Tzamarot Ayalon ( he, צמרות איילון) is a neighborhood of

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, Israel, on the east-central side of the city. It is ranked as the wealthiest neighborhood in Israel. The neighborhood is subdivided into two areas by Ya'akov Dori Street. South of the street are

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, Tel Aviv 2000 bus terminal and Volovelsky Park. North of the street is a residential area known as Park Tzameret ( he, פארק צמרת). It consists of eleven luxurious high-rise apartment buildings, with one more under construction as of 2019, surrounded by green space. The area has been modeled upon similar projects in

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and

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. Only 18% of the area will contain buildings. Two squares will be built at the southern and northern sides of the neighborhood with a avenue linking them. Mature trees and vegetation will be planted along the avenue. In total, 1,747 apartments will be built in the neighborhood with of commercial and public buildings. The east and west boundaries of the area will be delineated by acoustic barriers. Approved in September 2002, the first project in the neighborhood to be completed was Yoo Tel Aviv.

History

The area of Park Tzameret was part of a

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village called Jamasin al-Gharbi, which was evacuated during the

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. The empty houses were used to shelter Jewish refugees of

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and the

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. The quarter was integrated into Tel Aviv and called Giv'at Amal Gimel (Amal Hill C). The creation of Park Tzameret led to the demolition of the old homes, which was accompanied by a lengthy legal battle and negotiations for the compensation of the Giv'at Amal residents who would be displaced.

Buildings in Park Tzameret

This table shows the towers in Park Tzameret by rank, height and status. Eight buildings are complete, 3 are under construction and 2 approved. (''Italic text'' indicates provisional or estimated data) The information source is Emporis (Excluding One Tower)

Yoo Tel Aviv

Yoo Tel Aviv is a complex of two skyscrapers completed in 2007. The two towers, named Yoo Tel Aviv 1 and Yoo Tel Aviv 2, became some of Tel Aviv's most recognizable structures, and ranked among Israel's tallest buildings, with Tower 2 being the ninth-tallest building in the country when built, and Tower 1 being the twelfth-tallest. The towers are and high, respectively, and combined they include over 300 residential units. Yoo Tel Aviv was designed by

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in cooperation with Moore Yaski Sivan Architects and the

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. The total cost of the project is estimated at $145 million. The buildings include a spa, lounge, health club and private cinema, all designed by Starck. Buyers of apartments in the complex had the option of four finishing styles: culture, minimalist, classic and nature. The complex is constructed on a nine-dunam plot and apartments ranged in price from $4,000–8,000 per square metre. Seventy-five percent of the apartments in the first stage of the project (Tower 1) were sold for NIS 300 million by 2005, two years before completion. By March 2009, over 90% of the apartments had been sold for an average of $7,000–$7,500 per square metre. Bar Refaeli lives in this tower.

Manhattan Tower

Manhattan Tower includes 180 luxury apartments with a large private spa complex. 150 apartments were sold off-plan in just three weeks, and prices were reported to be half of those in the adjacent Yoo Towers. Upon its completion, the tower was the largest and tallest tower built solely by a private buyers' group in Israel. The architects for the tower are Moore Yaski Sivan Architects.

W Tower and W Boutique Tower

W Tower was built by the Canada Israel Group and designed by Yashar Architects. With in height (46 floors), it was the tallest all-residential tower in Israel upon its completion. The W Boutique Tower, also by the Canada Israel Group, was designed by Barely Levitzky Kassif Architects. It was completed in 2013 and includes 31 floors. Homeowners in the W Tower include former

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chief

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, former generals Moshe Kaplinsky,

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and the famous top model Bar Refaeli.

NAM Tower

The NAM Tower () is 30

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tall and has a height of . The tower was built by

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. Construction began in 2006, and it was completed in 2010. Investors included the Namvar family. The building was designed in the modernist architectural style, with a white facade. It also has lights on four sides.

References

External links

Park Tzameret Neighborhood at Tel Aviv In Focus
{{Neighborhoods of Tel Aviv Neighborhoods of Tel Aviv Upper class