Compound Dijar New Cairo occupies 820 acres on South 90th Street, which makes it one of the largest single land plots any developer has assembled inside the Fifth Settlement. Reedy Group did not use that land to stack units. Building heights stop at four floors, landscaping and open green space take more than 70% of the site, and the first phase releases only 238 acres, dedicated entirely to residential apartments. The result is a density profile that reads more like a low-rise suburb than a New Cairo compound.
That land economics decision shapes everything a buyer weighs here. The product range runs from a 58 m² one-bedroom apartment to a 428 m² standalone villa, prices open at EGP 3,900,000, and Reedy Group accepts a 5% contract down payment with the balance spread across ten years. Units are handed over core and shell, so the entry price reflects a red-brick unit rather than a finished one. Every figure below is the announced list as updated to February 2026, and lists of this kind move as phases sell through.
How big is Compound Dijar New Cairo, and what does 820 acres actually change?
Compound Dijar New Cairo spans 820 acres, roughly 3.4 million m², placing it among the largest residential communities in the Fifth Settlement. Reedy Group released 238 acres as phase one for apartments only, capped buildings at four floors, and allocated more than 70% of the land to greenery, landscape and water features.
Scale on that order is rare inside New Cairo, where most compounds sit between 20 and 200 acres and compensate for tight land with taller blocks. A four-floor ceiling across 820 acres pushes the units-per-acre count down sharply, and that single ratio drives three outcomes buyers can verify after handover: fewer households sharing each pool, gym and gate, wider sight lines from ground and first floors, and less pressure on the internal road network at school-run hours. High-density compounds in the same district routinely trade privacy for a shorter walk to services. Dijar takes the opposite side of that trade.
The masterplan splits the community into two named districts with different products. Dijar holds the residential apartment buildings and carries the phase-one release. Legacy is reserved for the villa tier, covering townhouses, twin houses and standalone villas. Separating apartment blocks from villa clusters keeps each zone’s street character intact and prevents the parking and traffic load of an apartment district from spilling into villa lanes, a complaint that surfaces regularly in mixed-product compounds nearby.
Reedy Group commissioned an international engineering consultancy with a delivery record inside and outside Egypt to prepare the masterplan, and the architectural language draws on the American California style, which pairs low horizontal massing with open lawns and water bodies. The choice is consistent rather than decorative: California massing only works when plot coverage is low, so the style and the four-floor cap reinforce each other. It also gives the project a visual identity distinct from the tall, dense façades that dominate newer Fifth Settlement releases.
Phasing matters to pricing as much as to design. A 238-acre first phase inside an 820-acre landholding means the community will keep expanding for years after the earliest buyers move in, with later phases launching against a more complete set of amenities and a built-out road grid. Buyers entering phase one pay founding-stage prices for a community whose final form arrives later.
Three road frontages: where Dijar New Cairo sits on the map
The plot fronts South 90th Street, the Fifth Settlement’s principal north-south spine, inside the strip locally called the Golden Square, where the district’s higher-priced compounds cluster. What separates this parcel from its neighbours is that it touches three separate roads at once: South 90th Street, the Middle Ring Road, and the Ain Sokhna Road. Most compounds in the area depend on a single gate feeding a single artery.
Three frontages translate into practical relief. Residents can enter and exit from different directions rather than queueing at one bottleneck during morning and evening peaks, and a closure or roadworks on any one axis does not seal the community off. The Middle Ring Road link is the one that carries the widest reach, connecting the site across both Cairo and Giza governorates without routing through the older ring. The Ain Sokhna Road and the Suez Road open the eastern corridor, feeding directly toward the New Administrative Capital and the Red Sea coast.
Distance to the New Administrative Capital is measured in minutes rather than a long commute, which matters as government ministries, banks and service headquarters continue relocating there. Cairo International Airport sits around 30 minutes away by car. For a buyer weighing a unit in eastern Cairo, that pairing of a Fifth Settlement address with a short run to the new government seat is the location’s core argument, and it supports demand from both owner-occupiers and landlords letting to relocated staff.
Landmarks and services in the surrounding radius
- Universities: the American University in Cairo and the British University in Egypt both sit a short drive away, which keeps the project practical for families whose children study locally rather than boarding.
- Retail and dining: Cairo Festival City Mall and the Downtown Katameya area cover shopping, restaurants and cinema without leaving the district.
- Healthcare: the Saudi German Hospital and the Air Force Specialized Hospital fall inside the surrounding radius for emergency and routine care.
- Axes: the El Mosheer Tantawy Axis and the Suez Road carry traffic toward central Cairo and the eastern districts.
- Neighbouring communities: Kayan, Triangle and Azzar New Cairo sit in the same stretch, placing Dijar inside an established, fully serviced residential belt rather than on an isolated plot.
Unit types, sizes and who each one fits
The product ladder starts with compact apartments in the Dijar district and climbs to standalone villas in Legacy. Apartments come in one, two and three-bedroom layouts. The villa tier covers townhouses, twin houses and standalone units. Every unit across both districts is delivered core and shell, so interior finishing is executed by the owner after handover.
| Unit type | Size starts from | Bedrooms |
|---|---|---|
| Apartment | 58 m² | 1 |
| Apartment | 95 m² | 2 |
| Apartment | 130 m² | 3 |
| Townhouse, twin house and standalone villa | 172 m² to 428 m² | Villa layouts |
The 58 m² one-bedroom is the entry ticket into the Golden Square, and it targets singles, newly married couples and investors who want a Fifth Settlement address at the lowest possible capital outlay. Two-bedroom apartments open at 95 m², a size that suits a small family without carrying the service charge of a larger footprint. Three-bedroom layouts from 130 m² serve mid-sized households that need a third room for children or a home office.
Villas in Legacy range from 172 m² to 428 m² across the three formats, each with a private garden and frontage onto the landscaped areas. A townhouse at the lower end of that band suits a family stepping out of an apartment without taking on standalone maintenance, while the 428 m² standalone sits at the top of the community’s product ladder. Because the range is quoted across all three villa formats collectively, buyers should confirm the exact built-up area and garden allocation per format at reservation rather than assuming a single figure covers all of them.
Compound Dijar New Cairo prices and what the price per metre says
Prices open at EGP 3,900,000 for a one-bedroom apartment in phase one. The list below is the announced schedule updated to February 2026 and stays subject to revision as sales phases progress, so confirm the current release before reserving.
- One-bedroom apartment: from EGP 3,900,000
- Two-bedroom apartment: from EGP 6,600,000
- Three-bedroom apartment: from EGP 8,900,000
- Townhouse: from EGP 16,000,000
- Twin house: from EGP 24,900,000
- Standalone villa: from EGP 33,500,000
Running those figures against the starting sizes gives a consistent apartment band. The 58 m² one-bedroom works out at roughly EGP 67,200 per m², the 95 m² two-bedroom at about EGP 69,500 per m², and the 130 m² three-bedroom at close to EGP 68,500 per m². A band that tight across three layouts indicates a single pricing rule applied by area rather than premiums loaded onto particular sizes, which is useful information when comparing floors, views and positions inside the same building.
Two qualifications belong with those numbers. First, they price a core and shell unit, so a buyer must add an interior finishing budget before comparing them against a fully finished competitor’s quoted rate. Second, the villa band cannot be reduced to one rate, because the 172 m² to 428 m² range spans townhouses, twin houses and standalone villas at three different price entry points. Reedy Group also applies a cash discount reaching 45% of the unit value for buyers settling the full amount at contract, which changes the arithmetic completely for anyone holding the liquidity.
Reservation, down payment and the ten-year installment plan
Booking begins with a fully refundable reservation deposit of EGP 150,000, which holds the selected unit while contract paperwork is completed. After reservation, the developer’s payment structure is deliberately shallow at the front end and long at the back.
- Reservation deposit: EGP 150,000, fully refundable.
- Contract down payment: 5% of the unit value.
- Second payment: a further 5% due one month after contract.
- Balance: the remaining 90% installed over a period reaching ten years.
- Cash purchase: a discount reaching 45% of the unit value.
- Maintenance deposit: approximately 8% of the total unit price, covering operation and upkeep of shared facilities after handover.
Applied to the entry apartment, the structure means EGP 195,000 at contract and another EGP 195,000 a month later, leaving EGP 3,510,000 across the ten-year term, which averages close to EGP 29,300 a month before any milestone weighting. On the EGP 6,600,000 two-bedroom the same rule produces EGP 330,000 at contract and an average near EGP 49,500 a month. Those averages assume an even spread, so the actual schedule should be read from the contract annex.
The 8% maintenance deposit is the line buyers most often overlook. On a EGP 3,900,000 unit it adds roughly EGP 312,000 to the total commitment, and it is a separate charge from the installment plan. Budgeting it upfront alongside the finishing cost gives a truthful picture of the cash required to occupy a unit here, rather than the headline installment alone.
What does core and shell delivery mean for a Dijar buyer?
Compound Dijar New Cairo hands over units core and shell, meaning the structure, façades and primary utility connections are completed while interior walls are left as red brick. The owner executes all internal finishing. Handover runs approximately four years from the contract date, placing scheduled delivery around 2030.
The trade is straightforward. Core and shell lowers the entry price because the developer is not pricing in a finishing package, and it hands the owner complete control over layout, materials and specification level. It also splits the spend into two separate stages, since finishing capital is required after handover rather than inside the installment plan. Against that, the unit is not habitable on delivery day, and finishing costs in Egypt have tracked material inflation closely, which is a variable a buyer carries rather than the developer.
Reedy Group contracted a specialist facility management company to operate and maintain the community’s utilities and shared services, with the stated aim of having services live at handover. That matters in a phased project of this size, where the common gap between unit delivery and functioning amenities can leave early residents living on a site that is still effectively a construction zone. A named operator under contract reduces, without eliminating, that operational lag.
Amenities across the Dijar and Legacy districts
The community is planned as a self-contained town, with leisure, retail, security and service components inside the gates rather than distributed to the surrounding district. Green space and landscape hold the majority of the land, and the remaining facilities are spread across the site so both the Dijar apartment district and the Legacy villa district are served.
- Landscape: green areas and natural landscaping across more than 70% of the total land, with water features and fountains threaded through the plan.
- Sport: tennis courts, football pitches and multiple swimming pools distributed across the community rather than concentrated in one hub.
- Clubhouse: a social and recreational venue serving all age groups, with free membership available to residents.
- Retail: an integrated commercial zone with shops, restaurants and cafés covering daily needs without leaving the compound.
- Children: dedicated kids areas with secured play equipment graded by age band.
- Security: round-the-clock coverage combining electronic gates, surveillance cameras and a trained guarding team.
- Parking: allocated spaces for every residential unit plus separate visitor parking.
- Technology: smart home systems and centralised management of shared utilities.
- Maintenance: scheduled maintenance by a specialised technical team to hold service standards after handover.
Reedy Group, the developer behind the project
Reedy Group for Real Estate Development built and owns Compound Dijar New Cairo. Engineer Sayed El Reedy founded the group in 1970, giving it more than 55 years of continuous operation and making it one of the oldest investment houses in Egypt and the wider region. Karim El Reedy serves as managing director with responsibility for day-to-day operations, and the group’s activity extends across several sectors alongside real estate development.
The company’s portfolio is concentrated in Greater Cairo and the North Coast. Azzar New Cairo, Azzar 2 in the Fifth Settlement and Azzar Infinity sit in the same district as Dijar, while Azzar Islands extends the brand to the North Coast. That local density of completed and delivering projects is the practical value of the track record: a buyer can inspect a Reedy Group community in the same market, at the same price tier, before committing to an off-plan unit.
Developer longevity carries specific weight in a phased release. An 820-acre project delivered over successive phases depends on the developer surviving multiple market cycles and funding later phases without stalling. A group operating since 1970 with a repeat presence in the same district offers a documented history to assess, which is a more defensible basis for judgement than a launch brochure.
The investment case, and who this project does not suit
Three factors stated above support the medium-term value case. The triple road frontage plus proximity to the New Administrative Capital places the project on eastern Cairo’s active growth axis, where demand follows the relocation of government and corporate offices. The 820-acre landbank means phase-one buyers enter at founding prices while the community’s amenity base is still being built out, and later phases historically launch above earlier ones in projects structured this way. The core and shell system compresses the entry price and lets an owner finish to a specification that positions the unit in a higher resale bracket than its purchase rate implies.
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Reedy Group’s presence since 1970, with Azzar New Cairo and Azzar 2 delivering in the same district, adds a layer of execution assurance that a first-time developer cannot offer. Balanced against that, the four-year handover horizon and the core and shell system mean capital is committed long before the unit generates rent or is habitable, and the finishing budget sits outside the payment plan entirely.
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On fit, the project reads clearly. It suits families and investors who value low density, four-storey buildings and wide green space over maximum centrality, and who can carry a finishing spend after handover. It also suits buyers who want a single community offering everything from a 58 m² apartment to a 428 m² villa, which allows a household to move up without leaving the compound. It suits far less anyone needing immediate, fully finished occupancy, or a buyer whose budget cannot absorb the 8% maintenance deposit and interior works on top of the installments.
This analysis is provided for guidance only and does not constitute investment advice.
Frequently asked questions
How much do I need to pay to reserve a unit?
Compound Dijar New Cairo reserves a unit against a fully refundable EGP 150,000 deposit. Contract follows with a 5% down payment, a second 5% one month later, and the remaining 90% installed across ten years. Cash buyers receive a discount reaching 45% instead.
How large is the Dijar Compound New Cairo land area?
Compound Dijar New Cairo covers 820 acres, approximately 3.4 million m². Reedy Group released 238 acres as phase one for apartments only, capped buildings at four floors, and reserved more than 70% of the total land for green space, landscaping and water features.
When does Dijar New Cairo deliver, and in what finishing?
Compound Dijar New Cairo hands over roughly four years from the contract date, scheduled around 2030, with units delivered core and shell. Structure, façades and main utility connections are completed by the developer, while interior finishing is executed by the owner after handover.
Who is the developer of Dijar and when was it founded?
Compound Dijar New Cairo is developed by Reedy Group for Real Estate Development, founded in 1970 by Engineer Sayed El Reedy and operating for more than 55 years. Its portfolio includes Azzar New Cairo, Azzar 2, Azzar Infinity and Azzar Islands on the North Coast.
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The bottom line
Compound Dijar New Cairo combines an unusually large 820-acre landbank with a four-floor height cap and more than 70% green cover, a product ladder running from a 58 m² apartment to a 428 m² villa, and a developer operating since 1970. Prices open at EGP 3,900,000 against a 5% down payment and ten-year installments, with core and shell handover around 2030.
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