Gray Belt Gentrification by kseniia onegina https://padlet.com/Kseniia_Onegina/9zgc7axiemjw4qyd Made with magic en-us 2020-07-20 08:31:30 UTC 2025-11-08 07:55:16 UTC hello@padlet.com Kseniia_Onegina https://padlet.com/Kseniia_Onegina/9zgc7axiemjw4qyd/wish/658276468 2020-07-20 09:17:31 UTC https://padlet.com/Kseniia_Onegina/9zgc7axiemjw4qyd/wish/658276468 V. Cleaning-up Kseniia_Onegina https://padlet.com/Kseniia_Onegina/9zgc7axiemjw4qyd/wish/658276475 The industrial zone of Vasilievsky Island demonstrates remarkable traces of its historical past. Some traces are still visible, others have been erased over time. This urban fabric can be read like a palimpsest, a piece of parchment that has been written over and over again. Former work areas with typical industrial house.; Car repairs are located next to some renovated industrial cranes along the quays, as silent witnesses to the industrial past. A small yacht club located next to a bunch of major retail stores. Older and newer industries can be found in is area, ranging from scrap yards or sculpture workshops to new carpentry and recording studio. Commercial retail and catering range from teahouses and hip bars to top design and european furniture or plumbing.

The history of the industrial region of Vasilievsky Island, its industrialization and urbanization are closely related to the economic development of the city. In addition, the area is undergoing parallel initiatives to demolish, renovate, decorate and protect the architectural and industrial heritage. In the past few decades, St. Petersburg has transitioned from an industrial to a post-Fordist economy that has inevitably affected the area.]]> 2020-07-20 09:17:32 UTC https://padlet.com/Kseniia_Onegina/9zgc7axiemjw4qyd/wish/658276475 I. Abstract Kseniia_Onegina https://padlet.com/Kseniia_Onegina/9zgc7axiemjw4qyd/wish/658285600 This essay addresses the issue of the gentrification of the former industrial territories of St. Petersburg.

Gentrification- the transformation of a working-class or vacant area of the central city into middle-class residential and/or commercial use- is without a doubt one of the popular topics of urban inquiry (Lees, 2008).

Over the decades, gentrification has been an integral part of any vibrant city, be it the North Quarter in Manchester, Harlem in New York, or the central areas of Paris. For the first time, the word "gentrification" was used by Ruth Glass in 1964 and refers to the process of crowding out the working class in various parts of London with more wealthy members of the middle class. Since then, gentrification as a phenomenon has become generally accepted: marginal tenants of the historical district are replaced by artists in search of cheap housing, then hipsters are seduced by new areas, and wealthy citizens and businesses are already behind them. These most classic examples of gentrification include Notting Hill in London or Williamsburg in Brooklyn.
 
However, often the initiators of the process are not representatives of art, but investors and developers who are attracted by the economic potential of the historical region. Such a process could be observed in post-Soviet Moscow and, in particular, in the Ostozhenka district, which, as a result of gentrification, became the “golden mile”, one of the most elite areas of the city.
It would seem that gentrification is, without a doubt, a positive phenomenon for the city from an economic, social, and cultural point of view. However, if there are those who fill the area, there are those who have been squeezed out of it. As a result, even more, isolated ghetto areas appear in the city, although no longer in the center. Small business, which served the market of former residents, are also crowded out. Among other consequences is the crisis of affordable housing, higher rental rates, class conflicts, loss of local community, and an increase in crime.
The process of gentrification affects so many different interest groups that evaluating the impact of this process depends only on which side we look at it. Most often, the state supports the development of gentrification, but those whose interests are infringed are much less likely to be heard.
 
In this essay, I want to compare and contrast arguments that see the ongoing gentrification of a northeast industrial area of Vasilievsky Island as a positive or negative process in terms of urban morphology.

]]> 2020-07-20 09:42:37 UTC https://padlet.com/Kseniia_Onegina/9zgc7axiemjw4qyd/wish/658285600 II. Features of gentrification in Russia Kseniia_Onegina https://padlet.com/Kseniia_Onegina/9zgc7axiemjw4qyd/wish/658299771 The gentrification process works in urban spaces where population mobility is very high. For example, in Berlin, about 85% of residents rent their apartments and they are free to choose an area to live according to their personal preferences, cultural activities ongoing, or a safety level. 
On the contrary, in Russian and in Saint Petersburg in particular, only 15% of residents rent housing represented in general by students and workers as well as a little part of the middle class.
 
Indeed, if we speak about gentrification in St. Petersburg in a narrow sense - this is not a classical model. This state of affairs is related to our ownership structure. At one time, everyone privatized square meters. In other words, Russians usually buy apartments instead of renting.
 
Besides that, in Europe, this process is associated with the fact that development companies buy territories by neighborhoods. First of all, this is impossible in Russia because no one owns entire neighborhoods. And above all, gentrification in Russia occurs only with the direct participation of city authorities.

]]> 2020-07-20 10:22:15 UTC https://padlet.com/Kseniia_Onegina/9zgc7axiemjw4qyd/wish/658299771 III. Gray Belt Kseniia_Onegina https://padlet.com/Kseniia_Onegina/9zgc7axiemjw4qyd/wish/658422144 This northeast industrial area of Vasilievsky Island is one part of the vast territory of Saint Petersburg called The "Gray Belt". The total area of 18.9 thousand hectares formed in the 19th century during the period of industrial growth. As a matter of fact, it makes up a third of the historical district of St. Petersburg. More than 20% of the territory is undeveloped and is a tidbit for developers.  ]]> 2020-07-20 14:28:17 UTC https://padlet.com/Kseniia_Onegina/9zgc7axiemjw4qyd/wish/658422144 Kseniia_Onegina https://padlet.com/Kseniia_Onegina/9zgc7axiemjw4qyd/wish/658662331 Today, with the fall of industrial production, the industrial Gray Belt has become a divider in the city. At the same time, the region has developed unique qualities that were unexpected in the immediate vicinity of the city center.

However, the developed regeneration system accepts the spatial conditions that have been shaped by the needs of industry and redefines their use in such a way that new qualities appear that form the DNA of a new, third St. Petersburg.

New areas are creating a new development model that will lead to the creation of a more permeable urban infrastructure that can fulfill new functions of a citywide nature. The process of de-industrialization has led the city to the gentrification of certain areas.

On the demand side, what is at stake is the creation of new middle-class demand for living or working in central or industrial areas, that is, the "opening" of spaces that have long been excluded from the general mental map of the middle class as possible new conditions for living, working or shopping.

]]> 2020-07-20 20:39:35 UTC https://padlet.com/Kseniia_Onegina/9zgc7axiemjw4qyd/wish/658662331 Kseniia_Onegina https://padlet.com/Kseniia_Onegina/9zgc7axiemjw4qyd/wish/658664912 Therefore, it can be stated that since 2010, the awakening of the dynamics and planning needs of the Gray Belt has accelerated. The plots were originally put up for auction. The territory consisted of plots of different sizes with the presence of historical buildings. Since the territory has a favorable location in the city, good transport accessibility and a water view, the plots were sold out quickly.
In a word, the Gray Belt has a prominent place in development process in St. Petersburg.]]> 2020-07-20 20:44:52 UTC https://padlet.com/Kseniia_Onegina/9zgc7axiemjw4qyd/wish/658664912 Scene grom the film "Brat" ("Brother") Kseniia_Onegina https://padlet.com/Kseniia_Onegina/9zgc7axiemjw4qyd/wish/658673311 The de-industrialization process led to the extinction of the area and further marginalization of the territory. The atmosphere of Vasilievsky Island is clearly visible in the chase scene from the cult film 'Brother', where a gang of criminals chases the protagonist. A tram rides along industrial buildings and stops in a tram park adjacent to the eastern territory of the abandoned industrial area.]]> 2020-07-20 21:02:13 UTC https://padlet.com/Kseniia_Onegina/9zgc7axiemjw4qyd/wish/658673311 Kseniia_Onegina https://padlet.com/Kseniia_Onegina/9zgc7axiemjw4qyd/wish/658699186 St. Petersburg Pipe Plant. Production building with a copper foundry - Kalinin Plant. Hull demolished]]> 2020-07-20 21:59:00 UTC https://padlet.com/Kseniia_Onegina/9zgc7axiemjw4qyd/wish/658699186 Kseniia_Onegina https://padlet.com/Kseniia_Onegina/9zgc7axiemjw4qyd/wish/658701108 St. Petersburg Pipe Plant. Production building 1 - 
Kalinin plant
Demolition of buildings at the critical condition with no historical value
]]> 2020-07-20 22:03:36 UTC https://padlet.com/Kseniia_Onegina/9zgc7axiemjw4qyd/wish/658701108 Kseniia_Onegina https://padlet.com/Kseniia_Onegina/9zgc7axiemjw4qyd/wish/658701131 2020-07-20 22:03:38 UTC https://padlet.com/Kseniia_Onegina/9zgc7axiemjw4qyd/wish/658701131 Kseniia_Onegina https://padlet.com/Kseniia_Onegina/9zgc7axiemjw4qyd/wish/658703583 Tram Park]]> 2020-07-20 22:10:09 UTC https://padlet.com/Kseniia_Onegina/9zgc7axiemjw4qyd/wish/658703583 IV. Becoming a tidbit for developers Kseniia_Onegina https://padlet.com/Kseniia_Onegina/9zgc7axiemjw4qyd/wish/659038349 Today, the territory is a plot of 119 hectares stretching along the water. Former factory buildings are very tightly pressed together, some of them are located at strange angles. That is, in spite of the advantageous position of the territory, the view of the water and the proximity to the center, the historical buildings, which are the historical heritage, complicate the task of re-development for developers. At the moment, there is a demolition of emergency buildings that have no historical value and a general clearing of the territory.

Today the area is experienced several ongoing projects. 
Two  (area 1 and 2) of the numerous industrial zones on the territory of St. Petersburg's Vasilyevsky Island are planned to be built up with housing and social facilities, on the third site  (area 3) it is planned to build a hardware store, the developers also plan to renovate old industrial buildings, develop and improve the embankment with the subsequent inclusion of public functions.]]> 2020-07-21 06:37:11 UTC https://padlet.com/Kseniia_Onegina/9zgc7axiemjw4qyd/wish/659038349 Kseniia_Onegina https://padlet.com/Kseniia_Onegina/9zgc7axiemjw4qyd/wish/659070845 2. Emerald on Malaya Neva - a residential complex on Vasilievsky Island]]> 2020-07-21 07:38:29 UTC https://padlet.com/Kseniia_Onegina/9zgc7axiemjw4qyd/wish/659070845 Kseniia_Onegina https://padlet.com/Kseniia_Onegina/9zgc7axiemjw4qyd/wish/659070911 1. Docklands - loft apartments on Vasilievsky Island]]> 2020-07-21 07:38:36 UTC https://padlet.com/Kseniia_Onegina/9zgc7axiemjw4qyd/wish/659070911 Kseniia_Onegina https://padlet.com/Kseniia_Onegina/9zgc7axiemjw4qyd/wish/659070966 3. Hardware store- Maksidom- with creative cluster and walking area]]> 2020-07-21 07:38:45 UTC https://padlet.com/Kseniia_Onegina/9zgc7axiemjw4qyd/wish/659070966 Kseniia_Onegina https://padlet.com/Kseniia_Onegina/9zgc7axiemjw4qyd/wish/659073977 2020-07-21 07:45:10 UTC https://padlet.com/Kseniia_Onegina/9zgc7axiemjw4qyd/wish/659073977 Kseniia_Onegina https://padlet.com/Kseniia_Onegina/9zgc7axiemjw4qyd/wish/659074860 2020-07-21 07:47:10 UTC https://padlet.com/Kseniia_Onegina/9zgc7axiemjw4qyd/wish/659074860 Kseniia_Onegina https://padlet.com/Kseniia_Onegina/9zgc7axiemjw4qyd/wish/659074954 2020-07-21 07:47:28 UTC https://padlet.com/Kseniia_Onegina/9zgc7axiemjw4qyd/wish/659074954 Kseniia_Onegina https://padlet.com/Kseniia_Onegina/9zgc7axiemjw4qyd/wish/659082839 2020-07-21 08:07:18 UTC https://padlet.com/Kseniia_Onegina/9zgc7axiemjw4qyd/wish/659082839 Kseniia_Onegina https://padlet.com/Kseniia_Onegina/9zgc7axiemjw4qyd/wish/659082868 2020-07-21 08:07:21 UTC https://padlet.com/Kseniia_Onegina/9zgc7axiemjw4qyd/wish/659082868 VI. Coclusion Kseniia_Onegina https://padlet.com/Kseniia_Onegina/9zgc7axiemjw4qyd/wish/659119796 On the basis of the studied material, and analysis of the current gentrified territories of Vasilievsky Island we can conclude that changes are seen with positive and negative factors. As a result of the gentrification process, the territory gets a completely new look. Due to the fact that the territory initially had no inhabitants and was empty, there was no negative aspect of population displacement, which is usually inherent in the process of gentrification. Moreover, the growth in real estate prices in the surrounding areas is not significant or there is no rise in prices at all due to the proximity of other industrial zones, which serves a buffer function.

Furthermore, in the future high transport accessibility will allow to quickly integrate the territory into an already existing urban situation. 

The main negative aspect to be mentioned is the irretrievable loss of some objects of historical heritage. 
Since at the moment the territory is still under development, it is impossible to judge its impact on neighboring areas and on the situation on the island as a whole.  Undoubtedly, the development of the abandoned areas and the access and landscaping of the water's edge will have a beneficial effect on the lives of the inhabitants of the island and other citizents.

]]> 2020-07-21 09:38:34 UTC https://padlet.com/Kseniia_Onegina/9zgc7axiemjw4qyd/wish/659119796 Permanent Damage Kseniia_Onegina https://padlet.com/Kseniia_Onegina/9zgc7axiemjw4qyd/wish/659122116 The City Planning Council allowed Maksidom to make a creative space with a walking area from the Kalinin plant. Members of the board of directors of the Maxidom chain have announced that their company plans to create loft offices, restaurants and cafes in pre-revolutionary buildings.

During the demolishing process of the area, some of the historic buildings were lost. Many of them have historical value, but do not have relevant documents.]]> 2020-07-21 09:44:33 UTC https://padlet.com/Kseniia_Onegina/9zgc7axiemjw4qyd/wish/659122116 Kseniia_Onegina https://padlet.com/Kseniia_Onegina/9zgc7axiemjw4qyd/wish/659124030 St. Petersburg Pipe Plant. Production building - Kalinin Plant. Building 26. Saved]]> 2020-07-21 09:49:56 UTC https://padlet.com/Kseniia_Onegina/9zgc7axiemjw4qyd/wish/659124030 Kseniia_Onegina https://padlet.com/Kseniia_Onegina/9zgc7axiemjw4qyd/wish/659127563 St. Petersburg Pipe Plant. Northern Production building - Kalinin Plant. Demolished]]> 2020-07-21 09:58:01 UTC https://padlet.com/Kseniia_Onegina/9zgc7axiemjw4qyd/wish/659127563 Kseniia_Onegina https://padlet.com/Kseniia_Onegina/9zgc7axiemjw4qyd/wish/659129108 V.P. Pechatkin's stationery factory. Building demolished]]> 2020-07-21 10:00:46 UTC https://padlet.com/Kseniia_Onegina/9zgc7axiemjw4qyd/wish/659129108 Kseniia_Onegina https://padlet.com/Kseniia_Onegina/9zgc7axiemjw4qyd/wish/659137524 2020-07-21 10:23:23 UTC https://padlet.com/Kseniia_Onegina/9zgc7axiemjw4qyd/wish/659137524 Kseniia_Onegina https://padlet.com/Kseniia_Onegina/9zgc7axiemjw4qyd/wish/659145552 2020-07-21 10:47:28 UTC https://padlet.com/Kseniia_Onegina/9zgc7axiemjw4qyd/wish/659145552 Bibliography Kseniia_Onegina https://padlet.com/Kseniia_Onegina/9zgc7axiemjw4qyd/wish/659149117 Lees, Slater, Wyly (2008), Gentrification
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