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{{Short description|Office & residential skyscraper in Ramat Gan, Israel}}
{{Infobox building
|name               = Moshe Aviv Tower
|native_name        = מגדל משה אביב
|image              = Hadmo2006 0603 115301.JPG
|image_size         = 200px
|caption            = City Gate
|completion_date    = 
|location           = [[Ramat Gan]], [[Tel Aviv District]], [[Israel]]
|coordinates        = {{coord|32|05|00|N|34|48|14|E|region:IL_source:dewiki|display=inline,title}}
|status             = Completed
|start_date         = 1998
|est_completion     = 2001
|opening            = 2003
|building_type      = Business, Residential
|antenna_spire      = {{convert|235|m|ft|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Moshe Aviv Tower / Ramat Gan|url=http://www.avivgroup.com/en/living/moshe-aviv|publisher=Aviv Group}}</ref>
|roof               = {{convert|235|m|ft|abbr=on}}
|top_floor          = {{convert|233|m|ft|abbr=on}}<ref name="emporis" /><ref name="CTBUH" />
|floor_count        = 68 + 6 below ground<ref name="emporis" /><ref name="CTBUH" /> 
|floor_area         = 
|elevator_count     = 
|cost               = [[United States dollar|US $]]133 million<ref name="emporis" /><ref name="CTBUH" />
|architect          = AMAV Architects
|structural_engineer= 
|main_contractor    = 
|developer          = 
|owner              = 
}}

'''Moshe Aviv Tower''' ({{langx|he|מגדל משה אביב}}) is a {{convert|235|m|ft|adj=mid|-tall}} [[skyscraper]] located in the demarcated area of the [[Diamond Exchange District]] ([[Israel Diamond Exchange]]) on Jabotinsky Road (No. 7) in the [[Tel Aviv District]] city of [[Ramat Gan]], [[Israel]]. The 68-story building is commonly known as City Gate ({{langx|he|שער העיר}}), its original name.<ref name="emporis">{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/building/citygateramatgan-ramatgan-israel|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111170902/http://www.emporis.com/building/citygateramatgan-ramatgan-israel|url-status=usurped|archive-date=November 11, 2012|title=City Gate Ramat Gan|work=Emporis.com|accessdate=October 31, 2011}}</ref><ref name="CTBUH">{{cite web |url=http://buildingdb.ctbuh.org/building.php?building_id=935 |title=CTBUH tall building database - City Gate Tower |publisher=[[CTBUH]] |accessdate=January 9, 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130414143717/http://buildingdb.ctbuh.org/building.php?building_id=935 |archive-date=April 14, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It is the [[List of tallest buildings in Israel|fourth tallest building in Israel]], following [[Tel Aviv]]'s {{convert|238|m|ft|adj=mid|-high|sp=us}} [[Azrieli Sarona Tower]].

==Background==
The building was designed by architects [[Amnon Niv]] and Amnon Schwartz.<ref>[https://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/business/it-s-new-it-s-revolutionary-and-it-s-very-very-tall-1.108271 It's new, it's revolutionary and it's very, very tall]</ref> It was named after Moshe Aviv, the owner of the construction company, who died in an accident in October 2001, before its completion.

==Construction==
The design for City Gate was inspired by the famous [[Westend Tower]] in [[Frankfurt]]. Construction on the tower began in 1998 and was completed in 2003 when the tower became occupied. The construction period was extremely short, achieving a growth rate of five stories per month with only a single shift of 40 workers. The rate of concrete placement per month was {{convert|3000|m3|cuyd|abbr=on}} and on a typical floor there are 42 windows. Total cost of construction was US$133 million. The tower has a total of {{convert|180000|m2|sqft|abbr=on}} of space. The building appeared in a TV advertisement for the [[Mifal HaPayis]] national lottery before it was completed, in December 2002. When completed it was the most expensive single building in Israel.

There is now an approved plan for a similar tower of the same height, the [[Elite Tower]], across Jabotinsky Road, on the current site of the [[Strauss Group|Elite Factory]].{{Needs update|date=August 2024|reason=The plans and name of this building have changed significantly, and is almost completely built.}}

==Use==
The Moshe Aviv Tower is a multi-use structure. The top 11 floors consist of {{convert|17000|m2|sqft|abbr=on}} of residential space divided among 98 apartments.  Below that, the bulk of the tower contains {{convert|63000|m2|sqft|abbr=on}} of office space. Separate lobbies and elevators serve the residential and office sections. {{convert|1200|m2|sqft|abbr=on}} of commercial space occupies the lower floors. There is a synagogue on the third floor for residents, office tenants and visitors. The rooftop of the cylinder part serves as an emergency helipad. The tower also boasts an exclusive fitness club and swimming pool situated on the tower's carpark annex roof.

On September 27, 2004, as part of the annual global City in Pink lighting campaign for breast cancer, the building was lit completely in bright pink light.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Image:Ranat gan.jpg|The Tower as seen from the west
Image:Bursa05.jpg|Ramat Gan with the tower to the right
Image:City Gate Ramat Gan 2008.jpg|The Tower at night
Image:Moshe Aviv Tower.jpg|Moshe Aviv Tower
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[List of skyscrapers in Israel]]
*[[List of tallest buildings in the world]]
*[[Architecture in Israel]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Moshe Aviv Tower}}
* {{official website|http://www.avivcomp.co.il/moshe_aviv_en.asp}}

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