Grand MOMA

About Grand MOMA

Grand MOMA\'s architect, Steven Holl, presents the real estate development as linked structures that contrast with Beijing\'s earlier trend of \"verticality\". In plain language, 8 apartment towers of varying height linked at the 20th floor. In Dongzhimen, at the Northeast corner of the 2nd Ring road, the 210,000sqm real estate development includes 622 apartments, a hotel and retail space. Grand MOMA\'s buildings are eco-friendly using a geothermal solution for climate control. All apartments have two exposures with no interior hallways. Doors between rooms are large, some functioning as swinging partitions. The apartments at Grand MOMA have minimalist white interiors contrast with black wooden floors. There\'s plenty of built in cupboard space to keep things tidy. Although planned, the Grand MOMA apartments still do not have satellite TV.

Selection of Homes at Grand MOMA

Apartment 2+1bed 2bath 174sqm RMB14,000-15,000/month

Apartment 2bed 2bath 178sqm RMB12-15/month

This is only a selection of the many homes for lease at Grand MOMA. For a full list of homes please contact us

Facilities at Grand MOMA

Gym Gym rating 3 info

Kids Kids rating 2 info

Green Green rating 2 info

Satellite TV TV rating 2 info

Subway

Squash

Indoor Pool

Commute at Peak Hours

China World in CBD: 5km (15min)
Financial Street: 17km (50min)
Lido in northeast: 5km (15min)
Lufthansa Centre: 2km (10min)
Sanlitun: 2km (10min)
Beijing Airport: 19km (55min)
BCIS: 7km (25min)
Dulwich College: 15km (45min)
ISB: 16km (50min)
French School: 2km (10min)
German School: 2km (10min)
Swedish School: 16km (50min)
WAB: 10km (30min)

Expat Review

CD, 30 December 2009

Amazing design, but terrible management. The facilities are still not done 2 years after the complex opened. I was told May, then July, then Sept, now Jan-10. I am sure it won't happen. The parks aren't done and are not being worked on. The school is empty and not being worked on. All retail is empty as is the hotel. It is about 40% occupied so feels deserted. My tower is empty. I have no neighbors. The work that is being done gets torn up a week later and redone so no progress is made. The street in front of the compound has a junk sale every morning blocking traffic.

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Rental Guide

CBD[64]

Central [20]

Haidian[10]

Sanlitun[54]

Shunyi[87]

Sanyuan Qiao[9]

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East[12]

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Apartment towers lining the edge of the city's largest park house many of Beijing's expatriates. They are well served by the cafes and restaurants clustered around Chaoyang Park's West gate. To the north there's the Lufthansa Centre and surrounding office towers. The German school is here, as is the new US embassy. The area includes Lady's Street, a flower market and bazaar.

One of the older expatriate neighbourhoods with the Holiday Inn Lido at its epicentre. A leafy area with good expatriate amenities. 798, a 50s era factory turned creative hub is here. To the northeast, there's Wangjing, a large mid-tier residential neighbourhood. Some larger corporations are building dedicated office complexes here.

The busy central business district contains a high concentration of office towers with China World at it's centre. Ritan Park and the surrounding leafy embassies afford a small green lung. Preferred by those wanting easy access to amenities and a quick commute to work.

Beijing's geographic and administrative centre containing Tiananmen, the Forbidden City and Houhai. Populated by government employees and tourists, few expatriates choose to live here due to a lack of quality homes and a dearth of amenities. The area includes Financial Street, to the West of Tiananmen, a commercial area that has attracted a number of financial institutions.

Although home to the city's top universities, this is not Cambridge. Promoted as a tech development zone, it isn't Palo Alto either. There is a vibrant student scene, but expatriates working here choose to commute from the eastern side of the city.

A large cluster of leafy embassies here, but the neighbourhood is most renowned for its bars, cafes and restaurants. The Bookworm, a literary cafe, and small independent boutiques add a bohemian flavour. The Workers Stadium and French School are also here. To the north there's Dongzhimen, a transport hub that includes the airport line.

Expatriate suburbia, minutes from the airport and less than an hour's commute to the CBD. The major international schools are here. A wide range of expatriate amenities have sprung up around the villa communities. This quieter and greener area is a family friendly biosphere.

Office and apartment developments have extended north along the 3rd Ring into Sanyuan Qiao. Few amenities here, but it's a short hop to Sanlitun and Chaoyang Park. The subway and airport line allow easy access to most parts of the city.

Home to the Olympic Stadium and its surrounding facilities. The vast park area is a boon for the neighbourhood but with no quality homes, few expatriates choose to live here.

Once the wrong side of the railway tracks, the south is still underdeveloped. Low property prices mean favourable rents for bargain hunters. No amenities, but some apartments are close to the CBD.

Just outside the East 4th Ring, the area was once an industrial hinterland. Some mid to low-end residential developments here. A short commute to the CBD, but few expatriate amenities in the area.

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