House number 9 on Tverskoy Boulevard stands out noticeably among other buildings on the odd side. This tall income building, rising above the trees, does not appear massive thanks to the decorative simplicity of the balconies and bay windows, which give it volume and lightness.

The project of the house was developed by architect Ivan Gavrilovich Kondratenko. In 1906, he received an order from the famous Moscow landlord and merchant Ivan Mikhailovich Korovin. This was not the first project that Kondratenko executed for Korovin; he had previously built several income houses in eclectic style and a personal mansion for him on Vlasyevsky Lane. By 1906, Kondratenko was a recognized architect, holding the title of first-class artist of architecture, having received two gold and one silver medal, and worked in the Construction Department of the Moscow Provincial Administration. Among his clients were respected merchant families.

Korovin's income house on Tverskoy Boulevard differs from Kondratenko's other works. The light balconies and elegant lines of the windows and bay windows remind one of his collaboration with William Walcot, with whom he built the house of the Moscow Trade and Construction Joint Stock Company in 1903. After 1910, Kondratenko moved away from modernism, preferring neo-Russian and neoclassical styles, but the house on Tverskoy Boulevard remained unique.

The five-story building stands on a semi-basement. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, the semi-basement housed the workshop of sculptor Tsereteli, who was then still relatively unknown.

The house has two tall entrances located in the side wings, while the central facade is interrupted by a high arch leading to the courtyard, closed by ornate gates. Inside, the entrances are decorated with stucco, and the apartments have high ceilings.

The facade is adorned with elegant balconies with wrought iron railings, which would later become a characteristic feature of constructivism.

In the winter of 1914-1915, the younger sisters of singer Zinaida Mikhailovna Sinyakova (Mamonova) settled in the apartment on the top floor (No. 9), having arrived from Kharkov. They gathered Moscow's artistic youth in their apartment. In his autobiographical story "The Certificate of Protection," B. Pasternak mentions that famous figures of art, such as I. Dobrovey and V. Mayakovsky, visited this apartment.

L. Yu. Brik recalled the Sinyakova sisters, noting their beauty and eccentricity. They were well-known in artistic circles, and many famous poets and artists were in love with them.

Pasternak's parents did not approve of his association with the Sinyakov bohemia. In the spring of 1915, Nadezhda Mikhailovna fell ill and went to Kharkov, while Pasternak spent three weeks with her in the village of Krasnaya Polyana near Kharkov. Their romance continued for almost another year, mainly through letters.

During the Soviet era, the house was converted into communal apartments, each with no fewer than ten rooms. Now it is an elite building that remains a decoration of the boulevard and attracts the attention of passersby.

Sculptor Tsereteli still lives here, as evidenced by the sign of the Moscow Museum of Modern Art. The house also houses the "Notes" store, which has existed since Soviet times.