The Azrieli Sarona Tower is a skyscraper in the Sarona neighborhood, Tel Aviv, Israel, on Begin Road. It is 238.5 metres (782 ft) high with 61 floors.[1][2] It is the tallest building in Israel, followed by Ramat Gan's 235-meter-high Moshe Aviv Tower.[3]
| Azrieli Sarona Tower | |
|---|---|
מגדל עזריאלי שרונה | |
 The tower in October 2017 | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Office, Commercial, Hotel |
| Location | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Coordinates | 32°04′19″N 34°47′19″E / 32.07194°N 34.78861°E |
| Construction started | 2013[1] |
| Completed | 2017 |
| Opening | 2017 |
| Cost | ILS ₪ 1.5 billion[1] |
| Height | |
| Roof | 238 m (781 ft)[1] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 61[1] |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Moshe Tzur Architects and Town Planners[1] |
| Developer | Azrieli Group |
| Website | |
| www | |
Construction history
editIn May 2011, the Azrieli Group acquired the land plot for ILS ₪ 522 million via tender from the Israel Land Administration. The plot's size is 9.4 dunam and had a plan for a 180 metres (590 ft) high office building with a volume of 82,710 square metres (890,300 sq ft) for office use and 6,700 square metres (72,000 sq ft) for commercial use. In 2012 the Azrieli Group appealed the Regional Committee for Planning and Construction of the Tel Aviv District, asking to transfer 3,300 square metres (36,000 sq ft) to increase the area for commercial use. The committee accepted the request, but demanded that an eighth garage floor will be built. Due to the expected high price (₪70 million) and the increased construction time, a compromise was achieved and instead of an eighth garage floor, 500 of the parking spots were agreed to be designated for public use such that the residents of Tel Aviv would not pay more than the price charged at municipal parking stations owned by the city of Tel Aviv.[4] The seven-story underground garage has a total of 1,600 parking spots, and the commercial center is spread over the first three floors.[5] On the 33rd to 37th floor, there is a plan for a hotel to be built.[3]
In 2013 the Regional Committee for Planning and Construction of the Tel Aviv District authorized the construction of a building 255 metres (837 ft) above sea level (i.e. 238.5 metres (782 ft) above ground level).[6]
The cornerstone was placed by David Azrieli in a ceremony on 12 March 2012.[7] In June 2016, 60% of the tower was already leased.[8]
See also
edit- Azrieli Center
Media related to Azrieli Sarona Tower at Wikimedia Commons
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Azrieli Sarona". The Skyscraper Center.
- ^ "tower's plan" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-04-19. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
- ^ a b Petersburg, Ofer (5 January 2016). "האם מגדל שרונה עזריאלי באמת עקום? [Is Azrieli Sarona tower really crooked?]". Yedioth Ahronoth.
- ^ Smolanski, Raz (8 November 2012). "חניון מגדל שרונה של עזריאלי יכיל 500 מקומות חנייה ציבוריים [Azrieli Sarona's carpark will include 500 public parking spots]". The Marker (in Hebrew).
- ^ Mitanis, Marcus (14 July 2016). "Photos Show Twisting Profile of Israel's Largest Office Building". SkyriseCities.
- ^ "Plan TA/MK/4081". Israel Ministry of Finance - Planning Administration.
- ^ Alfi, Shaul (12 March 2012). "האח הגדול של עזריאלי: 50 קומות בהטיה לצד [Azrieli's big brother: 50 tilted floors]". Ynet (in Hebrew).
- ^ Froend, Oran (13 June 2016). "ביי ביי רוטשילד: איירון סורס עוברת למגדל עזריאלי שרונה [Good Bye Rotschild: Iron Source moves to Azrieli Sarona Tower]". Calcalist (in Hebrew).
