Ramat Aviv Mall

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Ramat Aviv Mall
קניון רמת אביב
Total retail floor area
17,800 square metres (192,000 sq ft)[2]
No. of floors2
Parking1550[3]
Websitewww.ramat-aviv-mall.co.il

Ramat Aviv Mall (Hebrew: קניון רמת אביב) is an upscale

gross leasable area is 17,800 square meters (192,000 sq ft) and it has 140 stores in two retail floors.[2] Above the shopping is an office building called Ramat Aviv Mall Tower.[5] The entire project—tower and mall—has a gross area of about 80,900 square meters (871,000 sq ft)[6] The mall is valued at 1.699 billion shekels, or 470 million dollars.[2]

History

The plan to construct the mall was announced in 1989.

Jerusalem Post, wrote, "I was opposed to its [the mall's] construction in the first place, citing it as an ugly, unnecessary eyesore - the product of greedy, rapacious entrepreneurs, and having no place in a residential area."[9] Therefore, in 1992, some 30 residents submitted an appeal to the Supreme Court of Israel to prevent Meqarqee Mercaz Ltd., the company which was going to build the mall, from receiving a license to build a shopping mall in Ramat Aviv. This caused a delay of more than a year in constructing the mall and Meqarqee Mercaz sued the residents, claiming damages of approximately $3–5 million from them.[10] Construction of the mall began on October 11, 1993.[11]

Tower Gate entrance of Ramat Aviv Mall

In November 1996,

bylaws, although rarely enforced, state that entertainment spots and eateries must close on Sabbath. The controversy actually pleased the other store owners, who, because of the mass exposure of the mall, profited more than they expected.[19]

In 2006, the McDonald's branch in the mall became kosher. The decision was initiated by McDonald's itself.

Ofer Brothers Group, for 1.5 billion shekels. The insurance company Migdal owns the remaining 26.6%.[24]

Description of the mall

Entrance of the mall through Brazil Street
The RocksGarden adjacent to the mall
Interior, first floor
Interior, second floor

Ramat Aviv Mall stretches on an area of 80,876 square meters (870,542 sq ft). This area includes the retail areas, the office areas, the underground and upper parking lots, and the public spaces and parks surrounding the mall.[6] The main entrance of the mall is in Einstein Street 40, and there are two other entrances in Brazil Street and in Brodetsky Street.[11] Approximately 24,000 people visit the mall each day[3] and it is considered one of the most successful shopping malls in Israel, if not the most successful.[25]

About 140 stores operate in the shopping mall. There are a few

Zara and more. The fashion stores Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein and Lululemon Athletica opened their first stores in Israel in Ramat Aviv Mall.[2] Food companies in the mall include Grand Café, Arcaffe, Café Albert, Mimi Su and McDonald's.[1]

The parking lot contains about 1,550 parking spaces.

embassies of Norway,[26] Finland,[27] and Croatia[28] are situated in the building, along with law firms.[29]

References

  1. ^ a b c "קניון רמת-אביב נפתח מחר לתקופת הרצה". Globes. September 4, 1997
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Chayut, Ilanit. "עזריאלי בראש, מלחה שני". Globes. 8 November 2010.
  3. ^ a b c "קניון רמת אביב". Kenyonim.com.
  4. ^ "Ramat Aviv is Israel's most expensive mall". Ynet. 2 October 2010.
  5. ^ a b "Ramat Aviv Mall Tower". Emporis.
  6. ^ a b c "מליסרון בע"מ - דוחות כספיים ליום 30 יוני 2009" Archived 2012-03-15 at the Wayback Machine. Magna - Distribution Site. June 30, 2009.
  7. Jerusalem Post
    . 6 January 1989.
  8. Jerusalem Post
    . 15 September 1997.
  9. Jerusalem Post
    . 4 April 1997.
  10. ^ a b "Article: Mall delay causes damages claim. (Meqarqee Mercaz Ltd. sues Ramat Aviv residents who delayed construction)". Israel Business Today. 23 May 1993.
  11. ^ a b c d e Olpiner, Dovrat. "חוות דעת של מומחה שומת נכס - קניו "אביב" ונכסים סמוכים רח' איינשטיין, רח' ברזיל, תל אביב"[permanent dead link]. Greenberg Olpiner & Co.. 21 May 2007
  12. Jerusalem Post
    . 4 March 1997
  13. ^
    Jerusalem Post
    . March 5, 1997.
  14. Jerusalem Post
    . March 7, 1997.
  15. ^
    Jerusalem Post
    . March 15, 1997.
  16. Jerusalem Post
    . March 18, 1997.
  17. ^ "Israeli Franchisee Fights To Stay Open On Sabbath". The Seattle Times. March 23, 1997.
  18. ^ Levin, Elazar. "Africa Israel to Permit McDonald’s to Open Non-Kosher Restaurant in Ramat-Aviv Mall" Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine. Globes. May 7, 1997.
  19. BusinessWeek
    . December 22, 1997.
  20. ^ Goldstein, Tani. "McDonalds in Ramat Aviv goes kosher". Ynet. September 11, 2006.
  21. Jerusalem Post
    . December 21, 2007.
  22. ^ Oren, Nili. "אין להם לב". Nana 10. 9 December 2007
  23. ^ Hoffman, Tzahi. "Apple opens first Israeli store". Globes. 22 September 2008.
  24. ^ "אפריקה מוכרת את קניון רמת-אביב וקניון סביונים למליסרון לפי שווי של 1.74 מיליארד שקל". Globes. 7 April 2009.
  25. The Marker. 16 August 2009. Moshe Rosenblum, Chief Executive Officer of British Israel Investments, the leading property company in Israel in the field of shopping malls and commercial centers, said: "They [Melisron Ltd.] bought the best mall in Israel. We did not see another way to significantly increase the returns
    of the mall, so we decided not to acquire it."
  26. ^ "Embassy and Consulates". Norway - the official site in Israel.
  27. ^ "Embassy and residence".Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland.
  28. ^ "קרואטיה". Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
  29. Ofer Brothers Group

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