בית הקרנות, Commercial building in Hadar HaCarmel district, Haifa, Israel.

The Kranot Building stands at the intersection of Herzl and Balfour Streets with a large public plaza featuring stone construction in International Style architecture. The ground floor contains retail spaces, upper levels hold offices, and multiple passages connect the structure to surrounding streets.

The building was erected in the 1930s to house offices of the Jewish National Fund and Keren Hayesod during a period of increased European immigration to Haifa. This development helped shape the character of the Hadar HaCarmel district.

From the 1930s until 1969 the building was a focus of civic activity in Hadar HaCarmel: demonstrations, rallies, celebrations and public events were held there, with leaders and elected officials speaking from its balcony. It also anchored commerce and fashion, housing the "Hafzi-Bah" department store, one of the first in the country. In 1961 Haifa municipality issued a special edition of Herzl's "Altneuland" for his 100th birthday, presenting the building as an example of his vision of Haifa as the "city of the future".

The building faces the Clock Tower across Herzl Street, and its passages link Herzl and Balfour Streets, so you can cross the block without returning to the intersection. The plaza is open ground at street level, with the commercial floor at the base and offices above. Approach from Herzl Street for the main frontage.

Architect Joseph Klarwein, who later designed the Knesset and the Dagon silos, faced the building's front with stone similar to that of the Technion as a tribute to the institution. The plot belonged to the Jewish National Fund, and the building was named for the funds housed on its top floor: Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael and Keren Hayesod.