Urban renewal plan includes Haifa's tallest building
Haifa's local planning committee has approved an urban renewal project in the Kiryat Eliezer neighborhood featuring three residential towers, including the tallest building in northern Israel. The development aims to replace older housing with modern units, offices, and public infrastructure near major transit hubs.
Why it matters
Highlights significant urban densification and infrastructure investment aimed at modernizing regional city centers.
A sub-committee of the Haifa Local Planning and Building Committee and the city engineer architect Orit Mertz recently approved an urban renewal plan for the Kiryat Eliezer neighborhood. The plan adjacent to Haifa’s southern gateway business center will include a 65-floor building, which will be the tallest in northern Israel, alongside a 51-floor building and 35-floor building.
The developer Shoval Group says "The Gateway" project also involves demolishing 128 apartments in four four-floor buildings and replacing them with 618 housing units in the three residential towers.
Strategic importance for the entire north"
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