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Compound Nest New Cairo is a residential project across 51 feddans developed by N Developments. The launch gathers conventional apartments, hotel apartments and penthouses into a single masterplan, an unusual mix for the Fifth Settlement.
That mix is the key to reading Compound Nest. A 39-square-metre hotel apartment and a 320-square-metre penthouse address neither the same buyer nor the same budget, making this one project serving two entirely separate audiences.
Compound Nest speaks to two buyers. One looking for the lowest possible entry into the Fifth Settlement, and a family wanting significant space in a mature location without moving to more distant cities.
Unit prices at Compound Nest run from 3,409,000 to 23,644,000 Egyptian pounds, with 5% down, instalments to 12 years, and handover expected in 2027.
The developer's own name needs clarifying before you search. N Developments is the current name, while many sources still use the former one, Nawassy — which is why searching for Compound Nest returns results under two names for one company.
The sections below take the site, the design, the units, the prices, the payment terms and the return in turn. After them come the parts a sales sheet tends to skip: the weak points, the limits of who this actually fits, and the cost lines that surface after contracting.
Compound Nest New Cairo sits in the Fifth Settlement within New Cairo, close to both Suez Road and the Ring Road.
A position between two main corridors gives Compound Nest two exits rather than one. A project tied to a single artery chokes at peak hour; one tied to two distributes its traffic.
Proximity to the New Administrative Capital and Mostakbal City places Compound Nest within daily commuting range for anyone working there. That segment has grown substantially in recent years and did not exist a decade ago.
Having Wadi Degla Club and the American University in the surroundings of Compound Nest serves two different households: the family with school-age children, and the one with a university student.
Cairo International Airport is also within reach for residents of Compound Nest, a factor mattering more to frequent travellers than to a family in residence all year.
Suez Road in particular gives Compound Nest fast access across the whole of eastern Cairo. That corridor became a principal artery as the New Capital grew, which lifted the value of projects sitting along it.
Proximity to a fast corridor has another face, though. Units facing the road directly carry more noise than interior ones, an item worth asking about when choosing a unit position inside Compound Nest.
Compound Nest New Cairo extends across 51 feddans, an area permitting a low-density masterplan rather than tightly packed towers.
The scale of Compound Nest opens the most important question: what share is built and what share is left open? That ratio determines how living there actually feels, more than the unit count does.
The range of unit types at Compound Nest, from a 39-square-metre hotel apartment to a 320-square-metre penthouse, implies buildings of varying height and design. A project offering one type looks coherent by default; a varied one needs finer planning to look that way.
Hotel apartments at Compound Nest deserve particular attention. They are the smallest and cheapest units, and also the ones most likely to be let short-term, which changes the character of the neighbourhood around them.
Build density at Compound Nest is the figure separating a comfortable masterplan from a crowded one. Fifty-one feddans is a large area, but its value depends on how much was left open.
Delivering units fully finished at Compound Nest standardises the exterior. A project handing over core-and-shell ends with facades varying by each owner's taste, while uniform finishing preserves the compound's appearance.
Compound Nest New Cairo offers seven categories covering a wide span of sizes and budgets.
Apartments at Compound Nest begin at one bedroom across 80 square metres and extend to four bedrooms across 285. That range covers the first-time buyer and the extended family within one project.
Hotel apartments at Compound Nest, from 39 to 78 square metres, are the lowest entry point. They suit an investor seeking a rental unit or an individual buyer who does not need significant space.
Penthouses at Compound Nest come with two bedrooms from 125 square metres and three bedrooms to 320. A penthouse combines large-apartment space with a private roof, which explains its higher price.
Choosing a category at Compound Nest determines more than price. The hotel apartment lets and sells faster; the penthouse is slower on both counts but its capital value grows differently.
The gap between a 115-square-metre two-bedroom and its 165-square-metre counterpart at Compound Nest exceeds area alone. More space in the same bedroom count means wider rooms and larger living areas rather than an extra room.
The area on a Compound Nest contract may be gross, including the unit's share of common space. Ask for the net figure specifically, since that is what you will actually live in.
| Unit Type | Area | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|
| Hotel Apartment | 39 – 78 m² | 3,409,000 – 8,495,000 |
| 1-Bedroom Apartment | 80 m² | 6,518,000 |
| 2-Bedroom Apartment | 115 – 165 m² | 9,357,000 – 12,511,000 |
| 3-Bedroom Apartment | 157 – 240 m² | 11,104,000 – 19,608,000 |
| 4-Bedroom Apartment | 285 m² | 22,094,000 |
| 2-Bedroom Penthouse | 125 – 144 m² | 8,543,000 – 10,380,000 |
| 3-Bedroom Penthouse | 285 – 320 m² | 22,848,000 – 23,644,000 |
Compound Nest prices start from 3,409,000 Egyptian pounds for the smallest hotel apartment and reach 23,644,000 Egyptian pounds for the largest penthouse.
The spread between the two ends at Compound Nest approaches sevenfold. That is not a quality difference but one of size and type: 39 square metres against 320 with a private roof.
Price per metre at Compound Nest varies by category, and a small hotel apartment is typically priced per metre above a large apartment. That is a market rule rather than anything particular to this project.
A correct comparison for Compound Nest pricing is against a residential project in the same Fifth Settlement band and the same unit type. Comparing a 39-square-metre hotel apartment against a 115-square-metre conventional one is meaningless.
The smallest hotel apartment at Compound Nest represents under a seventh of the largest penthouse. That spread lets one project serve a first-time buyer and a substantial investor within the same masterplan.
Category boundaries at Compound Nest hide their own spread. A three-bedroom spans 157 to 240 square metres, so two units sharing a label can sit far apart on price.
Price lists at Compound Nest shift from one launch phase to the next. The CompoundGate team can supply whichever list is current at the time you ask, by category, size and floor.
Payment at Compound Nest opens with 5% down and instalments running to 12 years on the balance.
The developer offers more than one plan at Compound Nest, some with a smaller opening payment over a shorter term, others stretching to twelve years with no deposit at all. The announced figure is not the only option.
Which plan makes sense at Compound Nest comes down to liquidity on hand. A larger opening payment unlocks a discount; a longer term buys monthly breathing room at a higher total.
The reservation deposit at Compound Nest is fifty thousand Egyptian pounds. That is a relatively low figure and lowers the entry barrier, though it does not reflect the true cost of contracting, as the cost section sets out.
Instalment length at Compound Nest intersects with a relatively near handover. Part of the schedule falls after occupation rather than before, a better position than a project delivering five years out.
Fix the payment schedule in writing before signing at Compound Nest, specifically whether a payment falls due at handover. An unexpected one coincides with moving and furnishing costs.
Return at Compound Nest New Cairo differs sharply between categories, and the difference is worth understanding before buying.
Hotel apartments at Compound Nest carry the highest rental return relative to price. A small unit lets faster, turns over more often, and yields more proportionally than a large apartment.
Large apartments and penthouses at Compound Nest return proportionally less in rent but usually appreciate more strongly. The buyer here is betting on asset value rather than monthly income.
The Fifth Settlement position of Compound Nest serves both cases. The area is mature and in demand for rental, while its prices have historically trended upward as surrounding infrastructure completes.
Timing at Compound Nest is moderate. Handover in 2027 is relatively near compared with projects delivering in five years, which shortens the stretch of instalments without income.
Resale liquidity at Compound Nest varies by category. The hotel apartment and the small apartment find a buyer faster; the large penthouse needs a buyer with a specific budget and a specific taste.
Full finishing raises resale liquidity at Compound Nest. A unit ready to occupy addresses a buyer who does not want a finishing project, and that is a wider segment than those seeking core-and-shell.
Services at Compound Nest New Cairo serve a residential mix that is not homogeneous, which demands broader facilities than a single-category project.
Round-the-clock security is a core item at Compound Nest, and grows in importance alongside hotel apartments available for short lets. A project mixing permanent with temporary residence needs tighter control of who comes and goes.
Green space at Compound Nest is what justifies 51 feddans. A project this size built at high density loses its principal advantage; one leaving space open gains its residents.
Facilities management at Compound Nest determines unit value years out. A well-run compound holds its value; a neglected one declines however good its design looked on handover day.
The club and leisure areas at Compound Nest are items to ask about by delivery date rather than existence. Facilities handed over years after the units mean a stretch of living without them.
Internal roads and lighting at Compound Nest are overlooked in comparisons. A compound planning its roads well shortens the drive to the unit and prevents congestion at the gates during peak hours.
Compound Nest features concentrate in elements bearing directly on the decision.
Full finishing at Compound Nest is a feature overlooked in comparisons. A unit delivered ready saves the buyer an item worth a considerable share of its value, and one paid in cash rather than instalments.
The low entry point at Compound Nest is its clearest competitive advantage. The Fifth Settlement is broadly an expensive area, and a unit starting at this level opens it to a segment previously priced out entirely.
The first drawback at Compound Nest is mixing hotel apartments with permanent residence. A unit available for short lets means changing neighbours, which does not suit every family.
Mitigation: ask before contracting where the hotel apartments sit on the masterplan, and whether they occupy separate buildings or are distributed among the residential units. Spatial separation solves the problem before it arises.
The second drawback is that the developer is not among the large established names in the residential market, and its delivery record is shorter than older competitors.
Mitigation: require the late-delivery penalty in writing, and verify construction progress on site before signing rather than from renders.
The third drawback at Compound Nest is that the wide size range implies varying expectations within one project. The owner of a 320-square-metre penthouse and the tenant of a 39-square-metre hotel apartment share a compound with entirely different assumptions.
Mitigation: ask how categories are distributed across phases and buildings. A project clustering similar categories together resolves this through planning before it becomes a daily friction.
A Compound Nest buyer needs the following documented in the contract, because a verbal understanding carries no weight in a dispute.
That last item is routinely overlooked at Compound Nest and elsewhere. A unit handed over before the club and the green spaces means years of living on a building site.
Ask also for a written statement of units contracted in your own phase. A near-empty phase at handover means years of living in a half-occupied project.
Check the masterplan-amendment clause in a Compound Nest contract. Some contracts grant the developer a right to revise the general plan, which changes what you actually bought without breaching the agreement.
Compound Nest New Cairo suits the buyer looking to enter the Fifth Settlement on the smallest possible budget. The entry point here is among the lowest in an area that is expensive across the board.
It also suits the investor buying a hotel apartment to let. A small unit close to the university and the club finds its tenant faster than a large one.
Compound Nest does not suit a family seeking entirely settled neighbours. Mixing permanent residence with short-let units means more movement than in a purely residential project.
Nor does it suit a buyer purchasing on a developer's long track record. N Developments is an established company backed by a construction group, but it is not among the names that have delivered dozens of completed projects.
The right moment to buy at Compound Nest is the current phase, for anyone wanting a pre-handover price. Delivery in 2027 is near, and the window for buying at construction pricing narrows as it approaches.
Compound Nest also suits anyone working in the New Administrative Capital who does not want to live there. The position puts the workplace within daily commuting range while keeping the mature services of the Fifth Settlement.
The announced price at Compound Nest is not what you will actually pay, and that holds for every residential project rather than this one alone.
The count begins with the fifty-thousand-pound reservation deposit, then the maintenance deposit usually paid at handover as a percentage of unit value, then the recurring annual charge for facilities, security and cleaning.
Full finishing at Compound Nest saves a large item but does not mean a unit ready to live in. The kitchen, appliances, curtains and lighting are generally additional, and they are paid in cash rather than instalments.
Then registration and notarisation fees. And finally the cost of waiting: instalments run from today while the unit hands over in 2027, a stretch of idle capital for anyone who could have put it to work elsewhere.
Summing those lines on top of the price produces the real ownership figure at the point of moving in. The distance between it and the marketed number widens with every fit-out item.
Comparing the cost of ownership at Compound Nest against ten years of renting is a calculation worth doing. Rent rises annually while the instalment is fixed, but a rented unit is available immediately whereas this one hands over years out.
N Developments is the developer of Compound Nest New Cairo, and is the real estate arm of the ENCO Misr for Construction group.
The company was formerly known as Nawassy Developments, and some sources still use the older name. That explains why both names appear when searching for Compound Nest.
Belonging to an established construction group is a practical advantage rather than a marketing one. A company holding an in-house construction arm controls its own timetable more than one contracting the work out.
The N Developments portfolio is limited compared with the major developers, which means a shorter delivery record. The practical question is how many units were actually handed over on schedule, not how many projects were launched.
You can browse other residential projects near Compound Nest in New Cairo such as Layan, Moon Residences, Galleria Residence, SODIC East and The Square.
Edited and verified by the CompoundGate Editorial Team. Last updated: September 30, 2026.
The Fifth Settlement in New Cairo near Suez Road and the Ring Road, close to Wadi Degla Club and the American University in Cairo.
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N Developments — formerly known as Nawassy Developments — is the real estate arm of Misr for Construction (ENCO), one of Egypt's established construction and investment groups with more than 25 years in the local market. The company focuses on integrated projects across New Cairo...
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