CDM (Central Children's Store)

2024: Kievskaya Ploshchad bought the Central House of Artists from Hals Development

As of April 2024, when the deal became known, the Central Children's Store at this time had about 140 points of sale and about 20 more cafes and restaurants.

The building built in 1957 was owned by Hals-Development and the developer has long been looking for those who want to buy this asset.

The company carried out its reconstruction, filled it with tenants and was ready for sale as part of its development strategy.

The cost of the Central House of Artists, according to RBC, could be up to 20 billion rubles, since this is a "trophy" object in the center of Moscow with a stable rental income.

2015: Opening of the Central Children's Store on Lubyanka after reconstruction by Hals-Development

On March 31, 2015, Hals-Development held the grand opening of the Central Children's Store on Lubyanka, the world's largest children's store with an area of ​ ​ 73 thousand square meters. m. The opening ceremony was attended by Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin and President - Chairman of the Board of VTBANDRAY Bank Kostin.

The event was attended by more than 1,000 guests with children. In the main atrium of the Central House of Artists, the largest monumental clock "Raketa" was launched in a festive atmosphere, the course of which marked the opening of the store. The grandiose watch mechanism, weighing more than 5 tons, created by the oldest Russian enterprise - the Petrodvorets Watch Factory "Rocket" - became the "heart" of the renovated store.

In the CDM on Lubyanka there are more than 150 stores of children's goods, toys, as well as goods for expectant parents. Up to 30 thousand people visit the shopping center every day, about 1 million a month.

The complex implements the concept of "educational entertainment," which allows children to gain new knowledge in playful forms. More than 20% of the store's area is allocated for entertainment and developing areas. Ten free interactive entertainment areas have been opened on seven floors of the shopping complex, as well as the Childhood Museum, the Dinosaur Show, the Kidburg children's city of professions, the Zyrkus spherical cinema, a giant mechanical watch and an observation deck overlooking the historical city center and much more.

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Children's world on Lubyanka. Moscow. 1980s.

1957: Opening Europe's largest store for children's goods

In June 1957, in the very center of the capital of the USSR, under the name "Detsky Mir," the largest store for children in Europe was opened. Already in the first year of the department store's operation, its turnover amounted to 93 million rubles, which was a serious achievement for Soviet trade.