Global charity organisations trade Caulfield South corner site: The Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes has acquired the 290sqm former bank building on the corner of Glen Huntly and Hawthorn Roads for its new headquarters.
Fitzroys agents Chris Kombi and Mark Talbot negotiated the $1.6 million sale of 790 Glen Huntly Road, which encompasses a high profile Commercial 1-zoned site of 347sqm, on behalf of The Daughters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul.
The two organisations have a combined 580 years of history.
The Royal Buffaloes Club had been headquartered at the century-old 22 Sutherland Street building in Melbourne’s CBD since 1954, and sold off the premises earlier this year.
Liberal Party offloads Victorian headquarters: The Victorian arm of the Liberal Party has sold its Melbourne headquarters at 104 Exhibition Street in the CBD for $37.1 million.
The new owner of the six-level, 2,550sqm art deco building known as Centenary Hall is a luxury brand that will use it as its own Melbourne head office.
Centenary Hall was built in 1935 and picked up by a Liberal Party vehicle in 1976 for $576,000. The Liberal Party currently occupies a whole floor and will vacate at the end of 2019, while Tolarno Galleries is on level four.
Former Melbourne CBD hardware shop sells for $6.9 million: The Victorian-era city building of four levels at 219 Russell Street traded with a lease to Nu5 Hair Studio over the basement and ground floor levels, while the top floors are vacant and extra income is derived from billboard space.
Charter Hall drives into Coburg icon: Major real estate player Charter Hall has acquired the 8.1-hectare Coburg Drive-In site from a Village Roadshow subsidiary in a $12.5 million sale and leaseback deal, with a view to capitalising on its long-term development potential.
Village will continue operating the venue for at least another 10 years. Films have been shown at the site since 1965, and it is considered the biggest drive-in cinema in the southern hemisphere based on its three 33-metre wide screens and viewing area of 36,000sqm.
Major players trade Waverley Gardens: Elanor Investors Group has teamed up with global property investment firm Heitman to purchase the 39,553sqm Waverley Gardens shopping centre in Mulgrave for $178 million, from US giant Blackstone.
The sub-regional centre is on a 106,000sqm site and is anchored by Woolworths, Coles and ALDI supermarkets and two discount department stores, and is close to the intersection of the Monash Freeway and Eastlink.
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