The Mansion,  what could describe this amazing truly original French Concession Property better?
In all our time we’ve not found a place that has preservd it’s historic architecture and charm as well as this place.
The wonderful original stairwell majestically rising up to the 2nd floor, the fireplaces, it’s hardwood floors dating almost a hundred years back, the light switches, moldings, the steel windows, other small details and the 1200 square meter Garden in the heart of Shanghai.

The Residence’s is located on Gao An Rd near the Shanghai Library.
It is three floors high and has a total of 10 Rooms, 4 Baths, a hall, 2 Terraces and built in (original) storage space  in all rooms and halls. 

The First Floor features a wonderful entrance with an original patterned marble floor and ceiling.
The Lighting is well and it’s just made to “receive guests”.

The Living area spans over three large rooms (study, living room and dining room). The Main living room area features a beautiful view of the open garden it’s large tree’s and has direct access to the veranda.
It also comes with the historic fireplace that adds to the places special character.

The Kitchen is in the north of the premises, it’s bright and spacious. Under tha stairwell is a guestbathroom.

On the 2nd floor are three full size bedrooms, 2 baths, and lot’s of storage.
The Terrace is roughly 70 square meters big and overlooks the garden area.

On the third floor are another 3 bedrooms, Bathroom, storage and a 2nd Terrace (about 40sqm).

View at any time with 1 Day notice.
This place has been rented out, so viewing from the inside may not be possible for some time. 
Patience is the key. 

Call Oliver at 15900987878.
Asking 100 Million Rmb.

This beautiful lane house on guangyuan road near yuqing road in one of the french concessions’ most beautiful corners is up for sale now.

The historic mansion was built in the 1930’s and has undergone a big renovation before being rented out.
It’s located in a quiet and clean lane, and nearby is shanghai’s famous Xujiahui district.

The House’s entry is very roomy, perfect for storing stuffs like bycicles and other things.
In the first floor is a spacious living room with big windows and lot’s of sunlight flowing through.
The entire first floor is very open, with arched open doors, that connects all areas together

There is a livingroom, spacious kitchen, study and dining room on the first floor.

The whole  place is renovated in an art decor style that blends in nicely with the new and modern features of the house.

On the 2nd floor are two more spacious bedrooms, and the master bedroom with an en-suite bathroom.
The south facing Master Bedroom can enter the big balcony overviewing the green lanes of the french concession.
 
The Top floor features a fantastic terrace, with built-out roof for rain protection and barbecue.
The house’s water-pipes, gas lines and electrical wiring are all on the newest standard and have been recently upgraded.

View any time.
Call Oliver at 15900987878.
Asking 16 Million Rmb.

This is wonderful historic Wuyi Road Mansion with huge private Yard and and beautiful Renovation.
The House is located in a small lane near the belgium embassy in the former british concession.

It’s living room is super spacious and entered right after the main entry way. The Room is super bright and very spacious and has large arched doors and windows that let the light flow into the other rooms. A charming now decorative cheminee also adds a lot of character to the room.

The Kitchen is spacious with lot’s of light and good view on the garden, it also features a big storage room that will be very useful.
2 Bathrooms and another large Living or Entertainment room are also on the first level of the two and a half storey villa.

Up the beautiful historic dark wood stairwell you’ll find 4 more bedrooms, all very spacious, and one en-suite bathroom (in the south facing master bedroom) and another guest bath.
On the top floor is another big bedroom that features a full en-suite bath and big walk-in closet.

The house features another three storey guesthouse with indoor garage and 3 more bedrooms and 2 baths.

The Mansion was built in 1932.
517sqm indoor area plus 580sqm Garden.
Asking 50 Million Rmb.
Call Oliver at 15900987878 to schedule a private viewing.

Unique Huashan Road Mansion with huge Garden and lot’s of sunlight.

This beautiful 300sqm Mansion is located on Huashan road and Changshu Road right near the Hilton and the Old House Hotel.

The Villa, built in the early 20th century has kept many of it’s original details. The previous landlord’s have preserved the original red hardwood floors, the beautiful steelframed windows and much of it’s historical architecture.

Parts of the houses has now an all window side, with a charming and fitting wooden frame.

The House is very deep in a beautiful lane and has a nice front garden that can also be a two car parking spot.
The entrance is still original and looks pretty unique.

The First floor has a spacious living room and a dedicated dining room with teh living room having floor to ceiling windows and the dining room an arched windows and easy access to the spacious, bright kitchen.

On the 2nd Floor are three more rooms, one very spacious master bedroom with walk-in and two guestrooms. There also is a maid’s quarter with front yard view. All other rooms are facing south. The guest features a little half-moon shaped balcony with garden view.

On the top floor is another master bedroom with floor-to-ceiling windows, and three smaller rooms as well as a small loft-storage.

Altogether there are 8 rooms, 3 baths, living and dining room and two car spots.
The Villa has 300sqm of indoor area and a nearly 200sqm Garden.
view any time.
Call Oliver at 15900987878
Asking 27 Million Rmb.

This old french concession villa has a beautiful garden that is nicely mantained, fengshui’ed and even houses a few birds.
A wonderful feeling of nature and nice european ambiance make this a truly unique domicile in Shanghai.
The Villa has 6 Bedrooms, 2 Living Rooms, 3 Bathrooms a spacious modern kitchen with lot’s of natural light and storage.

The Villa has brand new wiring, plumbing and all walls have been insulated, it also Floor Heating and double glazed windows throughout.

Though newly furnished the house still has a lot of it’s original charm, and the terrace on the 2nd floor is a a perfect place for relaxation on a warm sunday afternoon.
It’s location is very central, just nearby the french and american embassy.
Within 10 minutes walk you can reach “the center”, Ambassy Club, the library, Huaihai Rd and the Metro Station.

Yongfu Road is one of the french concession’s most popular places, the name in chinese means forever prosperous and it’s also home to the famous and exclusive “Yongfu Elite Club”, the german Ambassy lot’s of diplomats and top personalities in government and business.

Starting at 25 Million Rmb.
220sqm.

This huge old mansion with boasts 15 bedrooms, 5 living roomss, 9 baths, and 5 kitchens.Not even counting in the many hallways, walk-in closets, and storage rooms spread throughout the place.

The former government Villa, has inherited the historic charme after 3 years of restoring and renovating, through the restored hardwood floors, the wonderful moldings and carvings on the inside and outside walls, and beautiful seel framed windows.
The Garden Area occupies about 1000sqm around the mansion and it’s guest house.

The rooms are very bright with lots of large windows through which lot’s of natural light flows in.

The 1st floors kitchen is the largest, with a gourmet chef sized, the others aren’t small either though, they have nice views of the garden and are all fully equipped with built in dishwasher, oven and double doored fridge.

Next to the mansion is the guest house that has four bedrooms, two living rooms and two bathrooms.

Price upon inquiry.

This beautiful Ground Floor Apartment on Julu Rd has just come out for sale.
It’s wonderfully renovated with a charming Garden and Pond outside.

The Flat is in a fantastic location on Julu Rd and Fumin Rd, close to many restaurants,bars and just in between the two main streets Nanjing Rd and Huaihai Rd.

The Living Room is very comfortable, with full sized windows viewing the Garden and Guest Bathroom.

The Flat is designed in a duplex, with a 2nd floor Master and Guest Bedroom and Study in the 1st Floor.

The Apartment has lot’s of built in closets, is bright and most of the original details have been preserved.

3 bedrooms, 1 Living Room, 2 Baths.

Starting at 6 Million Rmb.

Call Oliver at 15900987878

This historic Garden House is in a quite and fantastically located lane at Huaihai Rd and Fuxing Rd, right near the french and iranian embassies.

The House has been exceptionally renovated by it’s US landlords, they put in floor-heating throughout the place, double paned windows, insulated the walls, built in ceiling windows for additional light, added a wonderful american style kitchen that is fully equipped and every bedroom is en-suite with their full private baths.

The The House has 3 Bedrooms, a walk-in closet, 3 full bathrooms, 1 guest bathroom on the 1st floor, 1 Dining Room, one Living Room with open bar, 2 patios and a rooftop terrace.

Basically a perfect place to just personalize and move-in.
All water and gas pipes have been replaced to meet modern western standards and the electrical lines were added too.

In a unique location, minuetes walk from the subway, ambassy club, hengshan rd, la casbah, the shanghai library, yongfu elite and other “in” spots in the french concession.

View at any time.
Call Oliver at 15900987878
(pictures will follow shortly)
price upon inquiry.
195sqm.

Exclusive not again to be found Old House Commercial Space for sale in downtown

by Shplace Connexxions

A once in a lifetime chance to invest in downtown Shanghai’s commercial Real Estate.
These couple of properties are in a central location nearby the Portman Ritz Carlton (5 min. walk),
are culturally protected historic buildings with huge spaces, large garden and a lot of history.

The Mansions, differing from 550sqm to 1400sqm each are planned to be officially going up for auction in spring or summer 2008.
Shplace’s superb inside connections are making it possible to claim the sites before the general public can.

Right now residential the city’s planning institute has decided that this is going to be commercial space and will move the residence early this year.
The Unit’s next and across from each other would make fantastic restaurant, hotel, shop and art spaces.

Each have direct access and visibilty from the streets.

Viewing can be scheduled in advance.
Price upon inquiry.

Know-How for purchasing an Old House or Colonial Apartment in Shanghai.

If you’re about to purchase an old Lane House, Garden House or Apartment in Shanghai there is a lot of regulations and restrictions for non-shanghainese, non-mainland chinese, and foreigners.
On this page we list the most important things that you have to have checked out and consider before putting any money done for an object.

The most common miss-understanding and restriction why most deals fail is that the House is not registered on an Owner Ship Certificate (产券 Chan Quan) but on a Usage Certificate (使用券 Shi Yong Quan).
The properties registered under a Usage Certificate (which was the standard and only certificate a while ago, and is the most common in old houses today) can only be purchased by shanghai locals.
In the late ninety’s the country offered a service to transfer the old houses and apartments Usage Certificates to Ownership Certificates for a 30k rmb fee (a lot of money at the time, considering most places didn’t cost more than this), and steady rose to a couple of Million Rmb.
By Now it’s impossible for most if not all Houses to transfer these into real Ownerships.
The Houses that have been transfered at the time are the old houses and flats that everyone can buy today.