Forum business centre in Almaty
Forum is a ten-storey business centre built in 2019 at 609 Seifullin Avenue in the Bostandyk district. It is a compact building: 7,500 sq m of total area against the tens of thousands in the towers on Al-Farabi. Compactness here works in favour of the tenant — the ceilings are above the city average, a bus stop is a hundred metres away, and the whole everyday infrastructure is gathered inside the complex. Below are the details, the discrepancies in the data and what to check at a viewing.
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Building details
- Building class: A
- Address: проспект Сейфуллина, 609
- District: Бостандыкский
- City: Алматы
- Year built: 2019
- Floors: 10
- Total area: 7 500 м²
- Rentable area: 6 000 м²
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There are no open listings for this building right now: owners do not publish every block.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.
First, about the confusion over the name
There are two different properties with the word Forum in the name on Seifullin Avenue, and they are constantly mixed up. The Forum business centre is house 609. The Forum Almaty shopping and entertainment centre of 168,000 sq m is house 617, a separate building with a different owner and a different history. Descriptions, photographs and developer data in search results regularly get mixed up between them.
The practical conclusion: check the house number in every listing and every description of this address. The information about the developer, the general contractor and the management company that a search for “Forum Almaty” returns relates to the shopping centre at 617 — for the business centre at 609 the developer, the architect and the management company are not named in open sources.
The building and its parameters
The total area is 7,500 sq m and the lettable area is 6,000 sq m. The ceiling height is 3.5–3.9 metres and the office floors are laid out as open plan. Seismic resistance is stated at 10 points. The building has central air conditioning and supply-and-exhaust ventilation, round-the-clock security, CCTV and access control.
Ceilings of 3.5–3.9 metres are noticeably higher than the typical three metres in buildings of the same period, and this changes how a space feels under dense occupancy. With that volume of air a room for twenty people does not feel oppressive, and an exposed ceiling with cable trays and ventilation in an industrial style remains a working fit-out option rather than a compromise. For studios, agencies and IT teams that dislike suspended ceilings, this is one of the few suitable addresses in the district.
Two parameters differ in the data. The number of floors: the website of the building and market descriptions state 10 floors, the city directories give 9. The class: the website of the building claims A, while market descriptions write about compliance with the requirements of Class B+. A difference of one class is a difference in rent, so in negotiations it is better to rely on the list of specific systems than on a letter.
- underground parking and covered surface spaces
- central air conditioning
- supply and exhaust ventilation
- 24/7 security, CCTV and access control
- ceilings of 3.5–3.9 metres, open-plan layout
- seismic resistance of 10 points
Services inside the complex and the tenants
The complex contains a pharmacy, cash machines, a café and a restaurant, a supermarket, a fitness club, a beauty salon and a cinema. For a small building this is an unusually complete set: properties of 7,500 sq m usually have a coffee shop and nothing more, and staff drive off for lunch and shopping, losing time.
Among the tenants, maps record the Jas Coworking space, the engineering and construction group EPC Group (fifth floor), Stroy Aliyans Invest, the insurance company Nomad Life, Corneli and Absolut Spets Stroy. The profile of the neighbours is construction, engineering, insurance and flexible office formats — that is, medium-sized companies that need a working address with transport rather than a representative shop window.
Transport: one hundred and ten metres to the bus stop
The nearest surface transport stop, Satpayev Street, is 110 metres from the building. That is considerably closer than at most business addresses in the city, and combined with Seifullin Avenue, along which a dense bus flow runs, it gives staff a real alternative to the car.
Baikonur metro station is about a kilometre away, around twelve minutes on foot; the maps give 990 metres to it. For a building that does not stand in the very centre this is a fortunate position: a member of staff from any line rides to Baikonur and reaches the office on foot in the time of a short walk.
The car scenario is provided by Seifullin Avenue itself, one of the main north–south arteries of the city. There is no specific data on interchanges and exits for this address in the sources, so the route at peak hours is worth checking yourself.
What to check at a viewing
The lifts. The wait for a lift in this building runs to as much as ten minutes. For a ten-storey building that is a lot, and the explanation may lie either in the number of cars or in how they are operated. The make and number of lifts are stated nowhere — come in the morning and check in person.
Parking. There is a discrepancy here too: the website of the building and some market descriptions give 45 underground and 15 covered surface spaces, while others give the same numbers the other way round — 15 underground and 45 enclosed. A total capacity of around sixty spaces for 6,000 sq m of lettable area is not much, so allocated spaces need to be discussed first.
Accessibility. The website of the building and the property entry declare a ramp, a wide lift and an automatic door, but wheelchair accessibility of the entrance is at the same time marked as unavailable. If this is critical for your staff or clients, check the entrance in person before signing the lease.
Questions and answers
Where is the Forum business centre and how do I avoid confusing it with the mall?
The Forum business centre is at 609 Seifullin Avenue, Bostandyk district, Almaty. The Forum Almaty shopping and entertainment centre is a separate building at 617 Seifullin. Check the house number in listings and descriptions.
What class are the offices in the Forum business centre?
The website of the building claims Class A, while market descriptions describe compliance with the requirements of Class B+. The total area is 7,500 sq m, the lettable area 6,000 sq m, the ceilings 3.5–3.9 metres and seismic resistance 10 points.
How do I get to the Forum business centre?
The nearest surface transport stop, Satpayev Street, is 110 metres from the building. Baikonur metro station is about a kilometre away, around twelve minutes on foot.
How many parking spaces does the building have?
The data disagree: the website of the building and some market descriptions state 45 underground and 15 covered surface spaces, others 15 underground and 45 enclosed. The total capacity is around sixty spaces, so the number of allocated spaces is worth fixing in the lease.
What is inside the complex?
It contains a pharmacy, cash machines, a café and a restaurant, a supermarket, a fitness club, a beauty salon and a cinema. For a building of 7,500 sq m this is an unusually complete set of services.
How can I find out available space 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 near Baikonur metro station.
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.