Foundry Residence — off-plan in Athlon by Aldar

• Developer brand — Aldar Properties (high) ^[1]
• Identity map — Foundry (World of Aldar) = Foundry Residence (Propsearch) = Rise By Athlon 4 (Property Finder) = FOUNDRY (DLD building) (high) ^{[2] [4] [3]}
• Master community — Athlon by Aldar in Dubailand; Propsearch also files Wadi Al Safa 5 (high) ^{[1] [4]}
• Product type — apartments in a single mid-rise, not villas (high) ^{[3] [4]}
• Storey claim — ~6 floors on Propsearch (med) ^[4]
• Stock estimate — ~66 homes on Propsearch; PF structured total blank (med — single source) ^[4]
• Collection “from” — AED 1.4 million on Aldar’s Rise page (med) ^[1]
• Portal “from” — AED 1,350,000 starter; ~AED 1.4M launch badge (med) ^[3]
• Handover stamp — Dec / Q4 2029 on the PF card (med) ^[3]
• Title marketed — freehold (med) ^[3]
• Instalment table — not printed on the PF RBA4 card we captured (—) ^[3]

Shortlist on high/med lines. Money and keys freeze only on the sale contract.

Think of Foundry as the dark-roof mid-rise in the Rise apartment pocket — separate from the taller colour-named towers and from Athlon’s villa rows. ^{[2] [4]}

Property Finder’s project card is titled Rise By Athlon 4, marks 1 building, and exposes bedroom rows for 1 / 2 / 3. ^[3] Oddly, one FAQ answer on that card still claims only 1–2 bedroom stock. DLD samples tagged FOUNDRY include 3-bed sales, so we treat 1–3 bedrooms as the dual-supported band until your plan ID settles. ^{[3] [4]}

Propsearch’s building guide: six storeys, about 66 apartments, project value estimate ~AED 99.9 million, legal development path via Aurora SPV 3. ^[4] PF does not dual-lock the 66 figure.

Size samples from FOUNDRY pre-registration only: 1-bed ~848–850 sqft, 2-bed sample 1,351 sqft, 3-bed ~2,073–2,228 sqft. ^[4] PF’s layout size table still said “Coming soon.”

Marketing opens: Aldar Rise AED 1.4M; PF AED 1.35M body / 1.4M chip; FOUNDRY 1-bed DLD samples ~AED 1.435–1.449M. ^{[1] [3] [4]}

Area pages: Athlon by Aldar, Dubailand. Sibling pages if you are comparing Rise stock: Grid Residence, Tempo Residence, Neon Tower, Cyan Tower.

No Foundry-specific payment table or keys quarter appeared on the Aldar Rise collection capture we used. ^[1]

Property Finder timeline for Rise By Athlon 4: expected booking 15 Jan 2026, construction start 16 Jan 2026, expected completion 30 Dec 2029, delivery tag December / Q4 2029. ^[3]

Payment plans on that card were an empty list on capture. ^[3] Elsewhere on Rise you will see 5/55/40 chips; some Foundry broker posts say 60/40. Those are not dual-locked for this building. Build cash flow only after the SPA prints dates and percentages.

Calendar trap: Grid and Tempo sit on different portal keys stories on our sibling pages — do not drag those dates onto Foundry. ^[3]

Developer hub: Aldar. Always compare the reservation seller string with the SPA contracting party; Propsearch flags Aurora SPV 3 on the Rise / Foundry file. ^[4]

Map hubs: Athlon by Aldar inside Dubailand. Portal breadcrumb: Dubai Land / Athlon by Aldar / Rise by Athlon 4. ^[3] Propsearch also uses Wadi Al Safa 5. ^[4] Drive-time marketing (Global Village, IMG Worlds, DXB) is orientation only.

Buyer fit (our view): someone comparing a mid-rise Aldar apartment near the AED 1.35–1.4M open who can live with a portal late-2029 keys story and will walk if the SPA never says Foundry / FOUNDRY. ^{[1] [3]}

1. Assuming 30 December 2029 cannot slip — it is a portal stamp, not a signed handover letter. ^[3]
2. Paperwork that only says “Rise by Athlon” or only the cluster number — the building you chose should appear as Foundry / Foundry Residence / FOUNDRY (exact SPA string). ^[4]
3. Mixing sibling calendars — Grid and Tempo are other Rise residences with their own public dates. ^[3]
4. Paying high-rise prices for mid-rise height — public height claim is ~six storeys, not Neon/Cyan scale. ^[4]
5. Treating 1.35M and 1.4M as two products — one marketing band. ^{[1] [3]}
6. Believing DLD sample sizes are your net area — samples until the plan attachment matches. ^[4]
7. Inventing a payment plan because PF left the table blank — SPA only. ^[3]
8. Amenity icons as a handover promise — pool, gym and play areas need a written final list. ^[3]

This page makes no yield forecast and no “limited inventory” claim.

1. Decide Foundry is the building you want. On the booking form and sale contract, confirm Foundry / Foundry Residence (or the FOUNDRY-linked product string), unit ID and bedroom type already appear. Buyers check forms — they do not author Aldar’s templates.
2. Clip the matching saleable-area plan to the pack; tick every room and outdoor space.
3. Confirm project registration and the named escrow account via Dubai Land Department tools before any transfer.
4. Build instalments only from SPA milestones; ignore empty portal payment fields and broker chips. ^[3]
5. Clarify primary Aldar stock versus secondary assignment; note layout type codes.
6. Compare reservation seller text to SPA party names character for character (Aurora SPV 3 may appear). ^[4]
7. Obtain written service-charge and community-rule estimates for Athlon / Rise before accepting a quoted figure.
8. Longer checklist path lives on our off-plan due diligence guide.