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Aqua City Dong Nai - Novaland Ecological Township

Novaland Group

8 of 9 sub-zones delivered · 1 upcoming

Largest ecological township near HCMC — 1,000ha with 32km riverfront, 385ha water surface, and 70% green space, 15km from Long Thanh International Airport.

💰 4,9 tỷ – 68 tỷ📏 60 triệu/m²🏗️ 8 of 9 delivered🏢 9200 units

1,000-hectare smart ecological township by Novaland along the Đồng Nai River in Biên Hòa, Đồng Nai — 30 min from HCMC center via expressway. Approximately 9,200 low-rise units (townhouses, shophouses, villas) across multiple sub-zones including The Elite, The Suite, The Valencia, The Stella, and Phoenix Island (286ha). Features 32km of natural riverfront, 385ha water surface, and 70% green/amenity space with only 30% construction density. Over 1,300 units delivered with hundreds of families residing on-site. Legal obstacles fully cleared with all three levels of planning approval synchronized; the first batch of 752 pink books has been delivered to residents in the Sun Harbor 2 and Ever Green 1 sub-zones, with issuance continuing across the remaining sub-zones.

Project news

Phoenix Island begins handover to buyers (September 2026)
Construction · Sep 2026 · domo.vn
Aqua City pink book issuance now partially complete after first 752 books delivered
Legal · Aug 2026 · cafef.vn
Novaland secures VND 20 trillion+ financing commitment to complete Aqua City through 2027
Construction · Aug 2026 · vietstock.vn
Novaland swings to Q1 2026 profit of VND 860B — revenue doubled, shares hit 3-year high
Legal · May 2026 · theinvestor.vn
Novaland 2026 AGM — Bùi Cao Nhật Quân new Chairman, Aqua City named priority project
Legal · Apr 2026 · dnse.com.vn
Show all 7 updates

Neighborhood

79*
Family Score
Good
Family amenities are thin today and rely on the build-out. KinderWorld International School already operates within the development, while Phoenix Nature Park is planned on-site.
85*
Leisure Score
Excellent
Lifestyle options are moderate today and still building out. Nova Mall and Aqua Sport Complex operate within the development alongside cafés and casual dining, with Aqua Arena planned on-site.
58*
Convenience
Average
Daily convenience is limited at present. Nova Mall covers core shopping within the development, and further daily retail is expected as the project builds out but is not yet confirmed by named tenants.
70*
Health
Good
Health access rests on a single on-site hospital. Nova Hospital operates within the development, while larger tertiary care means a trip to Bệnh viện đa khoa Quốc Tế Hoàn Mỹ Thủ Đức, 11 km away.
0
Transit Access
Below Avg
There is no walking-distance transit here; the nearest metro, Suoi Tien Terminal Station, is 12.6km away, making this a car-dependent address.
0
Nightlife
Below Avg
There is no nightlife presence here. The township is residential and ecological in character, with no bar or club scene and quiet evenings across the development and its surroundings.
100
Quietness
Excellent
The township is exceptionally quiet. Low commercial density, extensive green space and water surface, and distance from arterial roads give it a calm residential backdrop throughout.
* Score includes on-site amenities that are planned or under construction, not yet open.

Domo Scores™

7.1
🏠 Homeowner
Solid
6.9
📈 Investor
Solid

Balanced for both homeowners and investors.

Aqua City is a quiet, low-density riverside township with a school, hospital and mall operating on-site, but family and daily-retail amenities are still thin and the community is still forming. Only 752 of ~9,200 pink books have been issued and Novaland's restructuring adds execution risk, so it suits buyers who value the setting and can tolerate a 40-60 min peak drive to HCMC.

🏠 Homeowner
Value
6.5
Livability
7
Legal & delivery
7.3
Location & connectivity
7.7
📈 Investor
Value
6.5
Returns & exit
6.2
Legal & delivery
7.3
Location & demand
7.7
Why the scores differ

Homeowner: A reasonable choice for homeowners who accept a 40-60 min peak drive to HCMC in exchange for a quiet, low-density riverside setting. The school campus, Nova Hospital and Nova Mall already operate on-site, but family parks and daily retail are still thin and many homes sit empty. Only the first 752 pink books have been issued, so confirm title status for your specific sub-zone.

Investor: A long-hold thesis with a working resale market but concentrated risk. Resale townhouses trade 40-50% below the 2021 peak and the Bien Hoa-Vung Tau Expressway is now open, yet rental yields look modest at about 3-4% on entry-level product. Title coverage is only about 8% of units and Long Thanh Airport has slipped to Q4 2026, so Novaland's restructuring progress and pink-book pace are the variables to watch.

Price & Market

Current Market Price
60 triệu/m²
📈 +18% since launch
Market range50 triệu – 120 triệu/m²
Unit price4,9 tỷ – 68 tỷ
Rent15 triệu – 120 triệu/mo
Launch price51 triệu/m²
Est. Rental Yield2.2%
  • •🟢 Biên Hòa – Vũng Tàu Expressway has been fully open (54km) since May 2026, improving southern and coastal links from Đồng Nai.
  • •🟡 Long Thành Airport, about 15km away, held a ceremonial opening in December 2025 but missed its June 2026 commercial target; the government deadline is now Q4 2026.
  • •🟡 Long Hung Bridge broke ground in January 2026 and targets 2028; Ring Road 3's western sections have slipped to Q4 2026. The 40-60 min peak commute is unchanged until then.
  • •🟢 Legal momentum is improving: all three planning levels are synchronized, the first 752 pink books were issued in July 2026, and Novaland committed over VND 20 trillion of financing through 2027.
  • •🔴 Pink books cover only about 8% of ~9,200 units, and floating mortgage rates of 12-15% (CBRE, May 2026) make bank financing against untitled units harder; verify which sub-zones are bankable.
Last updated: October 2026

Is this a good deal?

Project Price Distance
Aqua City 60 triệu/m² —
Izumi City 48 triệu/m² 1 km
Vinhomes Grand Park 63 triệu/m² 3.3 km

Should you buy here?

Best for:
  • ✓Families seeking quiet ecological riverside living with an on-site school and hospital, comfortable with a 40-60 min HCMC commute
  • ✓Buyers entering resale at 40-50% below the 2021 peak with a long residence horizon
  • ✓Bien Hoa and Dong Nai professionals seeking a low-density address near their workplace
Not ideal for:
  • ✗Daily HCMC commuters needing under 30 minutes to the CBD
  • ✗Buyers who need a pink book now for a mortgage or resale outside the first-issued sub-zones
  • ✗Those wanting a fully built-out, high-occupancy community with dense retail today

Decision Factors

Strengths

  • ✓Low-density riverside setting: 32km of Dong Nai frontage, 385ha of water and 70% green space at 30% construction density
  • ✓KinderWorld school campus, Nova Hospital and Nova Mall already operate within the development
  • ✓All three planning levels are synchronized, and financiers have committed over VND 20 trillion to build-out through 2027
  • ✓Resale entry in older sub-zones is 40-50% below the 2021 peak, with listings across every delivered sub-zone

Tradeoffs

  • !Car-dependent: 40-60 min peak drive to HCMC and no practical transit route
  • !Community is still forming — many units are unoccupied, and family parks and daily retail are thinner than the masterplan implies
  • !Rental yield looks modest, roughly 3-4% gross on Valencia-level entry pricing, with a thin tenant pool

Watch items

  • ?Pink books are partially issued: 752 delivered in July 2026 (Sun Harbor 2 and Ever Green 1 sub-zones), with no schedule found for the rest — confirm title status per sub-zone before buying
  • ?Novaland's debt and restructuring remain a sponsor risk, even after a Q1 2026 return to profit and the VND 20 trillion financing commitment
  • ?Catalyst timing has slipped before: Long Thanh Airport's commercial launch moved from June to Q4 2026, and Long Hung Bridge targets 2028; riverside plots also carry moderate monsoon flood risk, so check plot elevation

Unit Types

Townhouses

Townhouse
3 Beds · 3 Baths · 97–180 m²
4,8 tỷ – 20 tỷ
60 triệu/m²
Rent: 30 triệu - 50 triệu/mo
Growing families
Townhouse 3BR
3 Beds · 3 Baths · 95–262 m²
4,8 tỷ – 8,9 tỷ
56 triệu/m²
Growing families
Townhouse 4BR
4 Beds · 4 Baths · 135–380 m²
9,3 tỷ – 20 tỷ
75 triệu/m²
Growing families

Shophouses

Shophouse 4BR
4 Beds · 4 Baths · 90–400 m²
10,1 tỷ – 36,3 tỷ
130 triệu/m²
Growing families

Villas

Semi-detached Villa
3 Beds · 3 Baths · 180–300 m²
9,2 tỷ – 25 tỷ
65 triệu/m²
Rent: 60 triệu - 120 triệu/mo
Growing families
Standalone Villa 4BR
4 Beds · 4 Baths · 180–600 m²
9,2 tỷ – 19 tỷ
70 triệu/m²
Growing families
Standalone Villa 5BR
5 Beds · 5 Baths · 290–520 m²
13,8 tỷ – 50 tỷ
75 triệu/m²
Growing families
Mansion
6 Beds · 6 Baths · 1350–1760 m²
Under review
≈ 81 tỷ – 105,6 tỷ est.
60 triệu/m²
Growing families

Project Details

DeveloperNovaland Group
Status8 of 9 delivered
Completion2027
Total Units9200

Amenities

👨‍👩‍👧 Family: KinderWorld international school campus (25ha, 22 schools from kindergarten to high school), 20+ themed parks with playgrounds, 32km riverside promenade, children's water play areas, BBQ gardens.
🏋️ Fitness: Aqua Sport Complex (indoor/outdoor facilities), Citigym Lifestyle Center (operational), 1,000m² infinity pool, tennis and basketball courts, kayak dock, 32km riverside jogging and cycling paths.
🏖️ Lifestyle: Aqua Marina 5-star yacht complex (5ha), Aqua Arena entertainment venue (11,000 seats), Nova Mall (operational) with NovaDreams Magic House, European-style shopping streets, riverside dining district, Novotel hotel.
🛒 Convenience: Nova Hospital (200+ beds, 3ha international-standard healthcare complex), Nova Mall retail and dining, electric vehicle charging stations, solar-powered lighting, smart city management system, car parking throughout.
🏊 Pool🌳 Garden🔥 BBQ Area🧒 Play Area🔒 Security🏛️ Clubhouse🅿️ Car Parking🎾 Tennis Court🛍️ Shopping Mall🏀 Basketball CourtShophouse Street🏍️ Motorbike Parking⚽ Multi-Purpose Court

Location & Commute

Aqua City

54 min
District 1 CBD
69 min
Tân Sơn Nhất Airport
46 min
Long Thành Airport
CBD (peak)63 min
CBD (off-peak)54 min
Airport (peak)77 min
Airport (off-peak)69 min
Long Thành (peak)48 min
Long Thành (off-peak)46 min
🚇
Metro
Suoi Tien Terminal Station
12.6km
🛍️
Mall
Nova Mall
Within development
🛒
Supermarket
Expected daily retail
Expected
🏫
Schools
KinderWorld International School
Within development
🏥
Hospitals
Nova Hospital
Within development
🌳
Park
Phoenix Nature Park
Planned on-site
Major Roads
HCMC - Long Thanh - Dau Giay ExpresswayNational Route 51Ring Road 3Bien Hoa - Vung Tau Expressway
🔇 Low Noise🌊 Moderate Flood🛣️ Not Near Highway

Upper-middle-class families from HCMC and Bien Hoa, with a mix of homeowners and investors. Hundreds of families live in the delivered sub-zones, though many units remain unoccupied after the market downturn, so the community is still forming. Noise is low and there is no flight path overhead.

Things to consider (not deal breakers)
⚠️ Traffic
HCMC-Long Thanh-Dau Giay Expressway congests during peak hours. Nga 3 Vung Tau junction can be slow....
HCMC-Long Thanh-Dau Giay Expressway congests during peak hours. Nga 3 Vung Tau junction can be slow. Biên Hòa – Vũng Tàu Expressway (full 54km open since May 2026) improves southern and coastal connectivity from Đồng Nai. Long Hung Bridge, under construction since January 2026 and targeting 2028, will reduce the HCMC-to-Aqua City drive to approximately 10 minutes.
→ Long Hung Bridge (9.8km, 11,500B VND investment) cuts HCMC-to-Aqua City drive to ~10 min once completed. Ring Road 3 and Bien Hoa-Vung Tau Expressway improve regional connectivity. Long Thanh Airport adds air access 15km away.
🌊 Flood Risk
Riverside location on the Dong Nai River — moderate flood risk during monsoon season. Project founda...
Riverside location on the Dong Nai River — moderate flood risk during monsoon season. Project foundations elevated but some low-lying areas near the river may experience seasonal waterlogging.
→ 385ha water surface provides natural absorption. Internal drainage system designed for riverine environment. Construction foundations elevated above flood level.

Sub-zones

🏢
Aqua Waterfront City Townhouse
0 listings · 153 units
3-4 BD · 110-340 m²
Newest sub-zone with 153 units, on sale since April 2026; no secondary market or price snapshot yet.
🏢
Elite Shophouse, Townhouse, Villa
0 listings · 985 units
5,9 tỷ - 35 tỷ
49 triệu - 59 triệu/m²
3-5 BD · 110-500 m²
Delivered 2022
Resale townhouses span roughly 5.9-12B depending on size and frontage; detached villas from about 10.5B. Listings are active across both townhouse and villa types.
🏢
Grand Villas Villa
0 listings · 110 units
13,45 tỷ - 23,6 tỷ
45 triệu - 79 triệu/m²
4-5 BD · 295-500 m²
Delivered 2022
Villa-only sub-zone of 110 detached units, resale around 13.5-42B. Listings are very thin because the sub-zone is small and owners tend to hold.
Phoenix Island
Phoenix Island Shophouse, Townhouse, Villa
0 listings · 2152 units
7,3 tỷ - 35 tỷ
64 triệu - 80 triệu/m²
3-5 BD · 110-480 m²
Under construction
Active primary market with developer townhouses at 64-80M/m² (7.6-12.5B all-in) and river villas at 11-35B. Secondary townhouses at 7.3-9.2B sit at a modest discount to primary.
River Park 1
River Park 1 Shophouse, Townhouse, Villa
0 listings
6 tỷ - 18 tỷ
50 triệu - 72 triệu/m²
3-4 BD · 105-380 m²
Under construction
Townhouse resale at about 6-10B and villas at 11-18B, with a thin set of listings and low-confidence price data.
Stella
Stella Shophouse, Townhouse, Villa
0 listings · 677 units
6,9 tỷ - 25,2 tỷ
53 triệu - 75 triệu/m²
3-6 BD · 115-1760 m²
Delivered 2022
Townhouse resale at about 6.4-9B; large-format villas reach 21.8-25.2B in the secondary market, and shophouse listings run 12.2-14B.
Suite
Suite Shophouse, Townhouse, Villa
0 listings · 581 units
6,4 tỷ - 20 tỷ
41 triệu - 60 triệu/m²
3-4 BD · 115-400 m²
Delivered 2023
Townhouse resale trades around 6.4-12B depending on size and frontage; villas around 10.8-20B. Secondary supply is comparable to The Elite.
Sun Harbor 1
Sun Harbor 1 Shophouse, Townhouse, Villa
0 listings · 21 units
6,6 tỷ - 60 tỷ
50 triệu - 150 triệu/m²
3-5 BD · 115-540 m²
Delivered 2023
Highest resale pricing among delivered sub-zones, reflecting the Aqua Marina adjacency: townhouses about 6.6-20B and shophouses 15-40B. Supply is thinner than in other delivered sub-zones.
Valencia
Valencia Shophouse, Townhouse
0 listings · 931 units
4,5 tỷ - 13 tỷ
46 triệu - 65 triệu/m²
3-4 BD · 95-340 m²
Under construction
The most accessible entry point: townhouse resale at 46-65M/m² (about 4.5-8.6B all-in), the lowest per-m² pricing in the project, with the deepest listings of any sub-zone.

Notable Places

Aqua Arena
11,000-seat sports and entertainment complex for concerts, sporting events, and community gatherings. One of the largest entertainment venues in the Đồng Nai region.
Aqua Arena
Aqua Business Lounge
Lifestyle complex featuring an automotive museum, cafe, restaurant, and riverside entertainment. Social and business networking hub for residents.
Aqua Business Lounge
Aqua Marina
Square-marina complex with yacht docking capacity for hundreds of boats. Includes waterfront dining, event spaces, and leisure facilities. Already operational.
Aqua Marina
Aqua Sport Complex
Indoor and outdoor multi-sport facility with tennis, basketball, swimming (1,000m² infinity pool), kayak dock, and fitness center (Citigym Lifestyle Center, operational).
Aqua Sport Complex
KinderWorld School
25-hectare education campus with 22 schools operated by KinderWorld International Education Group (Singapore). Kindergarten through high school with international curriculum.
KinderWorld School
Nova Hospital
2-hectare, 4-story hospital with 200+ beds developed by Nova Healthcare Group. Provides general and specialist medical services for residents and surrounding area.
Nova Hospital
Nova Mall
On-site shopping center serving Aqua City residents and visitors. Retail, F&B, daily necessities. Already operational.
Nova Mall
Phoenix Nature Park
1.7-hectare nature park within Phoenix Central sub-district. Green space with walking trails, landscaped gardens, and ecological features within the island zone.
Phoenix Nature Park

Projects by Developer

  • Lexington Residence 2016 · 1312 units
  • Tropic Garden 2014 · 1008 units
  • Victoria Village
  • Wilton Tower
  • Sunrise Riverside
  • Golden Mansion
  • Grand Sentosa
  • Water Bay
  • Golf Park
  • Dream Home Palace

Growth Catalysts

  • ✅Biên Hòa – Vũng Tàu Expressway: Full 54km route open since May 18, 2026 (2026)
  • 🚧Long Thành Airport Phase 1: ACV targets commercial operations from December 1, 2026 (2026)
  • 🚧Ring Road 3: Thu Duc section open since April 30; western 32.6 km sections slip to Q4 2026 amid material shortages (2026)
  • 🚧Long Hung Bridge — groundbreaking January 2026, HCMC to Biên Hòa in ~10 min by 2028 (2028)
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