District 5 Compound New Cairo by Marakez Developments

Spread across 268 acres in the heart of New Katameya, District 5 Compound New Cairo represents the fullest expression of Marakez Developments‘ mixed-use model, bringing living, working, shopping, leisure and wellness together behind one perimeter on the Cairo – Ain Sokhna Highway.

This is the flagship residential venture of the property arm of Saudi Arabia’s Fawaz Alhokair Group in East Cairo, with unit prices starting at EGP 20,312,000, a down payment of 15% and instalments running up to 7 years, while the D5M mall and the business district are already trading ahead of most residential handovers.

District 5 Compound New Cairo by Marakez Developments

The Meaning Behind the Name District 5

The name District 5 carries two deliberate meanings. On one level it points directly to the Fifth Settlement, the district that hosts the project, while on another the number five signals the five journeys the master plan was built around.

Those journeys are Live for residential, Play for leisure, Grow for health and wellness, Shop for retail and Work for offices, since the land was not divided along purely urban lines but along functional ones that follow a resident’s day.

That explains why the project does not read as a cluster of buildings behind a wall, but as a miniature urban district with its own retail core, wellness hub, business quarter and residential neighbourhoods, each feeding value into the others.

About District 5 Compound New Cairo

The project did not begin with the residential units but with the commercial spine. Marakez built its reputation in the Egyptian market on large-scale shopping centres before it entered residential development, which is why its approach at District 5 diverges from the conventional developer who builds units first and defers amenities for years.

Here the D5M mall, the office quarter and restaurants such as Kokomo, Mo Bistro, Willow’s and Mista are already operating, while several residential phases remain under construction. That reversed sequence hands the resident functioning amenities from day one rather than promises drawn on a master plan.

Only 20% of the land is given to residential buildings, leaving 80% for greenery, landscaping, facilities and roads, with the commercial and administrative quarter occupying roughly 30 acres of that footprint.

The residential zone holds 1,720 units distributed across separate neighbourhoods rather than a single mass, and each carries its own identity: Plateau District 5, Clubside Apartments, Campus District 5 and D Parks, differing in unit mix, privacy level and outlook.

The architectural language is contemporary, defined by clean horizontal lines and generous glazing, softened by heritage-inspired treatment of the facades and external finishing materials that breaks the coldness of purely modern design.

Interiors were laid out on a principle of maximum spatial efficiency, so the usable area feels larger than the figure on paper.

Circulation planning rests on a full separation between residential and non-residential zones through internal walls and independent gates, supported by a pedestrian network linking neighbourhood parks to the clubhouse and wellness centre through under-crossings beneath the internal roads.

It is an expensive engineering detail rarely executed in New Cairo projects, but in practice it means a child can move from a neighbourhood park to the club without crossing a single street.

District 5 New Cairo by Marakez

District 5 Compound Details Table

District 5 Compound Location

The project sits in New Katameya, the natural south-eastern extension of the 5th Settlement, with a direct frontage on the Cairo – Ain Sokhna Highway, the artery that links East Cairo to the New Administrative Capital and the eastern coastline.

What makes this particular position valuable is that it combines two qualities that rarely coexist. It sits outside the congestion of the older, densely built pockets of the 5th Settlement, yet remains minutes from Road 90 and the clubs and universities belt, which translates into residential calm without isolation from the services core.

The developer has built dedicated flyovers crossing the Ain Sokhna Highway to serve the project, so residents move towards the 5th Settlement or towards the New Administrative Capital without entering the highway’s main junctions, alongside direct access to El Mosheer Tantawy Axis and the Ring Road.

The surrounding district is New Katameya, an area that has seen clear densification in upper-tier residential projects over recent years, which strengthens the resale outlook for units released today at early-phase pricing.

Landmarks Near District 5 Compound

Compounds Near District 5

The New Katameya and 5th Settlement belt holds several projects competing with District 5 in the same bracket, and comparing them helps place its pricing and product against what the immediate surroundings offer.

• Stone Park Compound: one of the earliest delivered projects in the area along Katameya Road, offering apartments and standalone villas within a fully matured community whose amenities have been running for years.
• Mountain View iCity New Cairo: the closest alternative in integrated-city philosophy within the 5th Settlement, known for its central park and a unit mix spanning apartments, townhouses and villas.
• Hyde Park Terraces: located inside the Hyde Park precinct on South Road 90, built around units with wide terraces overlooking the parent project’s central garden.
• Katameya Gardens: geographically the nearest project to the New Katameya belt, leaning heavily towards villas and townhouses with low build density and price bands close to the villas at District 5.
• Taj City Compound: on the Cairo – Suez Road facing Cairo International Airport, sharing with District 5 the mixed-use model that blends residential with commercial and hospitality components.

Unit Types, Sizes and Prices in District 5 Compound

The project covers a wide price and size range, opening with a compact apartment suited to a first-time buyer or an investor chasing rental yield, and reaching standalone six-bedroom villas. The figures below are instalment prices rather than cash prices.

Apartment and Penthouse Prices in District 5

The price per meter across the residential units ranges between EGP 231,000 and EGP 282,000 per sqm. The highest rate appears in the smallest units and eases gradually as size increases, which makes the mid-range and larger units stronger on value per meter.

Villa and Townhouse Sizes in District 5

Villa and townhouse prices are released with each new phase launch and vary with the unit’s position inside the neighbourhood and the size of the attached garden.

For the current price list and available inventory, contact the District 5 Compound hotline: ‎+201118183030

Administrative and Commercial Units in District 5

Alongside the residential offering, the company releases an investment portfolio inside the administrative quarter, a fundamentally different proposition in yield terms since it rests on commercial rather than residential rent.

Administrative buildings in District 5 Compound New Cairo

Payment Plans in District 5 Compound

The company works with two core plans, one leaning towards a lower down payment over a longer term and the other towards a higher down payment in exchange for a smaller instalment.

The choice between them comes down to the liquidity available at booking.

A maintenance deposit of 7% of the unit value is added and settled separately from the instalments, covering maintenance, cleaning and the operation of facilities across the destination, while the reservation deposit varies by unit type and the phase on release.

Cash discounts and promotional offers are released seasonally with each new phase. To ask about the offer currently running and the reservation deposit value, call the District 5 hotline: ‎+201118183030

Delivery Dates in District 5 Compound

Units are handed over semi-finished across most phases, which lets the owner pick the finishing level, flooring and bathroom materials to match budget and taste, with a fully finished option offered in selected phases for buyers who prefer to move in or lease immediately.

The handover schedule is gradual by design, given the split into independent neighbourhoods. The first residential phases began delivery from 2026, and later phases follow over the coming years according to each neighbourhood’s launch date.

That sequence means buyers in the later phases move into an area where the core amenities and the commercial spine are already trading, a practical advantage that cuts down the years spent living inside a construction site.

Facilities and Services in District 5 Compound

What sets the amenity package apart here is not its length but the fact that part of it is already operating, run by the company itself on the back of a long record in managing shopping centres. The elements below are what separate District 5 from its surroundings.

• Gateway Plaza, the Heart of the Destination

The central plaza is the urban node tying the residential zone to the leisure, wellness, work and retail districts, and its position was chosen precisely so the clubhouse and wellness centre connect to every residential neighbourhood within a short walk.

The plaza reads closer to a European town square than a services strip, functioning as an evening gathering point for residents and a venue for seasonal activities and open-air markets.

• The Clubhouse and Wellness Centre

The clubhouse sits at the centre of the residential zone and holds a restaurant, cafe, TV room, games room, lounge, pool house and a terrace opening onto the outdoor area with the leisure pools and cabanas.

The wellness centre is a separate facility with a pool, a fully equipped gym, fitness studios and sports facilities, alongside dedicated areas for yoga, pilates and meditation, which keeps social activity and athletic activity apart instead of forcing both into one crowded building.

• D5M Mall and the Commercial District

The D5M mall is the destination’s commercial spine and is already trading, with commercial, administrative and medical spaces from 79 sqm up to 194 sqm, hosting local and international brands alongside operating restaurants and cafes.

Among the names the mall has drawn are Kokomo, Mo Bistro, Willow’s and Mista, destinations that pull visitors from outside the compound and lift footfall across the area, with a supermarket, banks, telecom outlets and pharmacies covering daily needs.

• Mindhaus and the Business Quarter

The business quarter inside the project spans roughly 106,000 sqm, of which more than 50,000 sqm is given to leasable office space across more than 110 administrative offices, designed to draw in more natural light and to allow units to be split or merged according to the tenant company’s needs.

This component serves two purposes at once. It puts an office minutes from the resident’s home, and it hands the investor an income-producing asset inside a destination whose commercial core is already active.

• The Pedestrian Network and Under-Crossings

A continuous pedestrian network links the neighbourhood parks to the plaza, the clubhouse and the wellness centre, relying on under-crossings beneath the internal roads rather than surface junctions, alongside dedicated cycling lanes and jogging and walking trails threaded through the landscape.

Core Services in District 5 Compound

Living Advantages in District 5 Compound

• Genuinely low build density: only 20% of the total 268 acres goes to residential buildings, which means wide setbacks between blocks and open views that do not run into a neighbouring wall.
• Amenities operating before handover: the D5M mall, the business quarter and restaurants such as Kokomo and Willow’s are already trading, unlike projects that wait years to activate a commercial core.
• 7 minutes from Road 90 and 8 minutes from AUC: real proximity to the 5th Settlement services core while the unit itself stays outside its congested belt.
• Full separation between residential and non-residential zones: internal walls and independent gates protect neighbourhood privacy despite the commercial and administrative quarter inside the destination.
• Fully safe pedestrian movement: under-crossings beneath the internal roads connect neighbourhood parks to the club and wellness centre without crossing a street.
• Size range from 72 sqm to 600 sqm: a spread that accommodates the first-time buyer and the large family inside the same community.

Investment Advantages in District 5 Compound

• Operating assets that lift rental demand: a 30-acre commercial and administrative quarter with more than 50,000 sqm of leased offices inside the destination creates a standing tenant base looking for housing near work, a demand driver a purely residential compound cannot replicate.
• 15% down payment over 7 years: limited capital tied up against a unit secured at the current phase price, with the balance settled across seven years during which property values move upward.
• The price-per-meter gap across sizes: the rate falls from EGP 282,000 per sqm on the 72 sqm unit to EGP 231,000 per sqm on the 183 sqm unit, a spread that opens a clear opening for anyone targeting maximum value per meter in the mid sizes.
• A multi-segment resale path: a portfolio spanning residential, administrative, commercial and medical widens the pool of potential buyers at exit instead of relying on a single segment.
• Positioned on the Capital corridor: the Cairo – Ain Sokhna Highway is absorbing a growing weight of national and residential projects, and the dedicated flyovers the developer has built reinforce the site’s connection to East Cairo and to the New Administrative Capital 25 minutes away.

About Marakez Developments

Marakez Real Estate Development is the property arm of Saudi Arabia’s Fawaz Alhokair Group in Egypt, the group founded by Fawaz Alhokair with his brothers Salman and Abdulmajid in Saudi Arabia in the late 1980s.

The group entered the Egyptian market in 2010 with the opening of Mall of Arabia in 6th of October City, and following the mall’s commercial success it decided to expand on an institutional footing, establishing the Marakez entity in 2015 as an Egyptian company specialising in developing and operating mixed-use projects.

The company today runs a portfolio of more than 10 residential and commercial destinations stretching from Greater Cairo to the Delta and the coast, led by CEO Eng. Basel Ramzy since 2015, working alongside Ahmed El Demerdash Badrawi as Executive Vice Chairman, Eng. Mohamed Badr as Chief Technical Officer with more than 25 years of experience, and Yasmine Abou Samra as Chief Development Officer.

According to press statements by its chief executive, the company is executing an investment plan exceeding EGP 20 billion in the Egyptian market, which explains its capacity to hold delivery schedules on projects of District 5’s scale.

What distinguishes the company’s record is that it combines income-producing assets operating for years with residential projects at different stages of growth.

Its shopping centres serve millions of visitors annually, and that gives its residential projects a clear operational edge over conventional developments.

Marakez Developments Track Record

Other Marakez Projects on Our Website

The company’s portfolio is not confined to East Cairo. It spreads across four destinations covering eastern and western Cairo and the coast, and each project follows a different logic in unit mix, price level and payment term.

• Crescent Walk Compound: in the heart of the 6th Settlement across 118 acres with greenery taking 80% of the land, offering units from 110 to 574 sqm at prices from EGP 20,700,000 with payment terms up to 8 years.
• Giza Terraces Compound: the company’s newest launch in New Zayed facing New Giza, a villas-only project built on a stepped-terrace philosophy with sizes from 210 sqm supported by smart home technology.
• Ramla North Coast: the company’s first coastal venture at kilometre 195 across 375 acres with a private beach running 1.4 km, and chalets from 95 sqm on a 5% down payment.

District 5 Compound New Cairo in Summary

District 5 Compound remains one of the few projects in New Cairo where the core amenities can be inspected before purchase rather than only on a master plan. Its strongest points are:

• 268 acres with a residential built-up ratio of just 20% and 80% for greenery, facilities and roads.
• A commercial and administrative spine already trading through the D5M mall and a business quarter exceeding 50,000 sqm of offices.
• A unit range from a 72 sqm apartment to a 600 sqm villa inside the same community.
• Prices from EGP 20,312,000 with a 15% down payment over 7 years.
• A position 7 minutes from Road 90 and 19 minutes from Cairo International Airport.

Inventory in the current phases is limited and prices move with every new release. For the latest price list and to book a site visit, contact the District 5 Compound New Cairo hotline: ‎+201118183030

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D5M mall inside District 5 Compound New Cairo