Hellersdorf: Boulevard Kastanienallee

Boulevard Kastanienallee in Hellersdorf is a central pedestrian axis with shops, services and surrounding housing estates. At Boulevard Kastanienallee, the local character comes from the concentration of shops, services, public space and pedestrian routes around a recognizable local focal point. The everyday rhythm of Boulevard Kastanienallee is shaped by the higher level of everyday activity near the centre and the quick shift toward quieter residential streets. Boulevard Kastanienallee lies in the borough of Marzahn-Hellersdorf, about 14 km east of central Berlin. Boulevard Kastanienallee merges gradually into Neue Grottkauer Straße and Adele-Sandrock-Straße; building scale, street activity and open space change before any clear boundary is felt. This gives Boulevard Kastanienallee a distinctive quality: its role as a compact local hub serving a much wider part of the surrounding district.