# What opens when

The district's sequence, complex by complex, and why Eshkol feels finished first.

_Updated 2026-08-23._

Source: https://sdedov.city/en/guides/what-opens-when

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A district built at once still opens in an order. Sde Dov's runs south to north: Eshkol first, Central with the coastline and hotels, North last.

That order is why Eshkol will feel like a neighbourhood while Central is still a building site. Its residential lots, its education campus and its commerce hub are all in the same complex, so the school, the shops and the homes arrive together.

_Sources: Shavnu district timeline, 2026-08._

## The sequence

### 2021–2025 · Tenders and land sales

The Israel Land Authority sells the airfield in waves: Eshkol from 2021, Central and North closing in 2025. Seventeen developers end up holding land.

### 2024–2028 · Infrastructure and first buildings

Streets, foundations and frames. The first cornerstone lands on lot 101 in November 2024; excavation and permits follow across Eshkol.

### 2029+ · First residents and colonnades

Occupancy begins in Eshkol. The ground-floor colonnades under lots 101–111 become the district's first shops and cafés.

### 2031–2035 · Central, then North

The promenade, the five-hotel strip and Central's retail arrive with their residential blocks; North's neighbourhood high street completes the district.

## Next

- [What's on — the record](https://sdedov.city/en/openings)
- [The map](https://sdedov.city/en/map)

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