Imperia Tower, is a complex located on plot 4 of the
MIBC in
Moscow
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,
Russia
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. The mixed-use complex includes a completed 60-story
skyscraper with a height of and a 14-story building with a height of that is currently under construction. Construction of the skyscraper started from 2001 to 2002, but halted in 2003 until it was resumed in 2006 and was completed in 2011. The 14-story building started construction in 2013 and is planned to be finished by 2018.
The 60-story skyscraper of the complex is the
fifteenth-tallest building in Russia, and the
24th-tallest building in Europe.
History
Construction of the Imperia Tower started from 2001 to 2002, but halted in 2003 due to financial problems. Construction resumed in 2006.
On 22 November 2011,
Vladimir Resin
Vladimir Iosifovich Resin ( be, Уладзімір Іосіфавіч Рэсін; russian: Влади́мир Ио́сифович Ре́син; born 21 February 1936) is a Russian politician who was the acting mayor of Moscow, appointed by R ...
, the first deputy mayor of
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 millio ...
, opened and commissioned the Imperia Tower to the public.
Construction of the second stage of the Empire complex, a 14-story building, began in 2013 and was planned to finish by 2018.
Overview
Purpose
The Imperial Tower complex is to serve as
mixed-use development, providing 192 apartments, office space, 292 hotel rooms, and a fitness center. In addition, the complex also has 1,500 parking spaces for residents, tourists, and workers. Imperial Tower also has two escalators and thirty elevators.
Design
The main materials that make up the Imperial Tower complex are
glass
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,
steel, and
reinforced concrete.
The plot the complex is built on has a total area of while the space of the plot used to build the complex has a total area of . The skyscraper of the complex has a height of .
Gallery
File:Government building 1.JPG, 21 July 2008
File:Imperia Tower in Moscow-city 28-03-2010.jpg, 28 March 2010
File:Moscow, City May 2010 03.JPG, May 2010
File:Imperia Tower 20th October 2012.JPG, 20 October 2012
File:Moscow International Business Center A 06.jpg, 27 June 2016
Controversy
Conflicts arose between the investors and developers of the construction of the Imperia Tower complex. In early 2012, the company CJSC Fleyner-City, owned by investor Pavel Fuchs, refused to participate in the joint construction of Imperia Tower with the private offshore
Cypriot
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company Filtrand Properties Ltd., owned by Oleg Grankin, due to inadequate financing of construction by the investor. As a result, on 28 May 2012, Filtrand Properties Ltd. filed an application with the Arbitration Court of Moscow against CJSC Fleyner-City about the recognition of the unilateral refusal of the investing company from this agreement. As a result, after the judicial confrontation the parties on 29 December 2012 signed an agreement, according to which both companies had to transfer more than 20 thousand square meters to the skyscraper.
Определение Арбитражного суда города Москвы от 29.12.2012 о подписании мирового соглашения между ЗАО «Флейнер-Сити» и оффшорной компанией «Филтрэнд Пропертиз Лтд» (Кипр)
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See also
* List of tallest buildings in Russia
The first skyscrapers in Russia were built during the Stalinist Era in the Soviet Union. These skyscrapers are known as the Seven Sisters, which were built in the Stalinist architectural style. The first skyscraper to be constructed in Russia wa ...
* List of tallest buildings in Europe
This list of tallest buildings in Europe ranks skyscrapers in Europe by height exceeding 190 meters. For decades, only a few major cities, such as Frankfurt, Paris, London and Moscow contained skyscrapers. In recent years, however, construction ...
References
External links
Official website
SkyscraperPage database entry
Emporis database entry
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Moscow International Business Center
Skyscraper office buildings in Moscow
Skyscrapers in Moscow
Residential skyscrapers in Moscow
Skyscraper hotels in Russia