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Tzamarot Ayalon

Neighborhood of Tel Aviv, Israel

Summary

Neighborhood of Tel Aviv, Israel

Field	Value
name	Tzamarot Ayalon
native_name	צמרות איילון
native_name_lang	he
type	Neighborhood
image_skyline	Park Tzameret 02 crop 2.jpg
image_caption	A view of Park Tzameret from the south, March 2021
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Israel
subdivision_type1	City
subdivision_name1	Tel Aviv
established_title	Established
area_total_ha	13.3

Tzamarot Ayalon () is a neighborhood of Tel Aviv, 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 Tel Aviv Savidor Central Railway Station, Tel Aviv 2000 bus terminal and Volovelsky Park. North of the street is a residential area known as Park Tzameret (). It consists of eleven luxurious high-rise apartment buildings, with one more under construction as of 2019, surrounded by green space. The 133 dunam area has been modeled upon similar projects in London and Paris. Only 18% of the area will contain buildings. Two squares will be built at the southern and northern sides of the neighborhood with a 60 m 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 6000 m2 of commercial and public buildings. The east and west boundaries of the area will be delineated by 4.5 m acoustic barriers.

Approved in September 2002, the first project in the neighborhood to be completed was Yoo Tel Aviv.

History

Park Tzameret residential neighborhood under construction

A view of Park Tzameret from the east, March 2011

The area of Park Tzameret was part of a Bedouin village called Jamasin al-Gharbi, which was evacuated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. The empty houses were used to shelter Jewish refugees of World War II and the Jewish exodus from Arab lands. 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, three are under construction and two are approved.

Rank	Building	Height	Floors	Status	Started	Completed
1	Rom Tel Aviv	173.1 m	571 ft	50	Topped out	2016
2	W Prime	156 m	511 ft	46	Complete	2012
2	W Tower	156 m	511 ft	46	Complete	2006
4	Yoo Tower 2	142 m	465 ft	41	Complete
5	Manhattan Tower	140 m	459 ft	41	Complete	2005
6	Yoo Tower 1	128 m	420 ft	39	Complete
7	Aviv BaTzameret Tower	108 m	354 ft	32	Complete
8	W Boutique Tower	108 m	354 ft	31	Complete	2010
9	NAM Tower	101 m	331 ft	30	Complete
10	BSR Tzameret Tower 2	108 m	354 ft	30	Complete	2010
11	BSR Tzameret Tower 3	108 m	354 ft	30	Complete	2010
12	One Tower	90 m	295 ft	29	Complete
13	Tzamarot G Center mall			9	Complete	2009

(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 142 m and 128 m high, respectively, and combined they include over 300 residential units.

Yoo Tel Aviv was designed by Philippe Starck in cooperation with Moore Yaski Sivan Architects and the Habas Group. 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. 75% 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 156.4 m 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 Mossad chief Meir Dagan, former generals Moshe Kaplinsky, Menachem Einan and the famous top model Bar Refaeli.

NAM Tower

The NAM Tower () is 30 stories tall The tower was built by Danya Cebus. Construction began in 2006, and was completed in 2010. Investors included the Namvar family. The building was designed in the modernist architectural style, with a white facade.

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