静安枫景苑

Some compounds in Shanghai feel like they were designed by committee – safe, boring, indistinguishable from a dozen others. One Park Avenue is not one of those places. Walk through the entrance on Changde Road, and you step into a different world. The central garden is massive. Mature trees shade winding paths. A small pond sits next to a barbecue area. Willow branches brush the water. Young couples...

If you‘ve spent any time researching apartments in Jing’an, you‘ve undoubtedly come across two names: One Park Avenue (静安枫景苑) and Eight Park Avenue (静安豪景苑). These twin developments, built by the same Singaporean developer just a street apart, have become legendary in Shanghai’s expat rental market. But what‘s the real difference between them? Which one is...