Ramat Gan has quite a few crumbling buildings in need of renewal. For the residents of Krinitzi 99, whose old building was due for demolition, it was a top priority.

Hayim Nahman Bialik said of it, “Oh, how good it is here, what wonderful surroundings,” and preferred it to Tel Aviv. It was once called HaKeshet Street; over the years it was renamed Sharett Street, and these very days an innovative modern building is taking shape on it, blending in harmony with the city’s history and culture.

After many years of neglect, the Kiryat Moshe neighbourhood of Rehovot finds itself at the forefront of urban renewal, and with the backing of the state and the local municipality it is set to change completely. The company Kochav HaNegev took on the challenge.