Sprawling Melbourne industrial site trades for $19m

The Thomastown assets earns annual net rent of $1,060,900.

A sprawling industrial investment beside Merri Creek, in Melbourne’s north, has sold for $19 million.

Leased to SPARK Trawalla Logistics Yard, but only until the end of next year, 121 Trawalla Avenue, Thomastown, previously traded in January, 2023, for $15.15m.

On 3.88 hectares it includes a 4047 square metre warehouse covering 13 per cent of the block.

The campaign targeted industrial outdoor storage investors, including syndicates, which have taken to the fast-growing sector.

121 Trawalla Avenue

The improvement contains three heavy-duty cranes ranging from 12 to 25 tonnes.

The sale was struck at a 5.58 per cent passing yield.

Colliers’ Mitch Purcell, Daniel Telling, Billy Kanakis, Nick O’Brien and Sean Thomson with Commercial Property Sales’ Shaun Marijanovic were the agents (continues below).

Kinkora recently bought a West Melbourne site for $32 million.

It is the latest in a run of Melbourne industrial outdoor storage-related deals.

In May, realestatesource.com.au reported Kinkora Investments paid $32m for 642-658 Footscray Road, West Melbourne – a 2.78ha site occupied by L Arthur Transport Services.

The month earlier we reported it outlaid $64.2m for 122A Dohertys Road, Laverton North, under a $500m mandate backed by Starwood Capital.

That 12ha property was offered with a short leaseback to Holcim.

Thomastown is about 15 kilometres from town.

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Marc Pallisco

A former property analyst and print journalist, Marc is the publisher of realestatesource.com.au.