Fifth Square is the compact premium play of the Fifth Settlement: 54 live resale listings at a median cash price of EGP 13.1M and EGP 82,580 per m² — pricing within 1% of Hyde Park's meter with a tenth of its pool. This is a buyer's review of Al Marasem's New Cairo flagship: what the numbers say, what the small pool means, and how it stacks against every neighbor it gets cross-shopped with.
What Fifth Square is
Fifth Square (فيفث سكوير) is Al Marasem Development's flagship compound in New Cairo's Fifth Settlement, in the stretch brokers market as the Golden Square — an apartment-led master plan around a central park, with a retail and dining spine that owns the 'مول المراسم' searches. Al Marasem's pitch is construction pedigree: a developer that built its name as a major contractor before selling homes, which is why finishing quality anchors the brand's reputation. Where that reputation sits against the market's is documented in the 2026 developer ranking.
Fifth Square against its street
| Market | Live listings | Median cash | Median EGP/m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fifth Square (Al Marasem) | 54 | EGP 13.1M | 82,580 |
| Hyde Park | 610 | EGP 12.5M | 83,583 |
| Palm Hills New Cairo | 712 | EGP 13.6M | 87,857 |
| District 5 | 126 | EGP 14.7M | 88,473 |
| Mivida | 127 | EGP 18.3M | 111,818 |
| All New Cairo | 5055 | EGP 10.5M | 70,330 |
The meter tells a tidy story: Fifth Square (82.6K) sits exactly on the premium corridor's entry shelf with Hyde Park (83.6K), under Palm Hills New Cairo (87.9K) and District 5 (88.5K), and 26% under Mivida (111.8K) — all on the same side of town, all a tier above the New Cairo benchmark of 70.3K. Full ladders live in the compound price index and the Hyde Park guide.
The small-pool trade-off, honestly
Fifty-four live listings is a real market, but a shallow one — and shallowness cuts both ways. Buying: fewer comparables, so anchor on the per-m² line and demand same-phase comps; a single renovated corner unit can tilt the compound's visible average. Selling later: your exit queue is a tenth of Hyde Park's, so pricing discipline matters more — the price-cut history 3altool tracks on each listing shows you who overreached. The compensation is product consistency: one developer, one delivery standard, one park-centered plan, without the phase-vintage roulette larger estates carry.
Before you sign in Fifth Square
- Confirm the phase and delivery year in writing. The compound delivered in stages; finishing state and garden maturity differ between them.
- Park frontage is priced in. Units on the central spine carry premiums the median hides — compare rows, not the compound.
- Get the service-fee rate and a no-arrears statement. Retail-anchored compounds run on owner fees; inherited arrears are a classic resale surprise, per the red flags guide.
- Most of this pool is resale or assignment — the tanazol guide walks the fees and paperwork, and every 3altool listing computes the real cash price: down payment plus every remaining installment.
See all 54 homes for sale in Fifth Square, with real cash prices →
Counts and medians are live 3altool data as of 18 August 2026 and refresh daily on the linked pages. A 54-listing pool makes medians indicative — verify per phase. Not investment advice.
Frequently asked questions
How much does an apartment in Fifth Square cost in 2026?
The live pool of 54 listings medians EGP 13.1M at 82,580 per m². Anchor on the meter and same-phase comparables — in a pool this size, single units move the visible average.
Who is the developer of Fifth Square?
Al Marasem Development — a developer whose name was built in major construction contracting before residential sales, which is why finishing quality anchors the brand. Fifth Square is its New Cairo flagship in the Fifth Settlement.
Fifth Square or District 5 — which asks more?
District 5, by about 7% on the meter (88.5K vs 82.6K) with double the pool depth (126 vs 54 live listings). Fifth Square's counter is Hyde Park-level pricing with Al Marasem finishing; walk both against the same-size unit before deciding.
Is the small resale pool a problem?
It is a trade-off: fewer comparables when buying and a thinner exit queue when selling — offset by one-developer product consistency. Watch days-on-market and price-cut history on each listing; they reveal the real clearing prices a 54-listing median cannot.