One of North Sydney's best-known commercial buildings could become hundreds of new homes, with insurance giant Zurich Australia lodging a State Significant Development Application (SSDA) to transform 5 Blue Street into a mixed-use residential development above North Sydney Station.

Rather than demolishing the existing building and starting again, Zurich is proposing an adaptive reuse project that would convert the landmark office building into a 15-level residential development delivering 62 apartments, 86 affordable co-living dwellings, activated retail and significant upgrades to the Blue Street Plaza.

The proposal reflects a growing trend of commercial property owners repositioning ageing office assets into residential housing as Sydney grapples with housing supply shortages and changing workplace demand.

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Located directly above North Sydney Metro and train station, the 3,051 sqm site occupies one of the most strategically positioned parcels of land on Sydney's Lower North Shore.

Designed by fjcstudio, the proposal seeks to retain and adapt much of the existing structure while creating a contemporary residential address that better connects with the public domain surrounding North Sydney Station.

The application proposes two basement levels, ground floor retail, affordable co-living accommodation across the podium levels, and apartments above, while preserving and enhancing the publicly accessible Blue Street Plaza.

Rather than pursuing maximum apartment numbers, Zurich has opted for a housing mix heavily weighted towards larger owner-occupier residences.

The proposal includes 62 build-to-sell apartments comprising 12 one-bedroom, 19 two-bedroom, 29 three-bedroom apartments and two premium penthouses. It also incorporates 86 affordable co-living dwellings, which would be managed in perpetuity by a Community Housing Provider.

That balance between traditional apartments and affordable housing reflects the NSW Government's push to increase housing diversity around major transport infrastructure.

The proposal has been lodged concurrently with a rezoning application, with Zurich arguing the site is ideally positioned to support additional housing given its immediate proximity to public transport, employment and services.

"The proposal aims to respond to the housing challenges facing Sydney through the delivery of diverse housing types in a highly accessible location," the design report by fjcstudio states. It also seeks to improve pedestrian amenity through upgrades to Blue Street Plaza while creating a high-performing residential building that responds to the surrounding context.

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Rather than replacing the commercial building, fjcstudio has developed a design that works with the existing structural framework above the rail corridor, an approach that significantly reduces demolition while allowing the site to be repositioned as a mixed-use residential precinct.

The existing structural constraints have informed much of the building's design, including its relationship with Blue Street and surrounding public spaces.

The building has been designed as a slender tower rising above a clearly defined podium, with vertically expressed façades intended to reduce the perceived bulk while reinforcing North Sydney's emerging skyline.

According to fjcstudio, the architectural language responds directly to the surrounding commercial towers while maintaining a finer grain expression more closely aligned with the neighbouring Lavender Bay streetscape.

The tower incorporates articulated façade elements, landscaped podium edges and recessed upper levels to soften its appearance and improve pedestrian amenity below.

A significant component of the proposal is the revitalisation of Blue Street Plaza.

The existing public space has long served as one of the primary pedestrian connections between North Sydney Station, Greenwood Plaza and Blue Street, yet its role is expected to become even more important following the opening of Sydney Metro.

Zurich's proposal seeks to strengthen that role by improving landscaping, introducing new retail frontages, enhancing pedestrian permeability and creating more active edges throughout the day and evening.

Ground floor retail would wrap the plaza, while separate residential and co-living entries have been designed to improve wayfinding without reducing street activation.

Landscape design has been integrated throughout the podium and public realm, softening what is currently one of the most heavily urbanised parts of North Sydney.

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fjcstudio has carefully oriented apartments towards Sydney Harbour and the CBD while using privacy blades and articulated façades to minimise overlooking between neighbouring buildings.

Large framed openings along the western elevation maximise harbour outlooks, while the eastern apartments have been angled towards the south-east to improve privacy from neighbouring development.

The project forms part of the continuing transformation of North Sydney from a predominantly commercial CBD into a genuine mixed-use city centre.

Since the completion of Victoria Cross Metro Station, developers have increasingly shifted their attention towards residential projects capable of leveraging the area's unparalleled transport connectivity.

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FiveX recently lodged plans for a 61-storey, 490-apartment tower that would become one of the tallest residential buildings in North Sydney if approved.

Aqualand continues to expand its Lower North Shore presence following the completion of AURA on Walker Street and its recent St Leonards and Roseville proposals.

Developers are also progressing projects throughout Walker Street, Miller Street and the Victoria Cross precinct as demand for well-located owner-occupier apartments continues to strengthen.

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First look: Zurich targets North Sydney office conversion with 148-unit proposal above Metro station

Busy developer Aqualand Prestige has formally taken the next step in its expansion across Sydney's Lower North Shore, lodging a State Significant Development Application (SSDA) for its long-held Archer Street site in Chatswood.

The application covers <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/51-55-archer-street-chatswood-nsw-2067">51-55 Archer Street</a>, a 1,767 sqm amalgamated site on the eastern edge of the Chatswood CBD, where the developer is seeking approval for a 45-level mixed-use tower delivering 114 apartments, including a significant affordable housing component, alongside retail, commercial space and six basement levels of parking.

The SSDA marks the latest milestone for a project Aqualand has been quietly progressing over the past two years. The developer first secured the site for its Aqualand Prestige platform before undertaking an alternative design excellence process with PTW Architects, ultimately avoiding a formal design competition through the Housing Delivery Authority pathway.

The proposal has evolved considerably from Aqualand's original concept. The revised scheme has been designed around larger owner-occupier product, with an unusually high proportion of three and four-bedroom apartments, targeting the more affluent buyer profile, and downsizer, emerging across the North Shore.

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The 114-apartment mix comprises six studios, 27 one-bedroom apartments, 18 two-bedroom apartments, 50 three-bedroom residences and 13 four-bedroom homes. A quarter of the building will be dedicated to affordable housing, well above the mandated 15 per cent&nbsp;

PTW has structured the building vertically, with affordable housing across levels one to six, premium apartments through levels seven to 31, duplex skyhomes on klevels 32 to 43, a penthouse on level 44, and a rooftop plant level above. Six basement levels will provide resident parking and servicing.

The tower is proposed to reach approximately 154 metres, placing it among a growing collection of residential high-rises transforming Chatswood's skyline.

Rather than competing purely on height, PTW says the design has been driven by creating a slimmer tower capable of delivering significantly larger apartments.

"The primary objective of this project was to create a distinctive building that stands out from the recently approved or built structures in the Chatswood area," the design report states, noting the structural efficiency allows greater investment into apartment quality and resident amenity.

Residents would have access to more than 450 sqm of communal open space including landscaped gardens, swimming pool, rooftop entertaining areas, fitness spaces, community gardens, children's play areas and barbecue facilities.

A major focus of the design has been the public domain.

The ground plane has been opened up through landscaped terraces inspired by Willoughby's sandstone ridges, with native planting, public seating, artwork, retail activation and a series of gathering spaces intended to soften what has traditionally been a hard commercial streetscape.

The landscape strategy references Blue Gum forests once common throughout the area, while incorporating Indigenous storytelling, public art and lighting installations to strengthen the connection to Country.

Chatswood has been one of Sydney's busiest apartment markets over the past 12 months, with a steady pipeline of both new project launches and fresh development applications.

Hyecorp recently launched Celine, a 122-apartment development just along Archer Street, while Changfa and Huirong Group are progressing The Anderson, an 84-apartment project on Anderson Street.

Develotek recently secured approval for a 101-apartment tower on Pacific Highway, while Tian An LFD received the green light for Hammond Greens, its apartment development on the edge of the Chatswood Bowling Club.

Commercial property developer FiveX is also making its move into the residential market. Last month it lodged plans for a 61-storey tower with 490 apartments, which, if approved, would become one of the tallest residential buildings in Chatswood.

Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/nsw/first-look-fivex-targets-chatswood-skyline-with-61-storey-tower-after-north-sydney-plans">First look: FiveX targets Chatswood skyline with 61-storey tower after North Sydney plans</a>

Aqualand is also expanding its development pipeline following the launch of its luxury residential brand, Aqualand Prestige. The developer has delivered a string of high-end apartment projects across Sydney's affluent suburbs over the past decade, most recently AURA by Aqualand on Walker Street in North Sydney.

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It has since quietly assembled its next wave of projects.

Earlier this year Aqualand launched Boronia in Roseville, a boutique 111-apartment development on Larkin Street. The project is one of the first significant apartment developments to launch in the suburb ahead of what is expected to become one of Sydney's most active new housing precincts under the NSW Government's Low and Mid-Rise Housing reforms, which allow greater density around train stations.

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The developer has also lodged plans for a two-tower, 413-apartment development on Herbert Street in nearby St Leonards, further strengthening its presence across the Lower North Shore.

Beyond that, Aqualand remains behind the final stage of Barangaroo, where plans will deliver a five-hectare mixed-use precinct comprising new homes, retail, hospitality and community facilities, alongside a new Metro entrance and more than two hectares of public open space, completing the Barangaroo precinct.

Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/nsw/central-barangaroo-development-takes-big-step-with-concept-proposal-approval">Central Barangaroo development takes big step with concept proposal approval</a>

Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/nsw/first-look-aqualand-joins-st-leonards-apartment-party">First look: Aqualand joins St Leonards apartment party</a> 
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First look: Aqualand pushes ahead with Chatswood apartment tower as SSDA lodged for Archer Street

Mass timber is becoming an increasingly popular construction material in apartment developments, but Adelaide developer <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/otello">Otello</a> is taking the approach a step further.

At its new <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/flowe-bowden-18-gibson-street-bowden-sa-5007">Flowe Bowden</a> development, the exposed cross-laminated timber (CLT) structure isn't just about reducing the building's environmental footprint. It also forms the foundation of a broader wellness strategy, influencing everything from indoor air quality and natural materials to the way residents move through and experience the building.

The 115-apartment mixed-use development, designed by Melbourne-based architecture practice Fieldwork, will occupy a prominent island site opposite Bowden Village Reserve, combining one, two and three-bedroom apartments with retail and a dedicated wellness destination.

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Wellness isn't confined to a gym or shared resident facility at Flowe. Instead, Fieldwork embedded the concept into the building itself.

The development has been split into two residential wings connected by a naturally ventilated central breezeway, replacing traditional enclosed corridors with open-air walkways that improve natural light, encourage cross ventilation and create more opportunities for neighbourly interaction.

"Rather than treating wellness as something that only happens on the ground floor, our response integrates it throughout the building, which led us to ask what it really means to design a healthy building," Fieldwork Director Quino Holland said.

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The building's architecture also reflects Bowden's industrial heritage. The lower podium references the area's historic brick and sandstone buildings, while the upper levels transition to exposed CLT, allowing the timber structure to become a defining feature throughout the apartments and shared spaces.

The use of mass timber sits alongside a range of sustainability initiatives, including a fully electric, gas-free design, rooftop solar and a targeted 5 Star Green Star rating.

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Inside the residences, the focus remains on natural, durable materials. Blackbutt engineered timber flooring, exposed CLT ceilings, porcelain surfaces and warm timber joinery create a calming interior palette, while low-VOC finishes and responsibly sourced materials have been selected to improve indoor air quality.

Kitchens have been designed as the centrepiece of each apartment, featuring porcelain island benchtops, timber-look cabinetry and brushed steel tapware, with layouts that maximise natural light and ventilation.

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The more traditional interpretation of wellness comes in the form of Level Eleven, a two-storey wellness club spanning the ground floor, mezzanine and first floor.

The facility will include a gym, yoga and reformer Pilates studios, Finnish and infrared saunas, magnesium hot and cold plunge pools, and dedicated recovery spaces. Unlike many residential wellness facilities, Level Eleven will also operate commercially, allowing the broader Bowden community to access the venue while giving residents exclusive membership benefits.

The ground floor has also been designed around everyday living. A café overlooking Bowden Village Reserve will activate the street frontage, while a bike workshop with tool storage, co-working space and dog wash has been incorporated to support daily routines and encourage interaction between residents.

"Flowe brings together my two biggest passions, creating places and creating healthier lives," Otello founder Daniel Harris said.

"We wanted to create something Adelaide hasn't seen before, a genuinely healthy building, where the way you live is lifted without even trying."

Flowe is positioned directly opposite Bowden Village Reserve and within walking distance of Bowden Railway Station and the Adelaide Entertainment Centre, placing future residents just minutes from the Adelaide CBD while remaining connected to one of the city's most established urban renewal precincts.

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Not all apartment amenities are immediately visible.

Swimming pools, gyms, rooftop terraces and residents' lounges have long featured on buyers' wishlists, but as the way Australians live has changed, so too have the features that make apartment living more convenient.

Increasingly, buyers are placing value on the practical aspects of day-to-day life. Fast internet, EV charging, secure bike storage, flexible workspaces and parcel management are becoming just as relevant as lifestyle amenities, reflecting changing habits and expectations.

Online shopping has been one of the biggest drivers of that shift.

Australians spent a record $82.6 billion shopping online in 2025, with almost one in every four retail dollars now spent digitally, making parcel deliveries a routine part of everyday life rather than an occasional convenience.

For apartment residents, however, receiving those deliveries isn't always straightforward.

Without someone home to accept a parcel, deliveries can be redirected to a nearby Post Office, left in building foyers or common areas, or require building management to temporarily store packages. As apartment living continues to grow across Australia's cities, parcel management has become an increasingly important consideration for both residents and developers.

Australia Post's Parcel Locker network is one response to that shift.

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Rather than relying on home delivery, eligible parcels can be directed to a nominated Parcel Locker, where they're securely stored until collected. Once a parcel arrives, residents receive a notification through the AusPost app or SMS and can retrieve it using a one-time code or QR code at a time that suits them.

The network has expanded to more than 1,500 locations nationwide, with Parcel Lockers positioned at Post Offices, shopping centres, supermarkets, transport hubs and, increasingly, within or alongside residential developments.

That growing presence reflects a broader change in how apartment buildings are being planned.

Developers are increasingly considering the operational side of apartment living alongside traditional lifestyle amenities. Just as secure mailrooms, bicycle storage and EV charging have become more common inclusions, parcel management is emerging as another feature that supports everyday convenience.

It also helps preserve the arrival experience within a building. Carefully designed lobbies and communal spaces can quickly become cluttered when deliveries accumulate, while secure parcel solutions reduce the likelihood of missed deliveries or parcels being left unattended.

For buyers comparing apartments, these everyday details are becoming part of the decision-making process.

Location, floorplans and finishes remain fundamental, but the features that simplify daily life are carrying greater weight than they once did. As online shopping continues to shape consumer behaviour, secure parcel delivery is increasingly becoming another amenity worth looking for.

Parcel delivery is joining the apartment amenity checklist

Inca Property Group has lodged a State Significant Development Application (SSDA) for Dawn, a 53-apartment oceanfront development overlooking Mona Vale Beach.

The proposal, at 35-39 Darley Street East, would replace an existing 18-apartment strata building with a new owner-occupier-focused development comprising 53 two and three-bedroom apartments, including nine affordable built-to-rent residences delivered under the State's infill affordable housing scheme.

Positioned on a 2,679 sqm elevated site around 280 metres from Mona Vale Beach, the development has been designed to maximise panoramic ocean views while responding to the site's sloping topography.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/inca-property-group">Inca Property Group</a> Managing Director Josh Thompson said the State Significant pathway provided greater certainty for projects of this scale.

"This State Significant pathway gives the team real certainty to progress <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/dawn-35-39-darley-street-east-mona-vale-nsw-2103">Dawn</a> through to completion," Thompson said.

"It allows us to acquire a one-off site, design it carefully and deliver the right offering for the suburb, assessed by the NSW Government's planning department."

The project is one of the first developments in the area to be assessed under the NSW Government's Low and Mid-Rise Housing policy, with the site sitting on the edge of the policy's designated inner area.

The proposal includes three basement levels providing 124 car spaces, alongside a range of resident amenities including a swimming pool, gym, sauna, wellness facilities and private plunge pools for selected ground-floor and penthouse apartments.

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Thompson said Dawn had been designed specifically for owner-occupiers and downsizers, a buyer profile that has driven demand across Inca's recent Upper North Shore developments.

"The majority of buyers in our recent North Shore projects have been downsizers, and we are learning exactly what this market is looking for. Beyond the location itself, we have included resort-style amenities to deliver a genuine lifestyle offering," Thompson said.

Located within walking distance of Mona Vale Beach, the town centre, Mona Vale Golf Club and the Royal Motor Yacht Club, Dawn represents Inca's first Northern Beaches project following the sell-out of Tara on Park in Waitara and Ellis Residences, currently under construction in St Ives.

Construction will be undertaken by Inca's in-house construction arm, GOP Constructions.

Dawn is the latest major apartment proposal for Mona Vale, with the suburb emerging as one of the key beneficiaries of the NSW Government's new Low and Mid-Rise Housing policy.

New developer One Living, led by industry veteran Joseph Scuderi, recently secured a site on Mona Vale Road, on the border of Mona Vale and Pymble, where it is planning around 140 apartments.

IPM is also planning its third project in Mona Vale, significantly increasing the scale of its previous developments with an 82-apartment proposal at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/159-167-darley-street-west-mona-vale-nsw-2103">159-167 Darley Street West</a>, opposite Bayview Golf Course and less than 800 metres from Mona Vale town centre.

Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/nsw/one-living-enters-sydneys-new-apartment-market-with-northern-beaches-site-acquisition">One Living enters Sydney's new apartment market with Northern Beaches site acquisition</a>

Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/nsw/first-look-ipm-plans-third-mona-vale-project">First look: IPM plans third Mona Vale project</a>

First look: Inca eyes Mona Vale with State Significant DA for Dawn apartments

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Coles has sold their neighbourhood shopping centre, Coles Amaroo Village in Canberra.
Located in the northern suburbs of Canberra, the property was sold for $29.5 million on a net yield of 6.25 per cent (fully leased).
80% of the gross floor area in the centre is secured to Coles and Liquorland on a brand-new long-term lease. 
There are also eight specialty shops including a pharmacy, real estate agency, barber, Indian Grocer and various food offerings. 
The 4,594 sqm GLA centre was sold by Steven Lerche and Nic Purdue of Savills Australia and Philip Gartland of Stonebridge.
Savills Australia National Director of Retail Investments, Steven Lerche said “Amaroo Village is an outstanding convenience and non-discretionary retail hub, ideally located within the town centre. Collectively, we received over 230 enquiries and multiple bids, with the successful buyer being interstate." 
“The yield of 6.25% is consistent with other similar strata transactions around the country, confirming that the market for well leased convenience based retail property remains firmly on the investor radar” he said.   
“With interest rates continuing to drop, commercial property investment in Australia will remain attractive to both local and off shore capital. Investor demand will remain strong and property prices will hold firm” he said.
Savills Australia will be managing the shopping centre.
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Coles sells Amaroo Village Shopping in ACT for $29.5 million

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Coles West Ryde has been listed for sale with expectations it will sell for around $23 million.
It's the first Sydney metropolitan freestanding supermarket with no specialty tenants, to hit the market in 2019. 
Offered by Coles Group Property Developments Ltd, it sits on the ground level, supported by a Liqourland, of a near new apartment building.
The 3,975 sqm strata-titled supermarket with 300 car basement parking is being sold by Colliers International’s James Wilson and Alex James-Elliot.
"Coles Supermarket and Liquorland feature a market leading 12-year net lease structure which offers ease of management to a purchaser," Wilson said.
“Coles West Ryde presents exceptionally well, occupying a high profile and convenient position in West Ryde’s CBD," Wilson says.
“The supermarkets income growth potential is set to benefit from the Main Trade Area’s affluent catchment with household income over 13% above the Australian average, whilst the non-discretionary expenditure is forecast to grow at 5% per annum to 2031”
Alex James-Elliot said the property provides a non-discretionary, defensive income stream for potential investors. 
"The risk adjusted returns, when viewed through the currently low interest rate and return on cash environment, will prove attractive to domestic and offshore private investors seeking a secure long-term investment.”
The forthcoming sale of Coles West Ryde continues Coles capital recycling strategy which included the sales by Colliers International of Willowdale Shopping Centre in June 2019 for $34.8 million, Coles Mayfield Development Site in Newcastle for $8.9 million in September 2019.
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Coles West Ryde listed for $23 million

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Coles Group has sold its latest Kedron Centre for $34.24 million, setting a new record as the largest freestanding supermarket sale for Queensland.
Savills national director Peter Tyson negotiated the sale to a Melbourne based investor.
The sales tops the $30.25 million sale of the Coles Pacific Pines in 2017. Last year Coles Alderley sold for $30.2 million.
Savills agents Peter Tyson, Ben Parkinson and Steven Lerche fielded enquiry from local, interstate and offshore buying groups.
“The supermarket’s high-exposure location on the outbound side of Gympie Road, within seven kilometres north of the CBD was a valuable drawcard” Peter Tyson said.
“Coles Kedron’s highly convenient freestanding design differentiates it from larger, less-convenient surrounding shopping centres, ensuring it will remain attractive to shoppers in the long term.”
The 4,092 sqm complex was developed by Coles Group and opened in late 2017. They acquired and consolidated the site over an extended period of time.
It comprises three tenancies, a freestanding 3,915 square metre Coles Supermarket and Liquorland store, plus a Coles Express service station and a café tenancy. 
The centre was fully leased and provided long lease security with a weighted average lease expiry of 14.7 years, underpinned by a 15 year lease to Coles.
 
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Kedron Coles sale sets record as the largest freestanding supermarket sale in Queensland

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A freestanding Coles Supermarket in the Yarrabilba master planned community has listed for sale.
Located in the Brisbane-Gold Coast growth corridor, it has been announced for sale via expressions of interest by JLL’s Jacob Swan and Sam Hatcher. 
Opened in late 2017, Coles Yarrabilba comprises a 3,532 sqm supermarket set across a 16,730 sqm site. 
The retail accommodation set across a  single level with 214 parking spaces.
It is under an initial 15 year net lease term with four 10-year options to Coles. 
JLL’s Jacob Swan said, “Investors are attracted to this style of convenience/non-discretionary retail asset... and as a result, over $340 million of supermarket retail assets transacted in 2018, the second highest year on record.” 
“We continue to see unsatisfied demand from investors for this style of product and as a result expect the sale of Coles Yarrabilba to be very competitive."
The Main Trade Area is forecast to increase from 21,600 residents in 2018 to 44,220 residents by 2031, reflecting a growth rate of 5.7% p.a, according to Location IQ.
 
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A new built freestanding supermarket in inner Brisbane has come to market.
The newly built Coles Kedron, at 346 Gympie Road, has a long WALE appeal of 14.73 years and a 15 year net lease to Coles.
Savills Australia’s National Retail Investments team, Peter Tyson, Ben Parkinson and Steven Lerche, have been appointed to manage the international expressions-of-interest campaign.
“Without a doubt, this supermarket is the best retail offering ever to come to the Brisbane market so we’re anticipating strong competition for Coles Kedron,” Tyson said.
Parkinson said new long-leased freestanding supermarkets are a highly desired investment-grade asset type.
The supermarket is seven kilometres north of the Brisbane CBD.
“Coles acquired and consolidated the site over an extended period of time and positioned the development to capitalise on the city’s growing population, which is underpinned by Brisbane’s ongoing infrastructure investment boom, as well as rising interstate and offshore migration,” noted Tyson.
“Coles Kedron highly convenient freestanding design differentiates it from larger, less-convenient surrounding shopping centres, ensuring it will remain attractive to shoppers in the long term.”
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New Coles in Kedron expected to spark strong investor contest

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The Alderley Coles has been listed listed through Colliers International.
James Wilson and Stewart Gilchrist of Colliers are selling the Alderley site with a freestanding market-style Coles supermarket and Liquorland.
Offers close August 29 for the 1.25ha site, which is seven kilometres from the CBD and just 100m from Alderley railway station.
It is fully leased to Coles on a new 15-year net lease, with four 10 year options.
The offering includes a separately titled adjoining 641 sqm parcel.
“With the market starved of blue-chip investment opportunities, Coles Alderley meets every stringent investment criteria,” said James Wilson at Colliers International.
“Coles Alderley offers an absolute premium covenant with strong trading figures, a 15-year net lease with Coles paying all outgoings, a new building with substantial depreciation allowances, and a prime protected inner-city location that features exceptionally high barriers of entry,” he added.
Coles Alderley is the only supermarket in the affluent primary sector, "with an income higher than the Brisbane metro average.”
The supermarket opened in February 2017 after its design by Power Architects.
The full-line Coles supermarket comprises a lettable area of 4,410 square metres including Liquorland and 247 parking spaces.
Freestanding supermarket investments have become one of the tightest and most competitive markets among private investors, both onshore and offshore, with secure income streams and limited management requirements being key attractions, said Stewart Gilchrist, National Director, Retail Investment Services at Colliers International.
“In 2018 there have been only four freestanding supermarket transactions announced along the Eastern Seaboard, including Coles Sippy Downs and Coles Earlwood, demonstrating the rarity of these offerings.
"Campaigns of this calibre typically generate more than 150 enquiries, further highlighting the pent-up demand for high quality metro product such as Coles Alderley.”
The supermarket giant secured the site in 2012 after developers Alderley Square Pty Ltd went into receivership.
It has been using a controversial new policy to discourage people leaving cars in their parking lot when they catch public transport to work by charging customers $77 dollars if they stay in the parking lot a minute more than two hours.
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Coles tenanted Alderley property offering 

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Coles Earlwood in south-west Sydney has sold for $28.72 million, selling for well over its reserve by around $5.5 million.
The commercial property at <a href="https://www.commercialrealestate.com.au/property/5-13-clarke-street-earlwood-nsw-2206-2014306264" target="_blank">5-13 Clarke Street</a> was auctioned through Damien Cooley at Cooley Auctions.
There were 49 bids from 14 registered bidders.
Bidding started at $21 million and flew past the $23.1 million reserve.
The offering was a freestanding supermarket leased to Coles and BWS Liquor. 
The Coles spans 2,528 sqm and the BWS 147 sqm and they service over 25,000 people. It has a net income of $1.21 million.
It sits on a 3075 sqm corner parcel.
CBRE agent Dylan Kilner handled the marketing.
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Coles Earlwood sells for $28.72 million, smashing reserve by $5.5 million

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Clayton Coles in Melbourne's south east has sold for $17,115,000, record a new record yield of 2.57 percent.
The previous record was held by Woolworths Middle Brighton which sold for $32 million on a 3.8% yield, and more recently Dan Murphys, Alphington which sold for $22.5 million on a yield of 3.2% via CBRE’s Premium Property Portfolio Auction Platform.
CBRE agents Mark Wizel, Justin Dowers, Kevin Tong and Dylan Kilner negotiated the sale on behalf of the deceased estate, which had been owned by the same family for over 20 years.
It was a local private investor who beat out a host of high profile investors, Asian investors and developers.
Coles Clayton was the first Victorian supermarket offered to the market in 2018.
The property on the corner of Centre Road and Cooke Street has a freestanding, 2850 sqm supermarket which has been trading since 1998.
It was sold subject to an estimated net annual income of $440,552.
CBRE's Mark Wizel said whilst the vendors had every intention of taking the property to auction, the offer was compelling enough for the estate trustee to sell prior.
“Although there was over 15 years of tenure to Coles, the buyer took a longer term view on the opportunity of owning a prominent Commercial 1 Zoned allotment within Metropolitan Melbourne,’’ Mr Wizel said.
 
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Coles Clayton sells for new supermarket record yield

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Coles is selling a newly developed supermarket on the Gold Coast.
The  3,717sqm supermarket, 10kms east from Surfers Paradise at Pacific Pines is on a 10,150sqm site and has a 15 year net lease with four 10 year options until 2072.
It is listed for sale through Peter Tyson, Steven Lerche and Pat De Maria of Savills Australia.
Peter Tyson said long term net leases such as this are extremely rare in the marketplace, which coupled with the strategic location within a strong population growth corridor, make the asset very desirable for risk-averse investors.
This is a gilt-edged property,” he said.
“Freestanding Coles Supermarkets are one of the most highly sought after asset classes in the Australian commercial property market.
"The offering is enhanced by a very attractive net lease structure whereby Coles is responsible for all operating expenses – a rare attribute in the Queensland market."
Pat De Maria said recent transactions of freestanding supermarkets over the last 12 months have achieved yields ranging between 3.77 percent and 5.27 percent, with the average yield around 4.5 percent.
“It was also interesting to note, Savills transacted the Coles’ developed and anchored Coburg North Village Shopping Centre featuring 15 specialty shops for $37.98 million at a record yield of 4.9 percent,” he said.
Auction of the Coles Supermarket at Pacific Pines is set for Thursday 20 July 2017 12pm at Sheraton Grand Mirage, Gold Coast. 
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Coles Supermarket Gold Coast set for auction

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A Coles-anchored shopping centre at Narromine, near Dubbo in central New South Wales, has recently been snapped up by a private investor for $4.18 million.
The deal illustrates the appeal of performing neighbourhood-style shopping centres in regional locations with investors looking to reap gains from retail. 
Kierath’s Shopping Square at 76 Dandaloo Street features a 2,141 sqm Coles Supermarket on a long-term lease as well as a Liquorland, six specialty tenancies and an ATM.
The fully-leased property sits on a 5,143 sqm site in the commercial hub of Narromine, a 20-minute drive from Dubbo. 
The sale was through Sentinel Property Group, which acquired the shopping centre in 2015 as part of three regional NSW shopping centres in Bathurst, Narromine and Wellington purchased in one line from Charter Hall Retail REIT.
Sentinel managing director Warren Ebert said neighbourhood-style shopping centres in regional locations such as Narromine have been a focus of the company’s growth strategy in recent years.
“We identified this asset class at a time when it was unloved by others but it is now very much back in favour and attracting increased attention from investors,” he said.
“Half of our responsibility to our investors is to buy at the right time, and the other half is to sell at the right time. Given the market demand that is now chasing this style of shopping centre, we felt it was the opportune time to divest our Narromine asset for the benefit of our investors.”
The Narromine shopping centre was an asset of the open-ended pooled Sentinel Countrywide Retail Trust, which also owns shopping centres in Broken Hill, Dubbo, Bathust and Wellington in NSW and Atherton, Townsville and Emerald (x2) in QLD. Sentinel also owns retail assets throughout Australia through both pooled and stand-alone Trusts.
 The Narromine sale was Sentinel’s eighth sold property in the last two years. .
Established in 2010, Sentinel (<a href="https://www.sentinelpg.com.au/">www.sentinelpg.com.a</a>u.) is among Australia’s top unlisted commercial property fund managers, with a portfolio of 43 retail, industrial, office, land, tourism and agribusiness assets valued at more than $1 billion.
It has occupied the No. 1 spot on the PCA/IPD (Property Council of Australia/Investment Property Databank) Non-Core Property Fund Index 42 of the last 49 months.
The index, introduced in October 2011, is backed by the global equity indexes of Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) and is based on total fund performance.
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