Huaihai & Xintiandi is a prime-tier Class A submarket of Shanghai with average asking rent around ¥220/sqm/mo · ≈ $34.1 PSF/yr USD.
Boutique HQs in repositioned Shikumen stock. · Tier: prime · Avg rent: ¥220/sqm/mo · ≈ $34.1 PSF/yr USD
Huaihai and Xintiandi hold boutique HQ tenancy in repositioned Shikumen stock combined with new Class A delivery. Strong creative-class and luxury-brand HQ presence.
Luxury brand HQs, creative agencies, family offices.
Mixed loft and Class A.
Huangpi South Road Metro (Line 1), South Shanxi Road Metro.
Strong Metro and taxi access.
Xintiandi, Huaihai Road retail, Tianzifang.
Huaihai & Xintiandi is one of 5 Class A submarkets we cover in Shanghai, classified as prime tier with an average asking rent around ¥220/sqm/mo · ≈ $34.1 PSF/yr USD. Compared with the broader Shanghai Class A stock, Huaihai & Xintiandi typically attracts Luxury brand HQs, creative agencies, family offices and competes most directly with the city's other prime submarkets on building specification, transit access, and amenitisation.
Adjacent submarkets to study alongside Huaihai & Xintiandi: Lujiazui (Pudong), Jing'an, Hongqiao CBD, Qiantan. The full Shanghai submarket atlas is at /cities/shanghai.
For an institutional Class A occupier evaluating Huaihai & Xintiandi, the highest-leverage analyses to commission next are the rent benchmark, the concession-package comparable, and the ESG performance baseline. Class A Atlas covers each as a dedicated topic page for this submarket:
Terminology specific to Shanghai Class A leasing and to the prime tier: Class A, Trophy asset, Effective rent, Concession package, TI allowance, Submarket tier.
Reviewed by Kenji Watanabe — APAC contributing editor. Last updated 2026-04-15. See our methodology and editorial standards.