Malls · Russia
Winter Cherry complex
Winter Cherry mall in Kemerovo suffered a deadly 2018 fire; its current status, ownership, and redevelopment prospects remain unknown today · summary, model-written
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Site context
| Overture Maps | place Площадь Волкова (public_plaza, confidence 0.74, from Overture, meta); building footprint 4,175 m²Overture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0) |
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Summary, model-written
The Winter Cherry complex opened as a mall in Kemerovo, Russia, though the exact opening date is not recorded. On 25 March 2018 a fire engulfed the four‑story shopping and entertainment complex, killing at least 60 people. Its status after the fire remains unknown.
Why. The record does not state any cause for the mall’s decline beyond the 2018 fire, so reasons such as anchor loss, competition, debt, or demolition are not stated in the record.
Where it stands. The site’s current status is unknown and no owner or controlling entity is identified in the record.
For a planner
- No prior planning interventions are recorded.
- Open question: what safety and building code violations contributed to the fire?
- Open question: what is the municipality’s stance on redevelopment or memorial use?
- Open question: are there any zoning or land‑use restrictions affecting the parcel?
For a developer
- Site size and boundaries are not specified in the record.
- Ownership and control are unknown, so acquisition risk is high.
- Entitlement stage and any existing approvals are not documented.
- Context layers such as flood risk, transit access, or environmental constraints are not provided.
- Market signals from surrounding tract data are absent.
What we do not know yet
- Exact opening date and original size of the complex are missing.
- Post‑fire condition of the structure and any demolition or remediation work are unknown.
- Current owner, legal entity, or controlling party is not identified.
- Zoning, land‑use designation, and any applicable redevelopment incentives are not recorded.
- Environmental constraints (e.g., floodplain, contamination) and transit proximity are not stated.
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History and original facts
| Notes | Wikipedia categories: Defunct shopping malls in Russia |
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Background
On 25 March 2018 at 16:00 local time, a fire engulfed the Winter Cherry shopping mall and entertainment complex in Kemerovo, Russia. It killed at least 60 people according to official statements. The blaze started somewhere on the top floor of the four-story complex, and people were seen jumping from windows to escape it. One hundred people were evacuated, and another 20 were rescued. Others claim the number of people killed in the fire is being covered up, and that the real figure runs into the hundreds. According to the Russian authorities, the source of these rumors was a Ukrainian prankster who called the morgue posing as an emergency services officer. In 2018, he uploaded recordings of these calls to his YouTube channel and confirmed the calls during subsequent interviews.
Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.
Timeline
- 2018 Fire engulfed the Winter Cherry shopping mall and entertainment complex
Sources
- Wikipedia: Winter Cherry complex
1 quoted sentence
On 25 March 2018 at 16:00 local time, a fire engulfed the Winter Cherry shopping mall and entertainment complex in Kemerovo, Russia.