There are 61 vacant and abandoned buildings in the city, 8 of which are multi-apartment residential buildings (MARB). To improve their architectural appearance, systematic work is underway to reconstruct, improve, and bring them into line with the overall style of the urban environment.
The owner has begun restoration work on the building at 3 Tauelsizdik Street with the subsequent construction of a shopping and entertainment center (SEC). Restoration work has also begun on the building at 9 Tauelsizdik Street.
Currently, 348 people are on the housing waiting list, 151 of whom are socially vulnerable.
In 2024, private developers have begun restoration work on two MRBs: at 35 Abay Street (IP Kusainova), with 70 apartments; At 2 Shkolnaya Street (TOO KENTAVR-Kurylys) – 36 apartments.
As of today, the restoration of the 36-apartment residential building at 2 Shkolnaya Street has been completed. Competitive bidding is currently underway to purchase apartments for those on the waiting list for the SUSN category.
Additionally, work has begun on restoring another 64-apartment residential building at 27 Tauelsizdik Street. Another 70-apartment residential building at 35 Abay Street is scheduled for completion soon.
As part of efforts to improve the city's architectural appearance, the facades of 10 residential buildings along the city's main street have been painted.
Work is underway to reconstruct and improve the city's road infrastructure. This year, 700 million tenge has been allocated for road repairs and reconstruction, with a total project cost of 1.3 billion tenge. Asphalt paving work has been completed on an area of 107,000 square meters.
The contractor, BS Construction, is laying sidewalks in Kurchatov, near Secondary School No. 3, and from the Kunshuak Kindergarten to Abay Street, covering a total area of 1,440 square meters.