Citi Housing Gujranwala review: GDA approval, possession and plot prices

Citi Housing Gujranwala’s main phases are on GDA’s approved list: Phase-I with Extensions I and II (5,760.09 kanal) and Phase-II (1,042.24 kanal). The developer says Phases I and II are built and lived in, and a 5 marla plot averaged Rs 60.96 lakh on Zameen’s index in August 2026. The main legal risk is a “Wafi extension” that GDA lists as illegal.

Is Citi Housing Gujranwala approved by GDA?

Mostly, yes. GDA (Gujranwala Development Authority) keeps the list of approved private housing schemes in the district. That list (June 2021, with the same two entries still listed in October 2024) has two Citi Housing entries:

GDA’s current website blocks our requests, so we used archived copies of its former website. We couldn’t check whether Citi Housing is on GDA’s May 2026 list of 191 illegal societies for the same reason.

The approvals had problems along the way. In a 2017 report, the Auditor General said GDA sanctioned Phase-I and Extension 30 months, and Phase-II 7 months, after their preliminary planning permissions had lapsed, and called these sanctions irregular. Punjab’s rules make that permission valid for six months.

The same audit found that GDA hadn’t entered its mortgage of 346.376 kanal (Phase-I and Extension) and 120.71 kanal (Phase-II) in the revenue record. GDA holds this land as a guarantee for the development works. GDA did not reply to the audit.

Which phases of Citi Housing Gujranwala are developed?

Possession means handing over a developed plot you can build on. By the developer’s account, Phases I and II are done.

• Phase I: the developer said in May 2024 that it is “fully completed and sold out”, with a large number of houses occupied.
• Phase II: on G.T. Road. The developer says all plots are sold and families live there.
• WAFI Citi: next to Phase I, with blocks EE, FF, GG and HH. Zameen reported in October 2018 that possession had been given in all its blocks, fully in some and partly in others.

Zameen now also shows “Phase 3” and “Phase 4” areas in the society. Neither name appears on GDA’s lists we could read, so check those plots with GDA first.

What is the price of a 5 marla and 10 marla plot in Citi Housing Gujranwala?

We use Zameen’s price index, which averages asking prices on its listings. Asking prices are not sale prices, but the index gives a consistent trend.

The 5 marla average rose 71% from August 2021 to August 2026. Growth has slowed: it was up only 6% in the last year.

The 10 marla average nearly doubled over the same five years, up 99%, but rose 4% in the year to August 2026. Prices also fell once: the 5 marla average dropped from Rs 34.22 lakh in August 2018 to Rs 25.83 lakh in August 2020.

Can you buy Citi Housing Gujranwala plots on installments?

Not from the developer. Citi Housing and Zameen both say the Gujranwala project is sold out, so you buy from a current owner. An old payment plan still shown on Zameen’s area guide, Rs 16.5 lakh for 5 marla in 12 quarterly instalments, is undated and far below today’s prices.

Before you pay, check the plot number with the developer and match it to GDA’s approved layout plan. Our guide to property transfer in Punjab covers the steps and taxes.

Does Citi Housing Gujranwala have gas, electricity and water?

• Electricity: a dealer told Zameen in October 2018 that Citi Housing used to supply power itself and that WAPDA connections and meters were being installed. The developer says cables are underground.
• Gas: we found no SNGPL notice or news report for any phase. Only a sale listing claims Sui gas.
• Water: only the developer’s claim of water pipes in service corridors.

Ask a resident or the seller for recent gas and water bills before you buy.

Who is the developer of Citi Housing Gujranwala?

Citi Housing (Pvt) Ltd, with its head office in Y-Block, DHA Phase III, Lahore. As of August 2025, its website listed projects in Gujranwala, Sialkot, Jhelum, Faisalabad, Multan and Kharian. Zameen named its CEO in October 2019 as Major (retd) Amer Ishaq.

A theme park opened in the Gujranwala project in April 2018, and Zameen lists a Beaconhouse campus in the society.

How easy is it to sell a plot in Citi Housing Gujranwala?

Zameen showed 516 plots and 669 properties for sale in the society on 16 October 2026, and its price index goes back to at least 2018. We have no data on how long sales take.

Where is Citi Housing Gujranwala?

The society sits on both banks of the Upper Chenab Canal, with entrances from G.T. Road and Canal Road. It is about 11 km in a straight line south of Ghanta Ghar in the old city.

Compare it with DHA Gujranwala, or check any society with our society approval checker.

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