The iCity (formerly known as City One[1]) is a complex of two skyscrapers being built by MR Group in Moscow, Russia. The two skyscrapers are named Time Tower (34 floors; 150 m high) and Space Tower (61 floors; 256 m high).[2] The construction will start in July 2020 and end in late 2024. The estimated cost of the project is 23 billion rubles (approx. $335 mln).[3][4] In 2019 the media reported that one of the Russia's largest internet companies, Mail.Ru Group, had plans to lease a third of the floor space in this complex upon completion.[5][6] Upon completion the iCity will be one of the tallest buildings in Moscow and in Europe.

iCity Space Tower & iCity Time Tower
iCity
iCity in June 2024
Map
General information
StatusTopped-out
Town or cityMoscow
CountryRussia
Construction started2020
Estimated completion2024
Cost23 bln rubles
OwnerMR Group
Height256 m (Space Tower)
150 m (Time Tower)
Technical details
Floor countTower 1: 61
Tower 2: 34
Design and construction
Architect(s)Helmut Jahn
Website
mr-group.ru/projects/bc-icity/

Overview

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The complex was designed by a German-American architect Helmut Jahn and his firm Jahn Architecture. The atrium of iCity is designed by a German architect Werner Sobek. A five-storey parking garage will have almost 950 spaces. The brokers are Knight Frank, CBRE, Colliers International.[7]

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References

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  1. ^ https://i.imgur.com/0SYLLTF.jpg [bare URL image file]
  2. ^ "Небоскреб по проекту Хельмута Яна построят внутри ТПУ "Сити"". Rbc.ru (in Russian). 2 June 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Строительство небоскребов с красными полосами в составе "Москва-Сити" начнется в июле". TASS. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  4. ^ "MR Group вложит 23 млрд руб. в строительство небоскребов в составе ТПУ "Сити"". irn.ru (in Russian). 2 June 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Mail.ru может переехать поближе к "Москва-сити"". Vedomosti (in Russian). 19 April 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  6. ^ "СМИ сообщили о переезде Mail.ru Group в новый офис рядом с "Москва-Сити"". Rbc.ru (in Russian). 19 April 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  7. ^ "iCity Brochure" (PDF) (in Russian).