TradedAU DealSheet
Office, retail, LFR, industrial, hospitality transactions and the latest property-sector leadership changes - your Australian CRE news and data roundup.
“We will fix the problem. I don’t have any concern. We have been building data centres for 15 years, and we have been building a lot of them.”
RETAIL & SHOPPING CENTRES
$50.3m | Clarkson, WA: Large Format Retail Centre, Lifestyle Zone Ocean Keys sold by Baron Vanilla, acquired by an Adelaide based investor. TradedAU
$55.1m | Aspley, QLD: Westbridge buys Coles-anchored Robinson Road Marketplace at an 8.01% initial yield and is raising $33m for the fund. Westbridge
David Jones: Set to close half its stores. CommercialRealEstate
OFFICE
$50m | Adelaide, SA: Exceed Capital acquires 10,217sqm CBD office tower. TradedAU
Chifley South, Sydney: Charter Hall topped out the 37-storey, 52,000sqm Sydney CBD tower; completion is scheduled for September 2027.
INDUSTRIAL & LOGISTICS
$6m | Silverwater, NSW: High-clearance industrial warehouse in Western Sydney sells at auction. 𝗕𝗨𝗜𝗟𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗘 𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗘: $6,704/sqm. TradedAU
$5.15m | Capalaba, QLD: Interstate investor buys this custom-built freestanding concrete tilt-panel facility is leased under a long-term 8 + 5 + 5 + 5 year lease structure, providing strong income security. TradedAU
$15.9m | Northgate QLD: Clarence Property sells Provet-leased Northgate property. TradedAU
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HOSPITALITY & HOTELS
$30m | Surry Hills, NSW: The iconic Strawberry Hills Hotel moves from the Hargreaves family - after 32-years of ownership - to the Laundy Hotels group. TradedAU
Canberra: Hilton to open 184-room Manuka hotel, scheduled for early 2027. Hotel Management
Gladstone, QLD: Deltine Capital’s High Yield Motel Fund buys 72-room hotel, pushing the fund over the $100 million mark. Hotel Management
HEALTHCARE & LIVING SECTORS
$15.655m | Berrinba, QLD: Deluca sells a healthcare and convenience retail investment within the Berrinba Central master-planned development. TradedAU
DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING
Cremorne, VIC | Approved: planning permit given to a 15-storey mass-timber commercial building, set to be the “tallest mass-timber office building in Australia” according to construction and development company Vettex. ArchirectureAU
Trackside Gardens, Moonee Ponds | Approved: Hamton and Hostplus won approval for a $323m, three-tower stage comprising 539 apartments, including 108 affordable homes. The Urban Developer
Dalmore Park, Hunter | Proposed: EXP Capital lodged plans for a $1.5bn, 150ha employment and innovation precinct intended to support about 10,000 jobs. BuildAustralia
LAND
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REITS, INSTOS, CAPITAL, DEBT, PRIVATE CREDIT, & INVESTMENT MARKETS
Ingenia takeover contest: Warburg Pincus and co-investors lifted their proposal to $5.55 cash plus up to 5¢ permitted distribution; AVID subsequently matched the maximum $5.60 consideration. [Ingenia/ASX] [AFR]
Goodman/Digital Realty seek NextDC stake: the partners offered $9.50 per share for up to 9.9% of NextDC, worth about $715m; NextDC has also been assessing capital recycling as Melbourne power constraints delay delivery. [Reuters]
Angas funds halted - regulatory: ASIC issued interim stop orders on two Angas Securities funds while it reviews Bathla exposure and investor-disclosure matters. [ASIC]
Goodman portfolio reaches $90bn: the group reported $19.7bn of work in progress across 51 projects, with data centres accounting for 79% of the pipeline. [Source]
David Jones administration: the retailer’s administration and receivership puts major landlord exposure in focus. [Commercial Real Estate]
CLW lease extensions: Charter Hall Long WALE REIT extended major Defence and ATO leases, lifting portfolio WALE from 9.2 to 9.4 years; it reaffirmed FY27 operating earnings and distribution guidance. [Charter Hall]
Arena REIT guidance: Arena set FY27 distribution guidance at 20.0 cents per security and reported $23.1m of Edge Early Learning divestment proceeds at a 7.9% premium to book value. [Source]
David Jones: The fallout for REITs Morningstar
ALTERNATIVE ASSETS
$6.2m | Highett, VIC: Seafood restaurant to become self-storage facility once the existing lease expires, after developer buys site. TradedAU
$5.55m | Parkhurst, QLD: Caltex Service Station, Fuel & Convenience asset occupying a pad site within the Woolworths-anchored Parkhurst Town Centre, beside a new KFC development and with direct exposure to the Bruce Highway, sells to investor. TradedAU
$15.85m | Western Junction, TAS | Cold Storage Facility: The asset comprises a purpose-built cold storage and distribution facility within Launceston’s TRANSlink Airport Industrial Precinct. Tenanted by Natures Best. TradedAU
LEASING
Gyms: Fitness Cartel targeting 60 locations across Australia and New Zealand by 2030 Real Commercial
Melbourne, VIC | Museum of Illusions: Collins Arcade flagship location locked in. Inside Retail
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