Old Chinese Buildings

Posted by mayita (351 days ago)

Except the absence of elevator and luxurious lobbies, gym & swimming pool (which i do not mind, in my country we usually do not have any), what are the inconvenients linked to living in a chinese old builting (Tonglau or Donglau) ?
Where can i find some conveniently located next to MTR (like 10' walk max), HK side ?
Thank you

Posted by ldavy (351 days ago)

Hi Mayita,

Maybe not necessarily an inconvenience, but the old Chinese buildings often have equally old wiring, so there can sometimes be problems with the electrics.

You could try the Tin Hau area - along Tung Lo Wan Road, opposite Tin Hau MTR station.

Posted by oldhand (351 days ago)

just to add to that, also dodgy plumbing, and suffer from years of deferred maintenance, owners have no repair fund so deferred until govt. order.

Posted by F100 (350 days ago)

living in an older building has benefits,
however, one major drawback can be old pipes.
a friend of mine rented a unit in an older apartment when she was pregnant. her child was sick all the time. her doctors tested the child and found extremely high levels of mercury in the child's system. her doctors told her to check the pipes in her building.

Posted by tsuiwah (349 days ago)

in my former 40 year old building, big flying c*ckroaches

Posted by walkup (337 days ago)

...for convenience try one in the SOHO area near the escalator...will be more like 15 mins to the MTR, but location is excellent for access to mostly everything. Any of the estate agents on the right-hand side of the escalator past Staunton street or agents along Caine Road will have something on their books and there will usually be listings on asiaxpat. The only downside for me so far is humping a suitcase up and down three floors which I substitute for a visit to the gym ;-)