[2] In 1928, the Bayside Land Corporation, a joint venture of the Palestine Economic Corporation and the Jewish National Fund, acquired 2,400 dunams of residential land in a deal related to the building of the IPC oil pipeline.

The merging caused overcrowding at Rabin High School, resulting in overload and malfunction of public facilities and adjustment struggles of adolescents.

The line has not been returned in spite of requests sent to the local municipality about the overcrowding and malfunction of public facilities.

During the 2006 Lebanon War, Kiryat Yam was hit by Hezbollah rockets and suffered casualties and property damage.

[8] In 2009, the Haifa district planning committee approved high-rise construction for the neighborhood, overruling Rafael's objections.