Century City Compound New Cairo

Century City New Cairo: Art Deco blocks on 26 feddans

Century City New Cairo is an apartment compound by Vantage Urban Developments in the Fifth Settlement, New Cairo. Its published size is 26 feddans, three quarters of it water and greenery, with buildings designed in an Art Deco style. On offer are fully finished flats and penthouses, and the compound is published as pet-friendly.

Flats and penthouses

The brochure says units come fully finished, which saves the time and cost of finishing, but get the specification sheet: flooring, kitchens, bathrooms, whether air conditioning is installed or only prepared, and whether heaters and lighting are included. Vantage has published no sizes or prices for Century City, so ask it what is available and when each block hands over.

Flat or penthouse?

A penthouse sits on the top floor, so ask whether it comes with a roof, how big that roof is, whether it is priced at the full or a reduced rate per metre, and whether you may add a pergola or a small pool.

Published facilities

• Man-made lakes, landscaping and gardens.
• A pool, an outdoor gym, a yoga area and a jogging track.
• A clinic open 24 hours.
• A children's area and a shopping area.
• Underground parking, security cameras, maintenance, cleaning and gardening.

The clinic is published as open round the clock, so ask who will operate it and whether it opens with the first handover or only once the compound fills.

Lakes, pets and parking

Three quarters of 26 feddans is about 81,900 m² of water and greenery. Man-made lakes need constant upkeep, so ask whether that cost sits in the yearly service charge. If you have a cat or dog, get the pet rules in writing: which animals are allowed and where they can be walked. And ask how many underground spaces come with each flat.

Location and neighbours

The compound is published as near Mivida, the Ring Road and the industrial zone. On the map, Elen is 700 metres away, The Crest a kilometre, and Creekview and Solana East 1.4 km.

The neighbours' metre varies a lot. Elen opens with 75 m² at 4,615,000 and The Crest with 80 m² at 4,977,280, both near 62,000 a metre. Creekview's first unit is 160 m² at 12,815,399, roughly 80,100, and Solana East's is 99 m² at 13,900,000, roughly 140,400. Once you know Century City's price, see which level it is closest to, remembering its units come finished.

About Vantage

The brochure says Vantage was founded in 2019 and works through a subsidiary called Country Homes, with M Signature in the Fifth Settlement, Plateau Strip Mall in El Sheikh Zayed, and Marina Delta and Marina Delta Lagoons on the coast. None of its projects is on offer at the moment, so ask which of these it has handed over, who the contractor for Century City is, and how much has been built so far.

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