Tomson Riviera:Maybe the Most Expensive Apartment Complex in China

Tomson Riviera, China's most exclusive residence, consists of four golden-hued towers in the heart of Pudong's Lijuazui CBD in Shanghai

Tomson Riviera, a luxury riverfront complex in the heart of Pudong’s Lujiazui financial district in Shanghai, consists of four golden-hued towers overlooking colonial buildings on the Bund across the Huangpu River and breathtaking views of the Oriental Pearl Tower, the Jinmao Tower and the Shanghai World Finance Centre.

Residents are greeted by sweeping views of the Huang Pu River and the colonial buildings on the Bund

Views of the Oriental Pearl Tower, the Jinmao Tower and the Shanghai World Finance Centre are breathtaking

The apartment complex’s entrance has original artworks by Salvador Dalí and well-known Chinese artists. The apartments, a few of which have been decorated by Armani and Fendi, as well as Versace, lease for $7,000 to $17,000 a month — to high-level executives from companies like General Motors.

Tomson’s prices are soaring.  A 6,458-square-foot (600-square-meters) apartment was sold recently for about $14.1 million (96.09 million yuan) or $2,189 a square foot (160,848 yuan), a new record for priciest home sold in China. The average luxury apartment in Manhattan sold for just under $1,900 a square foot in the fourth quarter of 2009. Indeed, for the price of a Tomson apartment in Shanghai, a buyer could easily purchase a 6,000-square-foot home in Los Angeles built by Frank Lloyd Wright and now for sale ($10.5 million), or a 52-acre site with a 22-room residence in New Canaan, Conn. ($24 million).

The spacious duplex comes with crocodile-skin bedposts, hand-carved bronze doors inlaid with Swarovski crystals — and a $45 million price tag.

The spacious duplex comes with crocodile-skin bedposts, hand-carved bronze doors inlaid with Swarovski crystals — and a $45 million price tag.   Big, pricey and luxurious… It is still on the market, see it yourself.

The luxury apartment complex features designs by Versace and bronze doors inlaid with Swarovski crystals.

1st floor – living room

2d floor

3rd floor – dining room

4th floor – cloakroom

5th floor – bedroom

6th floor – bathroom

7th floor – Shanghai World Financial Center and Jinmao Tower can be seen from the balcony

8th floor