Eng. Sherif El-Sherbiny, Minister of Housing, Utilities, and Urban Communities, visited the Central Business District in the New Administrative Capital today to inspect the progress of the finishing works. He was accompanied by Eng. Ameen Ghoneim, Vice Chairman of the New Urban Communities Authority for Development and City Development, Eng. Ahmed Mohamed Abdel-Razek, Head of the New Administrative Capital Authority, and Eng. Amr Khattab, Head of the project’s supervising group, along with officials from the ministry and the Minister’s technical office.
The Minister and his delegation toured several towers to review the ongoing interior finishing works. They also inspected the progress of the district’s cooling station, which is the second-largest of its kind in Egypt. El-Sherbiny emphasized the need to accelerate the finishing work, increase the workforce, adhere to the set timelines, and promptly complete landscaping and the installation of signage and direction boards.
The Central Business District features 20 towers, including 10 towers for administrative, office, commercial, and service purposes, with a total area of 806,000 square meters and heights ranging from 80 to 175 meters. Additionally, there are five residential towers with 1,700 fully finished units, covering 102,000 square meters, with heights between 152 and 200 meters. The district also boasts the distinctive crescent towers, which consist of four interconnected buildings that offer hotel, serviced apartments, public services, and entertainment and commercial facilities, reaching a height of 64 meters.
The standout feature of the district is the Iconic Tower, the tallest building in Africa, standing at approximately 400 meters. It houses a global hotel chain making its debut in Egypt and Africa, along with luxury hotel apartments, administrative offices, and a commercial area offering a range of services. The tower includes 40 floors of multi-use office space, 10 floors of hotel apartments with 52 units, and 30 floors for the hotel, which comprises 183 rooms, with a total built area of 266,000 square meters.
