Approved: Plan in the "Building Complex" in the center of Jerusalem that combines residences hotels and commerce

The Jerusalem District Planning and Construction Committee approved the plan in the "Building Complex" in the center of the city that combines residences, hotels, commerce, and employment. The plan is on a total area of ​​about 14 dunams and is located in the complex of Rehovot Jaffa, Haneviyim, Wallenberg, next to the intersection of two light rail lines (the red and the green).
The plan includes 370 housing units that will be built in three towers of 28-31 floors, alongside a lower building of up to 8 floors. Out of all the housing units, about 74 will be allocated for small apartments and about 50 apartments will be allocated for long-term rent. In addition to the housing units, the plan includes 32,000 square meters for commerce and employment and 2,000 square meters for public use for kindergartens, day care centers, synagogues, a youth club and a pensioners' club.
Also, as part of the plan, full preservation instructions were set for the historic buildings within the plan's area, including the "Kaminitz Hotel", "Beit Navon" and "Beit Hafaha". In addition, the plan allocates space for a heavy rail station, as a continuation of the train line from Tel Aviv and Ben Gurion Airport. The location of the station is adjacent to a light rail station on the red line and a light rail station on the blue line, thereby dramatically strengthening the accessibility of the city center to the rest of Jerusalem and the Gush Dan metropolis.
The Chairman of the Jerusalem District Committee, Shira Ptolemy-Babai: "This is a very important plan as it successfully merges several central planning ideas of the city of Jerusalem: full preservation of four historic buildings, making them accessible to the public and turning them into hotels, intensive construction of employment and residential towers on an axis Light rail, the integration of a high-speed heavy rail station to Tel Aviv, and the creation of an accessible and inviting public space for pedestrians connecting Hanaviim Street to Jaffa Street. The approval of the plan proves that in Jerusalem you can enjoy both worlds: careful preservation alongside development while relying on an excellent mass transportation system."