Top of City Relocated Citizens Hit Paydirt

To make way for all of the new shiny buildings in Shanghai, Beijing, and other cities, it more often than not will involve the relocation of existing residents. There are dozens of stories in the press about citizens getting the short end of the stick in land grabs, and there have been a few famous cases of nailhouses (residents that refuse to move) in Chongqing and other cities.

At the most recent Crossroads movie event, this was in fact the topic of the film Shanghai - Waiting for Paradise.. which chronicled the lives of several generations living in soon to building World Expo site. for them, all went well on the negotiation side, but the social dynamics of the process was fascinating.

Recently though, I found out about one project where being relocated appears to have been a good thing.

Top of City is one of Puxi’s more prominent developments. It is located in the heart of the city, offers nice layouts, has a lot of convenient services (food and drink), and it is popular with foreigners. At the height of the boom 2 years ago, it was one of the most expensive communities in the area..

Top of City is actually two developments in one. On the eastern side, there is a grouping of about 10 buildings that are all architecturally the same. They have a very nice pond and walking path in the compound, and the guards are quite friendly.

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