Cairo Festival City in New Cairo by Al-Futtaim Group Real Estate

Cairo Festival City is a mega mixed-use project located in New Cairo. The project is brought to the real estate scene by the huge well-known developer Al-Futtaim Group Real Estate.

The innovative urban mixed-use development Cairo Festival City, which occupies more than 3 million square meters (700 acres), is ideally situated at the entrance to New Cairo. Setting new benchmarks, Cairo Festival City offers world-class hotels, international schools, and car dealerships all within a serene and beautifully landscaped community. 

It also offers prime office spaces, magnificent villas and apartments, and a top indoor-outdoor shopping, dining, and entertainment destination.

Cairo Festival City is a genuinely lively and unforgettable place because of its unique upmarket features and dedication to community celebration. You can live, stay, eat, work, connect, play, and drink in this place. Cairo Festival City is a fully integrated city within the city.

Master Plan & Major Facilities of Cairo Festival City

The master plan of Cairo Festival City is a piece of art that integrates all elements of life over the 700 acres of land forming the project. These elements of life include infrastructure, livability, underground parking, schools, a commercial strip, a medical center, a business hub, a mosque, disability support venues, bicycle lanes, jogging trails, a clubhouse, restaurants, a kids’ area, and a luxury hotel.

Taking a closer look at the master plan of Cairo Festival City reveals many facilities, for instance:

• First and foremost, the residential zones include fully finished homes overlooking lavish scenery.   

• Then comes the commercial strip or the CFC Mall. CFC, a super-regional shopping center with a gross leasable area of 160,000 square meters, is located in the center of Cairo Festival City. 

Anchored by a 10,750 square meter hypermarket, CFC Mall offers more than 300 stores and services, including 95 eateries and cafés. With 50 cafes and restaurants arranged around the stunning Dancing Fountain and outdoor theater, The Village offers a distinctive outdoor experience. 

Carrefour and the flagship furniture store IKEA have two department stores and 32,000 square meters of GLA. A multi-screen Cineplex, shopping venues (Marks & Spencer and Debenhams), and more than 6,500 parking spots.

• Then comes the business district, The Northern and Southern Districts of Cairo Festival City's corporate District will house more than 250,000 square meters of first-rate office space, more than 11,000 parking spaces, and cutting-edge corporate amenities.

There are various phases of the Southern Business District. The initial stage has been operational since Q4 2012, encompassing four 40,000 square meter buildings. The second phase consists of five 50,000-square-meter buildings. Both stages overlook the major Boulevard of Cairo Festival City. 

Complementing the successfully established Southern Business District, the Northern Business District is situated at the northern end of Cairo Festival City, a mixed-use urban development. CFC is showcased in The Podium, the first stage of the Northern Business District's newly created shell and core office space. 

The special space, which is more than 30,000 square meters, will provide small and medium-sized enterprises with a flexible and adaptable workstation arrangement in addition to enough parking for both residents and visitors. 

Businesses will be able to operate in style because of the clever use of space. The Podium is created with great care, encompassing eateries, coffee shops, leisure, and contemporary business lifestyles made possible by the retail establishments located within the office complex.

• Also, you can find the hotel. CFC raises the bar for hospitality and business. A 400-room luxury hotel with a resort-like atmosphere that extends into lovely landscaped gardens is integrated into CFC Mall. 

A lavish spa, a sizable banqueting and meeting area with a rooftop restaurant, garden eateries, and a health club will guarantee visitors enjoy a range of unforgettable encounters. There will be a business on the other side of CFC Mall. 

The hotel prioritizes business travelers' needs. The hotel is going to be located near the Southern Business District, completely furnished with state-of-the-art equipment, and meeting and conference spaces.

• CFC Mall is a 15,000-square-meter outdoor entertainment center with dining, shopping, entertainment, and lifestyle options. An outdoor terrace space that offers views of the amphitheater and the mall restaurants is exquisitely situated among the courtyard's eagerly awaited dancing fountain. 

• Water features include the magnificent dancing fountain at Cairo Festival City, a visually striking landmark that combines water jets and shooters to create an amazing show of light, music, and water that will leave you with unforgettable entertainment.

• With its magnificent amphitheater that can hold up to 1,200 people in an outdoor setting, Cairo Festival City Mall unleashes creativity and skill. Homegrown skills and soul-reviving live performances will be enjoyed by the audience.

• Concerning the educational facilities, you can find the American International School (AIS) which offers a thorough and demanding education. AIS wants to encourage students to pursue careers as junior professionals who can make valuable contributions to a changing and varied world.

• For the first time in Africa, CFC introduces KidZania, a novel edutainment idea. Children can role-play by imitating activities that are typically performed by adults at the indoor theme park, which is a city designed specifically for children.

• Last but not least, within the boundaries of the Automotive Park, CFC is home to Honda and Toyota showrooms and servicing facilities, totaling more than 12,000 square meters of space dedicated to automobile showrooms.

Services in Cairo Festival City

Services offered in Cairo Festival City are top-notch ones including: 

• 24/7 security services 
• Maintenance services 
• Facility and community management services
• Mommy's room
• Hands-Free shopping
• Child Identification Bracelets
• Baby strollers
• Prayer rooms
• Valet service
• WIFI
• Lost & Found

Location of Cairo Festival City

Cairo Festival City enjoys a prime location in New Cairo, specifically on the Ring Road, and it is:

• Less than 30 minutes by car from Downtown Cairo 
• Less than 15 minutes by car from Cairo International Airport

Cairo Festival City is ideally situated on the east side of the Greater Cairo Ring Road, close to the neighborhoods of Maadi to the south and Heliopolis, Nasr City, and Mokattam to the west.

Property Types in Cairo Festival City

Units offered in Cairo Festival City vary between residential, administrative, and commercial ones. 

You will find fully finished apartments, hotel apartments, penthouses, duplexes, twin houses, standalone villas, and townhouses for sale in Cairo Festival City New Cairo. There are offices and retail spaces for sale in CFC as well. 

Moreover,  all the units enjoy artistic views of lush greenery and verdant landscaping.  

Advantages & Unique Selling Points of Cairo Festival City 

Being lucky enough to get your space or your residential unit at Cairo Festival City entails that you enjoy a wide range of benefit points, including:

• Enjoy CFC Mall’s branded stores and F&B outlets that satisfy all your needs.

• Take advantage of the educational facilities found in the school that enable you to educate your kids inside your mini-city.

• Enjoying the entertainment facilities found in the leisure hub. 

Cairo Festival City Developer - Al Futtaim Group

Al Futtaim Real Estate is a top developer of mixed-use developments. It builds completely integrated projects that comprise residential properties, schools, hospitals, and retail establishments is the company's primary focus. 

A division of the massive Al Futtaim Group in the United Arab Emirates is Al Futtaim Real Estate. One of the most forward-thinking regional corporate houses, Al-Futtaim was founded as a commercial company in the 1930s and has its headquarters in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. 

In recent years, the organization has greatly increased the scope of its business operations and entered several new regions, broadening its reach beyond the Greater Middle East and GCC to include Africa, Australasia, Europe, and South East and North Asia.

New Cairo

CFC is ideally located in New Cairo City. Over its 85,000 acres, the city provides its residents with a wealth of recreational, educational, and medical amenities, including:

•  American University in Cairo (AUC) 
•  International School of Choueifat
•  Cairo Festival City Mall (CFC)
•  German University in Cairo (GUC)
•  Canadian International College (CIC)
•  Future University in Egypt (FUE)

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