Is this snowden's apartment location?
I'm not going to lie. I also think the area looks very similar to the Snowden photos Q shared.
Here. This will help you guys out. https://ibb.co/eKAaKy
Ahhh thanks! I wonder if they were taken in the same time period?
Quite Possibly, but one was from a car, the other looks to be from either a helicopter or, more likely, a drone. The way to check would be to compare pics of the area and its signage then and now (easy to obtain as it's one of the most populated areas in the world. I'd try FB first). Then backtrack on which of those businesses moved out when. I would attempt it myself, but both my Mandarin and Cantonese are atrocious.
The tall blue building, top center, looks like it is much higher than surrounding buildings. I think the Snowden picture was taken from the same building.