Taj City New Cairo: the city that faces the airport and summarises all of east Cairo
3.7 million sqm on two frontages — the Suez Road facing Cairo Airport, and the Thawra Street extension facing the Marriott — transformed under Benoy's plan into a complete city: 11 residential phases, a commercial quarter, international schools and a sports club.
What is Taj City New Cairo?
Taj City New Cairo is Madinet Masr's mixed-use compound on 3.7 million sqm (about 900 feddan) spanning the Cairo–Suez Road and the Thawra Street extension at First Settlement, built out across 11 residential phases plus a commercial quarter. Developer prices start from EGP 7,378,953, with down payments from 1.5% and installments up to 12 years.
Most compounds sell you a gate, security and a garden; Taj City sells you a city with all its functions. On 3.7 million sqm — around 900 feddans — Madinet Masr distributed its plan so that you do not need to leave on an ordinary day: 11 residential neighbourhoods each with its own independent architecture, a commercial and administrative quarter on the Suez Road named "Tajed", two international schools (Lycee Suisse and Austin College), a sports and wellness club (Kayan Club), a medical centre and a hotel. All of this on an 18% built-up ratio, with the rest made up of lakes, nurseries, walking paths and cycle lanes.
The location is the biggest trump card: the project is the only compound in east Cairo that stands face-to-face with Cairo International Airport on one side, and opposite the Marriott, Kempinski and Mirage City hotels at First Settlement on the other. A Taj City resident reaches the 90th Street in 5 minutes, Nasr City in 10, and the New Administrative Capital in 20 — a rare equation that earned the project the Invest-Gate "Mixed-Use Project of the Year 2025" award.
In 2026 the project entered its harvest phase: Carrefour opened its hypermarket in Tajed (April), The Prism is completing its entertainment façades by year-end, Club Side entered construction under an EGP 3.3 billion contract, while Taj Sultan and Park Residence retain the mature neighbourhoods they have been for years. Buying here today means choosing between "ready and inhabited" and "latest launch" — a variety no other compound of this size offers in New Cairo.
Taj City location: two frontages that do not repeat — the airport to the north and the Marriott to the south
Taj City New Cairo fronts two major roads at once: the Cairo–Suez Road opposite Cairo International Airport, and a southern stretch of the Thawra Street extension at First Settlement, facing the JW Marriott and Kempinski hotels. From its gates, the airport is about 10–15 minutes away, 90th Street South roughly 5–6 minutes, and the New Administrative Capital 15–20 minutes.
Few projects own one frontage on a main artery; Taj City owns two: a northern frontage on the Cairo–Suez Road directly opposite Cairo Airport buildings, and a southern frontage on the extension of Thawra Street at First Settlement opposite JW Marriott, Kempinski and Mirage City hotels. The Ring Road (Maadi/Middle Ring) cuts through to connect the project to every direction.
The surroundings need no introduction: Wadi Degla Club and Al Ahly Club, the Air Force Specialised Hospital, Concord Plaza, Choueifat International School, and Cairo Festival City seven minutes away. This is exactly why many people search for "Taj City in front of Marriott" or "Taj City in front of the airport" — the two frontages are more famous than the project name itself.
| Destination | Approx. time |
|---|---|
| Cairo International Airport | 10–15 minutes |
| 90th Street South | 5–6 minutes |
| Cairo Festival City | ~7 minutes |
| Nasr City / Heliopolis | 10–15 minutes |
| American University | 17–20 minutes |
| New Administrative Capital | 15–20 minutes |
| Downtown Cairo | ~30–42 minutes |
Taj City master plan: 11 neighbourhoods on one bridge between the airport and New Cairo
Benoy and DDS jointly designed Taj City New Cairo's master plan across 3.7 million sqm, organising the land into 11 residential neighbourhoods around the 39,000 sqm Tajed commercial and administrative quarter. The built-up footprint is capped at 18%, with lakes, schools and green corridors filling the remainder.
The plan reads from the north: the Suez Road frontage with the Tajed commercial zone, then the residential neighbourhoods step south toward the Thawra Street extension — and green space is the rule, not the exception.
Reading the plan: villas (Elect, Taj Ville) are raised above ground level for open views, while artificial lakes sit amid apartment neighbourhoods — notice the scarcity of straight streets: the plan is designed to encourage walking.
Taj City's eleven phases — from Taj Sultan to Taj Ville
Taj City New Cairo counts 11 residential phases in total. Taj Sultan, the oldest, has been complete and 99% sold since 2012, and Park Residence is ready for immediate move-in, while newer phases — Club Side, Origami Golf and Taj Ville — are still under construction or newly launched, alongside the Tajed commercial quarter, partly operating since 2026.
Park Residence sometimes appears as "Zone T", and Shalya and Lake Park run together in older naming; the current project naming is used here.
Unit types available at Taj City
Taj City units run from 57 m² to 603 m², carrying one to five bedrooms, the larger categories adding staff and guest accommodation. That spread exists because this is a whole city rather than a single phase: a studio in Lake Park and a villa in Taj Ville belong to entirely different worlds of design and price.
- Studios and compact apartments — Lake Park Studios, the smallest units here and the quickest to turn over in the rental market near the airport
- Family apartments — Park Residence, Shalya and Taj Gardens, two to four bedrooms facing internal greenery
- Quattro and townhouse — Origami and Origami Golf, private entrance and garden without standalone-villa economics
- Villas and twin houses — Elect and Taj Ville, the top of the project at five bedrooms with open green outlooks
Before comparing any two prices, fix three variables: the phase, the net built area, and the finishing state. Changing any one of them moves the price more than the difference in floor area does.
Taj City prices July 2026 — by area and unit type
Taj City New Cairo starts at EGP 7,378,953 from the developer; resale apartments in Taj Gardens and Lake Park run from about EGP 2.5 million. Standalone villas start near EGP 11.3 million, and the ultra-luxury Taj Ville collection tops EGP 145 million per unit.
| Unit type | Typical area | Price starts from (EGP) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 58–76 m² | 2,600,000 | Lake Park and Club Side |
| 1–3 bedroom apartment | 67–187 m² | 2,500,000 | Taj Gardens, Shalya and Lake Park |
| Apartment from the developer | various | 7,378,953 | Project-wide starting total price |
| Duplex | 168–232 m² | 6,400,000 | Club Side and Kinda |
| Penthouse | 266–281 m² | 8,470,000 | Club Side |
| Twin house | from ~178 m² | 6,900,000 | Elect |
| Standalone villa | 160–550 m² | 11,300,000 | Taj Sultan, Origami and Elect |
| Ultra-luxury villa (Taj Ville) | varies by model | 145,177,600 | Company's highest product |
| Resale units | various | 2,939,476 | Taj Sultan and Park Residence |
Taj City payment plans are among the most flexible in the market: down payments start from 1.5% (Origami Golf over 12 years), 5% (Shalya, Taj Gardens and Club Side over 8 years), and 10% (Taj Sultan), up to 20% in ready Park Residence. Cash discounts range between 30% and 39% and reach 50% in Origami offers — making the actual cash price far lower than the instalment price. Club Side booking deposit is only EGP 20,000.
Payment plans at Taj City
Madinet Masr markets Taj City on a zero-down structure that spreads the balance across as much as 12 years, while a 5% down payment over eight years remains live in specific phases. Choosing between them is arithmetic rather than preference: the longer term eases the month and raises the total.
| Plan | First payment | Instalment term | What it means in practice |
|---|---|---|---|
| No down payment | 0% | up to 12 years | The lightest cash commitment at contract, and the highest total across the term |
| 5% down | 5% | 8 years | A larger first payment bought against a shorter term and a lower total |
Ask for a written instalment schedule showing every payment and its date through to the last one, then ask specifically about the maintenance deposit and transfer fees — both sit outside that schedule and are routinely left out of budgets.
Handover timing at Taj City
Taj City is among the oldest of Madinet Masr's integrated cities, so what is handed over and lived in sits alongside what is still being built. You can walk the completed phases and inspect a unit, its finishing quality and the working facilities before buying — something no recently launched project can offer.
Phases the developer is still releasing follow a schedule of roughly four years from contract date. Worth noting: several phases — Origami, Origami Golf, Clubside, Elect and Taj Ville among them — are closed for sale at the developer, so availability there runs through owner-to-owner resale.
Tie the handover date to a written late-penalty clause and ask for the building permit covering that specific phase. Record the handover condition — core-and-shell or fully finished — inside the contract rather than in a phone call.
Amenities and services at Taj City
| Facility | What it means for a resident |
|---|---|
| Klub Kayan | Run by a specialist operator, Blue Ribbon, combining sport and character development for children in one programme — professional management, which is a different proposition from a club run by an owners' committee |
| Asten College | An international school on site, meaning a school run measured in minutes instead of a daily fight with the Ring Road |
| Private social clubs | Resident-only spaces that keep pressure off shared facilities |
| Distributed gyms | Positioned near the homes instead of gathered at a single central point |
| Taj Sultan's Mosque | A core service inside the residential fabric |
| Tajed retail district | A commercial quarter on the Ring Road covering shopping and dining without leaving the project |
| Shark Tank Business Park | An 80,000 m² business ecosystem that can cut the commute between home and office to nothing |
Madinet Masr's role in Taj City
Taj City is not an ordinary entry in the Madinet Masr portfolio. It is the project that moved the company into integrated communities in 2012. Until then its name belonged to Nasr City, the district it was created in 1959 to deliver; with Taj City it shifted from laying out open districts to running a gated city complete with its schools, its club and its retail quarter.
That sequence is what makes Taj City a working reference for judging the company. Its early phases were handed over years ago and are lived in, so adherence to dates, build quality and facility management can be assessed by walking the place. It was from this base that the company went on to Sarai, and later beyond Greater Cairo altogether.
Latest Taj City updates — through July 2026
- 2026-04
Carrefour opens in Tajed
Carrefour hypermarket opened inside the Tajed commercial zone — the first major brand operating in the 39,000 sqm retail quarter on the Suez Road.
- 2026-01
Club Side construction contract worth EGP 3.3 billion
Memorandum of understanding with Abu El-Wafa Contracting and Real Estate Investment for construction works in the Club Side phase — a strong signal on the delivery schedule.
- 2025-12
Mixed-Use Project of the Year award
Taj City won the Invest-Gate ACE 2025 award for the integration of its components: Tajed, The Prism, Shark Tank Business Park and the Kayan educational-sports project.
- 2025-09
The Prism and LA7 join Tajed
Partnership with Qubix to develop The Prism (+7,000 sqm retail and entertainment, completion end of 2026) and the LA7 wellness centre (5,400 sqm, Q1 2027).
- 2025
Handover continues across the city
Delivery in established neighbourhoods continued alongside construction in newer districts, giving buyers a practical operating benchmark before choosing a home in a fresh release.
Taj City in pictures — completed neighbourhoods and others under construction
Taj City New Cairo's photo set below shows the compound as it stands today: a wide view across residential neighbourhoods, villas with modern facades, the lakes and green spaces woven through the master plan, and facade design details from newer phases such as Origami and Club Side.
Questions buyers ask about Taj City
Where exactly is Taj City compound located?
Taj City New Cairo is located on two main frontages: the first directly on the Cairo–Suez Road facing Cairo International Airport, and the second on the extension of Thawra Street at First Settlement in front of JW Marriott, Kempinski and Mirage City hotels. The location is 5 minutes from the 90th Street South, 10–15 minutes from Nasr City and Heliopolis, and about 15–20 minutes from the New Administrative Capital — making it the closest integrated compound to the heart of Cairo.
What do units at Taj City cost now?
Taj City developer unit prices start from EGP 7,378,953, while apartments in phases such as Lake Park, Taj Gardens and Shalya are available from about EGP 2.5–3.5 million, and standalone villas start from about EGP 11.3 million. In contrast, the resale market starts from EGP 2,939,476. As for the ultra-luxury Taj Ville phase, villa prices exceed EGP 145 million. The range is wide because the project is a full city with neighbourhoods at different levels.
How much is the price per sqm in Taj City in 2026?
The average price per sqm in Taj City ranges between EGP 38,000 and 58,000 for apartments depending on the phase, finish and view — Park Residence averages close to EGP 58,900 per sqm — while villas exceed EGP 100,000 per sqm in phases such as Origami and Taj Ville. Prices differ by phase, by whether the unit is new or resale, and by whether it is delivered fully finished or core & shell.
What are the payment plans in Taj City?
Current plans start with a down payment of 0–5% in selected phases and up to 20% in Park Residence, with quarterly installments extending from 7 to 12 years: Origami Golf offers 1.5% down over 12 years, Club Side 5% over 8 years with a booking deposit of EGP 20,000, and Taj Sultan 10% over 8 years. Cash discounts range between 30% and 39% and reach 50% in specific Origami offers.
What are the phases of Taj City compound?
The project includes 11 residential phases: Taj Sultan (the first and most complete), Park Residence, Shalya, Lake Park Studios, Taj Gardens, Kinda (fully finished), Elect high-rise villas, Club Side with a loft concept, Origami and Origami Golf with Japanese design, and the ultra-luxury Taj Ville. Commercially, the city includes the "Tajed" zone (39,000 sqm with Carrefour and The Prism), Cobalt business district, The Hoft Mall, and the Shark Tank Business Park under development.
What is the difference between Origami, Taj Sultan and Taj Ville?
Taj Sultan is the mother phase that launched the project in 2012 — apartments and villas with complete services, 99% sold, and the most suitable for those who want a ready neighbourhood. Origami is a newer phase with Japanese minimalist design on the edge of the project; developer prices start from EGP 10.4 million and it includes unique Quattro villas. Taj Ville is an entirely independent class: ultra-luxury villas with prices exceeding EGP 145 million — the highest residential product in the company's history.
Is there resale in Taj City? How do I buy from the owner?
Yes, the Taj City resale market is one of the most active in east Cairo because entire phases (Taj Sultan, Park Residence, Shalya) are delivered and inhabited. Resale starts from about EGP 2.94 million, and you can buy directly from the owner, provided ownership is officially transferred through the company's sales department and remaining installments are reviewed. Register your inquiry with us to receive updated lists of actual market prices.
Which area does Taj City belong to — New Cairo or Nasr City?
Administratively Taj City lies within New Cairo at First Settlement on the extension of Thawra Street, but in practice it adjoins Nasr City and Heliopolis to the west and overlooks Cairo Airport to the north — which causes common confusion. The most accurate description is: a project on the "eastern Cairo front" between Nasr City and New Cairo, reachable within minutes by residents of both areas, and developed by Madinet Masr for Housing & Development, not by any government authority. The project is often searched as "Taj City Nasr City" — both phrasings refer to the same development on the edge of Nasr City and Heliopolis.
Is Taj City only residential or does it include commercial and administrative space?
Taj City is a mixed-use city in the full sense: in addition to 11 residential phases, it includes the "Tajed" commercial and administrative zone (39,000 sqm directly on the Suez Road) where Carrefour hypermarket opened in April 2026, The Prism retail and entertainment (more than 7,000 sqm completing end of 2026), Cobalt business offices, The Hoft Mall, and "Shark Tank Business Park" on 20 feddans in partnership with Sony Pictures — in addition to international schools and Kayan sports club.
What are the pros and cons of Taj City compound?
Taj City combines direct Suez Road access with inhabited neighbourhoods and services already in use, allowing a buyer to compare a completed setting with a newer one under construction inside the same development. Its scale creates genuine choice, but it also makes the phase and building position important because some internal trips depend on a car. Before reserving, compare finishing condition, the written handover date, operating services around the property and the full financial commitment rather than relying on the phase name alone.
Who is the real estate developer of Taj City?
Madinet Masr for Housing and Development takes Taj City from master planning through neighbourhood and service delivery. Its experience with large communities is reflected in the range of districts and the way homes connect with education, retail and sport, while the selected phase contract and construction schedule remain the buyer's practical reference.