October Plaza

This works best for a household whose week already sits in October. We drive the route at peak hour and check how simple the parking and the gate are, because a good apartment that adds friction to every weekday is not a good buy.

On the home itself we look past the visible finishes to windows, water pressure, electrical capacity and the state of the shared areas, then split any improvement budget into what is necessary and what is optional. With immediate handover that budget has a date attached, so we cost it properly rather than estimating.

Before you commit we put the transaction in writing: ownership papers, outstanding maintenance, what stays in the home, meter status and the condition at handover. That list keeps the negotiation on the facts and lets you plan furnishing or fit-out from the day of transfer.

SODIC launched October Plaza alongside One 16 in the same year, after the land left to it in SODIC West had narrowed to under two per cent of what it began with. What that means for you is that the project opened a new location for SODIC inside a city whose services already existed, rather than an extension into land still waiting to be built up.

6th of October has been complete for years: schools, hospitals, shops and restaurants all standing, so you are not betting on future services but using them from day one. That explains part of the gap between its prices and those of emerging districts.

Ask for the measured distances from October Plaza to your own workplace — in a completed district the calculation is in minutes.

• Mall of Egypt3.7km
• Sphinx International Airport13.1km

The comparison clarifies the choice: Villette spans 301 feddans and SODIC East 655, while October Plaza spans 31. The first two give you open ground; the third gives you closeness to everything. Which is better depends on how you use the home.

Ask how many buildings surround the home and its distance from the amenities — in a compact project those two figures determine your day.

Project area

31 feddans

Location

6th of October

Status

Delivered and inhabited

Listed

16 resale homes

With immediate handover, what is offered today is what can actually be bought; there are no homes on plan waiting to be released in a later phase. So we send you the list of what is available now with its areas and floors the moment you ask, and then we arrange the viewing.

Prices: a 163 sqm penthouse from EGP 8.5M, a 181 sqm apartment from EGP 9.2M and a 158 sqm apartment from EGP 9.5M. The per-metre comparison reveals the opportunity: the 163 sqm penthouse works out at about EGP 52 thousand per sqm while the 158 sqm apartment is roughly EGP 60 thousand — larger and cheaper both in total and by the metre.

Underground parking is the item everyone discounts until they live there: in a compact project parking is the first thing to tighten, and dedicated parking solves a daily rather than a seasonal problem.

Ask for the measured distance from the home to the clubhouse, the pools and the garage before buying.

• Social club
• Swimming pools
• Man-made lakes
• Broad green space
• Children's play areas
• Retail areas