As unlikely as it may be, the phrase "penthouse suite" may soon become common in Beijing neighborhoods.
A personal China Home Elevators recently unveiled in Beijing may be the first of many as the city's skyrocketing elderly population demand accessibility to their low-rise walkup apartments.
Located in the Quyi neighborhood in the city's Dongcheng District, the private elevator is an independent structure built on the outside of a five-story apartment unit
Moving at a leisurely speed of 0.5 meters per second with a maximum capacity of six passengers, the 1-by-1.2-meter China Home Elevators only serves the eight residents that live at that apartment unit, with an median age of 70.