Avigail Kastiel

Partner

Adv. Avigail Kastiel has led the Real Estate Department at S. Horowitz for over twenty years. Her clients include leading private and public sector entities as well as private landowners, whom she guides through complex real estate transactions at all stages – from planning and initiation, through drafting agreement frameworks, financing, execution, completion, and registration.

In her practice, Avigail handles commercial and residential real estate transactions, purchase, sale and lease agreements, combination transactions and urban renewal projects, including evacuation-construction agreements and TAMA 38 projects. She also specializes in land development, purchase groups, BOT and PFI projects, and tenders. Her legal expertise has been consistently recognized by Legal 500 across various practice areas, particularly in real estate. According to Legal 500, “Her assistance and guidance has proved invaluable, due to both her professional expertise and her ability to turn adversity into cooperation.”

Avigail’s extensive experience in the field is demonstrated through her work with a diverse range of clients, including leading developers, construction and infrastructure companies, kibbutzim, and higher education institutions. She leads prominent projects in private real estate, residential real estate, and income-producing properties, including logistics centers, shopping centers, office complexes, and hotels. Avigail has specific expertise and extensive experience working with the Israel Land Authority and reaching settlements with them.

"Her assistance and guidance has proved invaluable, due to both her professional expertise and her ability to turn adversity into cooperation"

The Legal 500

Core Capabilities

Managing complex real estate transactions from due diligence through completion
Leading negotiations in urban renewal projects and drafting comprehensive development agreements
Executing complex transactions with the Israel Land Authority
Advising on commercial lease agreements and property management contracts
Counseling on real estate financing structures and security arrangements
Managing property rights registration and regulatory approvals
Handling real estate disputes and partnership dissolution claims, and assisting in dispute mediation and resolution
Ongoing legal counsel to non-profits regarding real estate and regulatory compliance

Notable Representations

Representing hundreds of private landowners in a project valued at over $750 million for the planning and construction of three luxury residential towers comprising approximately 40 floors and 450 units in the “Kikar HaMedina” project in Tel Aviv.
Representing KAN – The Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation in all real estate aspects of complex transactions. As part of this work, led the team that drafted and prepared various tenders related to the production of the Eurovision Song Contest held in Israel in May 2019.
Representing Minrav Projects Ltd. in acquiring full rights to the second phase of a real estate project in Jerusalem’s French Hill neighborhood, which includes plans for approximately 400 residential units.
Representing Minrav Holdings Ltd. and Megorit Israel Ltd. in their successful joint bid for multiple government tenders issued by “Dira Lehaskir” (The Governmental Company for Housing and Rental) for the establishment and operation of long-term rental projects comprising over 550 residential units in major Israeli cities.
Providing ongoing legal counsel to the Paz Group for various real estate transactions, including representation in transactions for the sale of land currently used for gas stations in the Tel Aviv area, designated for redevelopment into commercial and residential properties.