Băneasa ( Romanian pronunciation: [bəˈne̯asa] ) is a borough ( Romanian : cartier ) in the north side of Bucharest , in Sector 1 , near the Băneasa Lake (0.45 km (0.17 sq mi)). Like every north-side districts of Bucharest, it is relatively sparsely populated, with large areas of parkland . Bordering on Băneasa Forest , Băneasa has the Aurel Vlaicu International Airport , used mainly by low-cost carriers, and is home to Zoo Băneasa , the Băneasa railway station , the Băneasa Shopping City , and the Embassy of the United States .
6-530: In the 2000s, the area has become increasingly upmarket, due to the construction of various luxury apartment developments in and around it (as are those in the Pipera - Tunari area). It is also home to many villas constructed before the 1930s that were refurbished in the 1990s and 2000s. Băneasa is linked by RATB bus lines to the Bucharest city center. There is currently a proposal to construct an extension of
12-466: A Metro, a Selgross Cash & Carry, an IKEA and, most importantly, Băneasa Shopping City . However, these have been developed chaotically. This massive increase had a great impact on road transportation in the area. It seems that the number of cars exceeds the limit of traveling in comfort from Pipera to Bucharest and back. For this, the City Hall of Voluntari has started building a bridge on one of
18-562: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Pipera Pipera village is a neighborhood in Voluntari , Ilfov County , at the northern edge of the city of Bucharest , Romania . Until 1995, Pipera was an ordinary village. After that, an " El Dorado " of land transactions began. Plots of land that were US$ 1/m reached in 2005 the US$ 250/m . In this time, more than 1,400 houses were built there, transforming Pipera in one of
24-657: The Bucharest Metro to serve this district and its increasing population. The name of the village (and later of the Bucharest commune and neighborhood Băneasa) comes from the wife (băneasa) of Ban Mareș from the 17th century. The ban bought pieces of the Cârstienești estate (as the village was called then), and after his death the property was enlarged by to the widow. 44°29′32.82″N 26°4′44.84″E / 44.4924500°N 26.0791222°E / 44.4924500; 26.0791222 This Romanian location article
30-425: The most expensive residential areas. Between 2002 and 2011, in just ten years, the surface of the residential area doubled in size. The residential area expanding quickly and faster than the street network created many problems and concerns, such as urban planning, traffic control, water supply and electrical supply. A shopping park was also built, initially as a Carrefour and Bricostore, and later developed into
36-422: The two roads connecting it to the city. The work started in early 2007 and ended in 2012. This improved the traffic flow, but the lack of parking spaces and of one-way streets still causes major issues. The district is served by the Pipera metro station , albeit far from the actual village, on the northern terminus of Bucharest Metro Line M2 . The Pipera industrial center ( Romanian : platforma industrială )
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