Xinkang Apartments · Lane 1360

The beginning

Why was it built here?

Nos. 1–4 in Lane 1360 form the southern apartment group of Xinkang Garden, also known as Jubilee Court. The development spans the block between Huaihai and Fuxing Roads: two-storey garden homes occupy its northern section at Lane 1273 Huaihai Road, while four five-storey blocks stand to the south. This profile concerns the Fuxing Road apartments.[1] [2]

Designed by Moorhead & Halse, the residential development took shape in the 1930s. Sources differ between 1933 and 1934, so that uncertainty is retained. Xinkang Garden received municipal heritage protection in 1989 and continued in residential use; a 2019–2020 project addressed repairs. Dates and designations for the whole compound should be read alongside each building’s address.[1] [2]

Look up, then look closer

Details worth a closer look

One building, changing roles

Read the building through time

Captions distinguish photographic dates from publication dates; periods without reliable images are covered in the text.

1. 1933–1934

   Garden houses and apartments developed

   Sources give adjacent years; original drawings or construction records would resolve the completion date.[1] [2]

2. 1989

   Municipal heritage protection

   Protection covers Xinkang Garden as a whole, with residential buildings of different heights and types.[1] [2]

3. 2019–2020

   Residential conservation project

   The project records façade renewal and building repairs while retaining residential use.[1] [2]

Shanghai and the world

Two apartment groups, one street

Look south for Clements Apartments’ red-brick decoration, then back to Xinkang’s pale walls and horizontal lines. The street places contrasting forms of housing in one view. Check entrance notices before attempting to continue north into Lane 1273.[1] [2]