Commercial property deals

Australia’s mining industry downturn has failed to dampen investor demand for retail properties in regional Queensland, agents say.

Infamous Melbourne boarding house The Gatwick is to be sold to developers after six decades servicing the city’s vulnerable and down-and-out.

Sentinel Property Group continues to expand in North Queensland, with the purchase of a Big W in Atherton for $10.35 million.

Telstra has put an enormous tract of land up for sale in Melbourne’s CBD in one of the largest city development offerings in the past 10 years.

Propertylink has secured two industrial properties in Queensland and NSW for $45.56m. This article originally appeared in theaustralian.com.au/property.

Once a thriving 19th century cigar factory and now a wig shop and nightclub, a historic Melbourne building has sold for the first time in 45 years.

The Gold Coast office market is continuing to bounce back, with the sale of Bartercard’s national headquarters in the Southport CBD.

Vicinity Centres chief executive Angus McNaughton has declared that investment demand for retail property will soar higher in 2016. This article originally appeared in theaustralian.com.au/property.

The Canberra office market is coming back to life, with the Juilliard Group swooping on a group of government-leased buildings in Tuggeranong. This article originally appeared in theaustralian.com.au/property.