6.1 Office Locations
Given Moscow's size and urban structure it is reasonable to assume that a disperse location pattern will arise. Already, modern business centers can be found in many parts of the city. Yet, different locations vary with regard to their respective size and development density.
Quasi-natural office locations are, for instance, areas along and within the Garden Ring. However, due to limited land availability, the number of potential developments should be limited. Examples for such locations are amongst others the comparatively densely developed area adjacent to the Kremlin at Mokhovaya opposite the Lenin Museum, the northerly adjoining triangle defined by Tverskaya, Tverskoy bul'var und Bol. Nikitskaya, and the district east of Trubnaya around Bol. Golovinsky and Bol. Sukharevsky, respectively.
South of the river office clusters have been developed at Voodotvodny Canal, for instance along Kadashevskaya as well as surrounding Sadovnicheskaya. Agglomerations are marking both Canal ends at Bol. Yakimanka (west) and Nizh. Krasnokholmskaya (east). Smaller concentrations of office buildings have been built at Bol. Ordynka, and at the junction of Novokudznetskaya / Dubiniskya and Valovaya / Zatsepsky.
Picture 7: Twin towers in the development area "Moscow City" (construction stage, January, 2006)
Another quasi-natural office location is Leningradsky Chaussee (or Leningradskoe Shosse) representing the airport corridor leading from Sheremetjevo to downtown. Up to now developers clearly prefer location within the city center as well as in western districts of Moscow. Coveted in general are riverside locations.
In non-central locations several major office clusters are to be found. The most ambitious project is Moscow City - currently Europe's biggest urban development project. Situated near the city center, this location is directly connected to the local freeway system as well as to the Moscow Metro. Finally the area will comprise up to 800 hectares of mixed use areas on both sides of the Moskva. The core of Moscow City will become home to the capital's government and administration, respectively.