Another mixed-use development may be built near the “Moscow City” business district. A draft resolution has been prepared in Moscow regarding the comprehensive development of a non-residential site located at 6 Kulneva Street in the Dorogomilovo district.
According to the document, the area subject to comprehensive development is 0.90 hectares. The maximum non-residential floor area of the future development may reach 56,400 square meters, and the maximum total floor area of capital construction projects is 60,000 square meters. However, the draft does not specify a maximum building height, number of floors, density, or maximum building coverage ratio.
The project is intended for non-residential, specifically commercial and business, use. Among the possible uses of the site are business administration, banking and insurance activities, retail spaces up to 5,000 square meters, food service, consumer services, indoor sports facilities, elements of the street and road network, and landscaping.
This makes the site particularly attractive in the context of the development of the western part of Moscow’s business district. Kulneva Street is located near Kutuzovsky Prospekt, the Kutuzovskaya station, the Third Transport Ring (TTK), the Sberbank City complex, and the Moscow City towers. In fact, this is an area at the junction of an already established business center and the zone of further development of Bolshoy City.
The document also states that within the territory’s boundaries there is a capital construction project with an area of 5,654.1 square meters. A scenario involving demolition or reconstruction is envisaged for this project. This means that the existing buildings on the site may be replaced or significantly transformed as part of the future project.
The deadline for implementing the detailed zoning plan is set at 7 years from the date the contract is signed. Up to 12 months are allocated for preparing the site planning documentation. Implementation may be carried out by the City of Moscow, a specific legal entity, or following a tender for the right to conclude a detailed zoning plan contract.
So far, the published materials have not named the developer, the architectural concept, or the exact parameters of the future building. However, the very fact that a draft decision is being prepared indicates that the city is once again bringing a complex site near “Moscow City”—which has long remained underutilized—back into use.
If the project is implemented, Kulneva Street could gain a new business focus, and the area between Kutuzovsky Prospekt, “Kutuzovskaya,” Sberbank City, and “Moscow City” will become more cohesive in terms of office, service, and urban infrastructure. For Bolshoi City, this is another step toward creating not just a single isolated business center, but an extensive urban cluster featuring offices, retail, services, public spaces, and improved transportation connectivity.
