Residents of the “Darxon” neighborhood in Tashkent’s Mirzo-Ulugbek district have raised allegations of large-scale fraud by a developer. According to them, on plots 10/1 and 5A on Korabulok Street, two multi-apartment residential complexes are being constructed under the guise of four private cottages. This has already led to road destruction, overloading of utility networks, and, as residents claim, poses a threat to the safety of the entire block.
A collective letter demanding a halt to construction has been repeatedly sent by residents to the President’s Public Reception Office, which was then redirected to the General Prosecutor’s Office, and subsequently forwarded to the district level. However, residents describe the response from the district prosecutor’s office as another formal reply, where the agency did not even attempt to delve into the substance of the complaint.
Particular outrage among residents stems from the alleged affiliation of the developer with law enforcement figures. According to residents, the project is backed by a figure named Olimjon Ruzmatov – claimed by locals to be a former prosecutor’s office employee. This fact is cited by neighborhood activists to explain the “invulnerability” of the construction and the formal approach of regulatory authorities to their appeals.
In open registries, Olimjon Ruzmatov is also listed as the founder of Elite House Developer. This developer specializes in constructing comfort and premium-class residential complexes, as well as commercial properties in Tashkent, adding weight to residents’ arguments about significant resources behind the project.
Through their own investigation, residents accessed documents of the actual architectural plan, revealing the true scale of construction. Comparison of initial approvals with actual blueprints shows a transformation from two separate individual houses into a single monolithic block with a shared facade and multiple garages, indicating construction of a sectional-type object intended for commercial sale.
The quality of documentation raises additional concerns: the project was prepared by the firm “Gul karaca me’mor,” but all official blueprints bear stamps with a misspelled name – “Gul karaсe me’mor.” Legally, this casts doubt on the legitimacy of the papers, as the stamp effectively belongs to a non-existent entity. The company has been listed as inactive since September 2025, yet the developer managed to obtain a new permit in December 2025 citing data from this firm.
Residents such as Yevgeniy, Lola, and Roza describe the situation as a systematic deception and destruction of the established living environment. They note that the developer initially promised only two houses for four families, but now 40 apartments in four blocks are being built, leading to infrastructure overload, road narrowing, engineering safety issues, and loss of privacy.
The position of state authorities is characterized by residents as an extreme manifestation of formalism. Multiple complaints to khokimiyats, prosecutors, and construction inspections have turned into an endless cycle of formal responses, where agencies duplicate each other’s arguments, ignoring violations of land legislation.
On November 24, 2025, the Tashkent City Administrative Court ruled one of the permit conclusions for object 10/1 illegal, establishing the developer’s lack of land rights at the time of issuance. However, work was not halted even after this decision. On March 11, 2025, the Tashkent Interdistrict Administrative Court invalidated another key conclusion from the Architectural and Urban Planning Council, uncovering an attempt by the developer to present the object as a two-story house to bypass state expertise.
Residents are calling on the Anti-Corruption Agency and the General Prosecutor’s Office to conduct a comprehensive inspection of Olimjon Ruzmatov’s activities and the legality of officials’ actions, insisting on an immediate halt to construction and actual enforcement of court rulings.
Source: podrobno.uz