1000 New Apartments to be Built in Old Beit Shemesh

Last week, the National Committee for Planning Priority Housing Areas approved for deposit for public objections an urban renewal plan on the Ramat Lechi site in Beit Shemesh. The approved area contains 176 old apartments in eight old apartment block buildings.

1000 NEW APARTMENTS

According to the plan, the eight buildings will be destroyed and replaced by 10 new buildings of 10-25 storys each, for a total of 1,000 apartments. The urban renewal plan also includes refurbishing 1,000 square meters of public space in the commercial area along Hashiva Street, plus public buildings, including a school and kindergartens, for a total of 5,200 square meters being renewed.

UPGRADING OLD BEIT SHEMESH

The plan was designed by architectural firm Barre Levie Architects, founder of the Urban Renewal Corporation, headed by Ami Kahlon and Levi Kushnir, in cooperation with the Beit Shemesh municipality. Ministry of Finance deputy budget director and National Committee for Planning Priority Housing Areas chairperson Ariel Yotzer stated , "The plan was part of the of government's focusing of efforts on urban renewal throughout Israel. The Ramat Lechi site plan is good news for tenants living in the neighborhood, and the rest of the public wants to live in good quality housing in the city, while rebuilding and upgrading the old part of the city."

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