In the historical center of Mogilev, a pink military enlistment office building is being sold for half a million dollars

Information about the sale of the complex appeared on the electronic trading platform of the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange. The city military enlistment office vacated these premises back in December 2024, moving to Krupaskaya Street, and almost two years later, the empty property behind the city executive committee building was put up for auction.

The auction is scheduled for November 30, 2026, and applications from interested parties are accepted until November 25. The starting price of the lot is 1,652,153 rubles, which is equivalent to approximately 555 thousand dollars. To participate in the auction, a potential investor must deposit an earnest payment of 330,400 rubles. The city is the owner of the buildings, and the direct seller is the Housing and Utilities Department of the Leninsky district of Mogilev, which is ready to offer the buyer an installment payment plan for up to three years.

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"Amnesty" for unauthorized alterations

The single lot includes three two-story brick administrative buildings at Komissariatsky Lane, 4 and 6, and on Pervomayskaya Street, 26A. Their areas are 466.5, 430.3, and 355.3 square meters, respectively. The winner of the auction will also receive the right to lease a land plot of 0.163 hectares for a period of 15 years.

Two smaller buildings are historical and cultural assets within the historical center of Mogilev. Both monuments are being sold as-is, without a review of their characteristics.

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It turned out that during the military's operation of the building with an area of 430.3 m2, the shape and size of the porch were arbitrarily changed, and windows in the basement were partially bricked up, while in the neighboring building, a vestibule was added.

To prevent these violations from deterring buyers, the authorities have stipulated a condition: if the new owner applies to the Mogilev Agency for State Registration and Land Cadastre within two months after the purchase, the discrepancies found in the technical documents will not be recognized as unauthorized construction.

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The Legacy of Rivka Kopyster and the Post-War Flax Trust

The lane itself, where the buildings stand, received the name Komissariatsky during Soviet times specifically due to the military enlistment office, while before the revolution it was called Gorokhovy. The main pink building at Komissariatsky Lane, 4, most known to citizens, is an architectural monument from the late 19th century. It was built as a private rental property: the second floor with arched windows in elaborate white frames was residential, while the first floor with segmental arch openings was rented out for shops and various establishments. Before the Soviet nationalization in 1924, this estate, with its brick outbuilding and utility structures, belonged to Rivka Kopyster.

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The neighboring two-story building in eclectic style at Komissariatsky Lane, 6, whose main facade faces the inner courtyard of the former military enlistment office, was, according to unconfirmed data, erected in 1903. Before the arrival of the Bolsheviks and nationalization in the 1920s, private retail stores and craft workshops also operated on its first floor, while the upper floor was used for housing.

During World War II, this building suffered damage but was rebuilt as early as 1945. For the first six post-war years, until 1951, it housed the regional Flax Trust. After a major renovation in 1973, the building lost part of its historical facade decor and was finally transferred for the administrative needs of the city military commissariat, which occupied this entire block for more than half a century.

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