This 135 sqm two-bedroom has a genuine high-floor payoff: a wide panoramic skyline view from the balcony, looking out over a mix of low-rise heritage roofs and taller towers. The kitchen has a marble-look backsplash and a wood-topped island that doubles as a breakfast bar, and central ducted air conditioning runs throughout in addition to the living room unit. The living room is styled with a vintage red-and-black cabinet and a deep purple rug beneath a ceiling fan. The primary bathroom has a full black-tile finish with a marble double vanity and a separate walk-in glass shower. The bedroom is furnished with a wood bed frame, a rattan lounge chair by the window, and a warm brown accent wall. Rent runs high for Xinhua Road, and the balcony view plus the bathroom finish are the clearest reasons: this isn’t a generic two-bedroom. A 2-minute walk to Jiangsu Road metro is about as close as it gets.

A 2-minute walk to Jiangsu Road metro station, close to Zhongshan Park, in Changning.