urban renewal

A view of a collapsed columnas part of a TAMA 38 renewal project in Kiryat Bialik, on October 24, 2018. (Meir Vaaknin/Flash90)

Housing minister extends urban renewal program, despite no boost to quake readiness

TAMA 38 scheme to reinforce older buildings to withstand earthquakes in towns along Syrian-African rift has been exploited in central Israel, where projects are more lucrative

The proposed new look for the Great Synagogue in Tel Aviv, due for completion in 2028. (Courtesy/Up Architects)

Great Synagogue in Tel Aviv to get massive upgrade, surrounding public square

By Danielle Nagler

Construction of new residential buildings on Allenby Street in Tel Aviv, May 21, 2023. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)

Planning approvals for new housing hit multi-year high in 2022

By Danielle Nagler

May 25, 2023, 3:48 am

Planning approvals for new housing hit multi-year high in 2022

Planning authority sees nearly 50% rise in new housing agreements, while protected spaces and green energy projects also increase

By Danielle Nagler

Illustrative: A building in Kiryat Bialik undergoing urban renewal as part of Tama 38 regulation, on October 24, 2018. (Meir Vaaknin/Flash90)

May 4, 2023, 5:39 am

Urban renewal project approvals tripled in 2022 in bid to increase housing

Frameworks that allow for renovating — or demolishing and reconstructing — buildings with more and better apartments show growth in new government data

By Danielle Nagler

April 21, 2023, 2:57 am

Great Synagogue in Tel Aviv to get massive upgrade, surrounding public square

Work on Tel Aviv’s main synagogue will remove 1960s additions and add much-needed public space on Allenby Street

By Danielle Nagler

April 13, 2023, 11:41 pm

Housing minister extends urban renewal program, despite no boost to quake readiness

TAMA 38 scheme to reinforce older buildings to withstand earthquakes in towns along Syrian-African rift has been exploited in central Israel, where projects are more lucrative

By Danielle Nagler

An aerial view of the city of Afula, September 2013. (Assaf Sagi, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons)

February 2, 2023, 11:19 pm

Afula to build massive new neighborhoods to grow population

Northern planning district gives green light on major urban expansion, with new housing, commercial centers, offices

By Danielle Nagler

Kiryat Yovel, April 2022. (By Bar - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=124376597)

January 26, 2023, 8:45 pm

Jerusalem moves forward with urban renewal plans in key neighborhoods

Green light for makeover of Katamon, Arnona and Kiryat HaYovel to deliver homes, services and public space

By Danielle Nagler

A rendering of development plans for the Kikar Atarim area in Tel Aviv, proposed in a presentation to the Tel Aviv Municipality in January 2022. (Screenshot via the Tel Aviv Municipality website, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

December 28, 2022, 6:23 pm

Tel Aviv residents bash new development plans for city’s Brutalist Atarim plaza

Critics argue proposed project hands public space to private developers who hope to build two 25-story towers and a six-story building for mixed residential, hotel space

By Danielle Nagler

Construction in Holon, May 2020. (100 via iStock by Getty Images)

December 22, 2022, 7:34 pm

Holon gets okay for central Israel’s largest urban renewal plan

Planning committee approves construction project that will add 30,000 new homes in city on outskirts of Tel Aviv to boost much-needed housing supply in Gush Dan area

By Danielle Nagler

A digital rendering of a development plan to build a complex of four mixed-use buildings, including a 17-story tower and a residential building of 200 apartments in Tel Aviv's bohemian Florentin neighborhood, December 2022. (Cityel/Florentin Square/3DVision Ltd)

December 14, 2022, 11:58 am

Developers secure funds to build proposed Florentin Square project in Tel Aviv

Re-development of iconic Florentin district finds financing alliance outside of the regular players, with financial corporations

By Danielle Nagler

A mural on the Neve Raya nursing home in Petah Tikva: produced by Moti Shemesh, Shira Ariel, Marina Gontcharov, Sarit Shay, On Meir, October 2022 (courtesy Moti Shemesh/ Israeli Airbrush Center)

November 4, 2022, 2:48 pm

Israeli artist’s vast, colorful murals bring city buildings to life

Moti Shemesh uses large, bold patterns to transform otherwise uninspiring public spaces across the country

By Danielle Nagler

Artist's impression of Ashkelon inner city re-development, October 2022 (Ashkelon municipality)

November 1, 2022, 1:46 pm

Ashkelon to overhaul one of its oldest neighborhoods, expand housing

Plans approved for major rebuilding as part of the urban renewal program for southern coastal city

By Danielle Nagler

The Dan Pearl hotel in Jerusalem seen in this photo on the right side. (Chris Yunker from St. Louis, United States, Jerusalem, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=39497276)

October 14, 2022, 7:10 am

Plans underway for new Jerusalem hotel after city gets okay to raze central eyesore

Following two decades of negotiation and litigation, abandoned site opposite Jaffa Gate to be bulldozed and replaced

By Danielle Nagler

A view of Tiberias and the Sea of Galilee, 2019. (Thomas Leirikh via iStock by Getty Images)

October 6, 2022, 10:25 pm

Tiberias secures NIS 2.7b budget to reinvigorate ‘capital’ of north

New funds, joint approach by municipality and government bodies set to boost housing, public spaces in city on the Sea of Galilee

By Danielle Nagler

A view of the Ir Yamim neighborhood of Netanya, July 9, 2021. (Moshe Shai/FLASH90)

September 30, 2022, 12:05 pm

The 15-minute city could save you from needing a car, but will Israel run with it?

Planners envision urban spaces with everything you need a short walk or bike ride away, cutting emissions and stress; in parts of Israel, there are signs of the concept taking hold

By Danielle Nagler

Jerusalem's Rehavia neighborhood. (Shmuel Bar-Am)

September 9, 2022, 10:45 am

Jerusalem, Tel Aviv at odds over who pays for future benefits of urban renewal

Municipalities’ appeals committees take opposite views on who foots the bill for extra value on properties in areas zoned for TAMA 38 development

By Danielle Nagler