Constructed in the late 1980s and consisting almost exclusively of prefabs, the estate offers little in terms of work opportunities or recreation, causing residents to spend most of their daytime elsewhere.

The number of residents has slowly declined as more affluent inhabitants moved out but as of 2024 remains above 20,000, making the Ťahanovce Housing Estate one of most densely populated parts of Košice.

The only exception is a renaissance style tower from mid 17th century, originally constructed to mark an important trade route crossroad.

The tower fell into disrepair in the 20th century but was renovated in 2002 to mark the occasion of visit of the president of Poland Aleksander Kwaśniewski to Košice.

As of 2004, children under 14 represented nearly a fourth of the estate inhabitants, while only 1.7% of residents were senior citizens above 65 years of age.

[11] Due to the youthful population, Sídlisko Ťahanovce and lack of public spaces, the estate struggled with the relatively high rate of petty crime and drug use in the 2000s.

The newly constructed parish church dedicated to Saint Dominic Savio was consecrated in May 2022 by the Archbishop Bernard Bober.

In 2001, a separate parish in Ťahanovce estate was created and a small chapel dedicated to Saints Pavel Peter Gojdič and Dominik Trčka was constructed.