SHANGHAI Hengfu Investment & Development has appointed Capella Hotel Group Asia as the operators of Capella Shanghai, Jian Ye Li, an all-villa resort in Shanghai’s last remaining cluster of historic shikumen (stone warehouse gate) estates.
The resort is expected to open in March next year, accompanied by serviced apartments also in early 2017.
Originally built in the 1930s by French real estate company Foncière et Immobilière de Chine, the estate is located within the Hengfu historical and cultural preservation zone of the Xuhui District.
The estate will house the 55-villa Capella resort, complemented by the Capella Library, the Auriga Spa, a French brasserie, event venues and the 40-apartment Capella Residences. The Gallery, a collection of niche retail lifestyle brands which forms the façade of the Jian Ye Li estate, will also be part of the development.
Commenting on the partnership, Zhu Jingsong, general manager of Shanghai Hengfu Investment & Development, said: “It is our common goal to transform Jian Ye Li into a vibrant and charming landmark that symbolises the protective utilisation of Shanghai’s beautiful historical architecture.”
