Abbotsford evolution takes next step: A recently rezoned land parcel of 4,735sqm in Melbourne’s booming suburb of Abbotsford has been put to the market, offering developers, investors and owner occupiers the chance to take advantage of demand for commercial and residential space across the city fringe.
Fitzroys agents Paul Burns and James Lockwood are marketing the 112 Trenerry Crescent property on behalf of the Australian Education Union (Victorian Branch).
The site has an existing four-level brick building of 4,252sqm fronting the Yarra River and overlooking Dights Falls and Victoria Park, and with views to the CBD skyline.
It is being offered with Mixed Use zoning and short-term holding income, with expectations of fetching circa $20 million.
“Office vacancies across Melbourne’s city fringe markets have been tightening to historic lows and businesses are increasingly looking to Abbotsford as the next hotspot for commercial activity located close to the CBD,” Burns said.
“The property offers direct access to trains and buses, the Eastern Freeway and recently upgraded Hoddle Street, and a range of trendy lifestyle options and the scenery of the Yarra River, all within short walking distance.
“Meanwhile, Melburnians are continuing to embrace medium and high-density living, fuelled further by ongoing population growth, enhancing the prospects of a future residential development on the site.”
Recently, Cadence Property Group lodged plans for a major office development on Victoria Crescent, near the Carlton and United Brewery; Salta Property Group revealed plans for a mixed-use project with office, apartment and build-to-rent components next to its Victoria Gardens shopping centre; and United Petroleum founder, Eddie Hirsch proposed and 11- storey tower on nearby Hoddle Street.
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