--- title: "Zhongshan / North Taipei, Taipei — Class A submarket" description: "Established trophy core." canonical: https://classa.info/cities/taipei/zhongshan-cbd pageType: neighborhood lastUpdated: 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z license: "CC BY 4.0 with attribution to Class A Atlas (https://classa.info)." --- > Zhongshan / North Taipei is a prime-tier Class A submarket of Taipei with average asking rent around NT$4,400/ping/mo · ≈ $46 PSF/yr USD. ## TL;DR - Established trophy core. - Prime tier — ~NT$4,400/ping/mo. - Active Class A leasing market with deal flow across major broker desks. # Zhongshan / North Taipei, Taipei — Class A submarket *Established trophy core.* · Tier: prime · Avg rent: NT$4,400/[ping](/glossary/ping)/mo · ≈ $46 PSF/yr USD ## TL;DR - Established trophy core. - Prime tier — ~NT$4,400/ping/mo. - Active [Class A](/glossary/class-a) leasing market with deal flow across major broker desks. ## Overview Zhongshan and the broader north Taipei area anchor an established Class A core — heritage trophy stock, deep professional services tenancy, and the Mandarin Oriental and W hotels. ## Tenant profile Banking, professional services, government, hospitality HQs. ## Typical specification 15–40,000 sqft floor plates available across newer Class A stock; 9'+ slab-to-slab and modern MEP common. ## Transit Zhongshan (Red, Green Lines), Songjiang Nanjing (Orange, Green Lines). Multi-modal transit captures the metro's principal professional catchment. ## Amenities Mitsukoshi Nanxi, Mandarin Oriental Taipei, Lin An Tai Historical House. ## Comparable buildings - **Hung Tai Center** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Hung%20Tai%20Center%2C%20168%20Dunhua%20North%20Road%2C%20Songshan%20District%2C%20Taipei%2C%20Zhongshan%20%2F%20North%20Taipei%2C%20Taipei%2C%20Taiwan&query_place_id=ChIJ8Xw9--WrQjQRRnJ62f0c_68) - **Cathay Bank Tower** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Cathay%20Bank%20Tower%2C%20296%20Renai%20Road%20Section%204%2C%20Da'an%20District%2C%20Taipei%2C%20Zhongshan%20%2F%20North%20Taipei%2C%20Taipei%2C%20Taiwan&query_place_id=ChIJh7hK1C3RDRQRcN68LDmz0v0) - **Mega Financial Holdings Tower** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Mega%20Financial%20Holdings%20Tower%2C%20100%20Jilin%20Road%2C%20Zhongshan%20District%2C%20Taipei%2C%20Zhongshan%20%2F%20North%20Taipei%2C%20Taipei%2C%20Taiwan&query_place_id=ChIJb6_GsAupQjQRvaxSHheIL3c) ## Where Zhongshan / North Taipei sits in Taipei Zhongshan / North Taipei is one of 5 Class A submarkets we cover in Taipei, classified as prime tier with an average asking rent around NT$4,400/ping/mo · ≈ $46 PSF/yr USD. Compared with the broader Taipei Class A stock, Zhongshan / North Taipei typically attracts Banking, professional services, government, hospitality HQs and competes most directly with the city's other prime submarkets on building specification, transit access, and [amenitisation](/glossary/amenitisation). Adjacent submarkets to study alongside Zhongshan / North Taipei: [Xinyi Planning District](/cities/taipei/xinyi-planning-district), [Songshan](/cities/taipei/songshan), [Neihu Technology Park](/cities/taipei/neihu-technology-park), [Banqiao (New Taipei)](/cities/taipei/banqiao). The full Taipei submarket atlas is at [/cities/taipei](/cities/taipei). ## Topic deep-dives for Zhongshan / North Taipei For an institutional Class A occupier evaluating Zhongshan / North Taipei, the highest-leverage analyses to commission next are the rent benchmark, the concession-package comparable, and the ESG performance baseline. Class A Atlas covers each as a dedicated topic page for this submarket: - [Zhongshan / North Taipei — ](/cities/taipei/zhongshan-cbd/rents-and-availability) - [Zhongshan / North Taipei — ](/cities/taipei/zhongshan-cbd/tenant-profile) - [Zhongshan / North Taipei — ](/cities/taipei/zhongshan-cbd/transit-and-commute) - [Zhongshan / North Taipei — ](/cities/taipei/zhongshan-cbd/amenity-and-lifestyle) - [Zhongshan / North Taipei — ](/cities/taipei/zhongshan-cbd/trophy-and-comparables) - [Zhongshan / North Taipei — ](/cities/taipei/zhongshan-cbd/fit-out-and-spec) ## Related glossary Terminology specific to Taipei Class A leasing and to the prime tier: [Class A](/glossary/class-a), [Trophy asset](/glossary/trophy-asset), [Effective rent](/glossary/effective-rent), [Concession package](/glossary/concession-package), [TI allowance](/glossary/ti-allowance), [Submarket tier](/glossary/submarket-tier). ## Editorial provenance Reviewed by [**Kenji Watanabe**](/about/authors/kenji-watanabe) — APAC contributing editor. Last updated 2026-04-15. See our [methodology](/about/methodology) and [editorial standards](/about/editorial-standards). ### Primary sources for this page - [CBRE Marketview reports](https://www.cbre.com/insights) — CBRE - [JLL Office Insight](https://www.jll.com/en/trends-and-insights) — JLL - [Cushman & Wakefield Marketbeat](https://www.cushmanwakefield.com/en/insights) — Cushman & Wakefield - [Savills World Research](https://www.savills.com/research_articles/) — Savills - [Colliers Global Office Outlook](https://www.colliers.com/en/research) — Colliers [Full sources index](/about/sources) · [Submit a correction](/about/corrections) ## Related topics - [**Class A Lease Negotiation**](/topics/class-a-lease-negotiation) — How to negotiate a Class A office lease — the playbook from LOI to signed deal. - [**Hybrid Workplace Strategy**](/topics/hybrid-workplace-strategy) — How to size, structure, and lease a Class A office for a hybrid workforce. - [**ESG / LEED for Tenants**](/topics/esg-leed-tenants) — How tenants evaluate, negotiate, and report on ESG performance in a Class A office lease. - [**Cross-border Expansion**](/topics/cross-border-expansion) — How to run a coordinated Class A office search across multiple geographies. - [**Fit-out Capex**](/topics/fit-out-capex) — How to budget, sequence, and govern Class A office [fit-out](/topics/fit-out-capex)">fit-out capex. - [**Lease vs Flex**](/topics/lease-vs-flex) — When premium flex (coworking, [managed office](/glossary/managed-office)) beats a conventional Class A lease — and vice versa. --- Citation: Source: Class A Atlas (https://classa.info/cities/taipei/zhongshan-cbd), updated 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z.