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Parus Business Centre
Office building in Ukraine
Office building in Ukraine
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Parus Business Centre |
| image | БЦ Парус Київ.JPG |
| image_size | 260px |
| building_type | Office |
| location | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| floor_count | 34 |
| floor_area | 69,020 m2 |
| elevator_count | 8 + 1 fire and freight elevators |
| cost | ca. $100,000,000 |
| antenna_spire | 156 m |
| roof | 136 m |
| start_date | 2004 |
| completion_date | 2007 |
| architect | S. Babushkin and A. Komarovskyi |
| main_contractor | Osnova-Solsif |
| developer | Mandaryn Plaza Ltd. |
| coordinates |
The Parus Business Centre () is a 34-story class-A office building in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. It is located at the centre of the city, between Mechnikova St. and Lesi Ukrainky Blvd. (municipal address: 2, Mechnikova St.).
At its opening in 2007 the Parus Business Centre was the tallest building it the country, as of 2018 it remains the third tallest.
Construction of the building began in 2004, and ended in February 2007. Apart from its main office use 50400 m2, the property features some 2400 m2 of retail space and around 2700 m2 of cafes and restaurants and a 4-story underground parking garage with a capacity for 300 cars.
During construction the project was also known as "Elsburg Plaza" (), but was later renamed to "Parus" (literally translated as "sail") ostensibly because of building's oval-like shape, resembling sail of a ship.
In July 2008, Kontrakty, Ukrainian business weekly, rated top 10 most expensive offices in Kyiv. Parus was top of the chart in terms of annual rental income, at $50 million.
Major tenants at Parus include McKinsey & Company, Concorde Capital, an investment bank; TNK-BP, an oil company; Olimp, Ukrainian spirits company; Delin Development, a real estate development company; Interpipe, steel pipes producer and others.
Parus was developed and is owned by "Mandaryn Plaza Ltd." (), a joint-stock company, prominent for its Mandarin Plaza shopping centre in Kyiv. From 2007 to 2016 the building was owned by Ukrainian businessman, Dmytro Firtash.
Gallery
File:БЦ Парус Київ вид згори бульвару Лесі Українки.JPG File:БЦ Парус Київ фрагмент фасаду.JPG File:БЦ Парус Київ Центральний вхід.JPG File:БЦ Парус Київ вид з вулиці Мечникова.JPG File:БЦ Парус Київ вид внизу бульвару Лесі Українки.JPG
Notes
a. The figure is the total area of ground floors only. The total gross building area (GBA) of Parus, including underground parking garage comes to ca. 75,000 sqm (ca. 807,300 sqf).
References
References
- "Parus Business Center, Kyiv". SkyscraperPage.com.
- "Technical Specifications".
- (October 5–11, 2007). "Ukraine This Week - Construction". 2000 Weekly.
- link. (2007-02-01)
- "Parus Business Center". Architectural Union home page.
- "Completed Projects - Civil Construction". Osonova Solsif home page.
- "About the Project".
- Romaniv, Yaroslav. (March 24, 2008). "The Duck Test". Commercial Real Estate.
- "Location".
- (December 2003). "Company News". Commercial Property.
- "About the publication". Kontrakty.
- Irha, Larysa. (July 14, 2008). "Top 10 Most Expensive Offices in Kyiv". Kontrakty.
- "Contact". Concorde Capital home page.
- "Contact information". TNK-BP Commerce home page.
- "Contacts - Main Office". Olimp home page.
- "Contact Us". Delin Development home page.
- link. [[UNIAN]]. (October 13, 2016)
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