SOHO JIANWAI No. 4, Jianguomenwai Street (Opposite China World Trade Center) Tel: +8610-5878-8200 (sales office) www.sohochina.com This is one of the most popular places with young professionals, as it is located right in the heart of the Central Business District and combines residential with office and retail space. All of the residences have been sold, at an average selling price of 16,000 yuan per sq m, with sizes ranging from 70 to 200 sq m. But a new phase will be coming onto the market soon. CITY GOLF GREENERY No. 88, Jiangzhuanghu Tel: +8610 8462-9099 (sales office) www.bihaifangzhou.com Centrally located beside the Bei Chen club in downtown Beijing, which offers free membership for a year. The estate is 18 months old and is built on 60 acres. So far 30 of the 55 houses in the scheme have been built, with the remainder due to be finished by the end of the decade. The 1,000 sq m showhouse sells for 28 million yuan. RICHMOND PARK Address: The East Fourth Ring Xiaoyun Bridge, east of Jialin Garden, north bank of Ba River Tel: +8610 8456-9999 (sales office) www.richmondpark.com.cn A four-phase development on 320,000 sq m, including high-rise apartments, low-rise apartments and villas. Close to the fourth ring road and the airport expressway. Also in a predominantly expatriate area, with schools nearby. So far, 250 units have been sold, 60 per cent to foreign investors. The launch price was 9,000 yuan per sq m, which rose to 11,000 in around two months. PURPLE JADE VILLAS No. 1, Purple Jade Road, Chaoyang District Tel: Anna Wang +86-10-6493-9002 www.purplejade.com.cn Purple Jade Villas has 104 townhouses in its third phase of the project, with half already sold. Average selling price is US$3,000 per sq m, with sizes ranging from 134 sq m to 946 sq m. Features a park with trees brought in from all over China, deer, swans and peacocks. It has a Thai-style hotel and club house, and is right next to where the 2008 Olympic Village will be built. PARK AVENUE Weizikeng, Chaoyang District Tel: Ming Chen +8610-6595-9898 www.hines.com Developed by US-based Hines, this project overlooking Chaoyang Park has a strong brandname behind it. Prices for the latest batch of apartments are averaging between 16,000 yuan and 18,000 yuan per sq m. Smaller units are about 180 sq m in size, while the bigger units go up to more than 300 sq m. When complete, the project will comprise 1,200 homes - both apartments and townhouses. Hong Kong banks offer financing at generous interest rates. TOWER APARTMENTS at Oriental Plaza No. 1, Changan Street Tel: +8610-8518-8888 ext 2829 (leasing enquiries) www.orientalplaza.com You can?t get more central than this. As part of the enormous Oriental Plaza development, the Tower Apartments are right in the heart of old Beijing, next to the Wangfujing shopping mall and a short walk away from the Forbidden City. The latest batch of serviced apartments, Centennial Heights, has just gone onto the market, with monthly rents ranging from US$1,200 to US$10,000. A variety of room types are on offer, ranging from 25 sq m studios to 270 sq m 4-bedroom apartments with 200 sq m patios. THE RESIDENCE at Beijing Kerry Centre No. 1 Guanghua Road, Chaoyang District Tel: +86-10-8529-8383 www.beijingkerrycentre.com Nestled in the heart of the fast-growing central business district, the Kerry Centre offers a selection of 195 serviced apartments ranging from one to three bedrooms, as well as five-bedroom penthouse suites. MAPLE PLACE No.1, Xiangjiang North Road Tel: Rita Seck +8610-8450-6300 www.bjriviera.com One of the best known of the villa developments, with good quality houses, this place is very popular with expatriates. Beijing Riviera was built in four phases and Maple Place is phase three, with 209 units out of the total 600. Of this, 115 are villas and 32 are townhouses, with one block of serviced apartments. Shareholders include ING, Hongkong Land and Hong Leung. A 400 sq m villa rents for about US$12,000, while the smallest, at 240 sq m, goes for about US$5,000 CATHAY VIEW West side of Xiangjiang Road, Chaoyang District Tel: Chang Lei: +8610- 8470-4646 www.cathayview.com Still under construction, this development has 320 Chinese-style villas up for sale of which 90 are already sold. Average selling prices are between US$2,300 and US$2,500 per sq m. Sizes range from 280-440 sq m. YOSEMITE VILLAS Address: No 4, Yuyang Road, Houshayu. Shunyi District Tel: Kairi Song +8610-8041-7358 www.yosevilla.com With 600 units in all, villas in Yosemite sell for between 6 and 12 million yuan, with sizes ranging from 300 to 900 sq m. Situated along the Wenyuan river , nearby is the International School of Beijing. Property agents FPDSavills Property Services Beijing 415 East Wing, China World Trade Centre 1 Jiangomenwai Dajie Beijing 100004 Contact: Billy Chau, deputy managing director Tel: +8610-6505-2348 bchau@fpdsavills-bj.com Santa Fe Moving & Relocation Services 2/F, Block J, East Lake Villas 35 Dong Zhi Men Wai Main Street 100027 Beijing Tel: +8610-8451-6666 Joanna Real Estate A2001 Eagle Run Plaza No.26 Xiao Yun Road Beijing 100016 Tel: +8610-5108-8028 joanna@joannarealestate.com.cn