ICity

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iCity Space Tower & iCity Time Tower
iCity
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iCity in January 2024
ICity
General information
StatusUnder construction
Town or city Moscow
Country Russia
Construction started2020
Estimated completion2024
Cost23 bln rubles
Owner MR 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/

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.

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Overview

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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