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September 4, 2019

An Additional Barrier in Performing TAMA 38 Projects

In a precedential ruling, the Tel Aviv District Appeals Committee affirmed the Regional Planning and Construction Committee’s decision that in cases in which a new zoning plan provides more rights than those set in the TAMA 38 provisions, the consent of all residents is required.

September 2, 2019

Initiative to Increase Population Density in Residences

The National Committee for Planning and Construction has approved the Planning Administration’s initiative to amend the provisions of TAMA 35. The planned amendment will update the calculation method for the level of population density, from the number of residential units per square kilometer to the number of persons per square kilometer.

July 7, 2019

Building Removed from Pinui-Binui Plan Due to Residents' Objection

Our firm was interviewed by Globes about a pinui-binui project in Kiryat Yovel, Jerusalem, some of whose residents we were representing. Residents of the middle building objected to the plan before the Jerusalem District Planning and Building Committee, which eventually decided to exclude this particular building from the project. Our firm noted that this decision proves it is possible to make flexible plans and exclude buildings with objections while still otherwise approving pinui-binui plans.

July 3, 2019

The Expected End Date for TAMA 38: May 2020

The Planning Administration revealed that the deadline for the completion of the TAMA 38 plan is May 2020. As expets in the field, our firm was interviewed by TheMarker on the matter. We noted that the Planning Administration's announcement entangles an entire industry built on the basis of TAMA 38, and projects that invested hundreds of hours of work and hundreds of thousands of shekels will be left orphaned and unable to implement.

June 12, 2019

First Evacuation and Reconstruction Project in Givat Olga

Our Real Estate Department is representing the entrepreneurs and some of the residents in an evacuation and reconstruction project on Hagdud Haivri St. in Givat Olga, Hadera.

April 28, 2019

Israeli Authorities Taking Action to Lower Barriers in Urban Renewal Projects

In light of the complexity of urban renewal projects, and in order to promote further urban renewal, Israeli authorities have begun taking action to create mechanisms and implement changes to convince apartment owners and entrepreneurs that urban renewal projects are feasible and worthwhile.

January 3, 2019

Article: Saving Israel’s National Outline Plan 38 for Urban Renewal

Adv. Alon Wolner, who coordinates the urban renewal sector at our firm, has an article on Calcalist Dun's 100 website about the changing trend in urban renewal from NOP 38 projects to Pinui-Binui.

December 25, 2018

Family Members Are Not Necessarily One Economic Unit for the Purposes of Betterment Tax Payments

The Appeals Committee for Planning and Building, Compensations and Betterment Tax in the District of Jerusalem held that family members who are not one economic unit are not a single family unit for the purposes of exemption from betterment tax in the expansion of an apartment of no more than 140 square meters.

October 29, 2018

Buying an Apartment in an NOP 38/1 Urban Renewal Project? These New Regulations Are for You

The Ministry of Construction and Housing recently published a memorandum of law that prescribes a payment schedule for the first time that is specifically defined for urban renewal projects involving the addition of new apartments to existing buildings.

October 15, 2018

A Building without a Building Permit Cannot Perform Urban Renewal under TAMA 38/2

The Tel Aviv District Court, presiding as an Administrative Court, rejected a petition filed against the District Appeals Committee for Planning and Construction and held that a structure that has not received a building permit cannot execute a TAMA 38 project. Per the court, the desire to reinforce buildings for risk of earthquakes is not intended to cure construction non-compliance and is not designed to "launder" buildings constructed without a permit

February 19, 2018

Failed Attempt by Owners of Tel Aviv Building’s Basement to Convert Office Space into Apartments

The Tel Aviv District Appeals Committee recently set aside a building permit granted by the city of Tel Aviv to the owner of office space in a building designated for demolition under TAMA 38 who sought to convert the space to residential use.

February 15, 2018

City of Givatayim to Freeze All Future TAMA 38 Projects in East Givatayim for Two Years

Givatayim intends to transform the city's east with a series of "Pinui-Binui" projects to be built along Ben-Gurion Street on the city lines between Givatayim and Ramat Gan. In order to advance the plan, the Tel Aviv District Committee for Planning and Construction approved Givatayim’s request to prohibit the issuance of permits for TAMA 38 in the same area for a period of two years.

February 8, 2018

The National Committee for Planning and Construction for Areas Prioritized for Residences Approves Urban Renewal Plan

The National Committed decided, for the first time, to submit an urban renewal plan for the residential neighborhood of Kiryat Moshe in Rehovot.

February 5, 2018

Main Aspects of Plan for Tel Aviv 3rd Quarter Will Enable Construction of 8,000 New Apartments through TAMA 38

The Tel Aviv District Committee for Planning and Construction recently gave final approval for the Tel Aviv 3rd Quarter Plan, making possible the construction of 8,000 new residential units. The road to the plan's final approval, a plan prepared in accordance with section 23 of TAMA 38, was long and filled with obstacles.

July 25, 2017

Israel’s Sale Law Commissioner Clarifies that Urban Renewal Transactions Must Comply with Provisions of Sale Law

On July 24, 2017, the Sale Law Commissioner in the Israeli Ministry of Construction and Housing published two clarifications concerning the Sale Law and urban renewal projects.