History

The Stankolit Trade Complex was established in 1998 in the Butyrsky district of Moscow. During the Soviet era, the metallurgical plant “Stankolit” operated on this territory. In 1998, the territory and workshops of the plant were purchased by Mikhail Dvornikov, who created the Stankolit Trade Complex on their basis.

Until 2006, the facility was registered as ZAO "CMD", founded on 26.02.2001 (registration number 1027700319140), with 100% of the shares owned by Mikhail Vladimirovich Dvornikov. In 2006, for tax optimization purposes, ownership of Stankolit was transferred to Emma Dvornikova.

One of the key anchor tenants was the retail chain “Sunrise”. In 2009, Sunrise faced a hostile takeover by Alfa-Bank structures. During this period Sunrise stopped paying rent, and control of the chain passed to A1 (investment division of Alfa Group).

To protect the property from hostile actions, in 2009 the Stankolit assets were transferred to JSC “GKS” (reg. no. 1097746468467).

Attempts to discredit the Dvornikov family continued through 2010–2011. At the end of 2011, the premises occupied by Sunrise and Alfa Group structures were finally vacated.

In 2012, the family of Mikhail Vladimirovich Dvornikov sold 100% of JSC “GKS” to the family of businessman Edgar Gvazava (Alias and Dmitry Gvazava). The new owner attracted major tenants (including Metro Cash & Carry), opened a food court, retail and warehouse facilities, and carried out reconstruction and expansion of premises.

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