Discount Bank Tower
The Discount Bank Tower is a skyscraper located on Yehuda HaLevi Street 23 corner with Herzl Street in Tel Aviv, Israel. It is the headquarters of the Discount Bank.[1]
| Discount Bank Tower | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | Offices |
| Location | 23 Yehuda HaLevi Street, Tel Aviv, Israel  |
| Coordinates | 32°3′42.3″N 34°46′13.72″E |
| Construction started | 2003 |
| Opening | 2006 |
| Cost | $50 million |
| Height | |
| Roof | 105 m (344 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 30 |
| Floor area | 22,000 m2 (240,000 sq ft) |
| Lifts/elevators | 8 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Moore Yaski Sivan Architects |
| Developer | Meshulam Levinstein Group |
| Main contractor | Cementcal Engineering |
Completed in 2006, three years after construction began in 2003, the tower has 30 floors, 7 basement floors, and is 105 meters in height. Construction of the tower took place in two stages, with construction of the first 13 floors ending in 2006, and the upper 17 floors being constructed after the tower was partly occupied.
The Tel Aviv municipality granted a building permit on condition that the bank preserve the historic Schiff House next door, which was restored and reopened as a museum of banking.[1]
See also
- List of skyscrapers in Israel
- Architecture of Israel
- Economy of Israel
References
- Tel Aviv's Rehov Herzl is where the city that never sleeps started out, Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
External links
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