Urban development
The future is in cities
We create sustainable, functional and attractive cities and living environments.
We expect urbanisation to continue in spite of the digital leap and the increase in remote work caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Social encounters, cultural experiences and diverse services attract people to cities. As an urban developer, we strive for sustainable cities where the important services and functions of daily life can be reached in 15 minutes by walking, cycling or public transport.
Rich life in cities
We recognise that a highly functional city is a place where everyday life is safe, comfortable and convenient. It is an environment that provides good opportunities for smooth mobility of various kinds, especially for pedestrians. It is a 15-minute city, where the services you need on a daily basis are close to you and easy to reach.
We create porous cities where various functions are blended in a flexible manner. Housing, jobs, services, hobbies, mobility and attractive urban spaces are all connected to each other and close to the city’s residents. An appropriately dense urban structure enables a vibrant and diverse environment. Combining dense urban structures with good public transport connections protects the local nature of cities and makes it more accessible.
Our objective is to create urban environments that invite their users to spend time in them and enjoy life. A good urban environment includes comfortable and vibrant streets as well an element of surprise!
Watch what YIT's Head of Urban Development, Juha Kostiainen, tells about the topic.
Urban development brings daily services close to people
Tampere Asemakeskus' strategic, central location in the heart of the city and at the hub of transport offers strong development potential. The area will become the new beating heart of the city, serving as an attractive workplace and residential area, as well as a living room and meeting place for residents.
Tampere before
Tampere Masterplan
The Kupittaan kärki partnership project forms a part of the Turku Science Park project aimed at the development of an attractive innovations and competence cluster through the synergies, comfortable environment and functional daily infrastructure provided. Read more.
Turku's Kupittaa area now
Kupittaa area in the future
What do city dwellers wish from sustainable urban environments?
Sustainable Urban Environments barometer aims to reveal the types of urban environments people wish to see developed. The participating city dwellers express their views on themes such as home, urban environment, transport and retail.
We manage complex projects effectively
Every project is unique, but our extensive experience and multidisciplinary expertise enables us to carry out complex projects from idea generation all the way to the maintenance phase. Construction and renovation are only parts of a broader whole that can include project design and planning, participation in the creation of local detailed plans, the leasing of premises and finding investors. YIT also owns and maintains properties itself.
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Large urban development projects
Large urban development projects often combine various functions in one hybrid project. For instance, a project can combine housing, office construction, commercial premises, public services and public transport to create a high-quality urban environment. Examples of interesting locations include transport stations, inner city districts and old industrial districts.
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Source: Kanttia2, 2019Renewal of city districts
The renewal of city districts refers to developing residential neighbourhoods outside city centres that are due for renovation and revitalising them through complementary construction and renovation. Such districts are evaluated extensively as a whole and from several different perspectives.
Examples of possible measures include the complementary construction or demolition-based complementary construction of properties, the renovation of housing companies, the renewal of services and the reorganisation of parking.
Examples of our projects currently in the development phase include the Tampere Travel and Service Centre (Finnpark area) and Keilaniemenranta in Espoo (Regenero).
One example of our projects currently in the implementation phase in Maria area, Helsinki.
Our completed urban development projects include Lauttis in Helsinki’s Lauttasaari district and Tripla in Helsinki’s Pasila district.
Interested in urban development?
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Urban development contacts
Searching partnerships for urban development projects? Please contact YIT’s urban development professionals via YIT’s switchboard tel. +358 20 433 111. Personal email addresses follow the form firstname.lastname@yit.fi.