Lasnamäe

The area of Lasnamäe is 27.41 km².

The district comprises as many as 17 subdistricts – Katleri, Kurepõllu, Kuristiku, Laagna, Loopealse, Mustakivi, Pae, Paevälja, Priisle, Seli, Sikupilli, Sõjamäe, Tondiraba, Uuslinn, Väo and Ülemiste.

Of all the districts in Tallinn, Lasnamäe has the highest number of residents. As at 1 March 2019, there were 117,749 permanent residents registered in the district.

The first dwellings and buildings of the oldest subdistrict, Sikupilli, were established in late nineteenth century and early twentieth century. Many of the dwellings in the Sikupilli subdistrict were destroyed during World War II (in 1941 and 1944). In 1947, the construction of the quarter between Peterburi, Kivimurru, Tuulemäe and Majaka streets commenced according to the Stalinist urban planning principle – today, the area is considered an area of cultural and environmental value. 

Older wooden houses that have been taken under heritage conservation have been preserved in the area between Paekivi and Katusepapi streets, and the area has been named an area of cultural and environmental value. In 1960–1980, new apartment buildings were built in Sikupilli subdistrict on Pae, Majaka, Pallasti and Lasnamäe streets.

In the 1970s, the era of microdistricts began in Lasnamäe. The construction of panel apartment blocks began experimentally in the 1960s, but to a plan in the late 1970s. Not all the planned residential areas were completed, which is why there is still a lot of empty reserve land left. A total of 650 apartment buildings were built in Lasnamäe.

Pae subdistrict – microdistrict I. Individual residential buildings owned by institutions and businesses have been built since about 1970. In 1978, the construction of pre-fabricated residential buildings commenced according to the plan of microdistrict I.

Laagna subdistrict. Microdistrict II and III – built in 1979–1982.

Tondiraba subdistrict. During the Soviet era, the whole of the centre of Lasnamäe’s residential area was planned here, aiming to include commercial businesses as well as institutions of higher education. But the soil in the area is a peat bog where construction was difficult, so no residential buildings ended up built in the area. The first building built there was the learning complex of the Estonian Maritime Academy completed in 1994. The first commercial premises were completed in 2003 (Lasnamäe Centrum).

Mustakivi subdistrict. Microdistrict IV – built in 1982–1984.

Seli subdistrict. Microdistrict V (built in 1983–1985) and microdistrict Va (1988–1989).

Priisle subdistrict. Microdistrict VI – built in 1986–1987.

Kuristiku subdistrict. Microdistrict VII – built in 1987–1988.

Katleri subdistrict. Microdistrict VIII – built in 1989–1991.

Loopealse subdistrict. Microdistrict IX – construction started in 2007 (Meeliku buildings). The construction of the subdistrict is unfinished.

Paevälja subdistrict. Microdistrict X – construction started in 2006. New residential buildings were built on Vana-Kuuli Street. The construction of the subdistrict was left unfinished. A detailed plan for the construction of a hospital has been initiated.

Kurepõllu subdistrict. Microdistrict XI was planned for building apartment buildings for the employees of the former Union-wide Dvigatel plant. The construction of the southern part commenced in 1984. The buildings were built by the military battalion using stone structures (red brick).

Uuslinna subdistrict. Staff building under heritage conservation was built in the nineteenth century. The rest of the buildings were built in 1949–1957.

Ülemiste subdistrict. Dvigatel wagon plant was established in 1898. Apartment buildings on Peterburi Street were built in 1960–1967.

Sõjamäe subdistrict. Production and business area as of 1949.

Väo subdistrict. Mining of limestone commenced in Väo Quarry in 1960.

The real estate market in Lasnamäe is active both in terms of new developments as well as apartments on the secondary market. In recent years, building permits have been issued in the district for the construction of at least a couple thousand apartments, and many of these have already found their owners or have been recently completed and put up for sale. The largest areas under development are situated in Kurepõllu and Paevälja subdistricts.

If we were to look at all the shopping centres and entertainment facilities established in Lasnamäe, we would have to admit that the let-up or suspension of the development of the district, as the song lyrics say, is not foreseeable.

Demand for apartments in Lasnamäe is stable, there are many offers in terms of both new developments as well as apartments on the secondary market. In more active months, nearly two and a half hundred purchase and sales transactions of apartments are concluded in the district.

Source: Tallinn City Government, Lasnamäe District Administration, Wikipedia, Land Board, City24.ee.

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