Shanghai Apartments
New ShangHai Apartments
Many new high quality ShangHai apartments are located in the downtown areas such as Lu Wan, HuangPu, JingAn, XuJiaHui and LuJiaZui. Often close to the ShangHai Metro stations and within commercial neighborhoods, within there’s usually 24 hour security, professionally managed and some even have their own club houses with gyms & pools.
The typical size ranges from 80 m² to 300 m². Cost of rental usually depends on the building quality, clubhouse facilities, management service, size and location.
Pros can be:
* Relatively new construct buildings, less maintenance issues
* Downtown locations
* Close to ShangHai metro stations
* Fully furnished
* Basic amenities included, such as building security and cable TV
* High-end apartments provide full facilities and clubhouses
* Closer to local life (Shanghai experience)
* Personally interior designed by individual landlords
* Close to many office towers
* Some higher floors offering charming views of historic neighborhoods
Cons can be:
* Some properties are under local management, limited services provided and no English speaking staff
* Sometimes "cultural" conflicts with nearby local residents (i.e. noise issues)
* Construction and building quality can be mixed
* Construction noises
* Potential renovation noise from neighboring units
Old ShangHai Apartments
Most of the older Shanghai apartments were built before 1949. Designed by Western architects, they differ from traditional Shanghainese row houses and apartment buildings. Old Colonial style apartments were well-equipped with all modern facilities of the time. There are also historic apartment buildings designed in the Art Deco Style that was very popular at the time. Old apartments are usually located downtown, particularly around the French Concession Area. Historic apartment buildings are often hidden along tree-lined quiet streets and offer lots of local charm. Apartment sizes range from 150 m² to 250 m². Cost of rental depends on furnishings, size and location.
The Pros...
* Attractive historical architecture
* Downtown locations
* Fully immersed in local life
* Close to commercial business districts
...and Cons...
* Maintenance issues – 1920s constructed buildings
* Relatively expensive (limited supply)
* Immersed too much in local life: noise, poor security, and sometimes nosy neighbors
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ChangNing Apartments
GuBei International Garden ...[...more ]

French Concession Apartments
GaoAn Crt ...[...more ]

HuangPu Apartment
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MinHang Apartments
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New PuDong Areas (see map)
# JinQiao
American School
Century Park area
English School
LuJiaZui area
# = are actual ShangHai Districts
* Damp and drafty with poor insulation
* Car parking difficulties
* Poor power supply
* No facilities or clubhouses |