The combination of greedy owners and lack of a property tax has left parts of downtown Kyiv resembling a ghost town. Rather than finding investors who could fix them up, many of the city’s most beautiful and historic buildings are falling apart.
While developers are fighting tooth and nail to build on green areas at Kyiv’s historic heart, dozens of grand old buildings are standing empty and decaying.
For all the daytime buzz on the streets, Kyiv’s historical center is turning into a ghost town.