Indeed, he just bought the "Rav Kook" site in Tel Aviv's Neve Tzedek neighborhood for NIS 130 million, not including VAT. The site lies between Hamered, Eliezer Rokach and Ein Yaakov streets. There are several historic buildings on it with strict preservation orders, a few buildings marked for demolition, and some empty lots. Among the buildings designated for preservation is the Rabbi Kook Synagogue, built in 1904, and the study hall of Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook, who was the first Ashkenazi chief rabbi of Palestine under the British mandate. The site was owned by Yeshuati, a company controlled by US businessman Yaniv Zaguri.
