going projects while maintaining a secure liquidity position: net debt as of 31 December 2017 was RUB 9.7 billion.
The Company is vertically integrated, which helps it to control costs, quality and timing, as well as to demonstrate best-in-class profitability. Etalon Group employs 5 thousand people, and its nationwide sales and marketing network covers 52 Russian cities.
As of 30 June 2018, Etalon Group's assets comprised 39 projects and a construction and maintenance division, with a total of 2.73 million sqm of unsold net sellable area. Knight Frank valued the Company’s assets at RUB 132,487 million.
For the year ended 31 December 2017, Etalon Group's new contract sales totalled 512 ths sqm, or RUB 50,240 million. Deliveries in 2017 amounted to 423 ths sqm.
The Company recorded revenue of RUB 70.6 billion and EBITDA of RUB 13.2 billion for the year ended 31 December 2017.
Etalon Group’s GDRs have been traded on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange since 20 April 2011.