The Moscow International Business Center (MIBC), 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.

The complex features modern architectural designs, including several prominent skyscrapers such as Federation Tower, and has been noted in architectural publications for its innovative style.

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

+ Current status of construction CompletedTopped out Under construction On hold Project Unknown

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 number Name Started Completed Cost in Rubles (₽) Buildings in Complex Roof height, m Max height, m Floors Total area, m²Notes 0 Tower 2000 and Bagration Bridge 1996 2001 ₽ 1 104 104 34 61,057 partly demolished to make way for Business Center „Bagration“ Business Center „Bagration“ 2025 2030 ₽ 1 400 400 75 202,673 will replace northern exit of Bagration Bridge 1 One 2019 2030 ₽49,000,000,000 1 376 376 100 305,000 2 Evolution Tower 2011 2014 ₽15,278,640,000 1 246 246 55 169,000 3 4 Imperia Tower 2006 2018 ₽9,207,600,000 2 239 239 59 287,723 Imperia Tower 2 2013 2019 ₽ 171 171 58 105,000 5 Expocentre 1977 1978 ₽ 8 15 15 10 165,000 set to be demolished National Center „Russia“ 2020 2029 ₽ 1 will be constructed on the grounds of the Expocentre. 6 Central Core - Cinema-Concert Hall 2005 2016 ₽ 1555510238,071 7 Center Core - AfiMall-Moscow Metro 2011 ₽ 1 55 55 10 283,182 8 Center Core - Hotel Novotel Moscow City 2012 ₽4,525,440,000 1 55 55 10 52,116 9 City of Capitals 2005 2009 ₽73,641,000,000 3 302Height of Moscow Tower 302 76 288,680 10Naberezhnaya Tower 2003 2007 ₽6,138,400,000 3 268Height of C block 268 59 254,000Official site 'The sky's the limit' (Editorial). Financial Times (London). 6 July 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012. 11IQ-quarter 2008 2017 ₽9,941,200,000 3 169Height of Tower 3 169 42 228,000 12Eurasia Tower 2007 2015 ₽6,395,250,000 1 309 309 70 207,542 13Federation Tower 2003 2017 ₽36,830,400,000 2 374Height of Vostok Tower 374 101 439,154 Vostok/East Tower is currently the tallest building in Moscow. 14Mercury City Tower 2009 2013 ₽31,740,000,000 1 339 339 75 158,528 15 Moscow Towers 2013 2024 ₽ 1 283 283 62400,000Construction was put on hold in 2013 and resumed in 2019. 16OKO 2011 2015 ₽35,258,400,000 3 354 354 85 249,000 17Neva Towers 2013 2020 ₽31,837,000,000 2 345 345 79 357,000 18 19Northern Tower 2005 2007 ₽ 1 132 132 27 135,000 20 Sezar Tower 2025 2030 ₽ 1 360 360 60 179,600 21Dom Dau 2023 2027 ₽ 1 340 340 87 143,000

Building gallery

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:

Delovoy Tsentr of the Filyovskaya line; Delovoy Tsentr of the Kalininsko-Solntsevskaya line; Delovoy Tsentr of the Rublyovo-Arkhangelskaya line (initially opened in 2018 as a part of the Bolshaya Koltsevaya line, it was closed in 2024; the station is planned to be reopened as a part of the Rublyovo-Arkhangelskaya line in 2026); Moskva-City of the Filyovskaya line.

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

Moskva-City of the Moscow Central Circle; Moskva-City of the D4; Testovskaya of the D1 (after the reconstruction it is expected to be renamed to Moskva-City and to be included in the MCC-D4-D1-Filyovskaya line transit hub).

Incidents

On 2 April 2012, a fire occurred on the 67th floor of Federation Tower East/Vostok while it was under construction. 25 fire-fighting units and 4 helicopters of the Moscow Aviation Center responded and took four hours to extinguish the fire. Nobody was injured. On 25 January 2013, a fire occurred on the 24th floor of one of the skyscrapers at the OKO complex while it was under construction. On 12 January 2014, a fire occurred on the 15th floor of a 17-story building on Testovaya Street while it was under construction. The fire was extinguished and nobody was injured. On 9 July 2014, a fire occurred on Evolution Tower. The fire was extinguished and nobody was injured. On 18:45 on 31 August 2015, a fire occurred on the 33rd floor of Federation Tower East/Vostok due to the ignition of construction materials. On 13 April 2016, a worker fell to his death on the Naberezhnaya Tower, presumably from the hundredth floor. On 18 June 2017, builderer Sergey Delyashov climbed Eurasia/Steel Peak and was later rescued. On 30 July 2023, a drone explosion damaged the OKO-2 and IQ-quarter buildings and broke multiple windows, injuring 1. Another attack happened on 1 August 2023.Russia says Ukrainian drones targeted Moscow office tower, Black Sea patrol boats According to Western media, the drones were launched by the Ukrainian military or secret service and, according to experts, are primarily used for psychological warfare in the Russo-Ukrainian war.

See also Other business districts in Russia Lakhta Centre Yekaterinburg-City

Other business districts in Europe City of London Bankenviertel La Defense Śródmieście, Warsaw

Building comparisons List of tallest buildings in Moscow List of tallest buildings in Russia List of tallest buildings in Europe

References

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External links

Official IBC site Official Federation Tower site Citytowers Forum My Moscow City