Built in 1935 from donations by Tel Aviv workers and designed by architect Arieh Sharon, the historic Brenner Street building has been carefully restored as a boutique hotel with 1970s touches, geometric carpets and old-Tel Aviv charmThe historic building at 5 Brenner Street in Tel Aviv was built more than 90 years ago. In recent years, it has been given a new and contemporary life.The functional structure, designed in 1935 by architect Arieh Sharon, has undergone careful preservation and redesign and now operates as a boutique hotel with historical depth and an architectural style that connects the nostalgia of the White City with bold elegance, 1970s touches and historical references.16 View gallery A room at Hotel 1935, once a meeting place for workers in the Tel Aviv (Photo: Suzie Levinson and Idan Goor)Step away for a moment from the urban rush of Rothschild Boulevard and Allenby Street, just parallel to lively Sheinkin Street, and you reach Brenner Street, one of the city’s small, shaded streets. In recent years, several boutique hotels have opened there, many hiding a rich historical past behind their walls.The building was initially planned to operate under the Brown Hotels chain, but it never opened to the public. It has now been inaugurated under a new chain, Adam Hotels, which operates in four locations that previously housed Brown hotels.16 View gallery It began as the Tel Aviv Workers’ Council House and was built with donations (Photo: Suzie Levinson and Idan Goor)16 View gallery The silver lobby ceiling contrasts with the reddish floor (Photo: Suzie Levinson and Idan Goor)16 View gallery The dining room continues the same design language, but with a completely different ceiling (Photo: Suzie Levinson and Idan Goor)Interior designer Vered Ben Simon, who leads design and architecture tours in Tel Aviv, knows these hidden stories well. One of her tours enters the city’s side streets, where nearly every building carries a fascinating story. This time, the story belongs to the building at 5 Brenner Street.“This iconic building, which has come back to life, has become the intriguing boutique Hotel 1935. When it is not fully booked, I bring groups inside for a tour that connects past and present. Even David Ben-Gurion used to hold important meetings here,” Ben Simon says.16 View gallery David Ben-Gurion used to hold important meetings here