EG has acquired two commercial office buildings at 6 Parkview Drive (Quad 2) and 102 Bennelong Parkway (Quad 3) in Sydney Olympic Park, NSW for $66.1 million.
The acquisition is the first deal for EG’s Urban Regeneration Joint Venture which has the initial capacity to buy up to $400 million of commercial property.
Located just 12.5km west of the Sydney CBD, the site spans 1.44 Ha offering 9,992 sqm of office accommodation and 283 car bays, and was acquired on a net passing yield of 7.2%.
The properties were sold by Growthpoint who held them $63.3M. The property at 6 Parkview Drive is 89% occupied with the University Admission Centre its major tenant with a 1.3 year WALE. The 102 Benelong Rd Property is tenanted by The Scout Association of Australia with only 38% of the building occupied with a WALE of 1 year.
“The modern A-grade properties are well located within the Sydney Olympic Park precinct which is set to benefit from the construction of major infrastructure projects including the Sydney West Metro which will see the precinct directly connected to the Sydney and Parramatta CBD’s via a new station,” said EG’s Head of Capital Transactions Sean Fleming. “In addition, the recently opened West Connex Project has also seen improved vehicular connectivity to the precinct.”
The two high-quality, income-yielding assets are a strong strategic fit for the Urban Regeneration Joint Venture, which follows the success of EG’s Yield Plus Infrastructure Fund No. 2 (YPI2) acquiring income producing real estate near new or upgraded transport infrastructure.
Timothy Collyer, Managing Director of Growthpoint, said, “After careful consideration, and running a competitive sale process, we have decided to divest the Quads, as the properties no longer fit within the Group’s portfolio of defensive assets.
“Growthpoint’s office portfolio is predominately leased to government, listed or large corporate tenants. As at 31 December 2020, more than 15% of our tenants were based at the Quads, despite the two properties representing only 1.5% of our portfolio by value. The weighted average lease expiry (WALE) for the Quads is also notably shorter than
our office portfolio WALE.
EG’s Executive Director Roger Parker said, “We’re pleased to secure the first asset in this new $400 million program with our partner, a global long-term investor, continuing EG’s proven track record in revitalising assets and neighbourhoods.”
The deal was negotiated by Tyler Talbot, Graeme Russell and Tim Holtsbaum of Knight Frank & Jason Wright and Chris Bailey of GJS Property on behalf of the owner, Growthpoint Properties Australia, via an expressions of interest campaign.
“The assets are in high demand as demonstrated by a number of recent leasing deals from tenants seeking quality space in Sydney Olympic Park,” said Mr Talbot of Knight Frank.
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Founded in 2000, EG has $3.2 billion under management on behalf of super funds and private wealth clients to generate outstanding returns with lasting social impact. With $4.3 billion in development pipeline, and 16.7% per annum in realised IRR for institutional funds, EG is committed to finding a better path to better returns.
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As an income play, there’s not much income nor security of tenure to enjoy. EG will be hoping to secure a planning approval in the next 12 months to provide an uplift in value for the site.
The buildings are within close proximity to the proposed Sydney West Metro station and are earmarked for mixed-use and apartment redevelopment potential with generous density and height increases allowed under the Sydney Olympic Park Authority (SOPA) Master Plan 2030.
The properties are however held on leasehold interests and EG will want to speak to SOPA about conversion of the site to freehold which may assist in the future redevelopment of the site.
A potential redevelopment could expand the site to 33,722sq m of gross floor area, will allowances for up to 446 units and a building height limit of up to 15-storeys.
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