It is located on the east bank of the River Daugava, to the east of the City Centre and is defined roughly as the area between A. Deglava Iela and Ieriķu Iela.

[1] The area is characterised by apartment blocks from the late Soviet and the first years after the restoration of Latvian independence (1980s–1990s), though there is also some detached housing.

In 1828, the first part of the region was included in Riga's borders, and the area saw rise in single-family house construction.

The second part of the region was included in Riga's borders in 1924, when a regional development plan and road construction led to rise in family home construction.

[3][4] In 1965, the Purvciems housing block plan was conceived, that led to extensive high-rise building throughout 1970–80s.