Headline says it all: The latest high profile Yongfu Lu closing is The Apartment. They've been closed for the past few days now, with the future of the venue looking grim. They might re-open but it's unlikely. Moving the venue somewhere else is more likely. Speaking with sources who wished not to be named, "the usual Shanghai landlord drama" is the issue and "the venue is at the moment closed". One of Shanghai's most popular party destinations in its day, the bar and restaurant was part of a collection of venues that defined the character of the street which itself defined Shanghai circa 2011 or so -- el Coctel, The Shelter, Shiva, Rhumerie Bounty, and Tam o' Shanter not to mention JZ Club around the corner. All of those are now gone, with The Apartment being the last holdout. The venue had just celebrated their 7th anniversary. RIP Yongfu Lu! RIP Shanghai 2011. RIP youth! (In the event that they re-open though, welcome back youth!) Read about their opening way back in 2010 right here. Way back then, offering Corona, VB, Pure Blonde constituted a "good selection of bottles" according to the author. Were we ever so young... [Update after the jump. This post has been edited to reflect their official statement.]

*** [UPDATE] The Apartment has announced via their Facebook page that they're officially done:

The Apartment is extremely sad to announce that after 7 fabulous years, we have been forced to cease trading on Yongfu Lu for all too familiar reasons and have closed our doors there. The whole Apartment team would like to thank all our loyal customers who have come to eat, drink, dance and be merry with us over the years, our dedicated hard working staff and top class DJ's and entertainers. I hope like us you will all have many happy memories of what became one of Shanghai’s best known and loved entertainment venues. As one door closes another one opens, we are already in negotiations with a new space and hope to be back very soon. The Apartment

SmartShanghai sends our condolences. The Apartment had a great run and will be missed. Cheers.