Givatayim Advances Three Urban Renewal Plans Totaling About 2,500 Apartments

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The Givatayim municipality is advancing three urban renewal plans totaling about 2,500 new housing units. Alongside the apartments, commercial and employment areas, schools and green spaces are planned. Two of the plans are located along Katzenelson Street, near the planned route of the future metro, and the third is in the Herzog neighborhood.

The local committee in Givatayim advanced all three plans. Under the "Katzenelson Center" plan, about 470 apartments will be evacuated, and about 1,300 apartments and about 10,000 square meters for commerce and employment will be built in their place. Mayor Ran Konik said that permits for projects on the metro axis on Katzenelson are conditional on the line beginning operation.

In parallel, the Beit Romano plan was approved for validation, as approved by the Tel Aviv District Planning Committee. The plan for preserving the historic compound allows for the construction of about 240 apartments and three 50-story towers.