A 360-acre destination at Cairo's eastern edge — boulevards, lagoons, schools, retail, and the signature ORA approach to community-led master-planning.
ZED East is ORA's reinterpretation of what an east-Cairo destination can be. Rather than a closed compound, it is a piece of city — open boulevards, retail spines, public schools and clinics, a sports club, and a 26-acre lagoon at its centre.
The residential typologies — standalone villas, twinhouses, townhomes, and a small number of apartment buildings — are grouped around shared courtyards and walking paths, with cars pushed to the perimeter wherever the master plan allows.
Phase 1 began handovers in 2023. Phase 2 is currently under delivery, and Phase 3 — the lagoon villas and the Boulevard residences — is the focus of this season's launches.
The development sits a short drive from the New Administrative Capital, the American University in Cairo, and the future eastern ring road, putting ZED East at the centre of the next decade of Cairo's eastward growth.
A 26-acre engineered lagoon — the swimmable, sailable heart of the development.
A continuous retail spine running the length of the destination — shaded, walkable, social.
Two international schools, a primary care clinic, and the East Cairo branch of the ZED Sports Club.
A 15-minute community standard: every front door within a 15-minute walk of essentials.
A linear park along the lagoon edge — running tracks, playgrounds, and shaded seating.
Geometric facades in warm stone and soft white render — restraint over flourish, always.
The ZED East master plan is organized around a continuous east-west spine — the Boulevard — with the Lagoon as a soft, water-filled counterweight at its centre. Residential clusters wrap the lagoon edge; civic and commercial uses run along the spine.
The plan was developed in collaboration with Foster + Partners, with landscape design by SWA Group. It is approved for full mixed-use occupancy and is being delivered in three phases.
ZED East is being delivered in three phases. Phase 1 handovers began in 2023; Phase 2 is mid-delivery; Phase 3 has just opened for sale.
The first two residential clusters — Hyde Villas and Cascade — plus the initial Boulevard retail block. 740 residences delivered.
The lagoon, its surrounding villas, the first school, and the East branch of the Zed Sports Club. 850 residences underway.
Boulevard Towers, Park Townhomes, the second school, and the completion of the lagoon park. 810 residences open for registration.
A running record of construction progress across ZED East — updated each quarter with site photography and completion milestones.
Foundations and the first six floors of the Boulevard Towers are now poured. Park Townhomes earthworks have begun on the eastern plots, and the lagoon park hardscape is being laid.
The 26-acre lagoon has been filled and is undergoing water-treatment commissioning. The first international school reached its top-out milestone, with fit-out scheduled through early 2026.
All 740 Phase 1 residences have been handed over. The initial Boulevard retail block is operational, with six cafés and the first supermarket now trading.
ZED East is now home to over 2,200 residents. What follows is what they actually do here — every day.
"We moved from the city expecting compromise. What we got was a 15-minute walk to school and a lagoon at the end of the street."
"The Boulevard makes evening walks normal again. The cafés are good. The community knows itself."
"My kids walk themselves to tennis. That's the headline. Everything else is a bonus."