Three major high-rise projects violate Tashkent’s master plan

One of them is being proposed by Foton JSC, a company privatized just last year. They are suggesting a 53-story complex – taller than Nest One, currently the highest skyscraper in Uzbekistan – on the site of their former factory near Amir Temur Avenue.

The second project involves the former building of the State Committee for Geology on Taras Shevchenko Street, which was purchased by Xamkar Inshaat LLC. The company plans to build ten residential high-rises, including at least one 30-story building, even though the master plan allows a maximum of only five stories in that area.

The third project is led by the Tashkent City Administration itself. Their company, Tashkent Invest, has developed a plan for the Beshyogoch neighborhood, which includes a 30-story tower—despite the master plan limiting heights there to nine stories.

These three projects were featured in a recent televised report on “Uzbekistan 24,” following a June 16 presentation to the President of Uzbekistan on planned construction initiatives in the capital. During the broadcast, Tashkent Mayor Shavkat Umurzakov gave an interview, and presentation boards for these proposed projects were shown.

Project summaries

1. Foton’s 53-story twin towers

Location: Islam Karimov Street (opposite the Ministry of Investments, near Uzavtosanoat)

Size: 0.9 hectares

Investment: Estimated at $175 million

Residential units: 1,500 apartments

Features: Two towers connected by a massive architectural ring

Permits: Positive conclusions from seismic, hydrogeological, sanitary-epidemiological, and emergency authorities

Conflict: The master plan allows a maximum of 25 stories here; Foton plans 53 stories

Notably, 85.6% of Foton JSC's shares were privatized for 151 billion UZS just one year ago.

2. Xamkar Inshaat’s 10-tower residential complex

Location: Former Geology Committee building site, Taras Shevchenko Street, near “Ming Urik” metro station

Size: 4 hectares

Investment: Estimated at $180 million

Components: 10 residential buildings, one at least 30 stories high, plus a kindergarten for 540 children and a school for 1,200 students

Permits: All required positive reviews obtained

Conflict: The master plan allows a maximum of 5 stories in this zone

The property was purchased in 2021–2022 through two auctions for a total of 196.3 billion UZS.

3. City Hall’s 30-story Beshyogoch project

Developer: Tashkent Invest, under the Tashkent City Administration

Location: 10.6 hectares opposite Magic City

Investment: Estimated at $461 million

Residential units: 2,304 apartments

Design: One building is planned to rise 30 stories

Permits: All necessary positive assessments received

Conflict: According to the master plan, buildings in this area may not exceed 9 stories

Earlier in January 2025, Turkish firm Albayrak had proposed building four skyscrapers on the Beshyogoch Bazaar site. At the time, the Ministry of Construction publicly stated that the master plan prohibits buildings taller than 9 stories in this area.

“From now on, all construction projects in Tashkent will be approved strictly in accordance with the confirmed master plan,” stated the Ministry of Construction in an official announcement.