Kyiv · Historic Centre
Antonovycha
History
Antonovycha originated in the 1830s as part of Nova Zabudova, the New Development laid out when residents were relocated from old Pechersk to make way for the New Pechersk Fortress. It began as two streets — Kuznechna, where blacksmith workshops clustered, and Naberezhno-Lybidska along the Lybid river — merged into one in 1909. Renamed Proletarska in 1919, then Gorky Street in 1936 after the Russian writer, it kept that name through the Soviet era until 2014, when Kyiv City Council renamed it for historian Volodymyr Antonovych, who lived at No. 40. The core fabric is late-19th and early-20th century revenue houses by architects including Andriy Krauss — a 1911 apartment building at No. 20A is a textbook example. The 1970s-80s brought a heavy Soviet modernist layer: much of the southern stretch was demolished and rebuilt, culminating in the Tarilka (The Saucer) at No. 180, a 1971 disc-shaped Institute of Scientific and Technical Information now heritage-listed. Tram lines were removed in the early 2000s.
Character
Antonovycha is a long, dense one-way corridor carrying traffic south out of the centre, with continuous residential, office and retail frontage rather than a pure traffic trench. The character shifts along its length. The northern end, near Lva Tolstoho and Olimpiiska, keeps early-20th-century facades and a boulevard strip planted in 1913, with a fine-grained mix of cafes — Altruist at No. 1, Lviv Handmade Chocolate and Hedonist Bar at No. 45. Further south, roughly No. 44 to 118, new premium towers dominate: Chicago Central House, New York Concept House, Atlantic Residences — glass-heavy complexes marketed on panoramic views over the street and the National Palace Ukraine. Near the southern end, close to Lybidska, the Tarilka and the State Scientific and Technical Library anchor a more commercial, late-Soviet-modernist stretch. Compared to neighbouring Velyka Vasylkivska, which carries inbound traffic and hosts the area's flagship bars and theatres, Antonovycha reads as more residential and utilitarian — a mosaic of flats, clinics, law offices and cafes rather than a nightlife strip.
Landmarks
No. 180
Tarilka (Kyiv's “UFO”)
A disc-shaped Soviet modernist landmark completed in 1971 as the Institute of Scientific and Technical Information, cantilevered over a low plinth. Heritage-listed since 2020, with plans to become a science museum.
No. 20A
Residential Building, 1911
An early-20th-century apartment house cited as a textbook example of the pre-revolutionary revenue houses that built out the street's core fabric.
No. 44
Chicago Central House
A contemporary high-rise branded around Chicago-style architecture, marketed as designer-renovated apartments in the heart of Kyiv.
No. 74
New York Concept House
A modern residential complex styled after New York apartments, near Olimpiiska metro.
No. 118
Atlantic Residences
Roughly 550 elite-class apartments three minutes from Palats Ukraina metro, with upper floors used as office space and panoramic views over the street and the National Palace Ukraine.
Sights & Places
Cafes
- Altruist (All True East)
- Idealist Coffee
- Lviv Handmade Chocolate
Restaurants
- Altruist (All True East)
- Hedonist Bar
- Normal Art Restaurant
- Marketplaza
Bars
- Hedonist Bar
Theaters
- National Palace of Arts “Ukraine”
Landmarks
- NSC Olimpiyskiy
Markets
- Volodymyrsky Market
Properties
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ANTONOVYCHA ST., 7V
214.6 sq.m · Fl. 3/4 · 3 Bdr
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Rented ANTONOVYCHA ST., 7V
214.6 sq.m · Fl. 3/4 · 3 Bdr
Why invest here
Antonovycha's appeal rests on connectivity: Lva Tolstoho, Olimpiiska and Palats Ukraina/Lybidska metro stations sit within a short walk of different stretches of the street, and several new complexes advertise three metro stations within five minutes. The housing stock spans two clear tiers — pre-revolutionary income houses like the 1911 building at No. 20A for tenants who want historic fabric with central convenience, and premium towers (Chicago Central House, New York Concept House, Atlantic Residences) with designer renovations, concierge and underground parking for higher-paying tenants. Typical residents are white-collar professionals: lawyers, consultants, IT specialists and expats drawn by nearby law firms, banks and the walk to Palats Ukraina and NSC Olimpiyskiy for culture and events. Families feature too — some complexes near Palats Ukraina market playgrounds and proximity to Volodymyrsky Market. Embassies cluster more in neighbouring Pechersk than directly on Antonovycha, but they're a short drive or metro ride away, keeping the street attractive to diplomatic and NGO staff who want centrality without Khreshchatyk prices.
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