About Shavnu
Shavnu is an independent, English-language guide to Sde Dov — the former Tel Aviv city airport becoming a 16,000-home coastal district. We tell the district's story, track every project and developer, translate the Hebrew press, and publish the market data behind it all. We are not a real-estate brokerage, we do not sell apartments, and no developer pays for ranking or coverage.
Methodology
One rule governs the site: every public figure carries a source, and unknown stays unknown. Project pages show only facts we can cite — permits with dates, tender results with prices, published starting prices. Where a developer has not published a number, we say so rather than estimate. News items are translated summaries that always link the original article. Negative facts — contamination findings, delays, slowdowns — are covered with the same weight as launches.
Our data sources
Recorded sold-deal prices by land block and parcel — the sold transactions shown in the Data Terminal.
Official parcel polygons (layer 524) and construction-site records with permit status (layers 499/772).
Satellite scene metadata used to date construction progress. Imagery metadata only, never invented interpretation.
Globes, Calcalist, Ynet, TheMarker, Nadlan Center, ice.co.il and others — every news item we publish links its original source.
Project specifications, renderings, and district history. Renderings are always credited to their developer.
Plan TA/4444 and district design plans via the municipality and Israel Land Authority publications.
Update frequency
Sold-deal, parcel, and construction data is refreshed from the official sources periodically — the terminal shows the latest recorded deal date, so you can always see how fresh the data is. News is reviewed and added as the district makes it. Project pages are updated when permits, prices, or milestones change. Long-form Journal pieces carry their publication date and are corrected in place when facts move.
Corrections
If any figure, date, or claim on this site is wrong, tell us through the contact form and include the page and the correct source. Verified errors are corrected on the page itself. We would rather carry a correction than an error.
What we are not
Shavnu is not a licensed real-estate broker, law firm, or tax adviser, and nothing on this site is investment, legal, or tax advice. Buying property in Israel calls for your own professional team; our guides explain the landscape so you can brief that team well.