# The Sde Dov glossary > Every Hebrew planning and purchase term you will meet in a Sde Dov brochure, tender document or contract, defined in plain English with the Hebrew original beside it. Canonical: https://shavnu.com/glossary --- - **Rova** (רובע): District or quarter: "Rova Sde Dov" is the marketing name for the whole redevelopment. https://shavnu.com/glossary/rova.md - **Mitcham** (מתחם): A complex or precinct; Sde Dov is split into Eshkol (south), Central, and North. https://shavnu.com/glossary/mitcham.md - **Migrash** (מגרש): A numbered development lot inside a complex (the plot a developer actually buys). https://shavnu.com/glossary/migrash.md - **Gush / Chelka** (גוש / חלקה): Israel's cadastral block and parcel identifiers: the land-registry address of a plot. https://shavnu.com/glossary/gush-chelka.md - **The Big Bloc** (הגוש הגדול): The famous privately owned land inside the old airport: 1,892 owners, rights table approved September 2025. https://shavnu.com/glossary/the-big-bloc.md - **TA/3700** (תא/3700): A separate 2012 outline plan for 1,900 dunams of coast north of the Sde Dov airfield, not Sde Dov's own plan. https://shavnu.com/glossary/ta-3700.md - **TA/4444** (תא/4444): The Sde Dov district plan, validated in 2020, for about 16,000 homes. https://shavnu.com/glossary/ta-4444.md - **Michraz** (מכרז): A public land tender, usually run by the Israel Land Authority (RAMI). https://shavnu.com/glossary/michraz.md - **RAMI** (רמ"י): The Israel Land Authority, which auctions most of the district's state-owned lots. https://shavnu.com/glossary/rami.md - **Combination deal** (עסקת קומבינציה): The landowner is paid in finished apartments instead of cash. https://shavnu.com/glossary/combination-deal.md - **Tochnit itzuv** (תוכנית עיצוב): The architectural design plan for a lot, required before a building permit. https://shavnu.com/glossary/tochnit-itzuv.md - **Hafkada** (הפקדה): Depositing a plan for public objections: a statutory consultation step. https://shavnu.com/glossary/hafkada.md - **Heter bniya** (היתר בנייה): A building permit: the city authorization to actually construct. https://shavnu.com/glossary/heter-bniya.md - **Heter chafira ve'dipun** (היתר חפירה ודיפון): An excavation-and-shoring permit for early works, before the full building permit. https://shavnu.com/glossary/heter-chafira-vedipun.md - **Diur mechalil** (דיור מכליל): Inclusive housing: about 6,900 affordable, reduced-rent, small, rental, or student units in the plan. https://shavnu.com/glossary/diur-mechalil.md - **Dira LeHaskir** (דירה להשכיר): The government long-term-rental company behind several Sde Dov rental tenders. https://shavnu.com/glossary/dira-lehaskir.md - **Marlog** (מרלו"ג): A neighborhood logistics center so delivery trucks stay off the residential streets. https://shavnu.com/glossary/marlog.md - **Green Line** (הקו הירוק): The Tel Aviv light-rail line crossing Sde Dov with four stations. https://shavnu.com/glossary/green-line.md - **Reading** (רדינג): The historic power station south of the district, with fuel tanks, a planned marina, and a new park. https://shavnu.com/glossary/reading.md - **The three parks** (שלושת הפארקים): Coastal Park, Runway Park, and Linear Park, plus a bridge to Yarkon Park. https://shavnu.com/glossary/the-three-parks.md - **PFAS** (PFAS): "Forever chemicals" from firefighting foam, found in the old airport's soil and groundwater in 2026. https://shavnu.com/glossary/pfas.md - **Fabric buildings** (בנייה מרקמית): Low 7-9-story street buildings that sit between the tall towers. https://shavnu.com/glossary/fabric-buildings.md - **Easement courtyard** (חצר בזיקת הנאה): A private courtyard that the public may cross: the "luxury without walls" idea. https://shavnu.com/glossary/easement-courtyard.md - **Umbrella agreement** (הסכם גג): A municipal deal with the state that packages planning, housing, and infrastructure funding. https://shavnu.com/glossary/umbrella-agreement.md - **Dunam** (דונם): 1,000 square metres (about a quarter of an acre). The district is about 1,300 dunams. https://shavnu.com/glossary/dunam.md - **Mas rechisha** (מס רכישה): Purchase tax on Israeli real estate. In 2026 foreigners pay 8% then 10%. https://shavnu.com/glossary/mas-rechisha.md - **Oleh chadash** (עולה חדש): A new immigrant. Purchase-tax relief runs one year before Aliyah through seven years after. https://shavnu.com/glossary/oleh-chadash.md - **Tabu** (טאבו): The Israel Land Registry. Title lives here, not on the brochure or the sales website. https://shavnu.com/glossary/tabu.md - **Heara azhara** (הערה אזהרה): A caution on title that protects a buyer who has signed but is not yet registered. https://shavnu.com/glossary/heara-azhara.md - **Hetel bniya** (התחייבות לרכישה): A presale contract on a home that does not exist yet, paid against construction milestones. https://shavnu.com/glossary/hetel-bniya.md - **Arvut bankait** (ערבות בנקאית): A bank guarantee securing the buyer's payments under the Sale Law, 1974. https://shavnu.com/glossary/arvut-bankait.md - **Directive 329** (הוראה 329): Bank of Israel LTV caps: 75% first home, 70% replacement, 50% investment; non-residents ~50%. https://shavnu.com/glossary/directive-329.md - **Form 7000** (טופס 7000): The purchase-tax declaration, usually filed within 30 days of signing. https://shavnu.com/glossary/form-7000.md - **Yipui koach** (ייפוי כוח): A power of attorney. Remote buyers sign one at home, then apostille it. https://shavnu.com/glossary/yipui-koach.md - **Tofes 4** (טופס 4): The occupancy certificate: the city saying the building may be inhabited. https://shavnu.com/glossary/tofes-4.md - **Madad** (מדד): The Consumer Price Index. Remaining presale instalments are often indexed to it. https://shavnu.com/glossary/madad.md - **Arnona** (ארנונה): Municipal property tax, billed by the city, not by the developer. https://shavnu.com/glossary/arnona.md - **Va'ad bayit** (ועד בית): The building committee fee: stairs, lifts, lobby, and the shared plant. https://shavnu.com/glossary/vaad-bayit.md - **Mas shevach** (מס שבח): Capital-gains tax on the sale of Israeli real estate. https://shavnu.com/glossary/mas-shevach.md - **Cheshbon ne'emanut** (חשבון נאמנות): The lawyer's trust account. Your reservation should land here, not with the salesman. https://shavnu.com/glossary/cheshbon-neemanut.md - **Livui bniya** (ליווי בניה): The accompanying construction loan that funds the tower as it rises. https://shavnu.com/glossary/livui-bniya.md - **Lo toshav** (לא תושב): A non-resident for Israeli tax: the status that usually triggers 8%/10% purchase tax. https://shavnu.com/glossary/lo-toshav.md - **Dira yechida** (דירה יחידה): A sole Israeli residence: the status behind the 0% / 3.5% / 5% resident table. https://shavnu.com/glossary/dira-yechida.md - **Shetach ekiv** (שטח אקוויוולנטי): Equivalent area: a developer marketing sqm that can mix interior, balcony, and other components. https://shavnu.com/glossary/shetach-ekiv.md --- Source: https://shavnu.com/glossary on Shavnu, an independent English guide to the Sde Dov district in Tel Aviv. Figures come from the public record: Israel Tax Authority transaction reports, Tel Aviv GIS, tender results and the Hebrew press.