Architectural renderingAkvarel
In Odesa and the Odesa region, the group’s residential portfolio includes Akvarel 2, Akvarel 3, Akvarel 7, Akvarel 8, Akvarel 9 and Akvarel 10.
Akvarel website ↗I build more than square metres.
I create
places
for living.
A next-generation property developer. Traveller. Entrepreneur. Co-founder of Akvarel Group.
My perspective ↗
My principle: people first. Then their surroundings. Only then — square metres.Scroll down ↓
For me, property development begins with people: how they live, work, relax, spend time with their families and interact with the city.
I look at housing beyond the walls of a building. Architecture, technology, safety, infrastructure, greenery, sport, services and places to socialise should work together as one environment.
I travel the world, study cities and new ways of living, and find ideas that can be rethought and adapted in Ukraine.
01 / About me
About me
Dmytro Mykolaiovych Parashchyshen is a Ukrainian entrepreneur and property developer, and co-founder of Akvarel Group. Age: 41.
Born in Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine. A citizen of Ukraine.
He began his career in construction at the age of 17. His experience spans contract work and private house construction, apartment buildings and integrated property development.
His first apartment building projects were in Starokostiantyniv, Khmelnytskyi region.
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Dmytro Mykolaiovych Parashchyshen is a Ukrainian entrepreneur and property developer, and co-founder of Akvarel Group.
Born in Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine. A citizen of Ukraine.
Education
He completed his secondary education at School No. 24 in Khmelnytskyi and studied at the Khmelnytskyi Law Collegium.
He graduated from Ivan Franko National University of Lviv with a degree in law.
Family
Married. His eldest daughter Khrystyna is 27, his son Oleksandr is 16, and his younger son Volodymyr is 9.
Professional experience
He began his career in construction at the age of 17.
He later moved from contract work to his own property projects. His first independent project was a private house built for sale. He then moved into apartment building development in Starokostiantyniv, Khmelnytskyi region.
Metro Plus project in Georgia
The Metro Plus Batumi (Metro+) project was completed in Batumi.
Metro Plus is a 15-storey apartment complex with 130 apartments.
The property was commissioned in 2018.
Akvarel Group
Property development in Odesa subsequently became one of his main areas of activity.
Dmytro Parashchyshen is a co-founder of Akvarel Group and is involved in managing and developing its property projects.
02 / Perspective
Property development begins with people
Before discussing façades and floor plans, we need to understand how people will live in a place.
Where they will park. Where they will walk with their children. Where they will exercise. Whether they can have a coffee close to home. Where they will work, relax and meet friends.
A place should respond to real life, rather than exist for the sake of an attractive rendering.
That is why, for me, property development is more than construction.
It is about designing a way of life.
03 / Projects
Projects
For me, every project is a system of decisions: land, product, architecture, economics, infrastructure, construction, services and the future lives of its residents.
Architectural rendering
Mayak A1
↗Mayak A1 shopping and entertainment centre expands the group’s commercial property portfolio, bringing together retail, dining and modern office space. The two-storey centre covers 10,000 m² and combines shopping, dining and business facilities.
The complex includes well-known clothing, footwear and accessories brands, a supermarket, a KFC drive-through and an integrated nine-storey Class A business centre.
Architectural renderingProjects in the Kyiv region
H1
H1 is a residential development in Boryspil. Its first building was commissioned in 2026.
H1 website ↗KLEN
KLEN is a low-rise residential development in Shchaslyve, Kyiv region, being delivered in four phases.
KLEN website
04 / Travel
Travelling
to see more.
Cities are my living library.
I travel the world, observing architecture, public spaces, infrastructure and the way people live.
I want to understand why certain ideas work and how they can be adapted to projects in Ukraine.
For me, travelling means learning to see.Explore the gallery →
05 / Lifestyle
Beyond
business.
Work occupies a large part of my life, but it does not define all of it.
I am drawn to activities that combine concentration, control and freedom.
Motorcycling
For me, riding a motorcycle is about speed, but above all, focus.
On the road, there is no room for dozens of competing thoughts. There is the route, the machine, your reactions and responsibility for every decision.
It is one of those moments when your attention stays entirely in the present.
Kiteboarding
Kiteboarding offers a very different feeling.
You cannot control everything: you have to read the wind and water, find your balance and work with constantly changing conditions.
For me, it is about freedom, energy and the ability to adapt.
Cars
My interest in cars goes beyond getting from one place to another.
I enjoy engineering, technology, design and the way hundreds of individual technical decisions work together as one system.
A good car, like a good building, can look simple.
But its true quality becomes clear when you start using it.
I am interested in things that turn technology into an experience.
06 / Values
Faith.
Family.
Responsibility.
I am a Christian.
For me, faith is an inner compass that shapes my relationships with people and family, my work and my sense of responsibility.
Family shapes many of my priorities and the way I think about the places we create for other people to live.
07 / Charity
Good deeds
begin
with caring.
Dmytro Parashchyshen takes part in charitable activities and supports the Good Samaritan charitable foundation.
The foundation supports charitable and social initiatives and helps people in need.
08 / Media
Media
Building what people need. Developer Dmytro Parashchyshen on business, travel and discipline
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Why Ukrainians no longer want to put life on hold until the war ends
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Bandura music by the fire: Odesa launches music evenings close to home
Forbes interview highlights: Dmytro Parashchyshen on business and discipline
Forbes interview highlights