Agree with you about new construction, especially residential blocks, they are so common and similar and without the slightest desire for beauty. I see that in Athens it happens like in Bucharest. Developers hunt for land and old houses, which they let decay and then demolish.
The cat's eye looking at me in your photo, that's what I like best. I'd love to be able to pick lemons and oranges in the park or by the side of the road too!
Yes, the developer's game is the same everywhere. They are a relentless machine that makes money and destroys all the beauty of the cities!
Fortunately the cats don't know it :)