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Israel’s tallest tower planned: 111 floors in Ramat Gan “Vertical City”
New development will redefine local skyline and include offices, housing, and student dorms. 09:28, 03.04.26 Ramat Gan is set to redefine Israel’s skyline. The “Vertical City” project, currently under review by the Tel Aviv District Committee, is poised to feature the tallest tower in Israeli history, a 111-floor skyscraper that will dwarf existing high-rises and transform the Stock Exchange Triangle into a hub of residential, commercial, and educational activity.
Iran missile strike on Tel Aviv leaves financial fallout at Da Vinci Towers
Ten months after the strike, south tower rents trail both compensation rates and nearby projects. 17:05, 23.02.26 The rocket barrage on central Tel Aviv in June 2025 caused structural damage to the north tower of the Da Vinci Towers project and lighter damage to the south tower, most of which has already been repaired. However, the south tower’s lobby remains closed due to damage, and residents can currently access the apartments only through the parking garage.
Bat Yam eyes Dubai-style future with plan for artificial island off its coast
The Bat Yam Municipality has issued a call for proposals for the planning and construction of a 1.5-kilometer artificial island off the city’s coastline.
Bat Yam eyes Dubai-style future with plan for artificial island off its coast
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The Nvidia effect: A rural valley faces an urban-scale shock
An R&D campus in Kiryat Tivon could trigger Israel’s largest regional realignment in years. 11:59, 22.12.25 Nvidia’s new campus in Kiryat Tivon is still far from being built, but its impact is already being felt on the ground. About 10,000 workers, most of them from a high socioeconomic background, are expected to reshape the residential and employment map in northern Israel, from Tivon and the valleys to Haifa, Nesher and Yokneam.
Jerusalem ‘Burj Khalifa’ tower, overlooking Mount Herzl cemetery, advances after appe
A national planning appeals panel on Sunday rejected three challenges filed against the Jerusalem District Planning Committee’s approval of a high-rise project in the Epstein complex in the city’s Kiryat Yovel neighborhood, clearing the way for a tower widely nicknamed the “Jerusalem Burj Khalifa.” The appeals subcommittee of the National Council for Planning and Construction said it found that both the local and district committees had properly reviewed alternatives for the site.
Vatican opposes East Jerusalem project, citing view obstruction during papal visits
The Jerusalem District Planning Committee is set to discuss on Nov. 18, 2025, the Holy See’s objection to a renewal project at Shmu'el Ben Adaya Street, adjacent to the campus of the Mormon University on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem.
Where will Nvidia build Israel’s largest tech park?
Kishon, Matam, Nesher and more: The sites competing for the world’s hottest chipmaker. 14:17, 07.07.25 TAGS: AI Offices NVIDIA The announcement on Sunday that the race is on to find a suitable site for Nvidia’s new mega-campus in northern Israel has sparked a frenzy among localities in the Haifa area. On the surface, the municipality or regional council that meets Nvidia’s requirements stands to gain a windfall whose full economic and spatial impact is still too early to fully assess.
Jerusalem’s 'Burj Khalifa' proposal faces mixed reactions ahead of key decision
The construction project EIN KAREM TOWER, also referred to as the "Jerusalem Burj Khalifa," is far from beginning but has already sparked numerous objections, primarily due to its height and location. The tower, which will combine residential, industrial, and commercial spaces, is expected to rise 40 stories high in the Epstein complex in Jerusalem, near Ein Kerem, Mount Herzl, and Yad Vashem.
Tel Aviv real estate reaches new peak at over $45,000 per sqm
Israel Canada has begun marketing apartments in its new She project in Tel Aviv at NIS 165,000 ($46,200) per square meter, a price that would set a new benchmark for the city's high-end real estate market, Calcalist has learned. For now, sales are limited to associates of company founders Barak Rosen and Assi Touchmair, as well as foreign buyers, who have been offered units on the building’s two highest floors.
Tel Aviv real estate reaches new peak at over $45,000 per sqm
Israel Canada’s She project challenges pricing norms in one the city’s most sought-after districts. 11:48, 23.02.25 TAGS: Real Estate Israel Canada She project Israel Canada has begun marketing apartments in its new She project in Tel Aviv at NIS 165,000 ($46,200) per square meter, a price that would set a new benchmark for the city's high-end real estate market, Calcalist has learned.
Historic Tel Aviv property valued in the hundreds of millions hits the market for the first time in over a century | CTech
Historic Tel Aviv property valued in the hundreds of millions hits the market for the first time in over a century Seven residential buildings, worth hundreds of millions of shekels in downtown Tel Aviv, are being offered for sale as part of receivership.
Historic Tel Aviv property valued in the hundreds of millions hits the market for the first time in over a century | CTech
Seven residential buildings, worth hundreds of millions of shekels in downtown Tel Aviv, are being offered for sale as part of receivership.
"High-tech companies need to take into account the language difficulties of Arab candidates" | Ctech
"High-tech companies need to take into account the language difficulties of Arab candidates" This is what Ali Ayoub, Senior Director at Nvidia and a serial entrepreneur, said at a panel on high-tech and entrepreneurship at the Arab Economic Forum in collaboration with Calcalist; Entrepreneur Khalil Shawahna: "Only 3% of high-tech employees are Arabs"; Basma Khalaff, a senior Intel executive: "There is room for optimism but the process is very slow"
Tel Aviv's Allenby Street set for revival
Once the city's most important thoroughfare, Allenby Street is being given a facelift, to restore its past glory. Allenby Street was once Tel Aviv's most important thoroughfare. Over the years its fortunes have waned, until it reached its current situation - a noisy main road packed with buses and neglected buildings, struggling businesses, and pollution.
Planning c'ttee approves Kikar Atarim redevelopment plan
Under the plan, two 25-floor towers will be built on the Tel Aviv seafront site, and a 6.5-floor hotel and residential building. The local Tel Aviv-Yafo District Planning and Building Committee today approved for deposit for objections the plan for redevelopment of Kikar Atarim (Atarim Square) on Tel Aviv's seafront. Under the proposed plan, Kikar Atarim, including the buildings adjacent to it, will be demolished, and a new complex of squares joining the coastal strip to Ben Gurion Boulevard.
New neighborhood approved for Jerusalem's Mount Scopus
The project will transform the landscape at Mount Scopus with the new buildings ranging between seven and 30 floors high. The Jerusalem Local Planning and Building Committee has approved four urban renewal plans for Mount Scopus. The 1,100 rooms in the Reznik, Maiersdorf, and Idelson student dormitories and the helicopter pad at Hadassah Hospital, on 150 dunams (37.5 acres) land owned by the Israel Land Authority (ILA), will be demolished.
Jerusalem neighborhood approved on Ramat Rachel land
The new south Jerusalem suburb called "The Lower Aqueduct" will have 1,215 housing units and 250 sheltered housing units. The Jerusalem Planning and Building Committee has approved a plan to construct a residential neighborhood, to be called "The Lower Aqueduct", on the slopes of the hill on which stands the Ramat Rachel Hotel, west of the Tsur Baher neighborhood. Under the plan, 1,215 housing units and 250 sheltered housing units will be built. There will also be public buildings and open areas.
Apartment towers approved above Jerusalem's Ein Kerem
Jerusalem Deputy Mayor Yossi Havilio: The plan surrounds the village of Ein Kerem with concrete monsters. The Jerusalem Local Planning and Building Committee has approved construction of the "Karmit" residential neighborhood on 95 dunams (23.75 acres) on the western slopes of Kiryat Yovel, overlooking Ein Kerem. 93% of the land is privately owned with the remainder belonging to the Israel Land Authority (ILA).
14,000 homes approved for Herzliya's Hof Hatechelet
The new neighborhood in southwest Herzliya will also include 640,000 square meters of public and municipal buildings, and 680,000 square meters of office space alongside Road 2. The Tel Aviv District Planning and Building Committee has approved the huge plan for Herzliya's Hof Hatechelet (Blue Coast), after hearing 46 objections.
14,000 homes approved for Herzliya's Hof Hatachelet
The new neighborhood in southwest Herzliya will also include 640,000 square meters of public and municipal buildings, and 680,000 square meters of office space alongside Road 2. The Tel Aviv District Planning and Building Committee has approved the huge plan for Herzliya's Hof Hatachelet (Blue Coast), after hearing 46 objections.
Tel Aviv Central Bus Station closure delayed to 2026
Due to rezoning problems for land at the Panorama Center, it is not even certain that the bus station will close in four years time. Israel’s Ministry of Transport and Tel Aviv - Yafo Municipality announced last Friday that they have reached new agreements, regarding the plan to vacate bus services from the new central bus station, in the south of the city.
ICL to build new Beersheva campus
In order to build the new campus, ICL is selling five buildings that house its various subsidiaries' headquarters in southern Israel. Israeli specialty minerals company ICL (TASE: ICL: NYSE: ICL) (formerly Israel Chemicals) today announced that it is building a new Beersheva campus that it will lease and which will house its various offices currently dispersed around the city.
1,470 homes approved in Tel Aviv's Neve Ofer
The urban renewal plan will see 422 apartments replaced by 1,470 housing units. The Tel Aviv District Planning and Building Committee has approved an urban renewal plan for the eastern neighborhood of Givat Ofer (Abu Kabir) in south Tel Aviv. According to the plan, which covers 69 dunams (17.25 acres), near the Muslim cemetery, on Tel Giborim, Dekel, Meir Grossman and Zalman Shazar Streets, 422 apartments will make way for 1,470 apartments.
Israel aims to double Golan Heights population in 3 years
The Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel says the plan will bring "devastation and destruction" to the region. Israel's cabinet is meeting today at Kibbutz Mevo Hama on the Golan Heights to approve a plan 'to encourage demographic growth in the settlements of the Golan Region Council and Katzrin between 2022 and 2025." The ambitious target of the plan is to double the population of the Golan heights by 2025.
3,700 homes approved for Ramat Gan's Ramat Efal
The land belonging to the Israel Land Authority (ILA) has been leased to Shikun & Binui Holdings Ltd. By GUY NARDI/GLOBES/TNS Published: DECEMBER 23, 2021 12:44 Updated: DECEMBER 23, 2021 12:46 Ramat Gan National Park near Ramat Efal. (photo credit: TED EYTAN/FLICKR) The Tel Aviv District Planning and Building Committee has approved a large new neighborhood in South Ramat Efal, Ramat Gan.
Petah Tikva approves Hayarkon Park extension
The new development will be spread over 6,000 dunams (1,500 acres) and strengthen Petah Tikva's connection to the river. Petah Tikva Planning and Building Committee today unanimously approved a detailed plan for the land on the banks of the Yarkon River, within the municipal boundaries. The new development, which will serve as an eastern extension to Tel Aviv's Hayarkon Park, will be spread over 6,000 dunams (1,500 acres) and strengthen Petah Tikva's connection to the river.
Plan approved for 9 km Haifa railway tunnels
Israel’s National Infrastructures Committee has approved an outline plan to put Haifa’s existing railway lines underground at an estimated cost of NIS 13 billion. Israel’s National Infrastructures Committee has approved an outline plan to put Haifa’s existing railway lines underground. Under the plan, the city’s two existing railway tracks and two more tracks will be put into a tunnel nine kilometers long between Hof Hacarmel station in the south and the Paz Bridge in the east of the city.
Petah Tikva to nearly double in size
The Central District Planning and Building Committee has approved a general outline plan, which will increase the city's population from 266,000 to 460,000. The Central District Planning and Building Committee has approved a long-term general outline plan for Petah Tikva, which proposes adding 63,500 housing units, and which will nearly double the city's population to 460,000. Petah Tikva currently has a population of 266,000.
3,700 homes approved for Ramat Gan's Ramat Efal
The new neighborhood near the Messubim Interchange faces major objections, mainly from the residents of Ramat Efal. The Tel Aviv District Planning and Building Committee has approved a large new neighborhood in South Ramat Efal, Ramat Gan. The plan calls for the construction of 3,700 housing units and 38 dunams (9.5 acres) of office space on 309 dunams (77.25 acres) of land east of Road 4 and north of Road 461 near the Messubim Interchange.
Four towers approved opposite Tel Aviv's Azrieli Center
The 65-floor residential towers on the site of the former Tara dairy will have 663 housing units. The Tel Aviv Planning and Building Committee today approved the plan for residential high-rises on the site of the former Tara dairy in Tel Aviv, between Yigal Alon Street and the Ayalon Highway, opposite the Azrieli Center. The 23 dunam (5.75 acres) site belong to Milko Industries Ltd., a subsidiary of the Central Bottling Company, Tel Aviv - Yafo Municipality, and the Israel Land Authority.
Beersheva's population to expand to 400,000
The District Planning and Building Committee – Southern District has approved a general plan for the Negev city that includes 34,0000 additional housing units. The District Planning and Building Committee - Southern District has announced the approval of the general outline plan for Beersheva. The plan proposes adding over 34,000 housing units to the Negev city, which will enable the population of the city to double to over 400,000.
8,000 new apartments approved for Kiryat Gat
The new neighborhood will be built south of the old city center, north of Moshav Uza and east of Road 40. The Southern Planning and Building Committee has approved a plan for the construction of a new neighborhood in Kiryat Gat. The new neighborhood of 8,000 apartments, including 2,100 small apartments and 600 sheltered housing homes, has been initiated by the Israel Land Authority, and will be built south of the old city center, north of Moshav Uza and east of Road 40.
Nazareth housing project lets the breezes dictate the design
Nazareth architect Aiman Tabony bucks the trend of identical buildings and standardization with an experimental design. A new housing complex in the Galilee neighborhood in the north of Nazareth, which has adopted a unique approach to design and construction, is being developed and built by the Jewish-Arab construction company Koret Gag and Villa Ltd.
Municipalities vow to fight decision not to build marinas
The Israeli cities see the marinas as an opportunity for economic development and dismiss arguments about environmental damage and access to beaches as demagoguery. Israel's municipalities have vowed to fight the decision by the National Subcommittee on Planning earlier this week to reject plans put forward by the Israel Port Authority to build new marinas in Haifa, Hadera, Netanya, Tel Aviv (Sde Dov) and Bat Yam, while only approving a new marina for Nahariya.
Kardan Real Estate to build 1,200 homes in Jerusalem
The company has entered into a combination deal for construction on privately held land in Jerusalem's Ramot neighborhood. Kardan Real Estate Enterprise and Development Ltd. (TASE: KARE), a subsidiary of Kardan Israel (TASE: KRDI), has notified the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange of a combination deal with the private owner of 65 dunams (16.5 acres) of land in the Ramot neighborhood of Jerusalem.
Nahariya marina approved, plan for five others rejected
The Planning Administration spokesperson said the five marinas were rejected because of environmental damage and the need to keep beaches accessible to the public. The National Subcommittee on Planning Principles Issues today discussed the national masterplan for marinas on the Mediterranean coast. The Committee decided to reject the plan to build six new marinas and only approve the new marina in Nahariya.
11,000 homes approved for site of Jerusalem's former airport
The Jerusalem Local Planning and Building Committee has approved a plan for 11,000 new homes on the site of the former Atarot airport in northeast Jerusalem. The Jerusalem Local Planning and Building Committee has approved a plan for 11,000 new homes on the site of the former Atarot airport in northeast Jerusalem. The plan will now go before the Jerusalem District Planning and Building Committee.
Bayside to build Apple's Herzliya headquarters
The 7-year lease, after the building is completed in 2025, will yield Bayside annual net operating income (NOI) of NIS 49 million. Israeli real estate company Bayside Land Corp. Ltd. (Gav Yam) (TASE:BYSD1) announced on Friday that it has signed an agreement with Apple to lease an overall 44,000 square meters and 650 parking spaces in its O2 campus in Herzliya Pituah between Maskit, Gaglaglei Haplada and Medinat Hayehudim Streets. Bayside will build the office space alongside the existing building.
Hagag Group buys Tel Aviv's Ludwipol building rights
The area near Kibbutz Galuyot Interchange has rights for 73,000 square meters of commercial and office space that can enlarged to 160,000 square meters. Hagag Group Real Estate Development Ltd. (TASE: HGG), controlled by Tsahi and Ido Hagag, has notified the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) that it has acquired a partnership agreement with the company owned by Ronen Hatzor and Ronen Ben-Moche, for 4.5 acres of land in Tel Aviv's Ludwipol neighborhood, adjacent to the Kibbutz Galuyot interchange.
800 homes approved for Jerusalem urban renewal project
183 apartments in Gilo will be demolished to make way for 800 apartments in four towers with commercial premises on the ground floor. The Jerusalem Local Planning and Building Committee last week approved an urban renewal plan for the Gilo neighborhood. In the plan, along Rosmarin Street between Halevona and Hamor Streets, 183 apartment in four-floor blocks will be demolished and replaced by 800 apartments in two 35-floor towers and two 17-floor towers.
C'ttee approves relaxations for evacuate and build projects
New legislation means that in effect evacuate and build projects can proceed with the consent of just 66% of apartment owners in a building. Yesterday, the Knesset Internal Affairs and Environment Committee, headed by Walid Taha, approved chapter 4 (Urban Renewal) of the Economic Arrangements Bill that accompanies the state budget. The bill will go to the Knesset plenum for second and third readings.
ILA offers four plots for hotels in Mitzpe Ramon
The Israel Land Authority and the Ministry of Tourism propose the construction of a total of 780 more hotel rooms in the Negev town. Mitzpe Ramon in the Negev is on its way to expanding its hotel offering. The Israel Land Authority and the Ministry of Tourism recently published a tender for four parcels of land for the purposes of developing them as hotels, totaling 780 units.
Masterplan approved to nearly double size of Even Yehuda
The population of 27,000 in the south Sharon region town will increase to 46,900 if the masterplan is implemented in full. Israel's Central District Planning and Building Commission has approved for deposit the overall masterplan to continue developing Even Yehuda. The plan proposes building 4,120 new homes in the town, which would increase its current population of 27,000 to 46,900. Some of the new homes will be in the center of the town by constructing more densely spaced buildings.
What next for Tel Aviv's Central Bus Station?
A white elephant and economic disaster from 1976 to 1993 and environmental hazard and urban blight ever since, the sorry saga is entering a new phase. Israel's Ministry of Transport announced two weeks ago that it will move and vacate Tel Aviv's New Central Bus Station by 2023.
East Jerusalem to have three new business zones
Hundreds of thousands of square meters of office and commercial space are planned. Bimkom deputy director Efrat Cohen-Bar: The next step is to deal with the housing shortage. The Jerusalem Municipality announced yesterday that three separate plans proposing hundreds of thousands of meters of business space in East Jerusalem had been deposited.
Municipalities oppose building homes on land zoned for offices
The measure is planned to address the shortage of land for housing and claims that too much land has been zoned for offices. A bill to convert employment zones to residential zones, which was approved in the first reading of the Economics Arrangements Bill and discussed earlier this week by the Knesset Internal Affairs and Environment Committee, has raised opposition among professionals and local authorities.
The deadly sins of Israeli urban planning
Replication, contempt, neglect: Israel’s leading urban planners cite failures and offer solutions. Just before Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, Globes approached planners and architects, old and young, from the private and public sectors, to ask about the things they consider to be mistakes in Israel’s urban planning. For the most part, players in this sector refrain from criticism, but the variety of responses we received was surprising.
Umm al-Fahm to gain 15,000 homes
A historic roof agreement is due to be signed in Umm al-Fahm in northern Israel today, the cost of which could reach NIS 800 million. This is the first roof agreement in an Israeli Arab town. According to the information provided by the Israel Land Authority, some 15,000 housing units will be added to the town under the agreement, on seven sites, on state and private land. Some 5,300 homes will be sold on state land, and the rest on privately-owned land.
New affordable housing program gives priority to locals
The Israel Land Council has approved Minister of Construction and Housing Zeev Elkin's "Target Price 2.1" program. Today, the Israel Land Council, which directs policy for the Israel Land Authority, approved the plan put forward by Minister of Construction and Housing Zeev Elkin named "Target Price 2.1".
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