Mega-project in the North: 2,000 housing units on the way to Safed

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The Ministry of Construction and Housing announced that it will market some 2,000 housing units in the "Southern Gate" neighborhood in Safed by the end of the year. Ministry Director-General Yehuda Morgenstern stressed at the first developers' conference of the Safed municipality that the city is attractive and part of the development boom of the entire North.

According to Israel Hayom, the roof agreement in the city includes the construction of 7,294 apartments, expanded commercial and employment areas, and an investment of hundreds of millions of shekels in infrastructure. Mayor Yossi Kakon said: "Our goal is clear: to return Safed to its status as the capital of the Galilee."

The conference presented the construction, commercial and employment plans within the framework of the agreement. Kakon said the city is at the start of a construction and development boom that will change its face in the coming years.