This beautiful french concession lane house has newly become available and is located in one of the trendiest areas on Julu Road near Fumin Road.
Nearby are see and be seen spots such as the Mesa Manifesto, People 6 Lounge or the Nepali Kitchen (all within few minutes walk).

The Lane House features a first floor patio/ garden area that also serves as an independent entrance to the place.
It’s laid out with plaster stone floors with charming back in the day style European flavor.

The Living room lounge and dining area are one spacious open space, divided only by supportive pillars and a room divider and shoe cabinet.
The House has super high ceilings, and there is sunlight coming in naturally from three different directions.

The Kitchen offers plenty of storage space, and features western equippement like a built in oven, water filters and lot’s of workspace.

The French Concession Lane House also features central heating (wall-radiators) throughout a ensuring cozy, warm indoors during the bibbering shanghai winters.

The Master Bedroom is on the 2nd level and features a balcony and a large en-suite bathroom with jacuzi style tub and walk-in shower.
The guest bedroom is across the walk way and on the third level is a super spacious attic style study and activity area or large guestbedroom.
This floor also features a large roof top terrace with wonderful views over Shanghai’s charming french quarter lanes.

The House has an area of 250 square meters, and comes with 2 living rooms, 3 Bedrooms, and 2 bathrooms.
There is also plenty of storage space throughout.

View any time.
Call Oliver at 15900987878.
Asking 45000 Rmb per month.

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This beautiful apartment is located in the very private and unique Justin Court boutique style compound on Xingguo Road near Hunan Rd, one of the most charming sections of the former french concession in Shanghai.

The apartment is a well laid out 280 square meter 4 Bedroom, 2 Living room (1 Lounge, 1 designated dining room), 3 Bathroom unit overlooking the green compound garden.

It features a small walk-in entrance with space on both sides for coats, and shoe cabinets.

The lounge is bright and spacious with lot’s of sunlight coming in from the big garden facing windows.

The apartments dining room area is right next to the lounge on the way to the big, well equipped kitchen.

It’s bedrooms are all spacious, with 2 en-suites and 2 guest bedrooms (or 1 bedroom and 1 extra study, as you’d see fit ).
The Flat’s bathroom facilities are elegant and modern, with the master featuring a big tub and walk-in shower.

There is plenty of built in storage, that is well lighted from the inside and offers plenty of room for the biggest garderobes.

The Justin Court compound is a unique boutique residential developement surrounded by trees and the most charming french concession streets (xingguo road, hunan road and gaoyou rd), major streets like Huaihai Rd and Fuxing Road are within walking distance.
The Yunnanese Lost Heaven Kitchen and the local tip for beer the boxing cat brewery are only a few minutes walk through the most peaceful little streets in Shanghai.

View at any time.
Asking 40′000 Rmb.
Call Oliver at 15900987878

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This beautiful Penthouse Duplex is located on Fuxing Rd near Xiangyang Rd in the Mingyuan Century Garden top floors.

The Flat features only top of the line finishes throughout with imported materials and equippement as well as a state of the art security system.
4 Bedrooms, 3 Living rooms and 3 Baths are spread out over 271 square meters of quality.

The Duplex has a super spacious living room with gorgeous views over the former french concession through the huge floor-to-ceiling windows.
There is lot’s of indirect light and the lounge and designated dining room area make a big open space together.
It also features an electric fireplace heater for cozy warmth during the shanghai winter!

The Master Bedroom features a big en-suite bathroom with shower and lot’s of storage space, the walk in shower is huge and the whole style of the bathroom is modern and western.

The other bedrooms are also spacious and feature lot’s of built in storage.

The Kitchen of the apartment has a wonderful stone countertop that is a quality import and very smooth.
There is lot’s of custom cabinet space and it features lighting inside and built in appliances.

The Apartment also has an entrance with lot’s of closet space and mirror.

The location is in proximity to lot’s of trendy bars and cafe’s (such as the popular creative cafe YY on Nanchang Rd, the blue chair and many more), the metro is walking distance and there are lot’s of gems to be discovered in the nearby area through all these charming french concession lanes!

Call Oliver at 15900987878
Asking 35000 Rmb.

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This beautiful Garden House is located in the heart of Shanghai’s French Concession on Huating Road near Changle Road.

This spacious mansion is located in a quiet and green lane not far away from the Changshu Rd Metro Station (about 1 intersection) and the french concession eateries at Changshu Rd, Changle, Julu and Anfu Road which are all within walking distance.

It’s recently undergone a new renovation where new wiring and piping was put into place as well as a complete garden-scaping with stone and wooden patios along trees and green.

The House features a lot of original detail with a charming fireplace, original wooden floors and doors.

It has 7 Bedrooms in total, all equally sized, along with 4 bathrooms.
In the first floor are a designated dining room and a living room and lounge.

The old staircase has been carefully redone and adds a unique charme to the whole architecture.
Out the Master Bedroom is another private terrace which is about 40 square meters big and offers great views over the lane and one can see far into the french concession from standing on top of it.
The House itself is naturally bright with no nearby high rises  blocking the sunlight or views.

Asking 65000 Rmb per month.
Open for negotiation on fixtures, furniture and even renovation renewals.

Call Oliver at 15900987878
Please excuse the pictures taken before the chinese new year, more of the complete renovation will follow soon (or you can just have a look for yourself!)!

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Wuyuan Road is one of our favourite streets in the french concession, one way, no traffic, trees on both sides, few people and simply quiet.

This place is located at the east end of Wuyuan Road just a few minutes walk to the Changshu Road Metro Station that can take you to Xujiahui, People’s Square (both line 1), Jing’an Temple (new line 7) and other places that are connected, fast.

Nearby are also numerous gourmet gems, like the breeze cafe (cozy, small, but the pizzas are nothing to be humble about!), Casbah’s (great lasagna),
The twin fish Sichuan Restaurant on Anfu Road near Wulumuqi, Jamaica Blue Coffee, and many others.
Hengshan Road is also just a few minutes walking distance (or one stop on the metro line 1) away.

The Apartment itself is unique, it’s in the first floor of a beautiful historic condo and features a private entrance through the garden.
It features a small veranda area that is rain protected and this leads into the bright livingroom lounge which features a stylish open kitchen.
The kitchen comes equipped with oven, microwave, storage and toaster already. The western washing machine (siemens) with dryer combo is also built in here.

The bedroom is a loft in tatami style with a large built in closet below.
The Bathroom is renovated in a contemporary style with walk-in shower.

Behind is another study room that has a pull out sofa bed for guests.
View at any time.
Call Oliver at 15900987878
Asking 13800 RMB per month.
(including ADSL, Satellite TV and Taxes)

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This three bedroom modern apartment is in the elegant wellington garden shanghai compound on huaihai west road near huashan road.

The 8th Floor apartment is spacious and bright with a good view out to the more than 100 year old Jiaotong University campus.
It is entered through a private elevator area which you reach by flashing your card over the reader in the elevator which is a unique, private feature of the complex.

Here you have enough space to store shoes, coats, children bicycles and other things.

One of the most unique and attractive features of the compound’s apartments are it’s layouts, there is a well sized living room, good divisions of the bedrooms, a spacious kitchen and lot’s of space in the storage rooms behind the kitchen for cleaning tools and other not everyday items.

The spacious livingroom lounge is south facing, with large floor to ceiling window doors that open up to the balcony.
There is a designated dining area connected immediately.
The kitchen in the back is super modern, elegant, spacious, bright and in western style.
Oven, microwave, double door refridgerator and garbage bin are all built in to keep the general, clean modern look of the whole apartment.
Behind is a laundry room, storage and a maid’s bathroom.

Down the hallway is first a guest bedroom, which is also south facing and across the guest bathroom with walk-in shower.

The Master Bedroom is at the very end of the hall and is commodious, it has two large closets and an en-suite bathroom.
Across is the study, which faces the compound and Huaihai road to the north.

The Flat is well furnished, in a clean, modern and bright style.

The Wellington Garden features a fitness center and wellness area with sauna, and steam room that is free for all tenants to use.
It’s conviniently located within walking distance of the commercial hub of Xujiahui where you’ll find supermarkets, shopping, countless restaurants, starbucks’, cafe’s and others.
The charming former french concession is right out of your doorstep too, and it’s a joyful walk through the old alleys, past former spectacular mansions from back of the day to anfu road, hengshan road and other trendy spots in the area.

View at any time.
Fully furnished and equipped.
Asking 19000 Rmb.
3 Bedrooms, 2 Baths, 2 Livingrooms, Storage and balcony over 180 square meters.
Features oven, microwave, built in fridge, dryer and washing machine, satellite tv, highspeed internet and wireless as well as central airconditioning.

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This charming apartment is located in one of the smallest, and most peaceful corners of Shanghai’s beautiful former concession area.
The ground floor apartment is in a historic garden house and has it’s own private entrance through the garden which has a wonderful
river stone floor with pretty patterns.

The entry into the apartment features a shoe cabinet and dresser area.

The spacious living room is bright and looks out into the garden, in the back is a modern, open style kitchen, it’s semi connected with a supporting pillar in the middle adding a loft kind of feeling to the place.

The kitchen features an oven, microwave and washing machine with dryer.
Rounded wall-edges lead to the guest bathroom with shower and the bedrooms.
The Master Bedroom is very spacious, with a big closet and roomy en-suite bathroom.

The Guest Bedroom is on the other side of the hall, past the guest bathroom and is just as spacious as the master bedroom, yet it doesn’t have an en-suite bathroom.

The Apartment’s got high ceilings, and beautiful old detail like the hardwood floos.
It’s well located and within walking distance of well known bars and restaurants like the lost heaven, and the boxing cat brewery (both are almost literally across the street).
Call Oliver at 15900987878
Asking 15000 RMB per month.
The Landlord is also willing to negotiate in some changes for the new tenant.

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This is a wonderful french concession apartment located on Hunan Road near Wukang Road.

The Flat is in the 3rd floor of an old low rise apartment building and has just undergone a complete renovation.
It’s fully up to date with top of the line finishes throughout, the flat is now equipped with heated floors, new wiring, piping, high speed internet, double glazed windows and lot’s of built in storage space.

The loft style apartment has a good layout, with an open kitchen and dining area.
The modern, western style kitchen is white, with lot’s of pantry space, built in oven, microwave, and good work space.

To the eastside is the master bedroom with en-suite bathroom which features a big shower.
The guest bath is just next to the bedroom and is in a hip modern style as well.

The cement style floor reflects the contemporary contrast of the apartment in all rooms.
The guest bedroom is to the south, with a large built in closet and direct access to the huge private terrace overlooking the lane below.

A staircase leads up to a 3rd, recreational room that could make a perfect study, media room, children’s bedroom or whatever you can imagine,
this room also features a large built in storage space.

Highlights; 2 Bedrooms, 1 extra room, 2 Living room areas, a big terrace, lot’s of built in storage and floor heaters.
Asking 19′000 Rmb per month, including taxes and internet.
The apartment will be fully furnished and equipped.
Call Oliver at 15900987878.
P.S. A customer told me I should add that this place is close to the Lost Heaven Sichuanese Kitchen on Gaoyou Rd.
So here, I did.

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The year of the tiger has begun (or is still beginning according to the fireworks).
I thought I’d pick my favorite compounds near city hubs downtown, Xujiahui, Jing An Temple and Hengshan Road.

Xujiahui

1. Oriental Manhattan Century Metropolis
Though older, and crowded this Colliers international compound gets my pick for the best compound in the commercial Hub of Xujiahui
simply because of the value you get for your money.
The Compound has it’s drawbacks, too many cars parking outside, and it’s generally crowded.
But prices have come down a lot, yet the apartments in the 3rd phase (which is building 1, 2 and 7) are in fantastic shape still.

It features a big clubhouse, that is older too, but still with lot’s of facilities and leisure activities, the clubhouse management is also hearty and caring.

They’re spacious, modern, and elegant, the buildings are maintained well and the interior of the common areas, hall, elevators and reception are in still great shape.

For around 15,0000 Rmb you can get a 172 square meter 3 Bedroom, 2 bathroom unit that’s in my eyes way better than any of the others in the location.
Windows are double glazed, and the management does a good job on most of the days in taking care of residents needs.
Though there are gems, I would suggest not bothering to look at the older and mostly run down 1st and 2nd Phase apartments.
The luxury version across wending road called upper eastside are also a noteworthy take a look place.

Runner up is the Fountain Garden on Nandan Road.
A nice, modern compound, newer and with spacious units.
It lacks an international management, and full clubhouse inside the compound, and most of the apartments are self-renovated, which doesn’t make them bad, but we all know, tastes differ from culture to culture.

Jing’an Temple, Nanjing Road

8 Park Avenue.
This wasn’t a difficult one, the ever popular 8 Park Avenue compound is  modern, up to date, and features a state of the art free for all residents clubhouse with huge olympic size swimming pool, bowling alley, fitness and more.
The Apartments feature central air conditioning,  and modern kitchens and bathrooms.
Sometimes have a funny layout though, and it’s still a bit of  a walk to jing’an temple.

The 4 Seasons Shanghai Apartments is our  runner up here.
It’s one of the newest additions in the area.
The Apartments are great, and the location is unbeatable, it’s convinient and doesn’t get any more central then this.
But the location is also a drawback, not everyone can live right in the center of everything and be surrounded by the hustle and buzz of the never sleeping city.
It houses a great clubhouse, with good facilities but costs extra (which is still negotiable with the landlords).

Hengshan Road – French Concession

The french concession is lacking new developements, so it wasn’t that difficult to pick out the Wellington Garden here.
At first, there were many issues with this compound, but it pulled through and has become a popular home to many.
It’s small, but peaceful, and this is why one might choose this area.
Building 1 and 2 offer long views over the 100 year old Jiatong university compound.
It features a free for all fitness center with sauna and wellness, but lacks a swimming pool.

The Apartments are modern, and really, you don’t find great layouts like this in Shanghai very often.
The fully important siemens kitchens are in a class by itself too.
And in the last two years, this place has also become a lot more affordable than it was in the first year of opening.

The older but elegant and central Summit Shanghai is our 2nd place for the french concession.
If the apartments are well mantained they’re still great, good layouts, spacious rooms and peaceful.
The location is arguably in the heart of the former french concession and it features a popular and well mantained clubhouse.
The management, though by the developer itself is reliable and quick and the common areas are very well taken care of.

Xintiandi

Lakeville Regency Apartments
The middle child of the lakeville family, this luxurious, elegant and highly sought after living complex is our top choice in the Xintiandi area.
Why the Regency and not Lakeville 1, or the casa Lakeville?
Well, the first one is nice, and there are a helluva lot a bargains compared what you pay in other complexes in the area.
But, it’s also older and there are some serious beauty issues that have to be taken care of, the clubhouse is dark and incomparable to the Regency.
So, what about the Casa?
Well, they’re newer, modern, and great, but the quality doesn’t differ much from the older Regency thanks to it being mantained so well.
And, as the issue is with new compounds you might be exposed to some serious renovation work at first and nearby construction.
The Regency for now has it all, compared to nearby options prices are reasonable, and the facilities are fantastic, big bright swimming pool,
fitness center with view, club restaurants and bars and a good management.

Runner up?
Rich Gate.
Pricey, definitely pricey, (63000 Rmb per month up) but so is everything else Xintiandi.
The Apartments finishes are so much better than anything else around, the layouts are great, and the management is friendly.
Small community, and peaceful, convenient living in one of Shanghai’s busiest areas.
The facilities are great too, and it’s a little closer than the Lakevilles to all the shopping, dining, and nightlife.

Call me at 15900987878 or contact us per form here

Cheers,

Oliver

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This beautiful 4th floor apartment is in crown of a historic condominium on tianping road near huaihai middle road.

The Apartment is entered through a short private staircase perfect for storing shoes, coats, and other things.
After the first entrance the flat continues with opening up to the designated dining area, open loft-style kitchen, living room lounge and “hang”.

The  modern style kitchen features lot’s of cabinet space, storage below the “terrace staircase”, and a washing machine with built in dryer from Bosch.

The whole living and kitchen area is super bright with windows from all angles and the lounge is comfortable, open and cozy with a unique layout.

The guest bathroom is spacious with contemporary style and a big walk-in shower.

The Master Bedroom to the south is commodious and comforatble, lot’s of built in closet space and an en-suite bathroom with tub are featured.

The guest bedroom across the living room to the north also features lot’s of built in closet space and a solarium balcony.

The rooftop terrace is obviously a highlight of the apartment, and rightly so, with a wonderful view and planks floor.
Unique, in the middle of Shanghai’s former french concession.

The Apartment features a top of the line renovation, with beautiful restored wooden floors, built in radiators, new wiring, plumbing and piping.
The historic steel windows have been refitted with double paned glass.

View at any time.
Call Jimmy at 13818232004.
Asking 23000 Rmb per month.
Partially furnished.
Equipped with satellite tv, ADSL, washing and drying, dvd and tvs.

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