Baku White City


The master plan of Baku White City refers to the re-development of a portion of Black City, 221-hectare land area, conceptualized to be part of the 2021 strategic plan for Baku.

Development

The project has been designed by Atkins and Foster and Partners. Around 75 per cent of the project will be residential units, creating a new community of 19,700 households for about 50,000 people as well as commercial and leisure units that will provide up to 48,000 jobs. The project is set to be completed in 2020.
In 2014, the Lycée français de Bakou located in White City was inaugurated by President Ilham Aliyev. In 2015, the eastern part of the Baku Boulevard, the city's seaside promenade, was extended by two kilometres to cover the coastal part of White City, which also became the site of the newly built Boulevard Hotel Baku.

Opening ceremony

The opening ceremony of Baku White City took place in 24 December 2011. President Ilham Aliyev and his wife Mehriban Aliyeva have attended an opening ceremony of Baku White City project.
In 26 December 2016 The head of state and Vice Presidenthis viewed first settlements of Green Island residential complex. They also laid the foundation stone of Fountains Square park, a pedestrian passage and a public parking complex.

Baku White City Office Building

In 2015, the Baku White City Office Building became the first property in Azerbaijan to be awarded BREEAM certification on international ecological standard with the rating of Good.

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