Legendary historic new development
The term “historic new development” is slightly contradictory, but this is exactly how Mustamäe District could be characterised. After all, it’s a nostalgic place for families that longed for a new home in the 1960s as well as a place that used to create trends in urban construction.
Officially, Mustamäe District is an administrative district in southwestern Tallinn, which is bordered by Haabersti to the west, Nõmme to the south and Kristiine District to the east and north. As the crow flies, the distance from the centre of the district to the heart of Tallinn is approximately 5 km.
Mustamäe District is divided into three distinct parts: residential areas foremost in Mustamäe, Siili and Sääse subdistricts, industrial area on Kadaka Street, and Tallinn University of Technology and Science Park Tehnopol on Akadeemia Street.
The area of Mustamäe District is 8.15 square kilometres, accounting for only 5% of the area of Tallinn. Only Kristiine District (7.87 square kilometres) is slightly smaller in terms of the area.
Mustamäe District is the fourth most populous “town” in Estonia after Lasnamäe District, city of Tartu and city of Narva. That is, of course, if we were to hypothetically look at the districts of Tallinn as notionally independent units.
According to the population register, 66,555 permanent residents were living in Mustamäe District as at 1 March 2019.
Population density here is also very high – more than 8,000 people per square kilometre. This is also by far the highest in the whole of Tallinn.
Mustamäe District comprises four subdistricts and 21 structural units (microdistricts and quarters).
The district includes the following subdistricts:
Kadaka subdistrict with nine quarters: Laki (quarter I and II), Kadaka (quarter I, II and III), Mäepealse (quarter I, II and III) and Akadeemia.
Mustamäe subdistrict comprises eight microdistricts and TalTech (Tallinn University of Technology) quarter.
The subdistricts of Siili and Sääse are also microdistricts within the same borders.
The urban development of Mustamäe District took place in 1960–1970 when the nine residential areas (microdistricts) of Mustamäe subdistrict of today’s Mustamäe District were established. From the second half of 1960, apartment buildings were also being built in Sääse and Siili areas.
Mustamäe subdistrict with its microdistricts is predominantly housed by apartment buildings from the Soviet era. These are, to a very large part, typical multi-storey buildings that are depreciating or have already depreciated and are certainly morally outdated. The majority of these also have poor energy-efficiency, and the development of both the buildings and outside areas is without doubt lacking in terms of contemporary appearance or is even outdated.
The potential for building new apartment buildings in the constructed area is low, because there is no free space between the existing buildings. Construction outside the existing residential areas, however, could interfere with the usability of the areas in public interests.
At the same time, there’s no reason to worry about Mustamäe’s real estate market, because the district stands out for its good infrastructure, major employers and green environment.
Presently, the hottest selling property in Mustamäe are one-bedroom apartments that people buy for themselves as well as for investment. Fully-renovated apartments or dwellings needing major renovation sell the most.
The most famous institution in Mustamäe is TalTech established in 1918.
Another important institution in Mustamäe subdistrict is the North Estonia Medical Centre established in 2001 following the merger of several hospitals. The hospital is the largest medical institution in Estonia.
Mustamäe is situated on Harku plain, which is bordered by Mustamäe slope to the south. Nõmme-Mustamäe landscape protection area has been established in the district for the better preservation of the whole natural environment.
The majority of the natural green area (for example, Sütiste forest park, Kadaka forest and the vicinity of Tallinn University of Technology) where conifers are dominated by pine has been preserved. Additionally, urban parks (Männi Park and Lepistiku Park) have been established. Black alder and grey alder are most common in Lepistiku Park, while young pines are the most populous species in Männi Park. Mustamäe Centre was originally planned to be built in the area of Männi Park, but the plan was subsequently abandoned.
Not many bodies of groundwater have been preserved in Mustamäe. Historic bodies of water have mostly got in the way of construction and waters have been directed into the sewerage system. The district has a relatively high number of artificial bodies of water.
Mustamäe has a well-developed public transport infrastructure as well as a historically good network of kindergartens and schools. The most popular shopping centres are Mustika Centre, Mustamäe Centre and Magistral Centre.
Source: Tallinn City Government, Mustamäe District Administration, Wikipedia, Land Board, City24.ee
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