▁the ▁area ▁was ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁B ă ne asa ▁commune , ▁then ▁it ▁became ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁G riv i ța . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁integrated ▁in ▁the ▁Buch ar est ▁area ▁in ▁the ▁early - 1 9 5 0 s ▁when ▁construction ▁of ▁a partment ▁blocks ▁started ▁on ▁the ▁right ▁side ▁of ▁Buc ure ști i ▁No i ▁bou lev ard , ▁using ▁typical ▁St alin ist ▁architecture . ▁In ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 6 0 s , ▁ 1 0 - store y ▁a partment ▁buildings ▁were ▁constructed , ▁this ▁time , ▁featuring ▁more ▁modern ist ▁sty ling . ▁ ▁Over view ▁Buc ure ști i ▁No i ▁is ▁a ▁fast - g row ing ▁district , ▁with ▁many ▁houses ▁and ▁super mark ets ▁being ▁constructed ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁The ▁neighborhood ▁center ▁is ▁domin ated ▁by ▁a ▁park , ▁Park ▁ ▁B az iles cu ▁( also ▁known ▁as ▁Nicholas ▁B ă l ces cu ) ▁opposite ▁the ▁ ▁B az iles cu ▁church . ▁ ▁The ▁streets ▁are ▁in ▁a ▁grid ▁layout , ▁offering ▁symmet rical ▁surfaces ▁of ▁about ▁ 3 0 0 ▁square ▁meters ▁for ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁houses ▁or ▁small ▁a partment ▁blocks . ▁The ▁neighborhood ▁contains ▁many ▁p enth ouses ▁and ▁modern ▁vill as ▁which ▁serve ▁a ▁small ▁community ▁of ▁families ▁who ▁own ▁private ▁cour ty ards . ▁These ▁buildings ▁are ▁an ▁alternative ▁way ▁of ▁living ▁very ▁different ▁from ▁the ▁commun ist - style ▁a partment ▁blocks