Mati Barnhart, knitted news09.01.23 19:42 16:00 in Tevet Tishpag
Credit Bitman-Ben Tzur Architects office.
The Jerusalem Municipality approved two plans for urban renewal on Island Street and Henrietta Sold in the Kiryat Menachem neighborhood.
Both programs include complexes adjacent to each other. The first complex is near Mexico Street, with a size of about 4.5 dunams, including two 4-story residential buildings. The plan proposes the demolition of the buildings and the construction of a 34-story tower, and another 10-story building. The total number of housing units in the proposal is 183.
Credit Bitman-Ben Tzur Architects office.
The plan includes the conversion (change of designations within the plan area), of an open public space with a residential lot, in order to optimize and improve the planning and the public space. In this way, the plan will create an active commercial urban wall at the intersection of the main streets Saled and Mexico.
In the committee’s decision, it is required to also annex the residential buildings adjacent to Mexico and increase the public area. In addition, it was decided to create an urban square in front of the train station which is under construction.
The complex also includes pedestrian crossings, with mechanical means, for the purpose of connecting and bridging the differences in topography, for an accessible and convenient passage between the nearby streets and towards the municipal square and the Harkal station.
Credit Bitman-Ben Tzur Architects office.
The second complex is located west of the first, measuring 17 dunams, including 10 existing buildings. The plan proposes the demolition of all the buildings and the construction of 3 super-towers with a commercial facade on Sold Street, 3 10-story buildings on Island Street, a 4.5 dunam public open space plot and a 5.5 dunam public building plot. The total number of housing units offered is 687.
A school and other uses will be built in the public area for the well-being of the residents of the neighborhood, and a large public garden will also be developed.
The complex, adjacent to a light rail station under construction, also includes two public pedestrian crossings with mechanical means, for the purpose of bridging the differences in topography and an easy and convenient transition to the station.
The Mayor of Jerusalem, Moshe Leon: “This is a new and very significant urban renewal plan. Hundreds of housing units next to commerce, green areas, proximity to the light rail and dedicated escalators to the station. Jerusalem is developing, renewing itself, attracting young families and constantly improving the quality of life.”
The submitter of the first plan (near Mexico) is Taman Real Estate and the submitter of the second plan is Yanon Magzimoff. The editor of the plans is architect Boaz Bitman from Bitman-Ben Tzur Architects.
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