Abstract
In urban planning, social infrastructure facilities are an important component of city development, which affects the urban development structure. The planning structure of the city is based on the buildings of the historical center. This study is based on the study of social infrastructure facilities in the trade sphere. The purpose of the study is to consider the historical development of trade social infrastructure facilities. The relevance of the study is determined by the identification of the features of social infrastructure facilities in urban planning. The work studies and analyzes the experience of forming trade social infrastructure facilities using the example of Astana. The research methodology includes studying the historical development of service institutions in the scientific literature on the humanities and social sciences. As a result of the study, the following historical design features were identified: formation based on the historical center; formation near water resources; development at the intersection of main highways. The practical significance of the work lies in the possibility of designing these institutions taking into account these features.