# The Colonnades

Ground-floor commerce under the homes — the shaded street where daily life will happen.

_Updated 2026-08-23._

Source: https://sdedov.city/en/areas/colonnades

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A colonnade is the covered walkway running along the base of a residential block, and in Sde Dov it is where the district's daily life is planned to happen. The plan zones these lots as residential with ground-floor commerce, which means a café, a bakery, a pharmacy or a barber can take a unit at street level while people live above.

None of it exists yet. What exists is the ground, the numbering and the use class — and those are enough to know exactly where the first shops will be.

## What the plan fixes

- Colonnade ground is zoned 'residential and commerce' under plan TA/4444, permitting retail, F&B and personal services at street level. _(Shavnu masterplan page, 2026-08)_
- First occupancy in the district is expected around 2029, which is when the earliest colonnade units become usable. _(Shavnu district timeline, 2026-08)_

## Good to know

### Covered walkway

The colonnade is structural, not an awning — shade and shelter are built into the block.

### Living above

Residents are directly overhead, so hours and noise are part of the licence conversation.

### Deliveries

Goods route through the district logistics centre rather than arriving lot by lot.

## What opens on this ground

- [Eating and drinking](https://sdedov.city/en/eat)
- [Shopping](https://sdedov.city/en/shops)
- [Services](https://sdedov.city/en/services)

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