The end of “spying” in Warsaw. Trzaskowski announced a competition for land development

After the property was taken over by the Capital City of Warsaw and technical expertise was carried out, we announced an architectural competition for the development of the complex at ul. Sobieskiego 100 – the mayor of Warsaw, Rafał Trzaskowski, announced on Thursday on social media.

He added that “espionage” has a chance to finally become a place serving the inhabitants of Warsaw, from a gloomy symbol of Soviet domination.

In January this year, the buildings at ul. Sobieskiego 100 – the so-called spy house, where employees of the USSR embassy and later the Russian Federation lived, were transferred to Warsaw by the State Treasury.

The city plans to demolish the two front “spy” buildings and replace them with two new ones with several floors. However, the main block needs to be renovated.

The city took over “espionage” in March 2023. There are over 100 apartments in the building at 100 Sobieskiego Street. Many years ago the building was abandoned. Representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the capital city hall made a number of attempts to regulate the legal status of real estate for the benefit of the Russian Federation in Poland and, respectively, in Russia for Poland.

The entire complex has over 7,000 square meters of usable space. Embassy and trade representative employees lived there. It also had additional functions. In the buildings facing the street there was an entertainment club and a basketball hall. The building is located on a plot of land owned by the State Treasury, but is administered by the city.

In January 2023, the city took over another building from Russia – the school at Kielecka Street. In April 2024, it was donated to the city by the State Treasury. The children of Soviet diplomats once studied in this building.

There are four more properties in Warsaw occupied by the Russian Federation. At ul. Belwederska 49 is the seat of the Embassy of the Russian Federation. This property is in perpetual usufruct of the Russian Federation and is owned by the State Treasury.

Another property is the residential building of the Russian Embassy employees at ul. Bobrowiecka 2B. According to the town hall, court proceedings are underway regarding this property. It is the property of the State Treasury. On the plot there is a six-story block of flats, which is falling into increasing disrepair.

There is also a property at 25 Belwederska Street, where the Consular Department of the Russian Embassy is located. It is the property of the State Treasury. The building also houses the Russian House in Warsaw – an institution promoting Russian culture.

The last property is the residential building of the Russian Embassy employees at ul. Beethovena 3. The property is owned by Warsaw. (PAP)

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