Tel Aviv-Yafo’s local planning subcommittee reviewed objections to the Niva Gat-Rimon – Beit Romano – Begin 64 plan on October 14 and recommended that the district planning committee accept some of them, reject the rest and grant the plan final approval.
The plan adds residential and office space in the city’s metropolitan business district. It covers three planning areas. The Niva Gat-Rimon site and the Beit Romano lot at 9 Jaffa Road lie between Park HaMesila and Yafo-Eilat Street. The third is an office tower at 64 Menachem Begin Road, in the Hassan Arafa area of the Yitzhak Sadeh district. The Beit Romano lot is set aside for public buildings and institutions.
At Niva Gat-Rimon, bordered by Park HaMesila, Yafo-Eilat Street and Herzl Street, the plan calls for two mixed-use towers with offices, homes, affordable housing and built public space. A public lot for public buildings and open space will sit between the towers. The planned mix is 25% residential space, including affordable housing, and 75% employment space.
Changes after objections
The committee partly accepted an objection from the Council for the Preservation of Heritage Sites, so that an open passage will be added to the plan map between the Beit Romano courtyard and the public open space west of the building. It also accepted parts of an objection filed by Y-Box Gat Rimon, as well as an objection by the city engineer.
The committee also required an additional signed commitment on affordable housing, under which all 80 affordable apartments added in the plan will be rented at reduced prices. That follows consent given to the committee by the CEO of Y-Box.
The remaining objections were rejected. Final approval rests with the district committee.
More information is available on the municipality website.
