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If you give real estate developers too much of a free hand, they will plaster over every bit of common space with cramped flats or other abominations. There's e
by RicoElectrico 5y ago
If you give real estate developers too much of a free hand, they will plaster over every bit of common space with cramped flats or other abominations. There's even a word for it in Polish - "patodeweloperka". It's most prominent in Cracow (alleged ties of real estate companies with local officials), also in Warsaw and its suburbs. In Gdańsk, it's suspected that many old unused buildings in attractive areas had an "accidental" fire.
- inglor_cz 5y agoI looked at some of the new construction in Wroclaw (arguably not Cracow) and it seemed fine to me. If I could sustain my work from abroad, I would be tempted to move to Wroclaw, actually. Unfortunately I need access to cheap shipping to Czechia, which means being in Czechia or at least going there pretty often.
- gregorygoc 5y agoDefine “fine”. People want to start the family, but private real estate developers build shitload 40m^2, 1 bedroom flats (as they’re the most profitable). I’d argue the current housing market is definitely not “fine” for them.