jingan luxury compound

There's a particular stretch of North Wulumuqi Road in Jing'an where the city seems to hold its breath. The traffic noise from Nanjing West Road fades, the plane trees close overhead, and suddenly you're standing in front of a set of six granite-clad towers that manage to look both imposing and discreet at the same time. This is Grand Summit. It's not the flashiest compound in Shanghai. It doesn't...

If you have been searching for an apartment in central Shanghai, you have noticed the trade-off. The compounds in Jing’an and the Former French Concession are well-managed and conveniently located, but they were built in the 2000s. The air conditioning works, but the layout feels dated. The flooring is intact, but you can tell it‘s been there for twenty years. Hong Yin Li (鸿印里) changes...