Colliers International, 2008-04-04
by CI
Moscow, Russia
Mall of Russia, a five-level shopping and entertainment complex, is located in the central part of the Moscow International Business Center, Moscow City. Moscow City is the largest investment business project in Europe that combines the innovation of architecture and multifunctional infrastructure.
The location of Mall of Russia provides easy car access to Moscow’s major highways and thoroughfares – the Third Transport Ring, Kutuzovsky prospect and Noviy Arbat. There are also entrances to the metro stations Delovoy Center and Mezhdunarodnaya inside Mall of Russia. Furthermore, transport terminal will connect this rapidly-developing business nucleus of Moscow, Moscow City with Scheremetievo and Vnukovo airports.
Mall of Russia with total area of 179 000 sq. m, became the largest shopping and entertainment project in the center of Moscow. It will unite the main anchor tenants - professional retailers. The shopping gallery will include more than 400 shops with a wide range of well-known international brands. Some of them are not still presented in Russia.
Mall of Russia will offer many outstanding facilities for leisure: multiplex cinema with 4D and 5D technologies, skating-rink, more than 50 restaurants and cafes. One of the significant feature of the project is a modern concert hall with 5 500 seats.
The project offers a convenient three-level parking with more than 2 700 lots.
The shopping and entertainment center Tverskaya Mall, located close to the metro station Belorusskaya, is the second outstanding project of AFI Development. Totaling 107 000 sq. m. it is being constructed within the Tverskaya Zastava Square reconstruction.
The reconstruction of Tverskaya Zastava Square is a complex multistage project of AFI Development with total area of more than 500 000 sq. m that besides the underground shopping and entertainment center includes the system of traffic junctions near the Belorussky station, apartments and a hotel.
Prestigious location, class A and B business centers, five stars hotels, passenger flows from the metro station Belorusskaya and Belorussky station guarantee the high daily attendance of Tverskaya Mall.
Supermarket Perekriostok and multiplex Luxor are among the first anchor tenants. The shopping gallery will present 180 shops with a wide range of goods to all tastes.
The opening date of new shopping and entertainment centers is scheduled for Q4, 2009.
Colliers International is the exclusive leasing agent of both projects. The company also developed functional zoning and optimized architectural concepts.
Ludmila Potapova, Marketing Director, AFI Developmet, says ‘Creating the concept of Mall of Russia and Tverskaya Mall we used the experience of Africa Israel Investments in the development of retail projects in Europe and the USA and the latest world growing tendencies. We have just launched the leasing campaign and noticed immediately the great interest of the leading retail operators to our projects. Perfect location, interesting concept and highly professional project team will certainly make our shopping and entertainment centers successful.
Maxim Gasiev, Regional Director, Retail Property, Colliers International, notes, ‘The launch of the projects like Mall of Russia and Tverskaya Mall is surely the serious occasion for Moscow city. It’s a good opportunity for retailers to develop their business. We plan to attract the best Russian and international brands including some that are not still presented in Russia. I’m sure that all Muscovites and city tourists will highly appreciate these projects. Mall of Russia and Tverskaya Mall could be considered as the new sights of Moscow.
Andrey Rybakov, Business Development Director, X5 Retail Group, comments,‘We see AFI Development as our strategic partner in the Russian real estate market. From our point of view Tverskaya Mall and Mall of Russia are very prestigious retail projects. We are satisfied with the terms of the signed agreement concerning Tverskaya Mall and we are certain to develop a long-term and effective cooperation in future.
Andrey Tereshok, General Director, Formula Kino, says, ‘Multiplex ‘Formula Kino’ will surely be an essential and worthy part of the Mall of Russia project. Today we announce that the technical equipment will be outstanding and visitors will enjoy all the cinema innovations, such as high quality of digital demonstration, effects realized by 3D and 5D technologies. Our market position and long-term experience can guarantee that every visitor will find new productions of the cinema attractive and interesting.
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