Marine Facade

Sea Facade (reclaimed land) Russian: Морской фасад Намыв Morskoi Fasad
The alluvial territories increasing a city territory
Marine Facade
Sea Facade (reclaimed land)
Coordinates: 59°56′32″N 30°10′57″E / 59.94222°N 30.18250°E / 59.94222; 30.18250
Country	Russia
Federal city	Saint Petersburg
The decision on development of western part of Vasilievsky Island	July, 1st, 2004[1]
Marine Facade Management Company has begun	October, 25th, 2006[2]
Project of a lay-out of territory of the Neva Bay in the Gulf of Finland off the West coast of Vasilievsky Island is confirmed	November, 13th 2007[3]
Area
• Total	4.767 km2 (1.841 sq mi)
"Marine Facade Management Company Official Cite". Marine Facade Management Company. Retrieved 2010-12-19.

The Sea (Marine) Facade is a project of additional expansion of St. Petersburg, on Vasilievsky Island at the Neva river's mouth. In these new territories the Passenger Port of St. Petersburg will be created along with a considerable amount of residential and commercial space. The Western Rapid Diameter highway^[4] will be built across these lands.

This project is being implemented within the framework of a public-private partnership between the Saint Petersburg City Administration and Marine Facade Management Company. The primary goal of this project is to build the Passenger Port of St. Petersburg by reclaiming new territories of 476 hectares from the Neva Bay in the Gulf of Finland. The total cost of the project is estimated 3 billion dollars. The project will reportedly build over 1.5 million square metres of office space, 3 million square metres of residential space, as well as retail, entertainment and social objects, two subway stations, a marina etc.

In 2008, the first phase of works has been finished, an area of 150 hectares was reclaimed for the port building. Reclamation of additional 20 hectares for the Western Rapid Diameter and the construction of buildings is now underway.^[5]