property prospectus Property guide Prices in Kalamaja have risen steadily over the past few years as the area’s popularity has increased. As Estonian salaries are low by European standards, property in the area remains good value – especially given its proximity to the centre of town and seafront. There are several developments planned or in progress and property prices could rise 02 significantly, particularly as 07 08 the Noblessner develop- selling the full range of

ment opens up the old Shops kit they also organise Soviet shipyard. With many city-wide rides and 1 Majatohter buildings still needing reno- campaign for improved Stocking eco-friendly, vation and others empty, bicycle lanes. natural building now is a good time to buy. Telliskivi 60a materials, salvaged 1372 600 8228 01 home components Prices jooks.cc Average property price: and more (think antique 09 Baltic €2,200 per sq m doorknobs and recycled wood), Majatohter Eat & drink revival Typical one-bedroom boasts knowledgeable apartment: €110,000 to staff who are on hand to 4 F Hoone €160,000 advise on restorations to One of the pioneers in the wooden houses that the Telliskivi Creative City Preface Fully renovated characterise the area. and still a community A creative buzz and outward- commercial space to Väike-Patarei 3 focal point, F Hoone is looking development projects rent: €8 to €10 per sq m 1372 641 4509 set in a restored factory are adding verve to the water- per month majatohter.ee space with soaring side district of Kalamaja. ceilings and a friendly Estate agent 2 Estonian Design House atmosphere. It’s a great Writer Eero Ving, Euro Features clothing and place to while away the Gabriel Leigh Kinnisvarateenused items for the home, such day and sample the 1372 662 6413 as furniture, ceramics Kalamaja burger, served Photographer eurokv.ee and objets d’art. Each is on Baltic brown bread. Simon Bajada Estonian-designed and Telliskivi 60 03 04 most are also made 1372 680 1114 10 11 The resident here. Visit the workshop, 01 Kalamaja’s tram network visits, a freight train covered in Cyrillic North of Tallinn’s centre, the tracks of the seen how people can influence their own Yoko where designers craft 5 Kukeke 02 Entrance to F Hoone script rolls past the new Indian restaurant, city’s rattling tram lead to a grass-covered living environment. And that’s what I found Alender their latest products and Founded by popular 03 Kitchen at F Hoone Lendav Taldrik. The waterfront is just green belt, bordered by rows of wooden so positive here in northern Tallinn.” “Kalamaja chat with visitors about Tallinn chef Anni Arro founder Yoko Alender’s a few minutes away but almost entirely is good for their influences. Kalamaja home houses and the odd factory building in With its cheap properties, walkable and located in an old blocked off by Soviet-era buildings families – it’s Kalasadama 8 railway depot, Kukeke 04 Yoko Alender’s stone and brick. This is Kalamaja. streets and location between the Old Town close to 1372 55 590 787 features Baltic-inspired living room including a vacant prison and what was While the Estonian capital’s Old Town and the , Kalamaja is ripe downtown estoniandesignhouse.ee food with a focus on 05 Yoko Alender a submarine factory and shipyard. But now hosts boozy visitors alighting ferries from for development. Jaanus Juus is founder so children local, seasonal 06 Klaus café at the many of these buildings are earmarked for can walk to Estonian Design House Helsinki or Stockholm, this unassuming, and owner of the Telliskivi Loomelinnak 3 Jooks Rattastuudio ingredients. The kama development. One of the more advanced school or go Bicycle shop founded 07 Reval Café low-rise neighbourhood is a world away (creative city). The development occupies ice cream made from projects is Noblessner, which will include out and play. this year by a handful of a traditional flour mixture 08 Local cuisine at F Hoone from the city centre. It is also home to an expansive but only partly renovated It gives them young Tallinners who is a highlight. 09 Dining room at Kukeke a seafront cycle lane and pedestrian paths, some of the city’s most unique restaurants, factory compound, populated by freedom to were tired of sourcing Telliskivi 57 10 Craft beerhouse Pudel homes and restaurants. cafés and shops. This is a place where a growing roster of shops, cafés, bars, discover the bike components from 1372 677 8738 11 Kukeke founder Anni Arro The investment is good news for world for abroad. In addition to kukeke.ee 12 Pre Soviet-era architecture young Tallinners with ideas and projects design offices and galleries. “This is themselves.” Kalamaja but its residents have had to to pursue are now moving. Kalamaja’s something we want to give our children,” 05 work to ensure that the area maintains its colourful wooden houses were built in the says Juus. “It’s not a short-term project charm and regains its historic link to the late 19th and early 20th century and have where we develop it and sell it for a profit.” sea as these ambitious projects push been well preserved throughout the Soviet A stroll around Kalamaja reveals Paljassaare1 Väike-Patarei Conservation ahead. “A seafront is a very valuable thing occupation of the city between 1940 and a wealth of such entrepreneurial ventures. Area 2 to have in a city and there’s so much Soo the early 1990s. There’s Pudel, a bar stocking beers from Tallinn Bay potential because it’s not developed yet,” Tööstuse Priit Juurmann and Yoko Alender are around the world, and Karl Annus’s says Teele Pehk at the Estonian Urban alasadama married with four children and bought workshop where the craftsman makes K Lab, which studies and consults on urban an apartment in one of these houses 10 wooden glasses. Sesoon serves an excellent planning and development. years ago. They later co-founded the Baltic lunch and Kalamaja Pagarikoda is “People are demanding more quality, bustling F Hoone restaurant in a disused an easy-to-miss bakery with the best 3 the kind of quality that was absent 10 Soviet-era factory building, serving Baltic Moscow buns in the city. 5 years ago,” says Juurmann. “There’s 4 Rannamäe tee and Eastern European-influenced dishes. During Soviet rule, Kalamaja was Telliskivi Põhja-Tallinn a new wave of urbanism going on and “When we moved here it wasn’t the place used for heavy industry and some of its is so open to different possibilities. we saw it could be,” says Alender. “I’ve past can still be seen today; as monocle Tallinn It’s a very interesting time.” — (m) 12

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