2006

This helpful sign from November 2006 warns people that the lift (only one of three works, and only when the operator is present) is for materials only-- not workers or residents.

As late as November 2006, it seemed that our parking space, pictured here, was the only one in the entire garage that hadn't had concrete poured.

A colleague of Saltanat's took this photo from a window in their office; the building is MAG's on Kurmangazy.

By October 2006, Block C of the building, facing east, had its facade nearly finished, with all the balconies fully glassed in.

Two stairwells and three elevators lead down inside each apartment block. Unlike most western-style constructions, there is no central corridor that connects each side of the building on each floor. Instead, the building is divided into three blocks. Each block has its own elevators and stairwells, isolated from the other blocks, and each block has a lobby common to all apartments in that block on that floor.

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The walls have been whitewashed now, giving the apartment a much cleaner look. This is September 2006.

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The walls have been whitewashed now, giving the apartment a much cleaner look. This is September 2006.

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Library: 3074 songs, 10.2 days, 17.2 GB

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Merry Christmas 2006 from David and Saltanat in Almaty!