China's hottest real estate is on the roof Pictures China's hottest real estate is on the roof A rooftop villa complete with rocks and flora sits atop a high rise residential building in Beijing, China, Aug. 13, 2013. Beijing authorities are planning to demolish the bizarre rooftop villa embedded in rocks, trees and bushes that allegedly was built illegally atop a 26-story apartment block in the capital. Read more: China medicine mogul ordered to tear down luxury villa he built illegally on top of high-rise Credit: Ng Han Guan/AP