The Jerusalem District Committee will discuss the deposit of plans for the construction of 500 apartments in Gilo by Tara and Rothstein, 523 apartments in Armon Hanatziv by Ahuzat Yerushalayim, and 380 apartments in the old city of Beit Shemesh. The Haifa District Committee will discuss an evacuation-reconstruction plan in the center of Tirat Carmel for 320 apartments instead of the current 48.
By Doron Broitman, Nadlan Center
Several urban renewal plans will come to the table of district committees throughout the country during September to discuss their deposition. Among other things, the committees are expected to discuss advancing plans for constructing more than 1,000 apartments in two renewal programs in Jerusalem and constructing 320 new apartments in Tirat Carmel and 380 apartments in Beit Shemesh.
The Jerusalem District Committee will discuss depositing an urban renewal plan in the process of evacuation-reconstruction at 416-422, 411 Ayala Street, and on the peaceful street near the Harkal route in Jerusalem’s Gilo neighborhood. The plan covers an area of about 11 dunams, and its borders are Leshem Street to the east, Ayala and Margalit Streets to the south, and Shalev Street to the north.
The plan proposes evacuating a five-building residential complex containing 116 residential units and constructing three towers and textured construction, including about 500 residential units and an active façade on the ground floor. In addition, the plan consists of areas for public buildings totaling 2,197 square meters and commercial areas totaling 1,300 square meters. The plan’s presenters are the Jerusalem Comedy Committee, Tara Urban Renewal, and Rotshtein Real Estate. The latter two are also the developers of the project. Architect Joel Feigin prepared the plan.
In addition, the Jerusalem District Committee is expected to discuss depositing an urban renewal plan in a pinui-binui process along Dov Gruner Street in Jerusalem’s Armon Hanatziv neighborhood. The complex currently has 123 housing units in five buildings built in the 1970s. In their place, the plan proposes three residential towers of 34-35 floors and adds 532 new apartments. The plan includes areas for public buildings totaling 1,145 square meters and commercial areas totaling 2,054 square meters. The program’s editor is architect Omer Bar Amit.
Tirat Carmel: Two 30-story towers
The Haifa District Committee is expected to discuss the deposit of a pinui-binui plan in the Sharett 41-45 complex in the center of Tirat Carmel this month. Currently, there are 48 apartments in three 4-story buildings on a colonnaded floor, 16 apartments in each, and a commercial building containing six stores. In their place, two towers of about 30 floors are expected to be built, with 316 apartments in a mix of 3, 4, and 5 rooms and garden apartments.
In addition, commercial and employment areas totaling 5,400 square meters and six daycare centers’ classrooms totaling 420 square meters are expected to be built. The plan was submitted by the Tirat Carmel Municipality. Sharet Towers Urban Renewal developed it, and architect Tzachi Vazana edited it.
Also, the Jerusalem District Committee is expected to discuss depositing a plan on HaShiva Street in the Ramat Moshe neighborhood in the heart of the old city of Beit Shemesh. As part of the plan, four buildings will be built: two of up to 26 floors high and two of up to 10 floors, including 378 housing units. The plan, which covers 24.86 dunams, proposes the construction of public buildings totaling 25,083 square meters. Commercial space totals 850 square meters, and employment totals 600 square meters. The Beit Shemesh Local Committee and Reisdor Entrepreneurship, the project developer, submitted the plan. The editor of the program is architect Danny Kaiser.
