Apartments in the YBOX Lighthouse project

The amenities of a premium tower

The building was designed from the start as a high-end residential complex. Residents have:

• a swimming pool
• a modern gym
• a large designer lobby
• well-developed shared spaces
• a high standard of finish throughout the building

The project is already occupied, so the level of service and the real running costs can be judged before buying rather than taken on trust from a future project.

The apartments in the tower

Several completely different segments exist inside one building: family apartments with sea views, large apartments on high floors, and rare penthouses and duplexes on the upper levels. So saying "an apartment in Lighthouse costs this much per square metre" oversimplifies. Price is driven by:

• the floor
• floor area and layout
• the orientation of the apartment
• how open the sea view is
• terraces
• parking spaces and storage
• condition and level of finish
• how rare the specific property is

The higher the floor and the more unusual the apartment, the less sense it makes to compare it with an average district price.

Penthouses and the upper floors

The upper floors are a market of their own inside the project. We have handled a luxury duplex penthouse on the 45th floor here.

At that level a buyer is no longer choosing a room count: what counts is the panorama, privacy, ceiling height, terraces, layout, the number of parking spaces and the sense of space itself.

Supply of such properties is limited by the structure of the building; an identical apartment cannot simply be added to the market like another standard unit. Valuing a penthouse therefore means comparing it with other rare high-end properties, not with an average local apartment.

The sea view

In high-rise property the view is part of the value. The building stands close to the shoreline and the apartments were designed around sea views.

But views differ even within one project: the floor, the orientation, the position relative to neighbouring buildings and how open the horizon is all feed directly into both the impression and the market price. An apartment on the 20th floor and a penthouse on the 45th cannot be valued by the same formula.

Living on a high floor

Buying on the 30th, 40th or 45th floor differs from buying an ordinary city apartment. What needs weighing is not only the view but the lifts, building management, wind on the balconies, monthly costs, parking and the practicalities of daily life.

That matters especially for someone who has never lived in a high-rise. A beautiful sunset sells a photograph; a sound purchase needs an understanding of how the apartment works every day.

A finished building instead of a wait

The strength of this project today is that it is built and occupied. There is no waiting several years and imagining the result from a rendering.

You can come, go up to the floor in question, see the real view, walk through the apartment and judge the lobby, the pool, the gym and the surroundings. For property worth several million shekels that counts for a lot.

The tower and the Park HaYam district

Lighthouse is part of Park HaYam, the new seafront district of Bat Yam. A buyer here can now choose between several well-known towers and new projects.

Which is exactly why the name of a project should not decide the matter: the same budget buys different floor areas, floors, views, parking and standards in different towers. We think it right to compare Lighthouse with the alternatives rather than sell a handsome name.

Our experience in this project

Both ordinary 4-room apartments with sea views and upper-segment property, including the duplex penthouse on the 45th floor, have passed through the agency. We have already closed two deals in the project.

So when we compare apartments on different floors we are not relying on marketing material, and we know how much floors, orientations, views and the apartments themselves can differ within one tower.

Selling an apartment in the tower

An owner needs to place the property in the right segment: a standard family apartment, a large apartment on a high floor and a penthouse at fifteen million shekels call for completely different marketing.

We analyse the competing offers, the genuine strengths of the apartment and the audience it speaks to. For high-end property the emphasis falls on a quality presentation, professional photography and video, digital promotion, our own buyer base, international clients and work with other agents.

The aim is not to turn an expensive apartment into one more advert among hundreds, but to show why this particular property is worth its price and exactly who it suits.

For owners living abroad

Seafront projects in Bat Yam have owners who live permanently outside Israel. For them we can remain the point of contact for the property after the purchase: helping with letting, finding tenants, viewings and everything else to do with the apartment. More on the Owners abroad page.

It is especially convenient when the agency already knows the apartment, the project and the history of the deal.

Where to start

We suggest starting not with the question of which apartment is the most expensive, but with the budget, the space needed, the floor, the orientation and the requirements for view, parking and format.

From there you can compare specific offers inside the tower and alternative premium projects in the district. Our aim is not to sell the name of a tower but to help buy a property that genuinely matches the budget, the way you live and your long-term plans.