HaArba'a Towers

HaArba'a Towers
מגדלי הארבעה (Hebrew)
Interactive map of the HaArba'a Towers area
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeOffice
LocationHaHashmonaim St., Southern Kirya, Tel Aviv, Israel
Coordinates32°04′11″N 34°47′12″E / 32.069722°N 34.786667°E / 32.069722; 34.786667
Construction started2012
Completed2017
Height
Roof160 m (520 ft)[1]
146 m (479 ft)[2]
Technical details
Structural systemReinforced concrete
Floor count38 (+4 undergr.) (Tower 1)
35 (+4 undergr.) (Tower 2)
Floor area135,000 m2 (1,450,000 sq ft)
Design and construction
ArchitectMoshe Zur Architects
DeveloperHagag Group

The HaArba'a Towers (Hebrew: מגדלי הארבעה) (also known as The Four Towers) is an office skyscraper complex in Tel Aviv, Israel. Built between 2013 and 2017, the complex consists of two towers standing at 160 m (520 ft) tall with 38 floors (Tower 1) respectively 146 m (479 ft) tall with 35 floors (Tower 2).

History

In June 2009, the brothers Moshe and Yigal Gindi won a tender from the Israel Land Administration to purchase the land, covering an area of six dunams. At the time, a parking lot was operating on the site . The brothers offered 151.5 million shekels, the highest bid among five, to which they added development payments in the amount of 18.4 million shekels. Their bid was 25 million shekels (about 20%) higher than the second highest bid in the tender, which was about 125 million shekels.[3] The Hajj Group purchased the land on which the towers were built from the Gindi brothers in September 2010 for NIS 323 million.[4] In June 2011, A. Dori Construction was selected as the operating contractor for the construction of the project at a cost of NIS 351 million.[5]

The towers were planned to be built by the Hajj Group through a purchasing group.[6] However, this did not come to fruition and instead sold most of the project to various parties during construction.[7][8] Among other things, businessman Teddy Sagi purchased the top four floors of one of the two towers for NIS 80 million.[9] The local government center purchased 3 floors for 50 million shekels.[10]

In June 2013, as part of the transfer of unused rights from buildings for preservation, the Tel Aviv Local Planning and Building Committee approved the expansion of the buildings by nine additional floors.[11] The Hajj Group paid the White City Buildings Company NIS 34 million for the transfer of rights. The rights were transferred from eight buildings for strict preservation included in the Tel Aviv preservation plan.[12] The agreement allowed the old buildings to be renovated.[13]

During construction, in August 2014, a beam fell from the tower onto Harabeh Street, causing property damage, but no injuries.[14]

Construction of the towers was completed during 2017 and they were occupied starting in early 2018.[15]

In January 2020, Clal Insurance purchased the four floors owned by Teddy Sagi for NIS 129 million.[16]

In the summer of 2020, the Hajj brothers opened a business lounge on the floor connecting the two towers, which includes a conference room, bar, and restaurant called "Pop&Pope".[17]

Design

The four towers were designed by the office of architect Moshe Tzur. Both serve as office towers, 160 and 146 meters high. In front of Givon Square (in the lot separating the backs of Hashmonaim and Arba'eh Streets). The towers are designed in the form of cubes placed at different angles on top of each other, including a "hanging" lounge and a shared lobby. The towers' lobbies and lounge were designed by Giorgio Armani. The shared lounge is based on a bridge, which connects the two buildings on the 15th floor. Underneath the towers is a six-story underground parking garage, with the top three of them serving as paid public parking.[18]

The building's management company is "Property Partnerships".

  • The towers under construction in 2015
  • The towers seen from the direction of the Tel Aviv Cinematheque

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ha'arbaa Tower 1". CVU Skyscraper Center. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
  2. ^ "Ha'arbaa Tower 2". CVU Skyscraper Center. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
  3. ^ Raz Smolsky & Guy Lieberman (June 18, 2009). "The Gindi brothers purchased land on Harbaa Street for 170 million shekels". TheMarker (in Hebrew). Retrieved December 20, 2025.
  4. ^ Smolsky, Raz (September 7, 2010). "The Hajj brothers purchased a plot of land for two towers yesterday for 323 million shekels - and today they sold one for 161 million shekels". TheMarker (in Hebrew). Retrieved December 20, 2025.
  5. ^ Margalit, Michal (June 1, 2011). "A. Dori Construction was selected as the operating contractor for the Four Towers". Globes (in Hebrew). Retrieved December 20, 2025.
  6. ^ Margalit, Michal (March 6, 2011). "Revealed: The Hajj Brothers' Purchasing Group in the Four Project". Globes (in Hebrew). Retrieved December 20, 2025.
  7. ^ Smolsky, Raz (July 19, 2011). "Hajj Group sold six floors in the Four Towers for NIS 106 million". TheMarker (in Hebrew). Retrieved December 20, 2025.
  8. ^ Hodi, Uri (September 20, 2011). "Sold: 32.7 million shekels for two floors in Hajj's four towers". Globes (in Hebrew). Retrieved December 20, 2025.
  9. ^ Margalit, Michal (February 27, 2011). "Teddy Sagi purchased offices in the Four Towers for approximately NIS 80 million". Globes (in Hebrew). Retrieved December 20, 2025.
  10. ^ Mirovski, Arik (October 23, 2012). "The local government center purchased 3 floors in the Harbaa Towers for 50 million shekels". TheMarker (in Hebrew). Retrieved December 20, 2025.
  11. ^ Tzur, Shlomit (June 6, 2013). "The Hajj Brothers' "Four Towers" in Tel Aviv will be raised by 9 floors". Globes (in Hebrew). Retrieved December 20, 2025.
  12. ^ Margalit, Michal (August 12, 2012). "Huge rights transfer to the four towers in Tel Aviv". Globes (in Hebrew). Retrieved December 20, 2025.
  13. ^ Sheva, Nathan (August 13, 2012). "Hajj Group will expand the buildings in the four towers by nine additional floors". TheMarker (in Hebrew). Retrieved December 20, 2025.
  14. ^ Tzur, Shlomit (August 20, 2014). "Watch the beam that fell at a construction site in Dori, Tel Aviv". Globes (in Hebrew). Retrieved December 20, 2025.
  15. ^ Mirovski, Arik (January 2, 2018). "Record office occupancy rate in Tel Aviv: 320,000 square meters in 2017". TheMarker (in Hebrew). Retrieved December 20, 2025.
  16. ^ Yael Darel & Vasa Sasson (January 6, 2020). "For NIS 129 million: Clal will purchase 4 floors from Tady Sagi in the Four Towers in Tel Aviv". TheMarker (in Hebrew). Retrieved December 20, 2025.
  17. ^ "Pop & Pop: The pinnacle of Tel Aviv culinary art". Time Out (in Hebrew). April 3, 2022. Retrieved December 20, 2025.
  18. ^ Azran, Eran (August 18, 2020). "Restaurants, a lounge, a gym – and a farewell from Nathan Thai: The side businesses of the Hajj brothers". TheMarker (in Hebrew). Retrieved December 20, 2025.
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