The first houses in this series were built under Nikita Khrushchev's rule, hence their name. The number of storeys in Riga varies from 2 to 5, although in Grīvas and Jugla you can also find six-storey houses with artists' studios. The wall material is silicate brick. The houses have balconies
The first houses in this series were built under Nikita Khrushchev’s rule, hence their name. The number of storeys in Riga varies from 2 to 5, although in Grīvas and Jugla you can also find six-storey houses with artists’ studios. The wall material is silicate brick. The houses have balconies as well as balconies without balconies. The apartments are small, the rooms are walk-through, isolated rooms are rare, the bathroom is shared. The houses are basically located in Jugla, Teika, Purvciems, Agenskalns, Ilguciems, Kengarags, Ziepniekkalns, Grīvas housing estate, Botanical Garden area.
Positive factors:
o Cheap apartments.
o Good thermal insulation.
Negative factors:
o Walk-through rooms.
o Small utility rooms.
o Buildings built a long time ago, frequent utility failures possible.
o Windows in need of replacement.
