D Line Project El Sheikh Zayed

D Line Project El Sheikh Zayed: a 71 m² office handed over this month

D Line Project El Sheikh Zayed is a commercial and administrative project by La Vista Developments on 40,030 m² of land in Sheikh Zayed: 8 buildings of ground plus two floors with shops and offices. The developer is offering one office of 71 to 72 m² at EGP 10,900,000, with 10% down, 5 years of instalments and handover in October 2026.

So this is about an office ready for handover now in a project built to serve the El Patio Zahraa compound next door and the area around it. The question: is this office worth it at its price and plan, and who does it suit?

Who does this office suit?

A small company wanting a headquarters

71 m² fits a small team with a manager's room, an open work area and a reception, in Zayed, away from the traffic of downtown and New Cairo.

An investor wanting rent soon

Handover is this month, so you can let the office within months rather than waiting years.

A service business

An accountant, a law office or a marketing firm, any business that needs to be near the residents of Zayed's compounds.

Someone living in El Patio Zahraa or nearby

An office a minute from home means a day without long trips or traffic.

The sums: 10.9 million with 10% down

• Deposit: EGP 1,090,000.
• The balance: 9,810,000 over 5 years, an instalment of about 163,500 a month.
• Price per metre: about 153,500.
• Income needed: if the instalment is to stay under a third of income, about 490,000 a month.

These are approximate and before any increases; the details are under payment plans.

This office against Zayed's offices

Using the price per m² of the cheapest office in nearby projects:

• Etapa Square: about 153,100.
• Walk Of Cairo: about 166,000.
• Mall T Square: about 156,000.
• Five Fifty Five: about 143,600.
• The Polygon: about 223,500.

D Line sits right in the middle of Zayed's office market, close to Etapa Square and Mall T Square. The difference is that this office is handed over now, so if its neighbours are still being built, you gain years of rent.

For investment: how to work out the return

Do not buy an office on the basis that "rents are high". Work it out like this:

• Ask about rents for offices of the same size in the area, and multiply the monthly rent by 12.
• Subtract annual maintenance and any months it will stand empty between tenants.
• Divide the net figure by 10.9 million, and that is the real annual return.

Note that the monthly instalment is about 163,500, so rent will probably not cover all of it in the early years. So this purchase is for someone with liquidity to make up the difference, not someone relying on rent to pay the instalment.

An office in a project next to a compound: the advantage

D Line is not a roadside mall waiting for passing customers. It is the commercial frontage for El Patio Zahraa and the compounds around it, with residents in place before anything opens. That matters more for shops than offices, but the office benefits too: staff live nearby, and clients come from the same area.

The layout: shops below, offices above

The ground floor has shops and a supermarket with an outdoor plaza for restaurants and cafés, while the first and second floors hold the offices, a gym and a co-working space. That separation keeps shopping and dining traffic apart from office traffic, so your office is quiet while everyday services sit below for your team.

71 m²: who does it fit?

A 71 m² office suits a small team depending on the layout: a manager's room, an open area and a small meeting room. If your company is growing, ask whether you could buy the office next door later. And if you let it, this size is among the easiest to let, because small companies are the biggest source of demand.

Ready now or an office off-plan?

Most offices on offer in west Cairo are sold off-plan and handed over years later. This office's advantage is that it is handed over this month:

• You see what you buy: the building, the entrance and the view are in front of you, not a drawing.
• Income starts early: if you let it, rent starts after the fitting-out months only.
• No delay risk: the project is built, so you will not wait for a handover that may slip.

The drawback is a shorter payment plan, so a higher monthly instalment. So this office is for someone who wants to start now and has liquidity.

An office or a shop?

The developer is offering only an office. Ground-floor shops have the frontage, the plaza and residents' footfall, so their rent is usually higher, but so is their price. An office is quieter to manage: usually one tenant on a long lease, with no opening and closing hours. If you are looking for a shop, message us and we will find you the resale on offer in the project.

Zayed as an office market

Anyone looking for a headquarters in west Cairo usually wants to be near staff living in Zayed and October, instead of a daily trip to New Cairo or downtown. Prices in Zayed vary widely: from about 130,000 per m² at Thru Dal to about 294,000 at Westown The Portal. D Line sits in the middle, at a reasonable price for a ready office.

Fitting out the office before letting

An office ready from the developer is not always ready to work in. It may need internal partitions, air conditioning, lighting and network cabling, all of which take cost and time before the first rent. Ask exactly what finishing level the office comes with, and add the fitting-out cost to the price before working out the return. Tenants pay more for an office ready to work in from day one.

10% down over 5 years

Office plans are usually shorter and heavier than residential ones, and that is clear here: just 5 years. So the monthly instalment is higher than for an apartment at the same price over 8 years. If you are comparing the office with an investment apartment, compare the monthly instalment, not just the price, and ask about the cash price.

The location: Sheikh Zayed

The project is in Sheikh Zayed, about two minutes from Al Ahly Club, near the Cairo–Alexandria desert road, the 26th of July axis and the Dahshur link. Mall of Arabia is about 18 minutes away and Sphinx Airport 20. Its neighbours are El Patio Zahraa, less than half a kilometre away, Rewaya and The Hillage. See it under location, or browse the other projects on the Sheikh Zayed page.

Who is La Vista?

La Vista's projects are mostly residential, such as El Patio Zahraa next to D Line and El Patio Oro in New Cairo. D Line is handed over this month, so you can inspect the office yourself before signing.

Things to know before you buy

• Inspect the office yourself before signing, and ask about the floor, the view, the entrance and the lift.
• The finishing level is not recorded with us, so ask about it, as the office may need fitting out before you let it.
• Ask about the annual maintenance charges, parking and the building's operating hours.
• Ask what licence is allowed: administrative only, or could it be a clinic.
• Read the pros and cons and the amenities above.

Your next step

Look at the unit under available units, and turn to the FAQs for any question.

If you want to check the office is still available or view it, message Masharf on WhatsApp from the button on this page, and we will send you a written offer with the deposit, instalment and cash price, and arrange a viewing time that suits you.