The new generation of resident buildings in Shanghai

The new generation of resident buildings in Shanghai

As I discussed, the resident buildings in Shanghai used to be in the form of Linong, but now just few Linong survived in the city and now people live in recently built apartments. Apartments in Shanghai exist in the form of Community.

Actually, community is the new generation of Linong.

Now a company buys a large area to build resident buildings and the designers in the company plan the area well- they design the style of the whole area, the appearance of the buildings, the patterns of the buildings locations, the locations of green belts and the parking lots, the park-like facilities in the green belts and where to build other facilities such as the community restaurant and gym in the area and the appearance of the community facilities. They plan the area as a whole- as a community- and give the community a beautiful name. The names of communities are usually beautiful and creative. When a community is built, the owner company will employ another managing company to manage the community. Managing the community means they set guards in the main door of the community, set officers dealing with the problems and activities such as water leakage in apartments, community activities for residents and so on.

Therefore, residential areas in Shanghai are composed of many communities. Each community has different style and all of them are different from the others.

When people buy real estate in Shanghai, they consider the location and transportation first. Then, the second important thing is the community. Is the community, including its building and green area good-looking? Can I have a good view of the scene of the community from my window? Is the service of managing company good? Can they provide a good security to us? ……

In one word, Shanghainese live in communities. A good community means a good living environment and a good living quality.