This two-bedroom has a genuinely designer-level finish: an electric fireplace built into the TV wall, herringbone flooring throughout, and a bathroom with a backlit round mirror and a glass-enclosed rainfall shower. The style is considered rather than generic: moody ambient lighting, sculptural side tables, quality throws. At 90 sqm across two bedrooms, only one bathroom serves both. The rent runs high for the area, but it’s backed by both the finish level and the location: Jing’an Temple and its metro station are a 4-minute walk, about as central as this part of West Nanjing Road gets.

Jing’an Temple metro station is a 4-minute walk, with Jing’an Kerry Centre’s shops and dining about 5 minutes away.