Introducing SODIC’s EDNC: EGX-listed real estate developer SODIC has launched Eastown District New Cairo (EDNC), “its latest flagship commercial destination,” that it says (pdf) will “redefine New Cairo’s retail and leisure landscape.”

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The development will include 14,765 square meters of gross-leasable area.

Confirmed retail partners include:

  • Food & beverage: Brunch & Cake, Bascota, Izmir Saraya, Canelé patisserie, Bittersweet, CLAY, Shogun Japanese Restaurant, Ahwet Mehanna, Coco, 3 Diner;
  • Retail: Concrete, Weaving Grace, KOG, BTC, Diamond Forever, Al Baraka Bank, Seoudi Market, Mohamed El Sagheer Salon;
  • Nightlife: Gigi Burger Bar and The Grand Theatre.

EDNC will also house Egypt’s first Nobu restaurant, which is set to open in early 2025, and a Nobu hotel

Nobu? A luxury hotel and restaurant company founded in the 1990s by celebrity chef Nobuyuki Matsuhisa and Robert De Niro.

** We were joined by SODIC General Manager Ayman Amer at this year’s EnterpriseAM Finance Forum to hear his insights on the country’s real estate sector. Check out our conversation with Amer and other industry heavyweights here.