Expatriate families moving to Tianjin can rest assured that the city has plenty of housing options to suit all budgets, tastes, and requirements – from large villa-style houses in the suburbs, to stylish and modern apartments in the city, to renovated courtyard homes. Furthermore, local landlords and developers increasingly understand western preferences in terms of style, taste and quality of homes. Rentals for expatriate homes in Tianjin are most likely more expensive than that what you’re accustomed to, however expatriate housing compounds are often self-contained communities with on-site facilities such as a gym, restaurants, hairdressers or spas, and a management office that can assist with housing queries and problems. All this makes for very convenient living.

As rentals for expatriate housing is high, there is sometimes an expectation that the quality will be of a very high standard however, this is not always the case. And as China is still a developing country, sometimes there are problems with housing and things tend to go wrong, which can be very frustrating if the management office is not experienced or speak very little English. It’s important therefore to enquire about the reputation of the management office if you’re interested in a property.

Expatriates in Tianjin tend to live in the east, the west or the center of the city. An overview of these expat neighborhoods and some popular properties follows:

Apartments & Service Apartments

Hexi District

Sheraton Hotel
Zi Jin Shan Road, Hexi District

Tianjiao Yuan
Located in one of the famous five boulevards, Machang Rd. Hexi District

Eurasian Garden
Cross of Zijinshan Road and Binshui Road. Hexi District

Heping District

Somerset Olympic Tower
Chengdu Dao, Heping District

Rome Garden
At the joint of the Yong’An Road and Youyi North Road, Heping District

Nankai District

TEDA International Club (in Tianjin)
Fukang Lu, Nankai District

Magnetic Capital
Bin Shui Xi Dao, Nankai District

Angelic Garden
At the west end of Yingshui Rd and Shuishang Bei Road, Nankai District

Houses

Water Park Area, Nankai District

Shui Yun Garden
Shui Shang Gong Yuan Xi Lu, Nankai District (Water Park)

Ren Ai House King
Hong Qi Nan Lu, Nankai District (Water Park)

Mejiang Area, Hexi District

City House
Yujiang Road, Hexi District (Mejiang)

Lake Parkave
Youyi Nan Road, Hexi District (Mejiang)

Crystal City
Jiefang Nanlu, Hexi District (Mejiang)

Peninsula Azure Bay
At the joint of Youyi Nan Rd and Huandao Bei Rd (Mejiang)

Carmel Garden
Huandao Dong Road,Meijiang Nan residence Area, Hexi District (Mejiang)

Jiangsheng Swan Lake
East of Meijiang Nan Area, Hexi District (Mejiang)

Xiqing District

Original County
East of Mei Jiang Nan, Jinnan District

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