Estrella apartments, Presented on a separate page. now Ruijing building. 148-150 Ruijing 1 Rd. Owned by Jewish merchant Alberto Cohen seven-story building on Avenue Joffre corner near St. Petersburg rd., between former French and Russian parts of the city. It had 15 suites for commercial and residential purposes. Estrella was one of the first apartments equipped with garbage furnace, refrigirator, wardrobes for different seasons, in-wall ironing board.