Situated along the historic Huaihai Middle Road, Huaihai Road TOD extends the urban fabric of the existing community with the development of a multi-level retail and entertainment complex built atop a transit center.

The form and character draw heavily from the surrounding community of the Shanghainese Longtangs - neighborhoods of Lilong or lane housing coinciding with the community’s western presence. The style creates a rich, cultural fabric along Huaihai Middle Road. The presence of the lilong-style house remains on the site and is celebrated by the restoration and re-use of two existing historic buildings that will function as multi-level event spaces and an integrated anchored bookstore at the corner of the site.