The Neva Towers, formerly the Renaissance Moscow Towers, is a complex of two

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s located on plots 17 and 18 of the

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(MIBC) in

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. Tower 1, at 302 metres (991 feet) tall with 65 floors, is the ninth-tallest building in Europe. Tower 2, at 345 metres (1,132 feet) tall with 79 floors, is the tallest residential building in Europe and the fourth-tallest building in Europe. The complex was completed in 2020.

History

Origins

Plots 17 and 18 of the MIBC were to be used originally for the

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, a

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, but the

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and issues with investors forced development of the project to be cancelled. In 2014, ownership of half of the plot was transferred to

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company

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. As general contractor, Rönesans Holding hired ST Towers LLC to develop a new complex, the Renaissance Moscow Towers, later renamed the Neva Towers. The project would also be developed by the SPEECH Architectural Bureau, in partnership with

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companies HOK and

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, with public spaces designed by

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. The management of the complex claimed to receive a

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Gold certificate.

Construction

Sales of the apartments in the complex opened in September 2016. Investments for the complex exceeded $1 billion later in November 2016. On 15 October 2018, Tower 2 of the Neva Towers was architecturally

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when work on the 79th floor was completed. Construction of the first stage of the project was 70% completed.

Design

The plots Neva Towers are built on have a total area of 2.41

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s. The total area of the complex is 349.2 thousand

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. The complex is composed of a single four-storey

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where the two towers are built on top. Tower 2 is a 79-storey residential skyscraper with a height of 345 metres. Tower 1 is a 69-storey skyscraper with a height of 302 metres with office space on the 28th floor. Within the complex is a private park with an area of seven thousand square metres. In addition, the complex has a hotel and fitness centre with a swimming pool located in Tower 2. There is also a parking lot with a capacity of 2,040 cars for workers and residents of the complex. Stone plates of light stone were used to decorate the skyscrapers.

Gallery

File:Wikitrip to Moscow International Business Center 2016-03-22 034.JPG, March 22, 2016 File:Neva Towers, Moscow.jpg, March 11, 2018 File:Neva Towers1.jpg, January 28, 2020

References

External links

Official website

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