Addis Ababa is the capital as well as the political and cultural center of Ethiopia. Butrnthe slum areas in the inner city are found to be the prominent problems that hide therninternational image of the city. Hence, extensive redevelopment activities are underrnway to transform the city in to a more livable city in Africa. However, Addis Ababarnfaces huge challenges in redeveloping slum areas. Thus, this paper tried to assessrnphysical aspects of the redevelopment practices of Kaza-INCHIS/ECA/EconomicrnCommission for Africa/ area and analyze the proposed Local Development plan ofrnMeskel square entrance pocket area.rnThis paper, therefore, applied snowballing random sampling method to selectrnrespondents for this paper. The paper further utilized purposive sampling to selectrnofficials in different hierarchiesâ€™ and area of expertise. Both primary and secondaryrndata are collected with the help of interviews, structured questionnaires, siternreconnaissance and observation. The collected data were analyzed, interpreted andrnpresented with the help of various software packages: MS-excel, GIS, AutoCAD,rnArchiCAD, Artlantis Studio, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator and computerrnprograms. The results were presented in text, tables, pictures, charts, graphs andrnmaps.rnAccordingly, the research concluded that the redevelopment practice in Addis Ababarnhas problems with respect to physical issues of urban design concepts, absence ofrnvisual satisfaction or aesthetics, comfort, efficiency, identity and sustainability, poorrnproportional integration of different land uses, road hierarchy, poor consideration ofrnurban public spaces as a breathing open space and poor landscaping among others.rnHence, the recommendations, the design concepts and spatial proposals presentedrnin this thesis paper will pave the way for physically Livable, Vibrant and Sustainablerndesign and implementation of redevelopment interventions in the city.rnKey word: Urban, Redevelopment, Local Development Plan, Urban Design