Territory of the Pļavnieki for many centuries was used as agricultural land and was added to Riga only in 1974.

The boundaries of the Pļavnieki neighborhood in nature are clearly readable as they follow major roads.

The Pļavnieki multi-storey residential district was primarily built in the 1980s on former agricultural lands (hence its name).

The Pļavnieki complex was intentionally designed similar to the early 20th century perimeter streets of Riga, which were supposed to have decorative sculptures, but this was never implemented.

The Pļavnieki building project was developed by architects A. Āboliņš, Ēvalds Fogelis, Gunta Lukstiņa, Alīda Ozoliņa, and Lilija Saško.