East Kazakhstan region intends to increase its volumes of commercial housing construction 

According to the regional akim Danial Akhmetov, in the region, along with budget housing, there is a growing demand for apartments from private developers.

At a regular meeting, Akim of East Kazakhstan region instructed Construction, Architecture and City-Planning Administration of East Kazakhstan region to draw up a plan to build commercial housing for the next 5 years. Danial Akhmetov also demanded to provide mechanisms that would allow choosing only reliable companies with vast work experience and proven financial solvency for the development of the region.

“If the state grants preferences, then construction companies must take a responsible approach to the implementation of projects and be reliable partners,” he stressed. Preferences mean new approaches to cooperation with private developers: the state provides already developed standard projects and land plots with engineering and communal infrastructure-ready, and construction companies are required to invest, security at construction sites and adhere to deadline control.

At the moment, the local authorities have prepared design estimates for the construction of 34 residential buildings in the Nurly Zhol and Sport microdistricts. The nearest plans include the construction of near bypass roads, as well as construction of commercial housing in other cities and districts of East Kazakhstan region.

“Construction of commercial housing is one of the promising areas. It has become popular with the population and helps to solve housing issues. In 2019, almost 32,000 square meters were built in the region, and this year it is planned to commission 7.5 times more”, said Akim of East Kazakhstan region.

Also the meeting addressed the issue of reconstruction and modernization of boiler houses in the districts of the region. Most of them are outdated both morally and physically. To bring them in line with today's needs, large financial investments are needed. According to experts, in some cases it is more rational to build new and modern boiler houses than to reconstruct old facilities.

In Gluboky settlement, the Kazakh-Turkish Company is now building a new generation heat source, high-tech, economical and safe for the environment and people working there. If this project proves itself well, similar heat sources will be built in other districts as well.