Moscow International Business Center


The Moscow International Business Center, also known as Moscow-City, is an under-construction commercial development in Moscow, the capital of Russia. The project occupies an area of 60 hectares, and is located just east of the Third Ring Road at the western edge of the Presnensky District in the Central Administrative Okrug. Construction of the MIBC takes place on the Presnenskaya Embankment of the Moskva River, approximately west of Red Square.
The complex is home to the highest numbers of skyscrapers in Europe. The Government of Moscow first conceived the project in 1992, as a mixed development of office, residential, retail and entertainment facilities. An estimated 250,000 – 300,000 people will be working in, living in, or visiting the complex at any given time. By 2016, twelve of the twenty-three planned facilities of the MIBC were already built; seven buildings were under construction; and four were in the design stage.

General description

History

Before construction began, the area was a stone quarry and industrial zone, where most of the buildings were old factories that had been closed or abandoned. A public company, CITY, was created in 1992, to oversee the initial creation and development of Moscow City as well as its subsequent usage. CITY is also a general contractor and both landlord and lessor. Overall responsibility for the architectural planning and design of Moscow City belongs to the architectural studio No. 6, which is a part of the large Moscow practice Mosproject-2 named after Mikhail Vasilyevich Posokhin. This group, headed by Gennady Lvovich Sirota, who is officially the Chief Architect of Moskva-Citi, is in charge of overseeing the design of the complex as a whole and agreeing the details of individual projects. Each building lot has its own investor and architect. By 2014, the volume of investments in Moskva-City was approximately $12 billion.

Management

Established in the spring of 1992, the PJSC City Company manages the creation and development of the MIBC. On 30 December 1994, the Government of Moscow authorized PJSC City to act as the managing company for the MIBC and to negotiate with third parties to help develop the MIBC. As of February 2014, the company was owned by the Solvers Group, led by Oleg Malis.

Buildings

CompletedTopped outUnder constructionOn holdProjectUnknown

List of building complexes

Roof height, max height, and floors apply to the tallest building of the respective complex. Completion of construction applies to the building in each complex completed last.
Plot numberNameStartedCompletedCost in Rubles Buildings in ComplexRoof height, mMax height, mFloorsTotal area, m²Notes
0Tower 2000 and Bagration Bridge1996200111041043461,057partly demolished to make way for Business Center „Bagration“
0Business Center „Bagration“20252030140040075202,673will replace northern exit of Bagration Bridge
1One Tower20192030₽49,000,000,0001376376100305,000
2Evolution Tower20112014₽15,278,640,000124624655169,000
3Evolution Tower20112014₽15,278,640,000124624655169,000
4Imperia Tower20062018₽9,207,600,000223923959287,723
4Imperia Tower 22013217117158105,000
5Expocentre197719788151510165,000set to be demolished
5National Center „Russia“202020291will be constructed on the grounds of the Expocentre.
6Central Core - Cinema-Concert Hall200520161555510238,071
7Center Core - AfiMall-Moscow Metro200520111555510283,182
8Center Core - Hotel Novotel Moscow City20052012₽4,525,440,000155551052,116
9City of Capitals20052009₽73,641,000,000330230276288,680
10Naberezhnaya Tower20032007₽6,138,400,000326826859254,000
11IQ-quarter20082017₽9,941,200,000316916942228,000
12Eurasia Tower20072015₽6,395,250,000130930970207,542
13Federation Tower20032017₽36,830,400,0002374374101439,154Vostok/East Tower is currently the tallest building in Moscow.
14Mercury City Tower20092013₽31,740,000,000133933975158,528
15Moscow Towers20132024128328362400,000Construction was put on hold in 2013 and resumed in 2019.
16OKO20112015₽35,258,400,000335435485249,000
17Neva Towers20132020₽31,837,000,000234534579357,000
18Neva Towers20132020₽31,837,000,000234534579357,000
19Northern Tower20052007113213227135,000
20Sezar Tower20252030136036060179,600
21Dom Dau20232027134034087143,000

Transport

Pedestrian

The Bagration Bridge is a pedestrian bridge that goes over the Moskva (river). It connects Tower 2000 and the rest of the MIBC complex.

Road

Major thoroughfares that connect to the MIBC are the Third Ring Road, 3rd Magistralnaya street, and the Presnenskaya Embankment.
To correspond with the growing MIBC, new highways and interchanges were built to connect the MIBC with the main transport arteries of the city. These projects include the ten-lane Dorogomilovsky Bridge of the Third Ring Road over the Moskva (river), the Third Ring Road interchange with Kutuzovsky Avenue, and the extension of the Presnenskaya Embankment. Existing roads were reconstructed and rearranged.

Rapid transit

The MIBC is served by four metro stations:
In addition, the MIBC is served by three urban rail stations:

Incidents