The volume of housing construction in Moscow has doubled for more than 10 years The area of apartment buildings under construction in Moscow has increased 2.2 times over the course of ten years - from 9.3 million square meters in August 2016 to 20.5 million square meters in August 2026, according to a study by the United Resource of Developers. During this period, the capital took first place in Russia in terms of the volume of current construction, overtook the Moscow region, and its share in the all-Russian index increased from 8.9% to 15.9%. At the same time, the market is already showing signs of cooling down. During January - October 2026, Moscow developers started construction of 91 houses with a total area of 2.2 million square meters - 33% less area than a year earlier. At the same time, the average number of floors of houses under construction increased during the decade from 19.4 to 33 floors, and the largest developer in the capital became a renovation fund with 3.66 million square meters of housing.