Project file
Chion — off-plan villas in Athlon by Aldar
- Price from
- AED 4,600,000
- Handover
- September / Q3 2028 (target — official unit cards + PF / Projects Scout)
- Status
- On sale
- Construction
- off-plan / under construction (portal timeline conflict)
- Developer
- Aldar Properties
- Area
- Athlon by Aldar, Dubailand
Forty-six houses. That is the Chion pocket: a compact villa row inside Aldar’s Athlon master in Dubailand, not the Rise towers and not the larger Theon cluster next door. World of Aldar labels the product Chion. Listing sites add “at Athlon”. The mix is 4-, 5- and 6-bedroom standalone villas. Portals open a 4-bed near AED 4,600,000. Leftover 5-bed plots still hanging on Aldar’s own unit list sit closer to AED 14 million. [1] [4] [5] [2]
OffplanInsight is an independent research site for buyers — not Aldar’s sales page. Off-plan means buying before completion — you still pay over years before keys. Choose the pocket you walked. Then check the booking form and sale contract already print Chion. See our Method.
Contact sheet
Images: Aldar / World of Aldar and Property Finder marketing stills
Who it’s for
Households who want a 4–6 bed standalone villa in Athlon, can live with a late-2028 target that can move, and will match a house ID to the launch-floor or leftover band they were shown. [1] [4]
Who it’s not for
Anyone who needs keys well before late 2028 [4]; buyers after Athlon apartments; people who actually preferred Theon’s plex street; anyone happy with a vague “Athlon villa” line.
Snapshot
- Developer on the cards — Aldar Properties (high) [1] [4]
- Official name — Chion (high) [1]
- Listing name — Chion at Athlon (high) [4] [5]
- Pin — Athlon master, Dubailand / Dubai Land (high) [3] [4] [5]
- Stock type — detached villas only (high) [1] [4]
- Count — 46 houses (high — PF + Propsearch) [4] [5]
- Beds — four, five and six (high) [4] [5] [2]
- Portal 4-bed open — about AED 4,600,000 (high — PF + Projects Scout) [4] [6]
- PF 5-bed type open — AED 11 million (med — PF only) [4]
- Aldar leftover 5-bed quotes — about AED 13.7–14.9 million (high — unit cards) [2]
- 4-bed sizes — 3,381 / 5,043 sqft (high — PF + Projects Scout) [4] [6]
- 5-bed size — official 6,083 sqft, portals 6,087 (med) [2] [4]
- 6-bed size — 8,769 sqft (high — official + PF + Projects Scout) [2] [4]
- Handover target — Q3 / September 2028 — can move (med) [2] [4]
- Instalments — table 5 / 65 / 30 vs FAQ 60 / 40 (low — conflict) [4] [6]
- Title chip — freehold (med) [4]
- Works start — 15 July 2024 on PF and Projects Scout; Propsearch says 2025 (med — conflict) [4] [6] [5]
The AED 4,600,000 figure is a filter, not a reserved house. [4]
A 46-house pocket
Chion reads as a tight band of two-storey villas with gardens and carports, sitting inside Athlon’s active-living layout. Property Finder and Propsearch both print 46. Leftover Aldar inventory uses plot codes such as Athlon-Chion-V-30-01 — that string is what you want on the form. [4] [5] [2]
Published sizes:
- 4-bed Type A — 3,381 sqft [4]
- 4-bed Type B — 5,043 sqft [4] [6]
- 5-bed — official 6,083 sqft versus portal 6,087; leftover Aldar quotes AED 13.7–14.9 million [2] [4]
- 6-bed — 8,769 sqft; Projects Scout’s top of range is AED 15.4 million [2] [6]
Both 4-bed types sit under the AED 4,600,000 portal open. The 5-bed type card then jumps to AED 11 million. [4] Type A and Type B are almost 1,700 sqft apart at the same advertised floor — ask which plan the quote uses. Portal 11 million versus leftover official ~14 million is a different band, not a typo.
PF also stamps number of buildings: 1. Ignore that chip. Forty-six houses is the count that matters. [4]
File Theon on another card — it is a bigger villa-and-plex release. Rise apartments in the same master start at Foundry and Neon. Other villa names on the Athlon map include Delphi and Diagon. Pick Chion if that is the row you liked. Then read whether the pack already says so.
PF and Propsearch amenity lists belong to Athlon as a whole — loops, courts, pools, a clubhouse. Ask what actually attaches to this pocket. [4] [5]
Stills on this page are self-hosted from the official Chion / Athlon set and the PF gallery. They show a look, not a titled plot.
Timing and the two payment tables
Leftover Chion unit cards on Aldar print Q3 2028. [2] Property Finder and Projects Scout market September 2028, with expected completion 30 September 2028. [4] [6] The World of Aldar Chion cluster view we captured does not add its own quarter. Those public dates can move. Trust the handover line on the sale contract, and any later written keys notice.
One Property Finder page carries two cash stories:
- The payment table, repeated on Projects Scout — 5 / 65 / 30 [4] [6]
- The FAQ on the same PF card — 60 / 40 [4]
Ask which schedule is already printed on the reservation you would sign. You do not write Aldar’s form.
PF and Projects Scout date ground-break to 15 July 2024. Propsearch only says 2025. Ask for a current progress note. [4] [6] [5]
AED 4.6 million is not a quote on a numbered plot. Leftover 5-bed Aldar cards live in another band. [4] [2]
Who sells it, and where it sits
Aldar is the brand on World of Aldar and on the PF card. [1] [4] Check the seller line on the reservation against the seller line on the sale contract — they can differ.
Place: Athlon by Aldar in Dubailand. PF’s tree is Dubai Land / Athlon by Aldar / Chion at Athlon. Some nearby Athlon ads also use Wadi Al Safa 5. [4] [5] Drive-time claims to Global Village, malls or airports are brochure minutes, not a commute study.
Write Chion plus the bedroom count on your shortlist. A generic Athlon folder is not a house. If the viewing was a Rise apartment or a Theon plex, switch page.
Read: a 4-bed portal floor near AED 4.6 million in a still-building Dubailand master, leftover official 5-bed cards nearer AED 14 million, and a cash table that already fights its own FAQ. [4] [2] Fit depends on the plot, the cash buffer, and whether the paperwork says Chion.
What can go wrong
- Wrong Athlon label — walk away if the form does not already say Chion plus your plot. Other villa rows and Rise towers share the map. [1] [4]
- Two instalment stories — 5/65/30 is not 60/40. Only the printed sale-contract table sets cash flow. [4]
- Floor versus leftover — AED 4.6 million (4-bed portal) is not AED 14 million (official 5-bed leftover). Demand a dated quote on one house ID. [4] [2]
- 5-bed area noise — 6,083 versus 6,087 sqft is tiny, but saleable area on the papers still has to match the drawing. [2] [4]
- Start-date split — July 2024 versus “2025”. Ask for a current works note. [4] [5]
- Buildings: 1 — PF prints that chip. The stock is 46 houses. [4]
- Shared amenity icons — Athlon-wide lists are not a handover promise for this pocket. [5]
No rent guess and no ranking on this page.
Before you pay a booking fee
- Use Dubai Land Department tools to check this project is registered and has an escrow account.
- Choose Chion and the bedroom type first. Then read the issued pack: product name, house ID, saleable area, beds and parking should already match. You do not draft Aldar’s contract. [1]
- Hold PF 5/65/30 next to the PF FAQ 60/40 and ask which one is on the reservation. [4]
- Get a dated quote on one house ID. The AED 4.6 million filter is not that quote. [4] [2]
- Match the drawing to official 6,083 sqft (5-bed) or 8,769 sqft (6-bed) if that is the house. [2]
- Compare reservation seller and sale-contract seller.
- Park Theon and Rise on other cards — Theon for a plex street, Foundry for an apartment.
- A longer buyer checklist lives on our handover and contract guide.
Bottom line
Chion is a 46-villa Aldar pocket in Athlon, Dubailand: 4–6 bedrooms, a portal 4-bed floor near AED 4.6 million, leftover official 5-bed cards nearer AED 14 million, and two cash stories on one PF page. [1] [4] [2] Keep Theon and Rise on other cards. Choose the row you want, then confirm the issued form already says Chion. This site is independent research, not official Aldar disclosure.
FAQ
Who is marketing Chion?
Aldar Properties, on World of Aldar and the PF listing. Compare the seller printed on the pack with the contracting name — they can differ. [1] [4]
Where is the pocket?
Inside Athlon by Aldar in Dubailand. PF nests it Dubai Land → Athlon by Aldar → Chion at Athlon. Propsearch treats it as an Athlon sub-community. Not a Rise tower. Not Theon. [4] [5] [3]
How is Chion different from Theon or Rise?
Chion is 46 standalone 4–6 bed villas. Theon is a larger villa-and-plex release. Rise is the apartment collection. Separate cards. [1] [4]
What layouts are published?
Four-, five- and six-bedroom villas. Official 5-bed size 6,083 sqft; portals 6,087. Official 6-bed size 8,769 sqft. [2] [4] [5]
How many houses?
46 on Property Finder and Propsearch. That is this pocket only — not Athlon as a whole, and not the Rise towers. [4] [5]
What money figures are public?
About AED 4,600,000 for a 4-bed on Property Finder and Projects Scout. Leftover official 5-bed plots print about AED 13.7–14.9 million. PF also shows 5-bed from AED 11 million and 6-bed from AED 15 million. Ask for a dated quote on one house ID. [4] [6] [2]
Sources
- Chion — World of Aldar official product · Aldar Properties. Accessed 2026-08-16.
- Athlon leftover Chion unit cards · Aldar Properties. Accessed 2026-08-16.
- Athlon by Aldar — official community · Aldar Properties. Accessed 2026-08-16.
- Chion by Aldar Properties PJSC · Property Finder. Accessed 2026-08-16.
- Chion at Athlon building guide · Propsearch. Accessed 2026-08-16.
- Chion by Aldar Properties PJSC · Projects Scout. Accessed 2026-08-16.
Next step
Like it? See how it compares to similar projects, then ask the developer for the live price list and floor plans — everything here is marketing until they confirm it in writing.
