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City of Odyssia in Mostakbal City by Al Ahly Sabbour
About City of Odyssia
City of Odyssia is Al Ahly Sabbour's large residential and mixed-use development in Mostakbal City. It brings several home districts together with places for work, shopping, learning and social activities. The project is designed as a community with different parts to explore, rather than one compound built around a single row of buildings.
The master plan gives movement on foot an important place. Gensler, the firm behind the planning and architectural vision, describes a kilometre of pedestrian-only experiences connecting homes with retail, offices, entertainment and cultural spaces. That connection is what gives the project its city-like character: daily destinations are planned as part of the same setting as the homes.
For a buyer, the neighbourhood name matters. Alaire, Rare, The Ridge and Woodwalks sit within the wider Odyssia story but have different home types and local surroundings. A search for an Odyssia apartment will not point to the same kind of home as a search for a villa at The Ridge. This page explains the overall community first, then the choices within it.
City of Odyssia Location in Mostakbal City
City of Odyssia is in Mostakbal City in East Cairo, between New Cairo and the New Administrative Capital. Sabbour Consulting identifies the project site in Mostakbal City, while published area guides place it near the Middle Ring Road and the route towards Suez Road. This position makes the development relevant to households with regular trips in both directions.
The following times are published estimates for the area, not fixed journeys from every home. The gate, route and traffic can all change a trip:
Roads and destinations near City of Odyssia
About 5 min. to the Middle Ring Road, according to published project guidance
About 10–15 min. to the American University in Cairo, depending on the published route estimate
About 15 min. to the New Administrative Capital, according to published project guidance
Suez Road and the Regional Ring Road also serve the wider area. Their actual drive times depend on which part of the project a resident leaves from. The important geographical point is that Odyssia belongs to Mostakbal City, not to the Fifth Settlement or to the New Capital itself.
Nearby compounds
City of Odyssia Master Plan
Sabbour Consulting gives the Odyssia site an area of 580 acres. That is the footprint of the whole project, not the area of an individual neighbourhood. Gensler's plan combines homes, offices, shops and entertainment with art and design spaces. It is the relationship between these uses that gives the development its wider purpose.
A kilometre-long pedestrian-only experience is a defining element. Parks, themed gardens and outdoor spaces connect the different activities and give people reasons to move around the project on foot. Water features and landscaped areas are part of the plan, while pools and similar facilities belong to the descriptions of particular neighbourhoods. They should not be presented as an identical feature beside every home.
The developer's project material also names a bridge connection between residential and business areas. Alongside the walkable route, it creates a clear idea of how the site is intended to work: places for living and working are linked, with social and cultural stops between them. The individual phases add their own layouts and entrances within that larger arrangement.
City of Odyssia Neighbourhoods
The project includes several named residential areas. These names are useful because they identify where a home sits within a large site and which property range belongs to that part of Odyssia:
These names identify the project's main residential parts. They make a large site easier to understand while keeping the overall city connected through its shared planning vision.
Property Types at City of Odyssia
Across its neighbourhoods, City of Odyssia includes a mix of apartment and house types. Alaire's official project page names apartments, townhouses and twin villas. The developer describes The Ridge as a villa-only area, while published Odyssia guides also include standalone villas and penthouses across the wider development.
Apartments and penthouses
Townhouses
Twin houses
Standalone villas
These options are spread across the community. They are not all offered in each neighbourhood. The useful comparison starts with the home type and then looks at its specific district, since an apartment near the commercial area creates a different daily setting from a villa in a quieter cluster.
Floor plans and private outdoor space vary by home. Rather than assigning one set of bedroom counts or dimensions to the entire project, it is clearer to keep those specifications with the individual property. That keeps the larger project page useful for choosing a neighbourhood and lets a unit page describe the exact home.
Work, Shopping and Culture at City of Odyssia
Odyssia's business and retail areas are part of the reason it is described as a mixed-use destination. Gensler's plan links offices and shops with the residential and entertainment areas through the pedestrian route. The developer's project material also lists workspaces and a retail area. These are planned uses of the wider city, distinct from the facilities of a particular apartment building.
The walking route can give residents a different way to use the site. Instead of driving from a home cluster to every nearby destination, the plan creates a place to walk between activities. Shops and restaurants can serve as stopping points along the way, while office space brings a working-day rhythm to a development that is also home to families.
Art and culture are part of the planning vision. Project guides describe studios for sports, art and cultural activities, as well as an outdoor amphitheatre. The developer also lists a multipurpose hall. These venues have different roles: studios can host smaller activities, while the hall and amphitheatre provide places for larger gatherings. Their inclusion helps explain why the project is organized around more than residential streets.
The wider plan also includes a business hub and a commercial strip. A business hub concentrates office activity, while the strip gives shops a visible place on a walking route. Keeping these functions together can make the public part of Odyssia easier to navigate for residents and visitors, without making each home district a shopping area.
Education and Social Life in Odyssia
The Odyssia project material identifies an international school, a nursery and academies among its education-related uses. For a family, the distinction between a planned school within the community and a school elsewhere in Mostakbal City is important. The named facilities help explain the intention of the master plan, while the exact service and admission terms belong to the institution itself.
Social areas are planned on several scales. A neighbourhood can have its own meeting spaces, while the wider city includes paths, gardens and venues that bring together people from more than one district. Project listings also identify children's play areas. These spaces give families places to spend time outside their homes, while the different districts retain their own local character.
The developer also mentions a hotel in its Odyssia overview. Its role is different from the residential neighbourhoods: hospitality can support visitors and activity around the larger destination. The combination of homes, education, work and hospitality is what makes Odyssia more than a traditional housing compound.
About Al Ahly Sabbour
Al Ahly Sabbour is the developer of City of Odyssia. Its work spans residential communities in East and West Cairo as well as coastal destinations. The company's own portfolio presents distinct projects rather than one repeated housing model: some focus on villas, others combine homes with commercial or community uses. Odyssia shows its interest in planning a wider destination, with several districts and a mix of daily activities. The developer's history is useful context, but the features of another Al Ahly Sabbour project do not automatically apply here. Three other developments by the company, separate from Odyssia's neighbourhoods, are:
About Mostakbal City
Mostakbal City is an East Cairo development area between New Cairo and the New Administrative Capital. It contains several large residential communities built by different developers, with access to Suez Road, regional routes and newer parts of the capital. That wider setting explains why Odyssia can have both a local identity and connections to districts beyond its gates. Mostakbal City should not be confused with the Fifth Settlement; each has its own position and daily travel routes. A reader comparing homes here can look at the scale and character of each community, then consider the route to work or school. Three other developments in Mostakbal City are:
HAPTown
IL Bosco City
Aliva
City of Odyssia FAQs
Where is City of Odyssia?
It is in Mostakbal City, East Cairo, between New Cairo and the New Administrative Capital.
Who developed City of Odyssia?
Al Ahly Sabbour is the developer.
How large is the project?
Sabbour Consulting identifies a 580-acre site.
Which neighbourhoods are part of Odyssia?
Published project material identifies Alaire, Rare, The Ridge and Woodwalks.
What property types can be found there?
Across the different neighbourhoods, the mix includes apartments, penthouses, townhouses, twin houses and standalone villas.
Who designed the wider planning vision?
Gensler developed Odyssia's master planning and architectural vision.