Moshe Aviv Tower ( Hebrew : מגדל משה אביב ), is a 235-metre-tall (771 ft) skyscraper located in the demarcated area of the Diamond Exchange District ( Israel Diamond Exchange ) on Jabotinsky Road (No. 7) in the Tel Aviv District city of Ramat Gan , Israel . The 68-story building is commonly known as City Gate ( Hebrew : שער העיר ), its original name. It is the second tallest building in Israel , following Tel Aviv 's 238-meter-high (781 ft) Azrieli Sarona Tower .
7-514: The building was designed by architects Amnon Niv and Amnon Schwartz. It was named after Moshe Aviv, the owner of the construction company, who died in an accident in October 2001, before its completion. The design for City Gate was inspired by the famous Westend Tower in Frankfurt . Construction on the tower began in 1998 and was completed in 2003 when the tower became occupied. The construction period
14-750: The Mifal HaPayis national lottery before it was completed, in December 2002. When completed it was the most expensive single building in Israel. There is now an approved plan for a similar tower of the same height, the Elite Tower , across Jabotinsky Road, on the current site of the Elite Factory . The Moshe Aviv Tower is a multi-use structure. The top 11 floors consist of 17,000 m (180,000 sq ft) of residential space divided among 98 apartments. Below that,
21-770: The City Engineer of Jerusalem . Together with Amnon Schwartz, he designed the Moshe Aviv Tower , which was the tallest building in Israel between 2001 and 2017. Amnon Niv was born in Haifa . He studied architecture at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology , graduating in 1955. In 1958–1963, he served as the chief architect for the Nuclear Research center in the Negev. In the late 1960s, he collaborated with architect Rafael Raifer on
28-473: The bulk of the tower contains 63,000 m (680,000 sq ft) of office space. Separate lobbies and elevators serve the residential and office sections. 1,200 m (13,000 sq ft) of commercial space occupies the lower floors. There is a synagogue on the third floor for residents, office tenants and visitors. The rooftop of the cylinder part serves as an emergency helipad. The tower also boasts an exclusive fitness club and swimming pool situated on
35-721: The design of the Manshiya industrial quarter in Tel Aviv . The plan was partially completed. His design of the Etzel Museum together with architect Amnon Schwartz won the Rokach Prize. In 1977, Teddy Kollek , then mayor of Jerusalem, appointed Niv as the City Engineer of Jerusalem. To design the new municipality complex, Niv created a 3D model of Jerusalem which is still in use. In 1988, Niv returned to private practice and specialized in skyscrapers. Moshe Aviv Tower , Israel's tallest building,
42-521: The tower's carpark annex roof. On September 27, 2004, as part of the annual global City in Pink lighting campaign for breast cancer, the building was lit completely in bright pink light. Amnon Niv Amnon Niv ( Hebrew : אמנון ניב ) (February 23, 1930 – June 6, 2011) was an Israeli architect and urban designer . Niv was the chief architect for the Negev Nuclear Research Center and
49-410: Was extremely short, achieving a growth rate of five stories per month with only a single shift of 40 workers. The rate of concrete placement per month was 3,000 m (3,900 cu yd) and on a typical floor there are 42 windows. Total cost of construction was US$ 133 million. The tower has a total of 180,000 m (1,900,000 sq ft) of space. The building appeared in a TV advertisement for
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