What Samolet Group does

Samolet Group is one of Russia's largest residential property developers, headquartered in Moscow and founded in 2012. The company's primary business is building and selling residential housing units to individual homebuyers, including flagship developments such as the Ostafyevo complex in outer Moscow. Its customer base is composed of Russian households seeking access to homeownership, with demand sensitivity to mortgage financing conditions and broader macroeconomic factors. The company distributes directly through its own sales offices and website, operating primarily on a single-country basis within the Russian Federation. Construction represents approximately 13% of Russia's GDP, situating Samolet within a strategically important but currently distressed sector.

The company's business model centers on acquiring land, developing residential complexes, and selling completed (or near-completed) housing units to retail buyers, historically supported by subsidized Russian mortgage programs. In January 2025, Samolet acquired Klientsky Servis, indicating selective vertical expansion into client or property management services. Operationally, the company has come under significant strain: it reported a loss in 2025, carries total debt of 373 billion rubles (~$5 billion) as of end-2025, and has faced multiple lawsuits from Ostafyevo homebuyers over missed move-in deadlines since March 2025. Q1 2026 saw a 28% year-on-year decline in completed residential space across the sector.

In response to these pressures, Samolet requested 50 billion rubles in state aid from the Russian government in February 2026, alongside broader Russian corporate demand for fiscal support amid war-driven budget pressures. Ownership structure is not disclosed in available sources, and the company is led by CEO Dmitrii Samokhodkin. The input data does not disclose a public listing, investor base, or technology platform; Samolet Group operates as a conventional real estate developer rather than a technology-enabled property platform.

Name

Samolet Group

Legal name

Samolet Group

Website

https://samoletgroup.ru

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Samolet Group is one of Russia's largest residential property developers, building and selling housing units to Russian homebuyers primarily in the Moscow region through direct-to-consumer sales offices and its website.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Residential Real Estate Development

NAICS

New Housing For-Sale Builders (236117), Residential Building Construction (2361), New Multifamily Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) (236116)

SIC

Operative Builders (1531), Land Subdividers & Developers (No Cemeteries) (6552)

akta.pro primary industry

Affordable Housing & Community Development (Housing, Community Land Trusts) (BPAGALAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Public Housing & Social Housing Development/Modernization Programs (FSALAKAH)

Keywords

• Residential property development
• Housing construction
• Real estate development
• Residential complexes
• Affordable housing

Headquarters

HQ city

Moscow

HQ country

Russia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Samolet Group is a Russian residential property developer that builds homes, residential complexes, and related infrastructure sold to individual homebuyers. The company develops multi-unit housing projects such as the Ostafyevo residential complex in outer Moscow, and is extending into residential services via acquisitions such as Klientsky Servis.

Product overview

Samolet Group is a Russian residential property developer operating primarily in the housing construction sector. The company develops residential complexes such as the Ostafyevo housing complex in outer Moscow. The provided sources do not contain specific product names, modules, or structured service offerings to extract. Samolet Group's core business is residential real estate development rather than a technology product platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ostafyevo Residential Complex A multi-unit residential housing complex in outer Moscow developed by Samolet Group, offering newly built apartments/homes for sale to individual Russian homebuyers.
• Residential Property Development (housing, infrastructure, and services) Core Samolet Group offering — development of residential housing projects, on-site infrastructure, and related residential services across the Moscow region and broader Russia, sold to individual homebuyers.
• Residential Services (via Klientsky Servis) Residential services to homebuyers/owners, delivered through the Klientsky Servis business acquired by Samolet Group in January 2025.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• LSR Group: Major Russian residential real estate developer with operations across St. Petersburg, Moscow, and Yekaterinburg. Directly comparable business model of building and selling residential apartments to Russian homebuyers.
• RDI Group: Russian real estate developer with residential projects in the Moscow region. Competes with Samolet for similar suburban and Moscow-adjacent residential complexes.
• Etalon Group: Russian residential developer focused on mass-market and comfort-class housing in Moscow and St. Petersburg. Competes head-to-head with Samolet for the same mid-market Russian homebuyer segment.
• PIK Group: Russia's largest residential property developer and Samolet's closest direct peer. Both build mass-market, affordable housing in the Moscow region and across Russia with similar direct-to-buyer sales models.
• Ingrad: Russian residential developer concentrated in the Moscow region. Highly comparable product offering (residential apartment complexes) and customer base (Russian homebuyers).
• Setl Group: One of Russia's largest residential developers, headquartered in St. Petersburg with significant Moscow exposure. Comparable in scale and in the construction-and-sale of apartment complexes in Russia.
• MR Group: Moscow-focused residential and mixed-use property developer. Overlaps with Samolet on Moscow-region housing supply and competes for the same end-buyer demographics.
• FSK Group: Russian residential property developer active in Moscow and other regions. Direct competitor building and selling apartment units to Russian homebuyers through similar off-plan and ready-sale channels.

Broad incumbents

• China Vanke: Major diversified Chinese property developer with significant residential exposure. Comparable as a large incumbent residential developer whose fortunes illustrate how macro and liquidity stress can compress even scaled housing developers.
• Country Garden Holdings: One of the world's largest mass-market residential developers. While operating in China rather than Russia, Country Garden is a useful broad incumbent comparable for scale, affordability positioning, and the cyclical/leverage dynamics facing Samolet.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/samolet.ru
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/samoletgroup

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A1 record

Investments1 record

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