In 2015, PPF Real Estate Holding B.V. and Hines Russia & Poland Fund (HPRF) jointly acquired two office buildings in the Metropolis Business Centre (buildings I and III) with a combined Gross Business Area (GBA) of 80 000m² and Gross Leasable Area (GLA) of 55 000m². The Metropolis Business Centre was built in 2009 and is one of the most high-quality, successful class A projects in Russia. The main tenants of the office space include Hewlett-Packard; Abbott; Schlumberger; Dell; Western Union; H&M; Puma; VF; and other international companies. The Business Centre is in an area with and extensive infrastructure and services, and underground parking for 500 cars. Tenants can also benefit from the Metropolis Shopping Mall.
The Metropolis Business Centre is situated in the North Administrative District of Moscow, near Voikovskaya metro station and has excellent transport links. It is located close to the Leningradskoe, Volokolamskoe and Leningradskiy Prospekt main roads, as well as Sheremetyevo International Airport. The Glebovo transport interchange hub on the Moscow Ring Railway, which is due to open in the autumn of 2016, will include direct pedestrian access to the Business Centre, further improving its transport accessibility.
