ðə sˈʌðɚn sˈaɪd ʌvðɪ ˈævənˌuː ɛksklˈuːdɪŋ ðə hɪstˈɔːɹɪkəl bˈɪldɪŋz ʌvðə pɹˈɑːɡɚ ɹˈɛstɹɑːnt ænd ðə ɡɹˈaʊɚmən nˈɜːsɚɹi nˌɪɹ ˈɑːɹbæt skwˈɛɹ ɪz dˈɑːmᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd baɪ ɐ sˈɪɹiz ʌv vˈiːʃˈeɪpt, twˈɛnti sˈɪksstˈoːɹi ˈɑːfɪs bˈɪlt ɐtˈɑːp ɐ lˈɔŋ tˈuːstˈoːɹi stɹˈʌktʃɚ hˈaʊzɪŋ ɹˈɛstɹɑːnts, ɹˈiːteɪl ɪstˈæblɪʃmənts ænd tˈuː ˌʌndɚɡɹˈaʊnd lˈɛvəlz fɔːɹ stˈoːɹɪdʒ ænd dᵻlˈɪvɚɹi.
The southern side of the avenue (excluding the historical buildings of the Praga Restaurant and the Grauerman Nursery near Arbat Square) is dominated by a series of V-shaped, 26-storey office built atop a long two-storey structure housing restaurants, retail establishments and two underground levels for storage and delivery.