LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR TBILISI ... - LED

In recent years in the sector of housing construction developer activities
acquired more civilized look. This is maintained both by the initiatives of
Georgian ministry of culture, monument defense and sport and by the
corporative refinement of developers itself (emerging the developers
association, adopting the appropriate ethics code, etc. ). It is worth to mention,
that developer activities is expanding in terms of territory and it is moving to
the regions near to the center (Saburtalo); and recently to the regions, early
considered not to be prestigious.
In the terms of above, best example is Avlabari district, which despite its
features (central position, good micro-climate, transport infrastructure, best
view and exposition to the various parts of the country), was unevenly
positioned on the lower place in the classification of prestige districts. First one
who paid attention to the city constructive potential of Avlabari was great
friend of Tbilisi, scientist, architect from Hamburg Iost Schram, according to
who’s initiative in 1997 in the architectural institute of Georgian central
university began implementation of student project on renewing external area
of Avlabari. Simultaneously, in Avlabari was being implemented such city
forming activities, as construction of the Saint Trinity Cathedral and office of
the President of Georgia. All above mentioned increased the district prestige
and relatively price on the land.
Some developers take even more accurate steps and directs its interests to
yet non-prestigious territories. As an instance of this must serve start-up
project called “Ortachalis Turfa” implemented by the “Arci” company in the
south-East part of the city, and which attracts buyers with relatively low prices
and complexity of building (with the components of social infrastructure).
But, in terms of territorial attractiveness, traditional priority is on the side of
housing construction at the edge of Tbilisi North and North-West (Bagebi, Didi
Digomi), where important territorial resources and using of former agricultural
lands made possible to create homestead building. Besides the best microclimate
conditions, prestige of this zone was also encouraged by the
construction of the new Embassy of the USA.
Developers territorial preference naturally, is mainly defined by the priorities of
potential consumers. From this side, it’s very essential, that if early together
with prestige crucial importance was given to the prestige of accommodation
location and quantitative parameters (number of rooms, space), recently has
been observed emphasize of esthetic (“fine view”, “nice architecture”) and
ecological (“fresh air”, “greenery”)requirements.
The latest situation, together with general trend, states on a new position
destiny of country like residential areas in the Tbilisi surroundings existed yet
in the end of Soviet Period. Their engineering technical and social
rehabilitation will positively influence general structure of Tbilisi housing fund
and will be economically useful for the city. This topic deserves deeper
attention and more than that implementation of political projects.
In this direction really supporting factor is expansion of Tbilisi administrative
boarders in the end of 2006 on behalf of the hinterland and summer-cottage
zone. on the meeting of the 30th march of 2007 Tbilisi city council (Sakrebulo)
approved enhanced new fiscal zoning of Tbilisi, which will support developer
activities in the newly joined territories and thus, expansion of the
suburbanization process. It is important, that some companies have already
taken advanced steps for construction of the residential community. For