Esentai Tower business centre in Almaty
Esentai Tower is a Class A high-rise at 77/7 Al-Farabi Avenue in the Bostandyk district. Offices occupy floors 1 to 14; above them are The Ritz-Carlton hotel and serviced apartments. Below is what a tenant needs to know: the building services, transport access and what to look at when choosing a unit.
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Building details
- Building class: A
- Address: проспект Аль-Фараби, 77/7
- District: Бостандыкский
- City: Алматы
- Year built: 2008
Available space
There are no open listings for this building right now: owners do not publish every block. We will put together options on request — send a request or browse offices in Almaty.
Offices nearby
These are catalogue listings in the same district, not units in this building.
- Офис 150 м2, 1400000 — 150 м², Бостандыкский, 1 400 000 ₸
- Офис 135 м2, 1300 000 — 135 м², Бостандыкский, 1 300 000 ₸
- Офис 90 м2 , 94500000 — 90 м², Бостандыкский, 94 500 000 ₸
- Офис 90 м2 , 650 000 — 90 м², Бостандыкский, 650 000 ₸
- Офис 90 м2 , 850 000 — 90 м², Бостандыкский, 850 000 ₸
- Офис 165 кв.м. — 165 м², Бостандыкский, 1 500 000 ₸
Other business centres nearby
See also: the Almaty business centre directory, Nurly Tau business centre, office rent in Almaty.
What the building is
The complex was built between 2006 and 2008 to a design by the American architecture practice Skidmore, Owings & Merrill — the same firm behind the Burj Khalifa and the Willis Tower. The developer is Capital Partners; the office component is managed by Capital Tower Development. For Almaty this is one of the few properties where an international architectural project is combined with professional office property management rather than with space let directly by the owner.
The office component occupies floors one to fourteen — around 27,000 sq m. Above it are The Ritz-Carlton hotel with 175 rooms and serviced apartments, while the lower levels house a retail gallery with restaurants. This mixed structure means that the business and guest functions are separated by floors and lift groups, which for a tenant translates into fewer outside flows through the office zone.
In June 2016 the complex received LEED Silver certification — an international assessment of energy efficiency and indoor environmental quality. For a tenant this is not a formality: LEED covers air exchange, lighting quality and resource consumption, so it feeds directly into service charges and into how the working day feels inside the space.
Building services and engineering
The set of systems in the building matches Class A and covers the basic requirements that usually go into the technical brief for a relocation: climate control, power supply and parking.
- underground and surface parking
- central air conditioning
- supply and exhaust ventilation
- backup power supply
- conference rooms
- cafés and restaurants in the building
- fitness centre
Location and transport
The building stands on Al-Farabi Avenue, the main east–west artery of upper Almaty. That is convenient for staff arriving by car and for clients coming from the southern microdistricts, but it carries a well-known limitation: Al-Farabi is heavily loaded at peak hours, and travel time should be planned with a margin.
The nearest metro station is Mukhtar Auezov Theatre, about a 45-minute walk away. In other words, the metro is not a workable option for daily staff journeys here, and that has to be taken into account in advance when calculating the parking allocation and corporate transport routes.
The Bostandyk district as a whole is the business and representative part of the city: Class A offices, banks and embassies are concentrated here. For companies to which the address matters as an element of reputation, this is one of the strongest options in Almaty.
Who it suits and what to check when choosing a unit
Tenants of the office component include Freedom Finance, HP and GRATA International. The profile of the neighbours shows the typical resident: financial companies, international technology divisions and law firms — that is, businesses for which the address and the quality of the building are part of the price of the service.
When viewing a specific unit it is worth checking several things that are not visible in the listing. First, the condition of the fit-out and what exactly is included in the rent: in Class A buildings space is often let in shell condition, and the fit-out budget can turn out to be comparable to a year of rent. Second, the service charges and what they include, because with central air conditioning and round-the-clock security this line noticeably affects the total. Third, the number of parking spaces allocated to you: with the metro effectively out of reach, parking becomes a decisive factor in hiring staff.
Discuss the term separately with the landlord: properties of this class more often come with long leases with indexation, and the conditions for an early exit are better agreed before signing rather than afterwards.
What to compare before deciding
Esentai Tower is rarely considered on its own: a shortlist usually includes two or three Class A buildings in the Bostandyk district, and the decision is made on the combination of rent, service charges and parking. It makes sense to request terms for several addresses on Al-Farabi and nearby straight away — at comparable quality, the difference in the final cost per workplace can be substantial.
The second point of comparison is how ready the space is. A unit with completed fit-out and furniture costs more in rent, but requires neither a refurbishment budget nor several months of downtime. Space in shell and core condition is cheaper, yet the move-in date has to absorb the design, the approval with the management company and the works themselves. For a team that has to be on site this quarter, the difference in timing usually matters more than the difference in rent.
Questions and answers
What class are the offices in Esentai Tower?
Class A. The office component occupies floors 1 to 14 and covers around 27,000 sq m. In June 2016 the building received LEED Silver certification.
Where is Esentai Tower located?
Almaty, 77/7 Al-Farabi Avenue, Bostandyk district. The nearest metro station is Mukhtar Auezov Theatre — about a 45-minute walk, so the main way to get here is by car.
Is there parking?
The building has underground and surface parking. The number of spaces allocated to a specific unit is agreed separately in the lease — check this when selecting space.
Who rents offices in the building?
Tenants of the office component include Freedom Finance, HP and GRATA International. These are financial, technology and legal companies.
What else is in the complex besides offices?
Above the office floors are The Ritz-Carlton hotel with 175 rooms and serviced apartments, as well as a retail gallery with restaurants. The business and guest zones are separated by floor.
How can I find out current availability and rents?
Owners do not publish some units openly. Send a request and we will collect the current options in the building and comparable offers in the Bostandyk district.
See also
ТОО «Nurly Tau Realty (Нурлы Тау Реалти)», БИН 171040029589, 050000, г. Алматы, Бостандыкский район, пр. Аль-Фараби, дом 15, н.п. 21г. Тел. +7 702 444 89 98, info@nurlytau.kz.