This one-bedroom in Gong An Building has been fully renovated throughout: herringbone flooring, curated artwork, and a proper wishbone-chair dining nook. The living room opens onto a real balcony through French doors, genuine outdoor space rather than a token Juliet balcony. At 75 sqm for one bedroom there’s real room to spread out, and the bedroom itself has a full-wall wardrobe and a mustard velvet headboard as a proper design touch rather than generic rental furniture. The rent sits right around the market rate for comparable Xuhui one-beds, a fair price for this level of finish.

A 7-minute walk to Zhao Jia Bang Lu metro station and Xujiahui Park, in Tianping Road.