OffplanInsight

Cyan Tower — off-plan in Athlon by Aldar

Media: Aldar Properties / Rise by Athlon marketing stills
Price from
AED 1,350,000
Handover
December 2029 (target — portal)
Status
On sale
Construction
off-plan / under construction (portal timeline)
Developer
Aldar Properties
Area
Athlon by Aldar, Dubailand
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Cyan Tower is Aldar’s wellness-angled high-rise inside the Rise by Athlon apartment release at Athlon, Dubailand. Captures we reviewed put roughly 217 apartments in a single building, studio-free 1–3 bedroom stock, and entry marketing around AED 1.35 million to AED 1.4 million. The Property Finder calendar targets December / Q4 2029. [1] [2]

Independent research for buyers shortlisting off-plan homes — not Aldar’s sales site. Choose Cyan for the plan and amenities that fit you; afterwards confirm the reservation pack and sale contract already print Cyan, not a vague Rise label. How we work: Method.

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Images: Aldar Properties / Rise by Athlon marketing stills

Who it’s for

Households shortlisting an Aldar 1–3BR tower in Athlon around the AED 1.35–1.4M filter band, drawn to Cyan’s wellness framing, and ready to verify floor plans, cash-flow tables and DLD status before transferring a deposit. [1] [2]

Who it’s not for

Anyone chasing handover before the portal’s late-2029 target, low-density villa or townhouse stock only, budgets that cannot approach the marketed open, or buyers willing to sign a generic Rise pack that never prints Cyan. [1] [2]

Facts that hold vs figures that still move

  • Builder — Aldar Properties (high) [1]
  • Named product — Cyan Tower in Rise by Athlon / Rise by Athlon 2 (high) [1] [2]
  • Place — Athlon by Aldar, Dubailand / Wadi Al Safa 5 (high) [2] [3]
  • Form — single apartment tower, 1–3 bedrooms (high) [2]
  • Published homes — about 217 (high — PF + Propsearch) [2] [3]
  • Height context — about 27 storeys on Propsearch (med) [3]
  • Aldar collection open — from AED 1.4M (med — collection page) [1]
  • Portal open band — from AED 1.35M body; launch/FAQ ~AED 1.4M (med) [2]
  • Keys window on portals — December / Q4 2029 (med) [2] [1]
  • Instalment sketch (portal) — 5% launch / 55% build / 40% handover (med — portal only) [2]
  • Ownership marketed — freehold (med) [2]

High/med lines help shortlist. Cash flow and delivery still follow the sale contract (SPA).

What Cyan is actually selling

Cyan is a tower-level product, not a whole-community SPA. Portal copy frames it as a recovery- and wellness-led building with a recovery studio, gym, pool and kids’ play spaces — marketing cards, not a signed amenity schedule. [2] Propsearch places Cyan in Rise by Athlon 2 next to sibling Neon Tower; Aldar’s collection page sells the Rise brand at from AED 1.4M for 1–3 bedroom homes. [3] [1]

Unit count dual-locks at about 217. [2] [3] Sample saleable sizes from portal sold history and DLD pre-registration rows: 1BR about 883–899 sqft, 2BR about 1,449–1,462 sqft, 3BR sold-history sample 2,068 sqft. [2] [3] Match every number to the plan ID on your contract.

Price filters sit in a tight band: collection AED 1.4M open; Property Finder AED 1,350,000 in the body and AED 1.4M on chips. [1] [2] Those are marketing filters, not unit quotes.

Related hubs: Athlon by Aldar, Dubailand. Sibling research: Neon Tower, Grid Residence, Tempo Residence.

When keys are marketed, and how money is sketched

Collection-level Aldar material we captured shows Q4 2029 completion for Rise by Athlon, without a Cyan-only payment table. [1]

Property Finder alone lists construction start 25 September 2025, expected completion 1 December 2029, delivery December / Q4 2029, and two 5/55/40 payment chips (one notes seven construction installments). [2] After you choose a unit, rebuild the schedule from the SPA milestones only.

Who builds it and where it sits

Hub: Aldar. Reputation does not replace registry, escrow or service-charge checks on this tower. Match the legal seller string on the reservation form to the SPA.

Place pages: Athlon by Aldar and Dubailand. Portal path: Dubai Land → Athlon by Aldar → Rise by Athlon 2 → Cyan Tower. [2] Propsearch tags Wadi Al Safa 5. [3] Drive-time claims (Miracle Garden, Global Village, DXB) are brochure minutes.

Keep Cyan and Neon on separate shortlists. If both towers interest you after a visit, sign only the pack that names the tower you picked. [3]

Mistakes that hurt buyers

  1. Booking “Rise by Athlon” without a tower name — Cyan and Neon share a complex; the paperwork must say which one. [3]
  2. Treating December 2029 as locked — portal calendar only; Aldar’s collection page is not a Cyan-specific handover letter. [1] [2]
  3. Copying the 5/55/40 chip into your cash-flow model — it is portal marketing until the SPA prints dates and percentages. [2]
  4. Reading AED 1.35M and AED 1.4M as two products — one marketing band, zero SPA certainty. [1] [2]
  5. Assuming the recovery studio and pool list survives handover — get the final amenity schedule in writing for Cyan. [2]
  6. Confusing towers with Grid or Tempo — those are other Rise residences, not this building. [2]

No yield forecast and no “limited units” claim on this page.

Checks before any booking fee

  1. Read the reservation pack and sale contract: product should read Cyan / Cyan Tower, with the unit ID and bedroom type you selected. Buyers check developer forms — they do not rewrite them.
  2. Attach the matching saleable-area plan and tick rooms, balconies and parking.
  3. Before you send a booking amount, confirm registration and escrow on Dubai Land Department tools for this project.
  4. Build instalments only from SPA milestones; discard the portal 5/55/40 after that. [2]
  5. Ask primary stock vs secondary assignment and record the layout type code.
  6. Match reservation seller name to SPA contracting party letter for letter.
  7. Ask for Athlon / Rise service-charge and house-rules estimates in writing before you agree a number.
  8. Step-by-step buyer guide: Dubai off-plan diligence guide.

Bottom line

Bottom line: Aldar supplies the Rise by Athlon brand, 1–3BR posture and AED 1.4M collection open. Property Finder adds Cyan-specific detail — about 217 homes, freehold marketing, December 2029 keys target, 5/55/40 sketch and wellness amenity language. [1] [2] Propsearch supports unit count, about 27 storeys and the Neon sibling pair. [3] Spend money only after SPA, registry and escrow checks. OffplanInsight is independent research, not official developer disclosure.

FAQ

Who develops Cyan Tower?

Aldar Properties markets Cyan inside Rise by Athlon at Athlon by Aldar in Dubailand. [1] [2]

What bedroom mix is advertised?

One-, two- and three-bedroom apartments on the materials we reviewed. [2]

How many homes are published for this tower?

About 217 on Property Finder and Propsearch. Propsearch also notes about 27 storeys. [2] [3]

What “from” prices appear publicly?

Aldar’s Rise collection markets an open of AED 1.4 million. On Property Finder the Cyan card shows AED 1,350,000 in the body text and roughly AED 1.4 million on launch chips. Filters only — not a signed quote. [1] [2]

When does the portal say keys arrive?

December 2029 / Q4 2029 on Property Finder, with a collection-level Q4 2029 glance on Aldar. SPA wins if dates differ. [2] [1]

Cyan vs Neon — why does it matter?

Both sit in Rise by Athlon 2. Cyan carries its own published count (about 217) and its own portal product card. Pick the tower first; make sure the reservation and sale contract print that same name. [2] [3]

Sources

  1. Rise by Athlon — official collection — Aldar Properties. Accessed 2026-08-08.
  2. Cyan Tower — Aldar Properties PJSC new project — Property Finder. Accessed 2026-08-08.
  3. Cyan Tower / Rise by Athlon 2 building guide — Propsearch. Accessed 2026-08-08.

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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.

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