ENKA signed several contracts for the construction of the Esentai Park Project, a construction located on the intersection of the Esentai River and Al-Farabi Boulevard, in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The project comprises:

• Esentai Tower with a total height of 173 m
• Esentai Residences
• Esentai Shopping Mall & Esentai Fitness

Esentai Park is an extremely unique project in central Asia. Designed and built as a smart building, it offers its residents a distinguished ambiance with stunning views over the Alatau mountains and the city of Almaty. The architectural schematic design and design development were carried out by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. As Almaty is located in a zone of high seismic activity, the buildings were constructed to withstand earthquakes measuring 8.5 on the Richter scale.

The interior materials used in the project were selected from among the most highly regarded European brands. The J.W. Marriott standards were used. All heating, air conditioning and ventilation systems are in line with the standards of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, while the fire- system meets both the local SNIP (Russian Industry Standard) code and the criteria set by the National Fire Protection Association. Mechanical systems included heating, ventilation, air conditioning, hot and cold water supply, sewage, a fully automated sprinkler system, smoke exhaust and pressurization systems, and building automation and control systems. The electrical work included the power supply, fire alarm system, CCTV system, telephone system and single master antenna television system.

ENKA was the main EPC contractor for the Esentai Park project, which was originally owned by Capital Partners LLP. The total construction area of the project is 368,000 m². Work on the project commenced in January 2006 and the first phase, consisting of the Tower, Residential Block A and the shopping mall and fitness center, covering a total area of 279,000 m², was completed in June 2009. The project was then suspended for about four years due to the global financial crisis of 2008. The work on Residential Blocks B and C, with a total area of 89,000 m², resumed in June 2013. The entire project was completed by December 2014.

Esentai Tower is a mixed-use building with 37 floor and four levels of basement car parking. The building consists of an underground parking area, ballrooms, offices, a hotel and residences. The total construction area is 87,000 m² gross with a total height of 173 m, including four garage/basement floors.

Esentai Residences are a unique residential complex. In July 2006,  ENKA signed a contract for the construction of the Residential Block A, a 3+21 floor building with 137 apartments covering a total area of 63,000 m² and all EPC work was successfully completed in December 2009. The three underground levels are used for storage, to house utilities, and as common areas for the owners of the residences. A mezzanine floor connects to a pedestrian tunnel serving all three residential blocks.

The construction of Residential Blocks B and C went ahead only after the new client had overcome its financial difficulties. ENKA was able to re-mobilize its site team at very short notice for EPC. Together with the suspension management of the vendors and the careful protection of goods on the site, this rapid re-mobilization made it possible to complete the project in a remarkably short space of time. Each block consists of a 2+21-storey building, with common parking levels. There are 18 duplex apartments and 268 standard apartments, and the total gross area is 89,000 m². The project achieved 5.7 million person-hours without lost time accidents between June 2013 and December 2014, and the peak number of personnel on site reached 2,099.

Esentai Shopping Mall is the retail and entertainment component of Esentai Park. It consists of four below ground and four above ground levels with a height of 28.41 m and total construction area of 104,000 m².

The building for Fitness consists of two underground levels. The total construction area is 24,000 m² and the total height is 30.33 m, including two basement level floors.

• Tower incl. JW Marriott Hotel with 175 rooms – Total Area: 87,000 m² – (37+4 floor)
• 3 Residential Blocks – Total Area: 164,500 m² – (21+3 floor, each)
• Shopping Mall – Total Area: 104,000 m² – (4 below+4 above gr. floor)
• Fitness Centre – Total Area: 24,000 m² – (4+2 floor)