What is planned
DHA markets three signature destinations. All three are worth understanding as plans rather than as facilities, because that is what they currently are.
Lake District
Planned waterfront district — DHA calls it the community’s signature destination. Envisioned, not built.
Bazar-e-Bazurg
A heritage-styled bazaar: traditional marketplace architecture with contemporary retail and dining.
Jacaranda Family Club
Planned club: pool, paddle courts, bowling alley, boating, banquet hall, Turkish, Chinese and rooftop restaurants, waterfront boat restaurant.
The Jacaranda Family Club deserves a footnote: DHA already operates a Jacaranda Family Club in DHA Phase-2, and it is where the first Margalla Enclave ballot was drawn in February 2025. A club of that name existing elsewhere is not evidence of one being built here.
The land-use table
| Land use | Acres | Share | CDA standard | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential (plots, condominiums, parking) | 4,506.59 | 45.07% | 50% maximum | within |
| Commercial (plots and parking) | 604.11 | 6.04% | 5% maximum | plots alone 4.91% — at the cap |
| Public parking | 467.00 | 4.67% | 5% minimum | below the CDA minimum |
| Open and green (parks, nullah, lake) | 1,591.86 | 15.92% | 15% minimum | within |
| Existing graveyard | 15.78 | 0.16% | 2% minimum | below the CDA minimum |
| Roads | 2,814.66 | 28.15% | 23% minimum | within |
Pak-EPA Environmental Impact Assessment, Tables 3.1 and 3.2. Open the PDF.
Two observations a brochure would not make. Public parking is allocated 4.67% against a CDA minimum of 5% — a shortfall of roughly a third of a percent across a scheme of this size, which in a community built around a commercial spine and a mall is the kind of thing residents notice in year five, not year one. And commercial floor space sits at the cap: 4.91% for plots alone against a 5% maximum, 6.04% once commercial parking is counted.
Neither finding makes this a bad scheme. Both are the sort of thing you would want to know before choosing between a plot facing the commercial spine and one three streets back.
Plot counts
| Category | Size | Plots |
|---|---|---|
| Residential 25′×45′ | 125 sq yd · 5 Marla | 1,709 |
| Residential 35′×65′ | ~250 sq yd · 10 Marla | 2,634 |
| Residential 50′×90′ | 500 sq yd · 1 Kanal | 2,647 |
| Apartment parcels | four footprint sizes | 128 |
| Commercial plots | ten footprint sizes | 388 |
| Petrol pumps, hotel plot, mega mall | special parcels | 4 |
Pak-EPA Environmental Impact Assessment, Tables 3.1 and 3.2. Open the PDF.
Note the 128 apartment parcels and the four special parcels — two petrol pumps, a hotel plot and a mega mall. Those shape the character of the scheme far more than any render does, and they rarely appear in a sales conversation.
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Which block suits what you want?
Commercial spine, park-facing, or three streets back — they are different products at different prices.