Perth office sales tally down $600 million: Cityscope
The latest research from Perth Cityscope shows property sales have decreased in the past three months. Sales recorded in the quarter ending June 2015 totalled $10.3 million, a decrease from the $87.8 million recorded in the three months to March 2015, and a decrease from the $89.5 million recorded to December 2014.
This data brings the 12 month total to $391.6 million, a decrease from the $1.05 billion recorded the same time last year.
The table below shows sales recorded for the past eight updates of Perth Cityscope.
Recent standout sales in Perth include:
- 195 Hay Street (map 20 property 33), a 3-level building with retail space on the ground floor, residential back packer accommodation on the first floor and basement parking for 8 cars, was bought for $2.7 million.
- 139 Barrack Street (map 8 property19), a single-storey retail building with room for one car to the rear, was bought for $1.5 million through Realmark Commercial.
- 716 Murray Street (map 25 property 11), a single-storey former house built circa 1900 and refurbished in 1997 with parking for 5 cars, was bought for $1.4 million through Burgess Rawson.
Properties for sale in Perth in June 2015 include:
- 53 Ord Street (map 35 property 1), an A-grade office building of 5 storeys with a 2-level car park and a building area of 6,864 sqm is for sale through CBRE.
- Four Points by Sheraton Perth (map 1 property 2) at 707-713 Wellington Street, an 8-storey, 278-room hotel is for sale through CBRE.
- Unit 19 (map 24 property 1A unit 19) at 160-162 Colin Street, part of the Blue Note Executive Offices, of 620 sqm on level one plus 13 car spaces on the basement level is for sale at $4.59 million through Burgess Rawson.
Significant leasing opportunities in Perth in June 2015 include:
- 45 St Georges Terrace (map 9 property 56), a building of 9 floors of office space, 2 basement levels and 2 levels of plant and equipment, has 329 to 2,504 sqm available for lease through CBRE and Sheffield Property Group.
- Central Park (map 7 property 4) at 777 Hay Street, a 48-storey office tower plus 4 levels of basement parking has 500 to 8,779 sqm for lease through Savills and JLL.
- 32 St Georges Terrace (map 12 property 17), a 16-storey commercial building expanded in 2014 to 14,895 sqm, with basement car parking for 46 vehicles, has 200 to 7,242 sqm in the redeveloped building available for lease through JLL and Knight Frank.
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