All You Need to Know about the Commercial Centers in Shorouk

More than 15 years ago, and by a decision from the prime minister, Shorouk City was established in an incredibly strategic location close to many amazing new cities such as; Madinaty, Mostakbal City, Obour City, Rehab City, New Heliopolis, as well as the New Administrative Capital. The prime location was and still is a major reason why many people move to Shorouk City for residence or for its high value investment-wise, in addition to this, there are numerous advantages and qualities they can experience living in the city that are quite hard to find in other places; such as the tranquility and elegance of its neighborhoods, the superior planning of its infrastructure and streets, and the availability of all services including transportation to and from the city. All of this will be tackled in the following part.

 

An Overview on Shorouk City

 

The city can be labeled as one of the most superior and fanciest places in Greater Cairo, with its area totaling around 10,808 acres — before the issuing of many governmental decisions of increasing its area and adding many lands to it. In 2015, an area of 5,302 acres were added to the city, and in 2017, a presidential decision of adding new lands to Shorouk City was issued, making its total area reach 52,991 acres.

The current population of Shorouk City exceeds 500,000 people, with this number increasing with each passing day, especially with the increasing development of the transportation network, the construction of the new metro line, and the growing attention paid to the services the city offers which all ultimately made it a complete city that can fulfill all the needs of its residents, let those needs be education, health-care, entertainment, commercial …etc.

 

Strategic Location of Shorouk City

 

As mentioned before, Shorouk City enjoys being in an incredibly strategic location by the 37 KM mark on Misr-Ismailia road, which made reaching the city fairly easy for many people. At the same time, it made it close to many new cities, the thing that allows the residents to make the most of the services offered at those cities in addition to the numerous services offered at Shorouk city itself.

 

Details of Residential Districts in Shorouk City

 

Shorouk city is divided into 12 residential areas; First district, the buildings of the second district, the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth districts, family housing 1, family housing 2, and the institutes and universities district which as its name implies is known for having many institutes, academies, as well as universities.

What distinguishes the city the most from many others is how much it is suitable for different social and economic classes; let that be the higher, middle, or lower class; as there are residential buildings and services to suit and fulfill each need.

 

Get Familiar With Neighborhoods of El-Shorouk City

 

As for the neighborhoods of the city, they are divided into Eastern and Western neighborhoods. A recent major adjustment was made to the names of all the neighborhoods aiming to make them standout more as follows:

• Western neighborhoods: (the properties of the First district was changed into Al-Yaqoot district, second district became Al-Maasa, third district was named Al-Fayrouz, fourth district was changed into Al-Lazord, fifth district into Al-Gawhara, sixth district into: Al-Lo’lo’ah, seventh district into Al-Zomorod, eighth into Remas, as for the ninth district, it was named Al-Berlant, and finally, the Club district).
• Eastern neighborhoods: (Building of the first district got changed into Al-Andalus, the second was named Granada, and the third’s name became Marbella).

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The Infrastructure and Amenities of the City

 

As for the state of the infrastructure and amenities of Shorouk city of water, electricity, sewage system, and telecommunication; they are at an envious-worthy level of quality — which should be another major factor to consider while contemplating moving in to reside or to invest in the city. What follows is an overview of the amenities:

• Water: It gets pumped to the city from the water purification plant in the 10th of Ramadan city. The city council is constructing a water line provides Shorouk city with water from Al-Asher plant and another from Al-Obour city. A wells-plant has also been constructed to provide the whole city with clean drinkable water.
• Sewage System: The sewage water is treated through the Hayksteb sewage-treatment plant which is being improved and revamped to be a triple-treatment plant in order for it to produce clean water to be used in irrigation as well as drinking. As for the sewage network; the network of the city runs for 540 kilometers.
• Electricity: Shorouk city possesses one of the most reliable electricity networks that covers 2,560 Kilometers.
• Telecommunication Networks: The city is fully covered and connected through a telecommunication network of 440 kilometers.

 

Major Roads of Shorouk City

 

Youssef El-Sebaay st., Al-Zobair Ebn Al-Awam st., Bilal Ibn Rabah st., Abu Zar Al-Ghaffary st., Mosaab Ibn Omair st., Al-Waha st., Al-Safwa st., Ahmad Shawky st., Abd El-Moneim Reyad st., and Naguib El-Rihany st..

 

Transportation Systems in Shorouk City

 

Back in the day, the majority of the residents of Shorouk city suffered from the lack of transportation methods to and from the city, but now, this drastically changed as the city has been connected to all other – far and close – cities around it through and intricate transportation network.

The transportation options present in Shorouk city is pretty diverse and offers a wide variety for residents and visitors to choose from; from buses to microbuses, Suzuki cars, the ride sharing apps such as Uber and Careem, and the app-based buses such as SWVL and Uber. In addition to all of those options, the new metro line that connects the city to the buildings of the New Administrative Capital and Cairo has been constructed and is set to start running to and from Shorouk in 2022.

Available Services in Shorouk City

 

One of the biggest draws to Shorouk City is how it enjoys and offers a diverse and wide array of services, let those services be educational, health-care, entertainment, of commercial in Shorouk City, which results in the fulfillment of all the needs of its residents and saves them the hassle of reaching out and trying to get those services from some other places. One of the major factors that plays a huge role in providing those numerus services in the abundance of malls and commercial centers and hubs:

 

Malls and Commercial Centers

 

Shorouk city is currently in the middle of a spike in the construction of malls and commercial centers that fulfills the needs of the residents and provides and offers the things they might wish for of essential items and other items for their leisure and joy. Some of the most important malls are: The University mall, Sky Plaza mall, Galaxy mall, The Gate mall, Paradise mall, Panorama mall, City mall 3, Town Center mall, The Edge mall, Terrace Mall, and many other that are still under construction.

Sky Plaza Mall:

Sky Plaza mall is located near the British University, and is one of the biggest malls in the city as it is home of many major brands and chains such as Carrefour, Qabany for furniture, Dejavu for shoes, Maghraby Optics, Abu Ouf, Vodafone, Orange, Etisalat, and many other brands of different fields. The mall also has a food court that includes Burger King, Cookdoor, and KFC among many others.

Value Mall Al Shorouk:

Value Mall building is located in Orchid district in Shorouk city. It is a huge mall wish an area exceeding 6500 square meters. It is a fairly newly constructed mall built by Al-Wataneya for Development Company. It includes numerus commercial units as well as medical clinics of different fields. The mall is currently in the final construction phase and the final touches are being made.

Moon Mall Yard:

The mall is located in the area formally known as “first district – buildings”. It is an enormous building with a modern twist to its architecture and is currently being constructed on an area exceeding 5000 square meters. It is located in a prime location and on many main roads in the Orchid district. Moon Mall Yard includes many commercial and medical units as well as huge outdoor areas planned to be used as an area for some of the biggest restaurants and cafes.

University Mall:

It is located in the seventh district near to the Gamae’ Mosque. It also is one of the biggest malls in Shorouk City as it consists of three floors plus the ground floor and the roof and has many stores of different interests. The mall is distinguishable by its exterior design as it depended on an eye-catching exterior made of glass which gave it a unique modern twist.

Galaxy Mall:

The mall is located in the ninth district – villas in the fourth block of buildings, and it has a beauty salon, a medical lab, a furniture store, a flower store, paint-works store, some fancy pastries, as well as some cafes and a restaurant for grilled chicken and meat.

Panorama Mall: 

The mall consists of two enormous floors in addition to a ground floor. It is located in the seventh district in front of Heliopolis club. It has many commercial units that cover a wide range of needs such as a vegetables and fruits store, pastries, gift shops, accessories stores, fast food chains, a dry clean, as well as Metro market and many clinics.

Future Mall:

Future mall is located in the Youth Housing 100 meters’ area, behind the Future School. It consists of 3 floors plus a ground floor. It has many different commercial stores such as a fish market store, a restaurant fore grilled food, more than one supermarket, some vegetables and fruits stores, and some other stores for shoes and clothes. There is also a kids’ area in the mall.

Paradise Mall:

Paradise mall is located in the third intersection with Gamal Abd El-Nasser street right in front of Sodic compound. It enjoys a unique interior and exterior designs as well as fancy finishing of the units. The mall includes a collection of commercial units from pharmacies to cafes, restaurants, house-essentials store, a dry clean, and a store for furniture, as well as a pastry.

Grand Mall:

Grand Mall is located near to Total gas station, Al-Shorouq traffic department, Al Patio 5 compound and Al-Waha street. It is one of the projects of Al-Wataneya for Construction and Development which is widely regarded as one of the best developers in Egypt. The mall consists of two floors in addition to a ground floor with a magical exterior of shiny reflective glass. The mall has around 40 medical units and 20 commercial ones.

Al-Gohary Mall:

Al-Gohary mall is next to the Al-Shorouk police station and includes many stores that sell meats as well as other that sell vegetables and fruits, it also has a grocery, house-essentials store, and porcelain and ceramics stores. There is also a tailor and a beauty center as well as some cafes and clinics. The mall consists of four floors including the ground floor.

Boulevard Grand Mall:

The mall is located in a prime location in Shorouk city near Al Patio compound and Carrefour and has a collection of the best cafes and restaurants, in addition to accessories stores, beauty centers, a kids’ area, and bowling and billiard rooms. All of this makes the mall one of the most important entertainment centers in the city. The owning company offers many payment plans that can reach installments for up to 60 months with no banking procedures to make it easier for its customers to own their units, all by paying a down payment starting from just 150,000 EGP.

City Mall 3:

City Mall 3 is on Al-Hurreya road in Orchid district parallel to Dar Misr compound and is a fairly newly constructed mall. It consists of three floors plus a ground floor which includes a big sized supermarket, a vegetables and fruits store, a bakery, a café, a dry clean, and a grooming center for men. The other floors contain medical units and other commercial units such as 2 beauty centers and multiple clothes stores as well as a big gym.

Town Center Mall:

The Twon Center Mall is next to the main gate of Dar Misr compound and is opposite to Green Hills club and in a close distance to the British University, the French University, and Heliopolis club. It is another newly constructed mall in Shorouk City by Al-Wataneya group. It has an area of 4000 square meters and has an extremely elegant black glass exterior and has multiple administrative and medical units, as well as some commercial units.

The Gate Mall:

It is located on the Horreya-road that connects the Suez road with the Youth road. It still is under construction and is built on a land that is 1600 square meters in size. It will offer commercial, medical, and administrative units, with the commercial units being exclusively in the ground and first floors, while the second floor serves as an exclusively medical and administrative center.

The areas of the units vary between 20 and 37 square meters and the owning company offers many payment options and plans with some offering 5 year installments and other offering 6 and 7. The whole mall is set to be delivered by the end of the year 2022.

The Edge Mall:

The Edge mall enjoys quite a prime location at gate 2 of Shorouk City and directly on Suez road. It currently is still under construction by EGY Gap for construction on an area of 4300 square meters. The Edge mall offers many commercial units of varying areas in addition to many state-of the-art medical units.

The areas of the units in the Edge Mall vary to allow for a diverse pool of choices for the diverse customers of the company; it starts from 38 square meters to areas of 196 square meters. The owning company dedicated the ground floor to the different commercial units while the other floors are dedicated to the medical units.

Terrace Mall:

The Terrace Mall is located in El-Sadat road in Shorouk city, and it is rather an enormous project by Darna group – a leading development group that succeeded in applying its modern ideas in the construction and finishing field in the process of constructing this mall to the highest of standards. One of the main features that make this construction special and unique compared to other malls in Shorouk City is being one of the biggest malls that allowed it to house the biggest and fanciest of brands and chains in all the different fields.

And now, if you wish to own a commercial unit in Shorouk city to invest or to start your own business, it will be pretty hard finding any better options than the ones mentioned here. Owning a unit in any of the aforementioned malls ensures you maximum exposure to the majority of the residents or even the visitors of this enormous city who come to benefit of the many services it provides; educational (universities and schools) or Medical (hospitals and medical centers and clinics), and here are some of the schools, universities, and hospitals of Shorouk City:

 

Governmental, Private, and International Schools

There is no shortage of schools in Shorouk city, regardless of the type of the school, there is always an option near you that provides education of the highest quality. Of those schools; Khaled Ibn EL-Walid school, Hoda Shaarawy school, Nabaweya Mousa school, Tobary EL-Shorouk school, El-Shorouk school for Basic Education, Royal Youssef school, El-Shorouk Modern school, Amgad El-Shorouk school, Talae’ El-Amal Islamic Language school, Manaret El-Shorouk school, British Columbia Canadian International school, and Dover American International.

 

Universities and Academies

Many private universities and academies and institutes are open in Shorouk city and it is a feature that isn’t present in any other new city to the extent of how it is in Shorouk City. The major universities in Shorouk are the British University, French University, Arab Open University, and Al-Shorouk Academy.

 

Hospitals in Shorouk City

Some of the most prominent and important hospitals in the city are Nour El-Shorouk hospital, General Shorouk hospital, and Royal hospital, and each of the offer numerus medical services in all medical field in Shorouk.

 

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