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Dec. 24, 2020
For years, it was known as Givat Amal Bet, where Jewish refugees from Arab lands were housed in the state’s early years in rickety shacks. Then, 15 years ago, the shanties were razed, the area was renamed Park Tzameret and over the next decade it became chock-a-block with luxury high rises.
And not just any high rises. Fortuitously, among the first to be built at the site were the twin Yoo Towers, designed by superstar architect Philippe Starck. Celebrities rushed to buy apartments there and helped make the place a real estate hit in the Tel Aviv luxury market.