This is what happens when Emaar Misr, the developer responsible for Marassi and Mivida, decides to build a fully integrated resort community in Ras El Hekma rather than a standard coastal compound. The scale is the starting point: 580 acres at KM 178 on the Alexandria-Matrouh Road, 1.5 kilometres of private beach across four separate beach sections, cascading swimmable lagoons, infinity beaches, a waterfall gate entrance, and a 5-star hotel. Most developers of this size would allocate the majority of that footprint to units. Emaar Misr allocated 85 percent of Soul North Coast to standalone villas.

That 85 percent villa ratio is the design decision that governs what the resort actually feels like to be in. When the overwhelming majority of residential units in a 580-acre resort are standalone houses rather than stacked apartments or clustered chalets, the density is genuinely low. The green spaces between buildings are real. The sense of privacy is structural rather than cosmetic.

The project also introduces something that no other development in the Ras El Hekma pipeline offers: Locanda Village, a hotel-branded, car-free, walkable townhome community within the resort, operated under the Locanda Hotel brand with full hotel services, a spa, wellness facilities, fine dining, and concealed AC included in every unit. Two products, two completely different buyer profiles, one masterplan. This is the full guide.

Where Is Soul North Coast Emaar Located?

Soul North Coast is located at KM 178 to 180 on the Alexandria-Matrouh International Coastal Road, in the Ras El Hekma area of Egypt’s North Coast. The location is 10 minutes from the El-Dabaa Corridor, 35 minutes from Marassi in Sidi Abd El-Rahman, and adjacent to LVLS by Mountain View and Swan Lake North Coast. El Alamein International Airport is approximately 35 minutes away. Cairo is under 2.5 hours via the New Fouka Road.

KM 178 is in the heart of the Ras El Hekma stretch, with the formal Ras El Hekma City masterplan extending westward from this point. Soul North Coast benefits from the infrastructure investment of the broader Ras El Hekma development while sitting at the eastern end of the zone where accessibility from Alexandria and Cairo is strongest.

Nearby Landmarks and Distances

The adjacency to Swan Lake and the proximity to Marassi place Soul North Coast within the established premium tier of Ras El Hekma. The Emaar Misr connection to Marassi matters here: buyers who already know what Emaar delivers at its premium North Coast resort can use Marassi as a delivery reference point. Same developer, same standards applied to a newer and larger address.

Key Advantages and Selling Points of Soul North Coast Emaar

• 85 percent of all residential units at Soul North Coast are standalone villas. This is the founding statistic of the project and it shapes every other aspect of the experience. Most North Coast developments use standalone villas as a premium tier within a mixed product range. The project inverted that model. The villa is the standard offering, not the exception. The consequences for density, privacy, noise, and the feeling of being in a resort rather than a compound are all direct.
• Emaar Misr’s delivery track record is the strongest credential available in Egyptian real estate. Marassi on the North Coast, Mivida in New Cairo, and Cairo Gate in Sheikh Zayed are not aspirational projects. They are delivered, operating, and reselling actively. When Emaar Misr announces a 2026 Super Lux delivery, that timeline is backed by the same organisation delivering on schedule in Egypt for nearly three decades.
• The water programming at Soul North Coast is exceptional. Four private beaches across 1.5 km of Mediterranean coastline, cascading swimmable lagoons with sculpted water features, an infinity beach at the centre of the resort, and waterfalls integrated into the masterplan. The variety of water environments within a single project is unusual. Most projects offer one beach and, if ambitious, one lagoon. Soul North Coast offers a full sequence of different water experiences across its 580 acres.
• Locanda Village within Soul North Coast is a hotel-branded residential product that does not exist anywhere else in the Ras El Hekma pipeline. The Locanda Hotel operates the entire village as a hospitality zone: car-free, walkable, with à la carte hotel services, a spa, wellness facilities, poolside bar, and fine dining available to every townhome owner. Air conditioning is included in Locanda Village units (concealed AC), differentiating the specification from the main Soul phases where AC is provisions only.
• All units at Soul North Coast deliver fully finished at Super Lux specification. All units, across all phases, are delivered with high-quality local porcelain, white-painted walls and ceilings, fully fitted kitchen units, and sanitary ware installed. This is Emaar Misr’s standard delivery specification applied to a 580-acre resort.
• The 5-star Locanda Hotel within Soul North Coast provides year-round hospitality services that extend beyond the Locanda Village townhome community to serve all Soul North Coast residents. For villa owners in the main phases, the hotel means hotel-grade food service, spa access, and events programming within their own resort rather than requiring a drive to another destination.

Total Project Area and Masterplan

Soul North Coast covers 580 acres at KM 178 to 180 in Ras El Hekma. The masterplan allocates the overwhelming majority of the site to green spaces, water features, beaches, and open landscape, with residential clusters positioned across four named phases alongside the Locanda Village branded hotel community.

The 1.5 km of beachfront is divided across four separate private beach zones rather than a single continuous stretch. This distribution means more residential clusters have direct beach frontage, and the beachfront never reaches the saturation density of a project where one long beach serves thousands of units simultaneously. The Waterfall Gate entrance sets the tone: a water feature at the resort entry is a statement about the role of water throughout the entire masterplan.

Unit Types and Sizes at Soul North Coast Emaar

Soul Main Phases – Standalone Villas

The dominant residential product at Soul North Coast across phases 1, Islands, Flow, Breeze, and Waters is the standalone villa. Unit sizes run from 193 sqm for townhouses through to 917 sqm for the largest standalone villas. All villas include a sky terrace as standard, providing an upper private outdoor level above the main living floors.

All main-phase Soul North Coast units include a sky terrace, maid’s room with bathroom, driver’s room with bathroom. Finishing: high-quality local porcelain, white paint walls and ceilings, kitchen countertop and base cabinets, sanitary ware. AC NOT included — provisions only in main phase units.

Locanda Village – Hotel-Branded Townhomes

Locanda Village is a completely separate residential product within the Soul North Coast masterplan. Operated under the Locanda Hotel brand, it functions as a car-free walkable village with its own entrance, hotel services, and a different finishing specification from the main Soul phases.

Locanda Village finishing: Porcelain floors, white painted walls, stone kitchen countertop, wood kitchen cabinets, solid wood entrance door, veneer internal doors, walk-in closets, sanitary ware. CONCEALED AC INCLUDED — this is a key difference from main Soul phase units. Water heater included.

Latest Project Updates – 2025 to 2026

The project is in active delivery with a 2026 fully finished Super Lux handover target across the initial phases. Emaar Misr has confirmed delivery timelines that are consistent with the organisation’s track record across previous Egyptian projects. The Waters phase, covered by the brochure in this article, is among the active launch phases within the overall masterplan.

Locanda Village has been launched as a separate product within Soul North Coast, with its own brochure, hotel branding, and specification sheet confirming the concealed AC inclusion and hotel services model. The simultaneous launch of the standalone villa phases and the Locanda Village hotel community reflects Emaar Misr’s strategy of building a destination with multiple market tiers under one resort identity.

Facilities and Amenities

Beach and Water

• 1.5 km of private Mediterranean beachfront divided across 4 private beach zones.
• Cascading swimmable lagoons distributed throughout the masterplan.
• Infinity beach at the centre of the resort, elevated 1 km across for a full Mediterranean horizon view.
• Artificial waterfalls integrated into the landscape.
• Waterfall Gate: the signature entrance feature of Soul North Coast.

Locanda Hotel Services

• 5-star Locanda Hotel within the masterplan, accessible to all residents.
• À la carte hotel services for Locanda Village townhome owners.
• Spa and wellness facilities.
• Poolside bar.
• Fine dining restaurant within Locanda Village.

Sports and Community

• Outdoor sports courts and fields.
• Luxury clubhouse with gym, spa, and jacuzzi.
• Children’s playground and water games.
• Tourist promenade for walking and cycling.
• Commercial hub with international brand retail and local boutiques.
• Restaurants and cafes with sea and garden views.

Infrastructure

• 24-hour security and maintenance.
• Super Lux finishing standard across all units.
• Smart technology and eco-friendly building practices as per Emaar Misr’s development standards.

Emaar Misr – Egypt’s Most Proven Coastal Developer

Emaar Misr was established in 1997 as the Egyptian arm of Emaar Properties, the Dubai-based developer of Burj Khalifa, Dubai Mall, and Downtown Dubai. Emaar Misr is listed on the Egyptian Stock Exchange and has delivered a portfolio across Egypt that includes Marassi (the North Coast’s most internationally recognised resort), Mivida in New Cairo, Cairo Gate in Sheikh Zayed, and Belle Vie in Sheikh Zayed.

The Marassi reference point is the most important one for Soul North Coast buyers. Marassi at KM 126 is fully operational: the hotels run, the beach is active, the F&B operates year-round, and the resale market is one of the most consistent on the entire North Coast. Emaar Misr built that and delivered it. The Ras El Hekma project is a larger, more ambitious version of the same commitment applied to a more strategically positioned address in Ras El Hekma.

Emaar Misr has received five global architecture and design awards across its Egyptian portfolio, confirming international recognition for design standards that go beyond the Egyptian market’s domestic frame of reference.

Soul North Coast Emaar Unit Prices

Main phase prices sourced from Emaar Misr and verified Egyptian real estate platforms (2025 to 2026). Resale prices reflect the active secondary market. Locanda Village pricing is separate and available on direct request. Contact D5 Realty for current confirmed primary and resale availability.

Payment Plans

Honest Disadvantages

• Air conditioning is not included in the main Soul North Coast villa phases. The specifications sheet is clear: AC provisions (conduits) are provided, but the AC units themselves must be purchased after handover. On a 400 to 534 sqm villa, the cost of purchasing and installing multi-zone concealed AC across all rooms is significant. This is the most common source of surprise for buyers coming from projects where AC is included as standard. Note that Locanda Village does include concealed AC.
• 580 acres is a very large project. The experience of living in a 580-acre resort depends heavily on which specific phase, which cluster, and how far a unit sits from the beach. Buyers should evaluate Soul North Coast by their specific unit and phase position rather than treating it as a uniform product. First-row sea-view villas and interior lagoon-facing villas have materially different use cases and resale profiles.
• Locanda Village pricing is not publicly published. Buyers interested in the hotel-branded townhome product need to contact the sales team directly for confirmed figures. The Locanda Village product is a meaningfully different investment from the main villa phases given the hotel services component, and the price structure will reflect that.
• The project was designed for the summer market and resort lifestyle. While Emaar Misr’s vision and the infrastructure of the resort support year-round use, the North Coast is inherently a summer-dominant market. Buyers who want year-round operational activity and yield comparable to what El Gouna achieves on the Red Sea should factor the seasonal nature of the North Coast into their planning.

Final Word

Soul North Coast is the largest single commitment Emaar Misr has made to the North Coast since Marassi. 580 acres, 85% standalone villas, 1.5 km of private beach, cascading lagoons, and a hotel-branded village that no comparable project in the Ras El Hekma pipeline can point to. The Locanda Village product in particular occupies a category that simply does not exist elsewhere in the Ras El Hekma pipeline: hotel-operated, car-free, walkable branded residences with concealed AC, fine dining, and spa services included in the ownership package.

For buyers who know Marassi and want to understand what Emaar’s next North Coast chapter looks like, this is the answer. Same developer, same delivery standards, larger project, better zone. Contact D5 Realty for current pricing and unit availability across all Soul North Coast phases and Locanda Village.

Frequently Asked Questions

• What is Soul North Coast Emaar?

Soul North Coast is a 580-acre luxury coastal development by Emaar Misr at KM 178 to 180 in Ras El Hekma, on Egypt’s North Coast. It features 1.5 km of private beach across 4 beach zones, cascading swimmable lagoons, a Waterfall Gate entrance, and a 5-star Locanda Hotel. 85% of all residential units are standalone villas. It includes Locanda Village, a hotel-branded car-free townhome community with concealed AC and full hotel services. Prices start from EGP 15,000,000. Delivery is 2026, fully finished Super Lux.

• What is Locanda Village at Soul North Coast?

Locanda Village is a hotel-branded residential community within the Soul North Coast masterplan, operated under the Locanda Hotel brand. It features car-free, walkable living with 4-bedroom townhomes of 235 to 240 sqm, à la carte hotel services, a spa, wellness facilities, a poolside bar, and fine dining. Concealed AC is included in all Locanda Village units, differentiating the specification from the main Soul North Coast villa phases where AC is provisions only.

• Why are 85% of Soul North Coast units standalone villas?

Emaar Misr designed Soul North Coast around the principle that the villa is the standard offering rather than a premium tier within a mixed-product range. Allocating 85% of units to standalone villas produces a fundamentally lower density than comparable 580-acre projects, directly affecting the quality of space between buildings, noise levels, and the sense of privacy throughout the resort.

• What are the prices at Soul North Coast Emaar?

Primary prices at Soul North Coast start from EGP 15,000,000 to EGP 16,000,000 for entry-level townhouses and beach houses. Standalone villas start from approximately EGP 26,900,000. The price per sqm starts from EGP 145,000. Resale villas range from EGP 49.7 million (282 sqm) to EGP 101.3 million (412 sqm) on the current secondary market. Payment is 5% down with 8-year installments at no interest. Delivery 2026, Super Lux.

• How does Soul North Coast compare to Marassi by Emaar Misr?

Both are Emaar Misr projects on Egypt’s North Coast with comparable design and delivery standards. Marassi at KM 126 is fully operational after over a decade of development: hotels, F&B, beach club, and an active resale market. Soul North Coast at KM 178 to 180 is a later and larger project (580 acres vs Marassi’s approximately 600 acres) in a more strategically positioned zone at Ras El Hekma. Buyers here are purchasing into the same developer’s track record at a more forward position in the development cycle.