It turns out that not only millionaires can buy a first-line beachfront condo, provided they are willing to move away from the center

• Achziv neighborhood. A variety of apartments on the spectacular beach

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Apparently living by the sea is an achievable dream that can still be fulfilled, even at reasonable prices, assuming you don't insist on living in the center of the country. We set out to test what is being built today along 200 miles of seashore, from north to south, and some will cost you a new apartment up to 300 meters from the sea.

According to the chairman of the Real Estate Appraiser Chaim Masilai, "There are currently almost no land reserves for residential construction on the shoreline. Existing building plans are in large part designed to build hotels and resorts, so prices on the coastline are higher and expected to rise as land reserves run out. The first line to the sea raises the price of the apartment by 30 to 35% and the second ring raises the price by 15 to 20% '.

However, as you move away from the center of the country, prices also fall below NIS 2 million, in cities such as Ashkelon and Acre, and up to NIS 1.6 million, for example in Kiryat Yam.

Nahariya: Not just a resort

In the Achziv neighborhood today, Electra Residential and Hammerman Plant are building a project of hundreds of housing units, with 5-room apartments starting at NIS 1.6 million. The neighborhood includes 4-8-storey residential buildings with a variety of 4 and 5-room apartments, garden apartments and penthouses overlooking the beach, ground-floor, public buildings and a commercial center.

The real estate company Sela Construction offers for sale self-build plots on the seashore about 120 meters from the sea in the Villa Achziv project. The company has started to market 70 stages of about half an acre (400-555 sqm) in two phases. These are private plots in Tabu for immediate self-construction on a green track by the local planning and construction committee at Achziv's spectacular beach.

There are 22 plots left, ranging from NIS 1,700,000 to land for building a villa on the sea. Development work is over and the electricity and plumbing connections are waiting in the field. The lots are on the beach section between the Achziv National Park to the north and the new urban promenade of Nahariya, which is being built in the south.

Haifa: Hear the waves

Haifa is probably the only place in the country where the mountain overlooking the sea is more expensive than the beach itself. So here is a project in what is called the New Sea District in Haifa, but this time about 500 meters from the coastline. All apartments in the project will enjoy a sun terrace with a sea view.

Coral Carmel West will be the city's tallest residential project and will include 437 new apartments in three residential towers, which will span 28 to 31 floors. The project will be built on a 16-acre plot at King Amaziah and King Solomon's streets, adjacent to the Ramat Hanassi neighborhood.

The apartments will include a balcony, a space and underground parking, with a 4-room apartment area of ​​100 square meters and a 5-room apartment area of ​​121 square meters or more. All apartments have underground parking and a storage room. NIS 1.7 million, 5-room apartments starting from the first floor at a price starting at NIS 1.75 million.

Of course, on the beach itself is a Bat Galim neighborhood, which for years has suffered from poor image and funny prices. "Prices over the past three years have jumped hundreds of percent," says Eyal Friedman, a prominent neighborhood entrepreneur who is now setting up 50 meters of the sea a luxury project with architect Avner Straight and international designer Ron Arad.

Another project at a similar distance from the sea is Eubert Humphrey 23, a 4-story building with 11 apartments. Azouri Brothers initiates and manages the acquisition group and the project marketer is a Snir company. Design by Whitner Architects.

Nir Shmul, CEO of Snir, boasts that the apartments in the project can be heard.

Tiberias: On the shore of the Sea of ​​Galilee

In recent years there has been a resurgence in construction in Tiberias. Now that the Sea of ​​Galilee is full, apartments can be purchased by the lake over the Red Line.

Real Estate Appraiser Shmulik Cohen from SK Real Estate Appraisal is involved in financial assistance for the AGAM project of entrepreneur Ze'ev Yochman, which is being built in the outline of an acquisition group. According to him, this is one of the only projects to be located on the first line of the Sea of ​​Galilee, a rare 50 meters from the water.

The project includes a gym and spa along with a swimming pool and an adjacent beach. A total of 207 residential apartments are being built, all of which are overlooking the Sea of ​​Galilee. The project proposes recent apartments of 50 square meters for about NIS 1.25 million and apartments of 70 square meters for about NIS 1.6 million.

Atlit: Blue strip

Canada's Blue Residential neighborhood is located on one of the most beautiful coastal strips. 147 housing units are located on 47 acres 200 meters from the beach, including garden, roof and ground-floor apartments.

"The cottages are built to a very high standard and designed by the architect Orly Schramm. There will be luxury taverns overlooking the sea, which will allow intimacy and a sense of space and nature, ”notes Barak Rosen of the company's owners.

Her room: White beach

A huge quarter is planned on the beach, north of Olga Hill. Asia Group's White Beach, designed by Prof. Moshe Tzur, features a 17-acre luxury residential complex with 25-story towers, 300 feet from the sea. 261 housing units have already been sold for the most part, as well as villas 100 meters from the sea.

The neglected neighborhood of Olga Hill is also being renewed. The district committee submitted a plan for urban renewal in the Jewish Battalion complex. The plan includes the erection of two 25- and 33-story towers with 274 housing units, instead of three long-standing four-story buildings with 36 housing units.

The project, on about 6 dunams, is located at the intersection of the Hebrew Battalion and Rabbi Nissim Streets, main streets in the old center of Givat Olga, connecting the neighborhood east to the center of Hadera and north to the creek park, as well as near Technode.

The plan corresponds to the overall outline plan of Hadera approved in 2014, as well as the outline plan for urban regeneration of Olga Hill, which was recently approved and designated the Jewish Battalion Complex as intended for renewal. Due to its proximity to the observatory, the committee decided that the higher structure would be far from the observatory, so as not to interfere with its functioning.

According to Mayor Zvika Gendelman, "The west of the city is a strategic destination for significant development, which will strengthen the entire city. Maintaining public space in particular in the coastal strip, investment in tourism, recreation and shopping centers, while strengthening the Givat Olga neighborhood and other neighborhoods in western Hadera, will make the area a focal point. From all over the country. "

Netanya: Not just the French

In recent years, the Israeli climate has attracted many Frenchmen who have purchased apartments on the seafront in Netanya. In the prestigious project of Briga Company in the city neighborhood of days, three last apartments of 165 sq.m., plus a 30 sq.m. balcony for NIS 6.5 million, were left for sale.

According to Yaki Briga, CEO of Briga, "This is the last opportunity to purchase apartments in one of the most beautiful locations in Israel, right on the coastline."

Riga Towers in Netanya. Right on the Shoreline // Imaging: PR

In the City of Days neighborhood, a Demri project is being built in a reserve, which includes 215 housing units in 3 21-story towers each. The project is located in front of the engagement line on the waterfront. It has a private swimming pool, luxurious lobby, fully equipped gym, boarders club and private park. Penthouse apartments for sale starting at NIS 6 million are available for immediate occupancy.

Tel Aviv: Flying on the neighborhood

After 81 years, it no longer looks like an airport. About four months ago, the Defense Ministry completed the 750-acre Sde Dov evacuation, which closed in July 2019. The vacated area will be transferred to the Israel Lands Authority. The giant building program has already been approved by the planning institutions and is expected to yield billions of shekels.

16,000 housing units will be built here, half of which are defined as affordable housing. Also half a million square meters of employment and commercial areas, 3,700 hotel rooms and a 2 km coastal strip that will open to the public. The light rail green line will cross Sde Dov and reach it from Ibn Gvirol Street in the direction of Sharon.

Bat Yam: Open sea view

The only cities in Gush Dan with land near the sea are Rishon LeZion and Bat Yam. The Yam Park neighborhood in Bat Yam, which is currently being built, is located in the southernmost part of Bat Yam, right on the Rishon LeZion border. The neighborhood is expected to include 10,000 apartments and futures, including a hotel and beach complex, academic center, sports center and public buildings and culture.

Azorim is building a 27-story tower in the neighborhood with 113 apartments. The tower is located in a prestigious complex in the neighborhood, where several high-rise buildings will be built, with a path leading to a park bordering the beach. The building will offer 3, 4 and 5 room apartments, as well as mini penthouses and penthouses.

The building's special location in the neighborhood allows residents facing west to open sea views. Apartment prices range from NIS 24,000 to NIS 27,000 per meter. The average price of a 4-room apartment will be about NIS 2.5 million.

Another interesting project: Wei Box Company is building the Lighthouse project in the neighborhood, which is unique in its Donald Trump-style gold plating. The project is selling 3-room apartments at a starting price of NIS 2.5 million. The population is scheduled for early 2021.

Ashdod: Towers on the seafront

Most of downtown Ashdod's construction is now centered on square meters, a residential and commercial complex planned near Ashdod's City Hall and the Culture Hall. 3,200 housing units are planned, and construction is underway.

Donitz Brothers Construction is building the Up Town Project in the neighborhood, from which it overlooks the sea, and will include 5 towers with about 500 apartments and 1,000 square meters for retail. The starting price for a 3-room apartment is starting at NIS 1.7 million. The population is expected by April 2021 .

The Palm Towers of an urban landscape company Entrepreneurship of the Nahmias Group is a first-line residential complex in Ashdod. The project includes 5 luxury 29-story towers each with 846 apartments. The location is close to a well-maintained promenade that descends along the five towers from Rogozin Street to the sea through President Isaac's Avenue.

The first tower is already being populated these days. Prices for example: 2 room apartment with a sea view balcony starting at NIS 1,525,000, 3 room apartment with a balcony starting at NIS 1,735,000, 4 room apartment with a balcony starting at NIS 2,015,000, a 5 room apartment with a sea view balcony starting at NIS 2,450,000 .

Haim Kakon VP of Marketing and Development of the Nahmias Group estimates that "the gaps in Ashdod between first-line and seafront apartments are not large enough. There is a significant expectation of a significant increase."

Ashkelon: Affordable Sea

In Ashkelon, a SEA @ SKY project is currently being built on the available land reserve in the marina, opposite the coastal strip, 100 meters from the sea. The project was built by Euro Israel, and a 4 room apartment is sold for an initial price of NIS 1.6 million. The population is expected within a year and a half.

Ofra Haddad VP of Euro Israel: "Ashkelon is becoming an attractive city today. Apartment prices by the sea are still lower than Ashdod and Netanya. The fact that the price of an apartment in the project is less than NIS 2 million makes living by the sea affordable for many Israelis. "

 SEA @ SKY. Ashkelon becomes an attractive city // Imaging: Ran Van Dan

Efgad builds the Breeze project in the Afridar neighborhood of Ashkelon, near the Delilah beach. Not far from the promenade and the marina is a 25-story residential tower with 93 apartments (4 on each floor). The apartments have 3 to 5 rooms as well as penthouses. Half of them face the sea with especially large balconies in areas of 15-41 square meters.

Prices: From NIS 1.46 million to a 3-room apartment 75 sqm + 15 sqm balcony. Starting at NIS 1.63 million for a 4 room apartment 101 sqm + a 21 sqm balcony. Starting at NIS 1.78 million for a 4-room apartment with a large balcony of 42 sqm. Starting at NIS 1.85 million for a 5-room apartment 124 sq.m. with a 21 sq. Meter balcony.

Eilat: Residence and Recreation

In the next few years, 18,000 residential apartments and about 7,000 hotel rooms will be built in Eilat. The Sea Side project was built by Yossi Avrahami instead of the Sonesta Hotel, right on the shoreline. The building will contain 200 residential units and 80 hotel units - in complete separation.

This is the only project of its kind currently approved for residential rather than tourism on the Eilat promenade line. The price of a studio apartment starts from NIS 999,000. The population is expected to receive about two years from the permit.

In the 42-degree hotel and residential project Brown, which is building the Keral Group, a 2-room apartment can be purchased for a price starting at NIS 1.2 million and garden apartments starting at NIS 1.3 million.

According to entrepreneur Avi Karel, this is a new product in Israel, and certainly in Eilat. "On the one hand, a hotel complex is separated from the residence - the apartments are owned by tenants in Tabu, which means they are apartments for anything that buyers can stay for 365 days a year. On the other, they can get all hotel services."

Second hand on the sea

• Nahariya : 5 room penthouse on Shaked Street, 150 sqm, 100 sqm balcony, parking and elevator, sold for NIS 1,440,000.
• Kiryat Yam : 2 room apartment on Shapira Street, 30 sqm, 1/4 floor, without elevator and parking, sold for NIS 680,000.
• Netanya : A 4 room apartment on Nitza Boulevard, 125 sqm with a 12 sqm balcony, on the 20th floor, with underground parking and a warehouse, sold at a bargain price of NIS 2.5 million. This is a front-end apartment in a magnificent building with pool, guard and gym, located on the first line to the sea. The apartment belongs to South African Jews and was leased to this day. It was sold to Americans who bought it as a foothold in Israel and for investment.
• Ashdod : 5 room apartment on Exodus Street, net 150 sqm including 18 sqm balcony, 17th floor of 21, with 3 elevators, parking and storage, recently sold for NIS 2.8 million. This is a front apartment in the project of YH Demri.

• Picked by RE / Max Pioneers, RE / Max Together , RE / Max Blue and White, RE / Max Family, Anglo Saxon Netanya and Ashdod

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