Upper class district

An upper class district is a neighborhood with expensive real estate. This article mostly uses the American English meaning of upper class, in which wealth is the only requirement for upper class status. The meaning of "upper class" in some other countries is quite different.

These areas can be near the city centre or in gated communities within wealthy suburbs, such as Bel Air, a neighborhood in Los Angeles, California.

Typical upper class district characteristics

An upper class district is likely to have many of the following characteristics:
*Sizeable and spacious apartments
*Historic, century-old apartment complexes
*Myriad large mansions
*Boasting impressive cityviews, oceanviews or a parkviews
*Collection of prominent luxury hotels
*Primary or secondary residence for the elite, celebrities, and/or noble
*Conglomeration of exclusive luxury designers
*Low vacancy-rate
*High-demand and expensive real estate

List of some notable upper class districts

Africa and the Middle East

*Egypt
**Cairo: Downtown Cairo, Garden City, Zamalek
**Giza: Mohandessin
**Helwan: El-Tagamu El Khames, Katameya, Maadi
**Alexandria:
***The City: San Stefano, Loran, Kafr Abdu
***The North Coast: Marina, Marassi

*Iran
**Tehran: Elahiyeh, Mahmoodieh, Farmanieh, Zaferaniyeh

*Israel
**Center District: Savyon
**Haifa District: Caesarea, Denia
**Jerusalem District: Rehavia, German Colony, Talbiya
**Tel Aviv District: Northern neighborhoods of Tel Aviv and its border towns (Herzliya Pituah, Kfar Shmaryahu)

*Nigeria
**Lagos: Victoria Island

*South Africa
**Cape Town: Victoria & Alfred Waterfront
**Johannesburg: Sandton
**Durban: Umhlanga

*United Arab Emirates
**Dubai: Jumeirah, the planned Dubai Waterfront, Palm Islands and The World

Americas

*Argentina
**Buenos Aires: Puerto Madero, Recoleta, Palermo Chico, San Isidro

*Brazil
**Rio de Janeiro; Copacabana, Ipanema, Barra da Tijuca, Leblon, Lagoa, São Conrado
**São Paulo; Morumbi, Jardins, Higienópolis, Alphaville, Moema

*Canada
**Alberta
***Calgary: Mount Royal
**British Columbia
***Vancouver: West Vancouver, Shaughnessy
**Ontario
***Toronto: Bridle Path, Rosedale, Forest Hill
**Quebec
***Montreal: Westmount

*Chile
**Santiago; Las Condes, Providencia, Vitacura, Lo Barnechea, La Dehesa

*Mexico
**Mexico City: Las Lomas, Jardines del Pedregal and San Ángel are the traditional upper class neighborhoods in the city. More recently Polanco and to a lesser degree Condesa have joined their ranks due to their central location, recent urban redevelopment and gentrification. Santa Fe and Bosques de las Lomas are more recent upper class urban developments in the outskirts of the city.

*United States
**Alabama
***Birmingham: Mountain Brook
**Arizona
***Phoenix: Biltmore/Paradise Valley/Scottsdale
**California
***Los Angeles: Bel Air, Beverly Hills, Holmby Hills, Hollywood Hills, Malibu, Ocean Avenue, North of San Vicente Street, Sherman Oaks
***Marin County: Belvedere, Kentfield, Larkspur, Ross, Mill Valley, Sausalito, San Anselmo
***Oakland: Piedmont
***Orange County: Balboa Island, Newport Coast, Laguna Beach
***San Diego: La Jolla, Rancho Santa Fe
***San Francisco: Pacific Heights, Sea Cliff
***Silicon Valley: Atherton, Woodside, Portola Valley, Pebble Beach, Los Altos Hills
**Colorado
***Aspen: Aspen Mountain
**Connecticut
***Greenwich
**District of Columbia
***Washington, D.C.: Forest Hills, Le Droit Park, Spring Valley, Wesley Heights
**Florida
***Miami: Fisher Island, Star Island, Venetian Islands
***Palm Beach, Jupiter Island
**Georgia
***Sea Island
**Hawaii
***Honolulu: Kahala, Waialae
**Illinois
***Chicago: Gold Coast, Lincoln Park
***North Shore
**Indiana
***Indianapolis: Meridian-Kessler, Williams Creek, Meridian Hills, Golden Hill Historic District, Crows Nest, North Crows Nest
***Carmel, Indiana
**Kansas
***Kansas City: Mission Hills
**Massachusetts
***Boston: Back Bay, Beacon Hill
**Michigan
***Bloomfield Hills
**Minnesota
***Minneapolis: Chain of Lakes, Lake Minnetonka
***Saint Paul: Summit Avenue
**New York
***New York City: Midtown East, SoHo, TriBeCa, Upper East Side, Upper West Side
***Long Island: The Hamptons
**Pennsylvania
***Philadelphia: Chestnut Hill
***Montgomery County: Pennsylvania Main Line
**Rhode Island
***Providence: Blackstone
**Texas
***Dallas: Preston Hollow, Highland Park, University Park
***Houston: Memorial, River Oaks, Uptown Houston
**Utah
***Salt Lake City: Federal Heights
**Washington
***Seattle: Lake Washington "Gold District", Mercer Island
**Virginia
***Fairfax County

Asia

*People's Republic of China
**Hong Kong: Victoria Peak
**Shanghai: Old French Concession Area

*India
**Mumbai: South Mumbai
**Delhi: Defence Colony, Jor Bagh, Golf Links

*Indonesia
**Jakarta: Menteng, Kebayoran Baru, Pondok Indah, Kemang

*Japan
**Kyoto: Katsura, Shimogamo, Kinugasa, Omuro
**Tokyo: Banchō, Azabu, Den-en-chōfu, Daikanyama, Hiroo, Ikedayama, Kōjimachi, Mejiro, Nakaochiai, Nanpeidai, Nishikata, Shōtō, Seijō, Shimazuyama, Shirokane, Shirokanedai, Takanawa
**Yokohama: yamatechou
**Osaka: Tezukayama
**Hyogo: Rokurokusouchou, Kurakuen, Kouroen, Mikage, Kitano
**Nagoya: Shirakabe

*South Korea
**Seoul: Gangnam

*Philippines
**Manila: Forbes Park, Dasmariñas Village

*Bangladesh
**Dhaka: Gulshan

*Singapore
**Central Region

*Taiwan
**Taipei: Tianmu

Europe

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*Austria
**Salzburg: Getreidegasse
**Vienna: Döbling

*Belgium
**Brussels: Le Sablon

*France
**Nice: Cimiez
**Paris: XVIe arrondissement,VIIe arrondissement, VIe arrondissement , VIIIe arrondissement, Neuilly-sur-Seine

*Germany
**Hamburg: Uhlenhorst, Blankenese
**Heidelberg: Philosophers Way
**Munich: Bogenhausen
**Munich: Grünwald

*Greece
**Athens: Kolonaki, Ekali, Kifisia, Glyfada
**Thessaloniki: Panorama

*Hungary
**Budapest: Buda Castle

*Ireland
**Dublin: Ballsbridge, Sandymount

*Italy
**Rome: Parioli

*Malta
**Sliema: Tower Road
**St. Julian's: Portomaso
**Mellieha: Santa Marija Estate

*Monaco
**Monte-Carlo

*Netherlands
**Amsterdam: Nieuwmarkt, Plantagebuurt, Jordaan, Amsterdam Oud-Zuid, Grachtengordel

*Norway
**Oslo: Bygdøy

*Portugal
**Lisbon: Lapa, Estrela, Cascais, Oeiras

*Russia
**Moscow: Arbat, Clean Ponds, Kropotkinskaya, Patriarch's Ponds, Rublevka

*Spain
**Madrid: Salamanca district, Centro district, La Moraleja

*Sweden
**Gothenburg: Majorna
**Stockholm: Östermalm, Djursholm, Saltsjöbaden

*Turkey
**Istanbul: Bebek, Etiler

*United Kingdom
**London: Belgravia, Chelsea, Hampstead, Holland Park, Kensington, Knightsbridge, Mayfair, St. James's, South Kensington, Wimbledon
**Glasgow: Shawlands, Bearsden, Newlands

Oceania

*Australia
**Adelaide: Burnside
**Canberra: Red Hill, Forrest
**Gold Coast: Surfers Paradise
**Melbourne: Toorak, Brighton, Canterbury, Hampton
**Sydney: Point Piper, Lane Cove, Bellevue Hill, Woollahra
**Perth: Peppermint Grove, Dalkeith, Applecross

*New Zealand
**Auckland: Mission Bay, St. Heliers