in 1958, zim integrated shipping services (zim) constructed beit zim, a five-story office building for designed by the architect dov karmi. the building contained offices for zim, dizengoff trading, dizengoff west africa, yachin hakal israel, gmul, alda, astraco, scandinavian airlines, and other companies. in february 1966 the building was severely damaged in a large conflagration, which led to the decision to completely destroy the building due to safety considerations. the plot of land, now empty, was nicknamed "the zim pit" ().