The Canadian Jewish News, Thursday, May 24,1984 - Page 27
Height of fetshioQ again
TORONTO —
People are rediscovering theL_beauty of glass block for their homes, according to Armstrong World Industries 6f Montreal.
Popular from the late
1930s td^he early 1950s, glass block is now the height of fashion again.
Glass block can do magical things to a room. Used as an exterior wall or window, it filters the light to give a room a
TEL AVIV —
The focus of today's aliya to Israiel on many young Orthodox families from the West is initiating the creation of suitable housing for such newcomers in new religious- communities.
An extensive building program has recently been expanded to provide 1,450 apartments in 17 self-contained com-jtnuhities in Jerusalem and the Tel Aviv area, announced Izhak Jaeger, managing director of Mishab, major builder of m o d e r n O r t h o do x faniily apartments.
He said that Mishab is undertaking an ambitious effort to meet what he terms "intensified demand by families from Israel and abroad to insure quality Jewish life in their housinjg, and to iraise their (Children in a congenial observant environment."
Sinpe, 1937, Misliab, Honslng Constrbctidii & Development Co. Ltd., has bnllt more than 20,000 hoDsing units in several hondred communities thronghoot Is-rael, featuring schools, synagogues, nurseries, mikves, study halls, gardens and walking paths in jself-contalned communities.
JDouble sinks, Shabbat elevators, built-in Succas, are all elements of its apartment construction. In most instances, the purchase 6f Mishab housing flats is restricted to Shabbat observers and, by contract, they cannot be resold to any but observant
storey building in Giva-tayim, two 8-storey buildings at Nahalat Yitzhak — Tel Aviv, luxury 8L-storey buildings in Ra'anana, and flats in Givat Shmuel, near Bar-Ilan University, plus semi-detached, duplex "cottages" in Rishon L'Zion, Herzlia and Kfar Saba.
Foreign residents may obtain mpr^ages of up to 50% of the apartment value, to $75,000/ it was saidj while new immi-graAts receive mortgages of 26 years dura: tioii through Mishab and the Ministry of Absorption amounting to 80 % of the apartment price at up to 7.5% interest. ;
Mishab apartments are sold in the United States with the cooperation of the Young Israel orgfSiization; The Company also has sales representatives m Paris (T; Gtozlari), London-(Israel Projects Centre) and Zurich (Besserman), along with offices in Tel Aviv (Lilienblum Street), Jerusalem and Haifa. Sales inquiries are facilitated by a computerized information system which provides a detailed breakdown of the status of every apartment in the network. *
sparkling, shimmering, jewel-like quality. Plus, it's a good insulator and security provider — just try to break it.
Thomas Hills Cook, of Armstrong* s interior design centre, lavished glass block over a kitchen and family room.
In the kitchen, it's used as an enormous window fai the sink area. In the family room, it forms one outside wafl and part of another.
A unique feature is the use of glass block in the base of the custom-made kitchen island. Its even equipped with a light for special nighttime effect.
As a piece-de-resistance, a circular white neon light hangs in the kitchen window.
The color scheme is a muted and relaxing peach (wall, cabinet, wood trim),, highlighted with terra cotta (ceiling beams in the kitchen, contemporary sofa in family room).
To tie both rooms together, an almond-beige designer solarian nb-wax floor, with a realistic flagstone pattern, flows ffiiroughout.
Both the double-sink and commercial -grade suede upholstery of the
Thonet stools in the kitchen are beige. Stark-white countertops, kitchen appliances, hanging lamps over the island and CamOy room armchairs complete the handsome decor.
Practicality and utility were key considerations in the design of the kitchen - family room. Two large closets next to the refrigerator aflford an unusual amount of space for food and small-
appliance storage.
All of the rooms' sur-, faces are wipe-clean, and the Armstrong no-wax floor eliminates drudgery.
There's even a personal computer on a
small desk for menu planning and budgeting.
It's no wonder glaas block is making a comeback. With its radiance and sparkle, it's, like ornamenting your home with precious gems.
This kitchen and family room sparkle like ajewel box, thanks to the lavish use of ghiss block. light hi base of kitchen island creates a special night effect.
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Current projects in Mishab's pipeline include apartments ranging in price from $48,000, for 2-bedroom flats in Khyat Herzog, B'nai Brak, to $167,000 for 5-bedroom triplex units in the "Baka" neighborhood of Jerusalem. Among these new developments are: 120 apartments at Har Nbf, Givat Shaul, Vnd 60 apartments at Bayit Vgan — in Jerusalem.
Mishab is completing a self-contained high-rise community at Segula on the outskirts of Petah Tikvah, a 13-
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