{"id":377,"date":"2026-06-03T10:17:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T07:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/f-375.ru\/?p=377"},"modified":"2026-06-09T15:14:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T12:14:50","slug":"samyj-vysokij-ofis-v-evrope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/f-375.ru\/en\/samyj-vysokij-ofis-v-evrope\/","title":{"rendered":"The highest office in Europe: where it is located, characteristics, and why it matters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>The highest office in Europe<\/strong> is located in Moscow in the Federation Tower Vostok of the Moscow City business center. The F-375 office penthouse occupies the 93rd\u201395th floors at an altitude of 360\u2013370 meters above ground and has no equivalents on the entire continent. In this article, you will find everything about this record-breaking property: exactly where it is located, what its characteristics are, how this record has changed throughout history, and why such properties have special significance for business.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\" \/>\n<h2 class=\"text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold\">Where the highest office in Europe is located<\/h2>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">The highest office in Europe is located in <strong>Moscow<\/strong>, at Presnenskaya Embankment, 12, in the Vostok Tower of the Federation complex within the Moscow City business center. The Federation Tower Vostok is the second tallest building in Europe (374 meters, 95 above-ground floors), yielding only to the Lakhta Center in St. Petersburg (462 meters).<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">The F-375 <strong>is the F-375 office penthouse<\/strong> office penthouse occupies the top three floors of the tower \u2014 the 93rd, 94th, and 95th. The lower level begins at an altitude of 360 meters, and the upper level reaches the 370-meter mark above ground level. In no other European city \u2014 neither in London, nor in Paris, nor in Frankfurt, nor in Warsaw \u2014 does there exist an office space located at such a height.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\" \/>\n<h2 class=\"text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold\">Characteristics of the highest office in Europe<\/h2>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>Property:<\/strong> F-375 office penthouse <strong>Address:<\/strong> Moscow, Presnenskaya Embankment, 12, Federation Tower Vostok, 93rd\u201395th floors <strong>Height<\/strong> 360\u2013370 meters above ground <strong>Area:<\/strong> 2,642 sq. m <strong>Number of levels:<\/strong> 3 <strong>Dome height:<\/strong> 14 meters <strong>Cost:<\/strong> 11 billion rubles (4.16 million rubles\/sq. m) <strong>Status:<\/strong> the highest office in Europe, the most expensive office in Russia by cost per square meter<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">The three levels of the penthouse are connected by two custom-designed panoramic elevators and white marble staircases. The entire space is covered by a 14-meter-high glass dome \u2014 clouds and the sky become part of the interior. The architectural concept was developed by the VOX Architects studio, and construction was carried out by the ARS company.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\" \/>\n<h2 class=\"text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold\">How the record changed: history of the highest office in Europe<\/h2>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">The record for the \"highest office in Europe\" did not always belong to a single building \u2014 it transitioned as new skyscrapers were built:<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>Until 2007<\/strong> \u2014 the highest offices in Europe were buildings in London (Canary Wharf, One Canada Square, 235 meters) and Frankfurt (Commerzbank Tower, 259 meters).<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>2007<\/strong> \u2014 after the completion of Tower C of the Naberezhnaya Tower complex in Moscow City (268 meters), Russia found itself among the leaders in office building height for the first time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>2013<\/strong> \u2014 the Mercury Tower in Moscow City (338 meters) became the highest office building in Europe, surpassing London's The Shard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>2014\u20132017<\/strong> \u2014 construction of the Federation Tower Vostok. In 2014, at a height of 343 meters, it became the tallest building in Russia and Europe. In 2017, it was completed at the 374-meter mark.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>2026<\/strong> \u2014 finishing works on the F-375 office penthouse on the 93rd\u201395th floors of the Federation Tower Vostok are completed. The property is listed for sale for 11 billion rubles. This is the first office penthouse in European history located at an altitude of over 360 meters.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\" \/>\n<h2 class=\"text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold\">Why the highest office in Europe is located specifically in Moscow<\/h2>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Russia holds leading positions in the European high-rise construction ranking, and this is no coincidence. Moscow City concentrates four of the ten tallest buildings in Europe:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"[li_&amp;]:mb-0 [li_&amp;]:mt-1 [li_&amp;]:gap-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\">\n<li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"><strong>Lakhta Center<\/strong>, St. Petersburg \u2014 462 meters (1st place in Europe)<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"><strong>Federation Tower Vostok<\/strong>, Moscow \u2014 374 meters (2nd place)<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"><strong>OKO Tower South<\/strong>, Moscow \u2014 354 meters (3rd place)<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"><strong>Mercury Tower<\/strong>, Moscow \u2014 338 meters (4th place)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">For comparison: the tallest office building in London is The Shard (310 meters), in Frankfurt \u2014 Commerzbank Tower (259 meters), and in Warsaw \u2014 Varso Tower (310 meters).<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">However, it is important to understand the difference between <strong>the tallest building<\/strong> and the highest <strong>office<\/strong>. The Federation Tower Vostok is the second tallest building in Europe. But it is precisely F-375 that is the highest <strong>office space<\/strong> on the continent: the upper floors of the tower are occupied not by an observation deck or technical zones, but by a full-fledged tri-level workspace under a glass dome.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\" \/>\n<h2 class=\"text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold\">What F-375 is and how it differs from a regular office<\/h2>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">375 is not a standard office block on the top floor of a skyscraper. It is a fundamentally different format, which in global commercial real estate practice is typically referred to as an <strong>\"office penthouse\"<\/strong> or a <strong>\"trophy asset\"<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>Three levels instead of one.<\/strong> The penthouse occupies three floors at once with a unified architectural design: the employee level (1,303.9 sq. m), the executive level (695.4 sq. m), and the top management level (642.3 sq. m).<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>Glass dome.<\/strong> The height of the dome is 14 meters. It is not a decorative element, but a true architectural focal point: the dome offers a view of the sky with a 360-degree panorama.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>Privacy.<\/strong> A separate club lobby and a personal elevator bank eliminate any overlap with other tower residents. Two custom-designed panoramic elevators deliver owners and guests directly to the 95th floor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>Technologies.<\/strong> DALI lighting control system, automated climate system with individual zones, a security system featuring facial recognition, multimedia, and automated meeting room booking.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>Panorama.<\/strong> From an altitude of 360\u2013370 meters, the Kremlin, MSU, Ostankino Tower, Victory Park, the Moskva River, and city blocks stretching to the horizon are visible \u2014 an unrestricted 360-degree view.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\" \/>\n<h2 class=\"text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold\">The highest offices in the world: where F-375 stands<\/h2>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">To understand the scale \u2014 here are a few benchmarks in the global context:<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">In <strong>Dubai<\/strong> offices in the Burj Khalifa tower go up to the 160th floor (~600 meters), however, these are individual premises within a mixed-use tower, not an entire tri-level office space.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">In <strong>New York<\/strong> the top office floors of One World Trade Center are located at a height of about 400 meters, and in the Empire State Building \u2014 at about 320 meters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">In <strong>London<\/strong> The Shard offers offices up to the level of the 32nd floor (~150 meters).<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Based on <strong>the criterion of a unified office space<\/strong> at an altitude of over 360 meters, F-375 is a unique property not only in Europe but also on a global scale among office penthouses.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\" \/>\n<h2 class=\"text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\">Which is the highest office in Europe?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">The highest office in Europe is the F-375 office penthouse in the Federation Tower Vostok in Moscow City. It is located on the 93rd\u201395th floors at an altitude of 360\u2013370 meters above ground. The area is 2,642 sq. m, spanning three levels under a 14-meter glass dome.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\">Where Is the Highest Office in Europe?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">The highest office in Europe is located in Moscow, in the Moscow City business center, at Presnenskaya Embankment, 12. This is the Federation Tower Vostok \u2014 the second tallest building in Europe.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\">How much does the highest office in Europe cost?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">The F-375 office penthouse \u2014 the highest office in Europe \u2014 is listed for sale for 11 billion rubles. The cost per square meter is 4.16 million rubles, which is a record for office real estate in Russia.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\">Are there higher offices in the world?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Yes, in Dubai and New York, office premises in individual towers are located higher. However, F-375 is unique as <strong>a cohesive tri-level office space<\/strong> with an area of 2,642 sq. m under a single glass dome \u2014 there are no other such properties in the world.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\">Who built the highest office in Europe?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">The architectural concept of the F-375 office penthouse was developed by the VOX Architects studio. Construction was carried out by the ARS company. The property is located in the Federation Tower Vostok, which was designed by architects Sergei Tchoban and Peter Schweger.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\" \/>\n<h2 class=\"text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold\">In brief: the highest office in Europe<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"[li_&amp;]:mb-0 [li_&amp;]:mt-1 [li_&amp;]:gap-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\">\n<li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">Located in Moscow, Presnenskaya Embankment, 12 \u2014 Federation Tower Vostok, 93rd\u201395th floors<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">Height: 360\u2013370 meters above ground<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">Area: 2,642 sq. m, three levels under a 14-meter glass dome<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">Cost: 11 billion rubles (4.16 million rub.\/sq. m) \u2014 a Russian record<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">Architect: VOX Architects, developer: ARS<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">There are no equivalents in Europe<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\" \/>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><em>Learn more about <strong><a class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/f-375.ru\/en\/\">is the F-375 office penthouse<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 the highest office in Europe.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u0421\u0430\u043c\u044b\u0439 \u0432\u044b\u0441\u043e\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u043e\u0444\u0438\u0441 \u0432 \u0415\u0432\u0440\u043e\u043f\u0435 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