TradedAU DealSheet

Office, retail, LFR, industrial, hospitality transactions and the latest property-sector leadership changes - your Australian CRE news and data roundup.

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1.49 MILLION SQM

Industrial space taken up across five Australian markets in Q3 2026 - up 20% quarter-on-quarter. [JLL]

RETAIL & SHOPPING CENTRES

  • $90m | Narre Warren, VIC: BWP opened Fountain Gate Central, a 14,100sqm retail precinct featuring BCF, rebel, Supercheap Auto and Macpac. Read more.

  • $800m | Springfield Central, QLD: Gordon Corp and Mathieson interests are advancing a proposed 12.7ha mixed-use precinct, beginning with a 10,581sqm Coles-anchored retail stage. Read more.

  • CBD Retail | Melbourne: Colliers reported Melbourne CBD retail vacancy at 8.5%, below Sydney's 9.9%, with national retail transactions reaching $11.9bn year-to-date. Read more.

OFFICE

  • Brisbane CBD Alceon has acquired the twin-tower B-grade office complex and adjoining Cathedral Square, marking its 15th Brisbane office investment. Read more — TradedAU

  • $1bn | Brisbane, QLD: Consolidated Properties Group and Hutchinson Builders signed three construction contracts, including Charter Hall's Fortitude Valley headquarters development with 10,494sqm pre-committed to the Australian Federal Police. Read more — The Urban Developer.

INDUSTRIAL & LOGISTICS

  • $300m | Brisbane, QLD: Charter Hall agreed to acquire six industrial assets totalling approximately 90,600sqm from Garda, which is exiting direct property ownership through a $350.8m disposal program and pivoting towards real estate lending. Read more - Charter Hall

  • $21.25m | Luscombe, QLD: Carmdev acquired a 2.2ha Yatala-area industrial site for a proposed 12,600sqm warehouse estate with an anticipated end value exceeding $60m. Read more — TradedAU.

  • $16.15m | Canning Vale, WA: Willer Property acquired a 2.17ha industrial investment leased to VEEM, incorporating approximately 9,500sqm of land identified for further development. Read more — Willer LinkedIn.

  • $11.71m | Derrimut, VIC: A 5,162sqm warehouse at 50 Calarco Drive sold following a new five-year lease to Cummins, with fixed annual rental increases of 3.5%. Read more — RealEstateSource.

  • $10m | Wetherill Park, NSW: QNAP subsidiary Beyond Legend acquired a 1,578sqm office, showroom and warehouse for owner occupation. Read more — TradedAU.

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HOSPITALITY & HOTELS

  • $26.75m | West Perth, WA: Singapore-based Worldwide Hotels acquired the 101-room Holiday Inn West Perth from Australian Development Capital. Read more — TradedAU.

  • 211 rooms | Melbourne CBD: Brady Group opened Brady Hotel Elizabeth Street, its sixth CBD hotel, reflecting a growing strategy of retaining income-producing assets. Read more — Hotel Management.

  • More than $8m | Roseville, NSW: An established cinema operator acquired the historic Roseville Cinemas property, with cinema operations to continue. Read more —TradedAU.

DATA CENTRES & DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE

  • $260B Australia’s data centre build-out could attract around $260 billion in investment by the mid-2030s. CBA

  • AI Data Centres | What Investors Need to Know Read more.

HEALTHCARE & LIVING SECTORS

  • Build to Rent development, the 443-home Exhibition Place at Brisbane Showgrounds, now has residents moving in. Read more.

  • $10.8m | Dalby, QLD: Investor buys Dalby private medical facility. Read more TradedAU.

DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING

  • $7bn | Arden, VIC: The Victorian Government selected Hamton and Hostplus to deliver Arden Central, a proposed urban renewal precinct with more than 5,400 homes, education facilities and a 5,000-capacity live music venue. Read more — Apartments.com.au.

  • $1.75bn | Geelong, VIC: Gurner and Costa Property Group unveiled plans to transform Cunningham Pier into a mixed-use precinct featuring 280 luxury residences, a 200-room hotel, 5,050sqm of offices and retail/hospitality space. Read more — AFR

  • $341m | Caddens, NSW: Holdmark secured approval for a 17-building Western Sydney development comprising 482 apartments, including affordable housing and complementary retail and medical uses. Read more.

  • $215m | Melbourne, VIC: M&G Real Estate acquired the newly completed 215-apartment Novus on Bowen tower, marking its Asia Living Property Strategy's first Australian build-to-rent investment. Read more — IPE Real Assets.

  • $86.94m | North Sydney, NSW: Iglu advanced plans for a mixed-use development comprising 533 co-living rooms, an 80-room hotel, childcare and retail near Victoria Cross Metro, with the proposal on public exhibition. Read more — The Urban Developer.

REITS, INSTITUTIONAL CAPITAL, & LISTED PROPERTY

  • ~$2.2bn | Ingenia Communities: Warburg Pincus raised its non-binding takeover proposal to as much as $5.50 per security, challenging AVID's competing bid and partnering with Discovery Parks and LDR Capital for parts of the business. Read more — The Australian.

  • $30m | Dexus: The listed property group incurred legal costs linked to an unsuccessful airport-interest sale and is appealing the ruling, while infrastructure funds consider asset disposals during 2027. Read more

CAPITAL, DEBT, PRIVATE CREDIT, & INVESTMENT MARKETS

  • $4.25bn | Western Sydney, NSW: AirTrunk secured a green financing facility from 32 lenders to expand its SYD3 data-centre campus, lifting committed Australian debt beyond $19.8bn. Read more — AirTrunk.

ALTERNATIVE ASSETS

Next week!

LEASING

  • 45,249sqm | Port Melbourne, VIC: Goodman secured Australia Post, the Victorian Electoral Commission and G4P as tenants across four warehouses at the former Iron Mountain industrial estate. Read more — Commercial Property Marketing.

  • 2,000sqm | South Sydney, NSW: House of Pickle will use the converted industrial facility to establish its first presence in Sydney’s south. The site will become the group’s seventh facility. Read more. 

ECONOMY, POLICY, & MARKET DATA

  • 1.49m sqm | Industrial: Australian industrial take-up reached a September-quarter record across five markets, according to JLL, rising 20% quarter-on-quarter as vacancy declined to 4.6%. Read more — API Magazine.

  • 4.8ha | Brisbane, QLD: Queensland invited private-sector interest in South Bank precinct renewal, involving public-realm upgrades and potential commercial development. Read more — The Urban Developer.

PEOPLE MOVES

  • CBRE | Kate Pilgrim joins the Victorian Capital Markets team. Read more.

  • Knight Frank | Chris Perrone appointed Associate Director, Tenant Representation. Read more.

  • Cushman & Wakefield | Victorian team recognised as Commercial Agency of the Year at the 2026 REIV Awards for Excellence. Read more.

  • CBRE | Paul Tierney has been promoted to lead the South Australian Industrial & Logistics business. Read more.

Until next week,
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