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| Project Name | Cliff |
| Location | New Cairo |
| Developer | The Ark Development |
| Project Area | 90 Feddan (~378,000 m²) |
| Unit Types | Ground-Floor Retail Shop، Administrative Office، Medical Clinic |
| Starting Price | 10,200,000 EGP |
| Down Payment | 10% |
| Installments up to | 6 years |
| Finishing | Semi-finished — common areas fully finished |
| Delivery Year | 2027 |
Cliff Business District is the commercial and administrative flagship of The Ark master-planned community in the heart of New Cairo, developed by The Ark Development. Cliff is the dedicated business wing of the project, paired with the residential Edge wing on the same plot.
Cliff is not a residential compound. It is a full mixed-use commercial and administrative destination, sitting inside The Ark plot of around 90 feddan in New Cairo. The project hosts 24 administrative and commercial buildings, each rising to 10 floors, with a mixed-use distribution of retail, offices, and clinics.
The Ark masterplan splits cleanly into two wings: the Edge residential wing for families, and the Cliff Business District commercial and administrative wing for investors, firms, and medical professionals.
This clear separation between residential and commercial use is rare within the Fifth Settlement and gives Cliff a clean commercial identity without mixed traffic.
The location is strategic at the intersection of South Teseen Street with the Mohamed Naguib Axis in the heart of the Fifth Settlement in New Cairo.
Cliff targets three buyer segments: the yield-seeking investor hunting retail and office returns, the firm searching for a Class A office inside an integrated masterplan, and the medical specialist seeking a clinic in a dense catchment.
The Ark Development is a consortium of four established investment groups, combining capital and execution expertise across the commercial real estate sector in New Cairo. This alliance structure brings financial depth that single-developer projects typically lack.
The timing advantage at Cliff Business District: handover is scheduled for 2027 and the early-sale phase is actively live now, giving investors the chance to pick floor, facade, and unit size before sell-out. Current Cliff prices remain competitive against operational malls of similar specification on South Teseen Street.
Cliff Business District sits at a strategic intersection in New Cairo: South Teseen Street to one side and the Mohamed Naguib Axis to the other, inside the heart of the Fifth Settlement. Approximate coordinates: 30.0240 N, 31.4700 E.
The location serves a dense catchment area drawn from the full Fifth Settlement population, the First Settlement, the Third Settlement, and daily pass-through traffic on South Teseen Street. This position gives Cliff a ready customer base from the first day of commercial operations after the 2027 handover.
You can view the exact location of Cliff on the interactive map below this page to measure the project's distance from your office or residence inside the Fifth Settlement or along the Mohamed Naguib Axis corridor.
The architecture of Cliff is signed by architect Rauf Fahmy in a contemporary style that blends glass facades with concrete masses, sharpening the identity of Cliff Business District as a distinctive commercial and administrative destination inside The Ark masterplan in New Cairo.
The Cliff Business District masterplan is organised around 24 adjacent administrative and commercial buildings rather than a single tower. Each building rises across a ground floor plus 10 upper floors. This horizontal distribution creates open commercial corridors between the buildings and lets pedestrians and vehicles move smoothly across the plot.
Ground floors are dedicated to retail shops and food and beverage tenants with open glazed shopfronts onto the internal corridors and directly onto South Teseen Street. Upper floors are dedicated to Class A administrative offices and medical clinics. This vertical use-stacking is the standard layout for successful Teseen Street malls.
The 24 buildings are distributed across a carefully planned site that separates commercial visitor traffic from administrative employee traffic, with a dedicated entrance for each category. This separation protects the privacy of offices and clinics away from the retail bustle on the lower floors of Cliff.
Finishing at Cliff is semi-finished for individual units, letting the owner customise the interior decor for their specific commercial activity or brand identity. Common areas (corridors, stairs, elevators, plazas) are delivered fully finished at premium mall-grade specification inside New Cairo.
Building systems at Cliff Business District include a full suite of infrastructure: Access Control, fire alarm with voice evacuation, smart building management system BMS, high-speed fiber telephone and data network, elevators and escalators per building, central HVAC, and smart parking management throughout the underground levels.
Cliff Business District includes a unit mix serving three investor segments: the retail shop owner on a ground-floor frontage, the administrative office owner on the upper floors, and the medical clinic owner targeting a dense Fifth Settlement catchment. This mix lowers operating risk and broadens the buyer pool.
Administrative offices at Cliff range from 38 to 201 square metres, serving small startup firms (38 to 50 sqm), mid-size consulting and professional firms (80 to 130 sqm), and larger executive offices on the upper floors (150 to 201 sqm).
This flexibility accommodates a wide range of business sizes within a single integrated address inside The Ark masterplan.
Retail shops on the ground floors range from 40 square metres for smaller units (cafes, specialty brands) up to 200 square metres for larger units (full-service restaurants, retail chains, anchor F&B). Frontages opening onto the internal corridors and directly onto South Teseen Street command a clear premium over inward-facing units.
Medical clinics at Cliff range from 50 to 150 square metres, accommodating single-practitioner dental and specialist offices and small multidisciplinary clinics. The medical presence inside Cliff benefits from the dense Fifth Settlement catchment and from the employee base inside the administrative offices in the same building.
Unit finishing at Cliff is delivered semi-finished — full structural shell, exterior cladding, ready electrical and drainage systems — letting the owner pick the interior fit-out to match their activity.
Full unit sizes and starting prices are listed in the unit types table above this article, refreshed live from the CompoundGate database.
Administrative unit prices at Cliff Business District start at 10,200,000 Egyptian pounds for the smallest 38-square-metre office on the upper floors. Prices rise progressively with unit area to approximately 49,122,000 Egyptian pounds for the largest 201-square-metre executive offices.
Retail shop prices on the ground floor are driven by three factors: total area, facade orientation (interior corridor versus direct South Teseen Street frontage), and floor level.
Ground-floor retail with Teseen Street frontage commands a 30 to 50 per cent premium over interior-facing shops of equivalent size, a standard spread for New Cairo mall stock.
Average commercial price per square metre at Cliff ranges between 270,000 and 320,000 Egyptian pounds per square metre for upper-floor administrative units, and meaningfully higher for ground-floor retail with frontage. The spread between Class A office and direct retail reflects the difference in leasing demand and tenant turnover velocity.
Cliff prices in 2026 remain competitive against similar commercial schemes inside the Fifth Settlement and along the Mohamed Naguib Axis, especially given the flexible payment plan and the early-sale phase which gives the investor an additional capital-appreciation margin at handover in 2027.
For the latest live price list segmented by unit category, floor, and facade orientation at Cliff in New Cairo, contact the CompoundGate team for a tailored comparison aligned to your budget and target activity inside Cliff Business District.
The payment plan at Cliff is flexible for the commercial investor: 10 per cent down payment at contract, another 10 per cent at handover in 2027, and the balance over up to 6 years zero-interest installments.
This structure relieves liquidity pressure in the first year and gives the investor time to operate the unit before the schedule completes.
On an administrative unit at Cliff priced at 10,200,000 Egyptian pounds with 10 per cent down, the investor pays 1,020,000 Egyptian pounds at contract.
A further 1,020,000 Egyptian pounds is paid at handover in 2027, and the remaining 8,160,000 Egyptian pounds installs over six years at an approximate semi-annual installment of 680,000 Egyptian pounds.
Most installment schedules at Cliff run on a semi-annual basis aligned to the Egyptian commercial calendar. Alternative cash plans deliver discounts for upfront payment from investors with ready liquidity.
The Ark Development backs the schedule through its consortium structure of four established investment groups. This shared capital base lowers the schedule-disruption risk that single-developer commercial projects sometimes encounter mid-build.
Contact CompoundGate for the latest accelerated payment options and cash-discount offers available at Cliff Business District during the early-sale phase.
Commercial investment in Cliff Business District rests on four drivers. First: the location inside The Ark plot at the intersection of South Teseen Street and the Mohamed Naguib Axis, one of the busiest commercial corridors in New Cairo, which guarantees daily footfall from the first operational day in 2027.
Second: the integration of Cliff with the Edge residential wing inside The Ark masterplan. A direct resident base from Edge inside the same project gives Cliff ready customers from before the official opening. This advantage is rare among Teseen Street malls that sit detached from a captive residential component.
Third: the mixed-use blend at Cliff Business District reduces operating risk. Retail trades daytime and evenings, Class A offices run continuous five-day weekly occupancy, and medical clinics operate steady all-day traffic. This income diversification protects the owner from any single-sector slowdown.
Fourth: expected commercial yields are high. Ground-floor retail yields range from 12 to 15 per cent annually, Class A office yields from 9 to 12 per cent, and medical clinic yields from 10 to 14 per cent.
These rates substantially exceed New Cairo residential rental yields of 4 to 6 per cent and make Cliff a compelling commercial proposition.
Cliff also benefits from proximity to three major universities — AUC, GUC, and CUC — which generates steady daily demand for restaurants, cafes, and retail inside the mall from students, faculty, and staff populations.
For comparison with the sister project inside the same masterplan, see Edge, the residential wing of The Ark on the same plot. Cliff prices and investment yields remain competitive against alternative Fifth Settlement malls of equivalent location and developer pedigree.
Cliff Business District is engineered as a full destination for office tenants, retail shoppers, and medical clinic patients, with operating amenities that uphold Class A standards across the Fifth Settlement and the South Teseen Street corridor in New Cairo.
The headline features of Cliff combine the location inside The Ark masterplan, the integration with the Edge residential wing, and the operational management of The Ark Development consortium:
The main drawback at Cliff is the wait until handover in 2027. The investor pays 10 per cent down today and waits roughly three years before any direct operational yield begins, which is materially different from buying an operational mall ready for immediate trading on South Teseen Street.
Mitigation: the 2027 handover comes with a clear pricing advantage. Cliff prices in the early-sale phase sit 25 to 35 per cent below expected operational pricing at handover.
This gap gives the investor a capital-appreciation margin before trading begins, alongside the extended payment plan which spreads the total cost rather than demanding upfront settlement.
The second drawback: competition on South Teseen Street is heavy. The corridor is saturated with major operating rival malls such as Cairo Festival City and Downtown Mall, which can pressure occupancy in the early years and slow rental escalation for the owner.
Mitigation: the integration of Cliff with the Edge residential wing inside The Ark masterplan differentiates Cliff from competitors that rely solely on external catchment, and the mixed-use blend (retail plus offices plus clinics) creates an internal demand cycle that protects occupancy rates from seasonal commercial slowdowns.
The Ark Development is a consortium investment vehicle bringing together four established groups in the Egyptian market: Alargani Group, Alsafi Group, Arabella Group, and Abdelmaksoud Group.
This alliance pools diverse capital and complementary execution expertise, giving the project a level of financial and operational stability higher than a single developer would deliver alone.
The Ark Development's portfolio inside New Cairo includes three components inside the same masterplan: Edge the residential wing, Cliff Business District the commercial and administrative wing, and The Ark Business District the complementary administrative phase.
This diversity inside a single masterplan reflects The Ark Development's ability to manage a multi-component project at consistent quality standards. The use-separation between residential and commercial preserves the privacy of each user segment and at the same time generates internal customer flow from Edge into Cliff.
The institutional advantage of The Ark Development as a consortium rather than a single company: risk-sharing across four investment groups, plus a guaranteed long-term funding base to complete the masterplan even through market cycles. This stability matters more in commercial real estate, where the return horizon is longer than residential.
The track record of The Ark Development consortium in the commercial and administrative sector in New Cairo includes Cliff with its substantial administrative footprint and unit variety, plus The Ark Business District phase.
This combined experience places Cliff The Ark Development in the hands of a developer that understands commercial leasing dynamics and mall operations.
For investors hunting shops for sale in Cliff, offices for sale in Cliff, or clinics for sale in Cliff, the project delivers a deep inventory across three categories.
This inventory includes retail with Teseen Street frontage, Class A office space on the upper floors, and medical clinic units on the middle floors. Office units range from 38 to 201 square metres, retail from 40 to 200 square metres, and clinics from 50 to 150 square metres.
Cliff commercial yields range between 9 and 15 per cent depending on use type and position within the building cluster. Offices for sale in Cliff New Cairo and Shops for sale in Cliff The Ark deliver strong returns for the long-horizon commercial investor.
To browse the developer's other projects, visit all The Ark Development projects on CompoundGate. To compare alternative commercial schemes, browse New Cairo compounds and malls through the internal links across CompoundGate.
Cliff Business District sits inside The Ark masterplan at the intersection of South Teseen Street with the Mohamed Naguib Axis in the heart of the Fifth Settlement in New Cairo. Coordinates: 30.0240 N, 31.4700 E. Minutes from AUC and Future University, 15 minutes from central Fifth Settlement, 20 minutes from the New Administrative Capital, and 25 minutes from Cairo International Airport.
| Unit Type | Area | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Ground-Floor Retail Shop | 40 – 200 م² | 12,000,000 – 55,000,000 جنيه |
| Administrative Office | 38 – 201 م² | 10,200,000 – 49,122,000 جنيه |
| Medical Clinic | 50 – 150 م² | 13,500,000 – 40,000,000 جنيه |
The Ark Development
The Ark Development is a recent Egyptian real estate consortium formed by four established business groups: Organi Group, Al Safi Group, Arabella Group, and Abdel-Maksoud Group. Read this page in Arabic. The alliance operates a single 93-feddan master plan in the heart of New Cai...
All The Ark Development projects →Administrative unit prices at Cliff Business District start at 10,200,000 Egyptian pounds for the smallest 38-square-metre upper-floor office, and reach approximately 49,122,000 Egyptian pounds for larger 201-square-metre executive units in 2026.
Retail unit prices on the ground floor with South Teseen Street frontage command a 30 to 50 per cent premium over interior-facing shops, and the average commercial price per square metre ranges between 270,000 and 320,000 Egyptian pounds per square metre for administrative offices, with retail meaningfully higher. Contact CompoundGate for the latest live price list at Cliff.
Cliff Business District sits inside The Ark masterplan at the intersection of South Teseen Street with the Mohamed Naguib Axis in the heart of the Fifth Settlement in New Cairo. Approximate coordinates: 30.0240 N, 31.4700 E.
The location is minutes from the American University in Cairo (AUC) and Future University, 15 minutes from the central Fifth Settlement commercial core, 20 minutes from the New Administrative Capital, and 25 minutes from Cairo International Airport via the Suez Road.
Expected commercial yields at Cliff: ground-floor retail 12-15 per cent annually, Class A administrative offices 9-12 per cent annually, and medical clinics 10-14 per cent annually. These rates substantially exceed typical New Cairo residential rental yields of 4-6 per cent.
Yields are underpinned by an internal customer base from Edge residential residents inside the same Ark masterplan, daily traffic on South Teseen Street, and proximity to major universities. Income diversifies across retail trading day and evening, offices running continuous occupancy, and clinics operating all-day traffic.
Leasing at Cliff Business District is coordinated by The Ark Development consortium, targeting major retail chains and international F&B brands for the ground floor, consulting and mid-size firms for administrative offices, and specialised medical practices (dental, dermatology, internal medicine) for the middle floors.
For the current confirmed anchor lineup and pre-leasing percentage ahead of the 2027 handover at Cliff, contact CompoundGate for an up-to-date brief direct from the sales team.
The payment plan at Cliff is flexible: 10 per cent down payment at contract, another 10 per cent at handover in 2027, and the balance over up to 6 years zero-interest installments. Alternative cash plans deliver discounts for upfront payment from investors with ready liquidity.
On a unit priced at 10,200,000 Egyptian pounds with a 10 per cent down payment, the investor pays 1,020,000 Egyptian pounds at contract, another 1,020,000 Egyptian pounds at handover, and installs 8,160,000 Egyptian pounds over six years at an approximate semi-annual installment of 680,000 Egyptian pounds. Contact CompoundGate for the latest payment options.
Cliff is scheduled for delivery in 2027, per the published timeline from The Ark Development consortium, with commercial, administrative, and medical operations beginning after the official opening of the 24 buildings during 2027.
The consortium structure of four investment groups underpins delivery-schedule commitment at Cliff through risk and funding sharing across the partners. This date is estimated and subject to revision based on on-site execution progress inside the Fifth Settlement.
Cliff offers a large-capacity underground garage serving ground-floor retail shoppers, upper-floor office tenants, and medical clinic patients. The parking ratio is engineered to absorb peak demand when the three user categories operate simultaneously.
Expected daily footfall at Cliff at full operations: several thousand visitors per day underpinned by Edge residential residents inside the same masterplan, adjacent Fifth Settlement residents, university student populations from AUC, GUC, CUC, and Future University, plus daily South Teseen Street traffic.
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