Since 2011, unit owners in a building at 5 Yitzhak Avenue in the center of Carmel have been debating whether to do a construction evacuation project under TMA 38 or whether the building should be a conservation building, because it was designed by the architect Shmuel Rosov and built in the 40s.
This week the supreme judges overturned the district's decision and determined that the building could be demolished, however during the day it became clear that two months ago the building entered the municipal preservation list, which means that the issue can come up for renewed discussion at the local committee and it is possible that the committee will determine that the building cannot be demolished now that it is on the preservation list.
After years of struggles in legal courts, the Supreme Court decided in its session as the last court, that the house on Sderot Yitzchak in the center of Carmel (parallel to Sderot Zvi) is not a building that deserves to be preserved, and therefore an urban renewal project can be done in the building (clearance of a building).
In Haifa, as in other cities, there are lists of buildings for preservation, but the building in question was not included in the list of buildings for preservation (until last October). The building was designed by the well-known architect Shmuel Rosov, but compared to many buildings he designed in the city and also entered the list of buildings for preservation, this building remains off the list.
The building has two floors and was built in the 40s of the last century. In 2011, a number of apartment owners in the building wanted to do a TAMA project in the building on a construction evacuation route, but encountered objections. Over the years, the building went through a long legal process and the district court ruled that the building should not be destroyed for urban renewal, even if the building was not included in the preservation list.
The appeal to the supreme court this week overturned the district's decision, which stated that the building could be demolished and a new building built in its place. Now it turns out that the last word has not yet been said and the deputy mayor, Nachshon Tzuk, will be able to raise the issue for discussion and a decision can be made contrary to the decision of the Supreme Court.
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City council member from the Greens, Yaron Hanan, Believes that there will be a change in the decision and the structure will not be damaged. Hanan gave a message here:
"I contacted Deputy Mayor Nachshon Tsuk, who also serves as the chairman of the local committee, in order for the building to come up for discussion at the committee's meeting. When the hearing in the Supreme Court began, it was not known that the building was recognized as a structure worthy of preservation and entered the preservation list, and only during the day the information became clear, and of course the picture changes completely as a result.
Now a decision can be made in the local committee that if the building is on the conservation list, it cannot be destroyed because of its value, then this is the meaning of the conservation list. If we destroy a building that is on the preservation list, we can stop the preservation.
Undoubtedly, there are dozens of buildings in Haifa that have great historical and architectural value and it is our obligation to preserve these buildings. In every big city in the world this has been understood for a long time, and it's time for it to be clear in Haifa as well. It is clear that the property owners and developers have a legitimate desire to make money, but not when it is necessary to damage the city and its buildings. I really hope that after years of legal discussions, the right decision will be made. We must not forget that alongside apartment owners who wanted the TMA, there were also apartment owners who fought all these years for the preservation of the unique building"
It should be noted that over the years there were several proposals on how to rehabilitate the building, one of them was to renovate the building and preserve as much as possible its uniqueness and add another unit above the building, but this proposal was also rejected. Although decades have passed since the building was built, almost no Changes were made to it, and the design and planning unique to Rosov can still be seen, so there was a struggle for preservation.
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Only people with a financial interest prefer the hideous concrete monstrosities being built on the ruins of the works of art that artists like Rozov built here in the 30s.
Save and preserve!
Those who want to live in a sea of concrete are invited to move to China. There are many cities and neighborhoods with concrete monsters.
The ecstasy of declaring a conservation house on every block and brick that rolls around must stop. The city has been frozen for seventy years and the fashion of announcements that does no one any favors except for some philosopher in the house preservation department, is really seriously harming the development of the city. Could you please name how many buildings in Haifa are declared for preservation and what real justification and not just words is there for the KA. Let the city flourish!!!