Burgess Rawson’s Portfolio Auction 177 is shaping up to be this year’s flagship investment event, showcasing a premium selection of Australia’s most sought-after commercial assets.
Headlined by global fast food giants McDonald’s, El Jannah and Starbucks, the campaign highlights scale, scarcity and the enduring strength of nationally recognised brands.
Burgess Rawson National Partner Yosh Mendis said the Portfolio Auction and Expressions of Interest campaigns mark the largest of 2025 to date, with more than 35 premium properties on offer.
“Investors are actively seeking security and reliability,” he said. “With the RBA’s rate cut to 3.85 per cent and renewed confidence following the federal election, capital is flowing back into quality commercial property.
“Our last portfolio event achieved over $80 million in transactions and an 88 per cent success rate and this campaign is on track to deliver similarly strong results,” Mr Mendis added.
The latest campaign features a range of convenience retail leased to Viva Energy, a Carworks in Ballarat, several early education centres with top tier tenants including Goodstart Early Learning in Cranbrook and Indooroopilly plus large format retail with tenants such as Tool Kit Depot in Invermay, Tasmania and Petbarn in Potts Point, Sydney.
One of the standout assets in the portfolio is a high-profile McDonald’s and 7-Eleven freehold site which is expected to draw significant national and international investor attention and marks one of the first Sydney McDonald’s listings in the Portfolio Auction for some time.
Occupying a prominent 5,584sqm landholding with 91 metres of frontage, the Greystanes property is securely leased on long-term agreements of up to 20 years with further options. It generates a net income of $730,378 per annum, with fixed three per cent annual increases, and offers strong income growth supported by significant depreciation benefits and high replacement value.
Mr Mendis said you don’t often see global giants like this side by side on a landholding of this scale, especially not in Sydney.
“It’s a true generational trophy. The security of two globally recognised tenants, long leases to 2059, fixed annual increases and prime exposure to a high-growth corridor combine to make this one of the most compelling offerings in recent years.”
Mr Mendis said McDonald’s assets rarely come to market, and when they do, they attract significant attention. “They consistently transact on the sharpest yields — our research shows the average is just 3.31 per cent,” he said.
Another exceptional investment offering as part of Vernacular Property’s newly completed $48 million mixed-use development in St Albans are three standalone retail assets leased to McDonald’s, El Jannah and Starbucks are also in the portfolio.
The McDonald’s site, the first Victorian ground lease offered since 2015, includes a 20-year triple net lease to 2045 with options and returns $175,000 in net annual income. Starbucks occupies a 330sqm facility on a 1,546sqm site under a 12-year lease to 2037 with options to 2057, returning $251,000 per annum. El Jannah’s 210sqm dual-lane drive-thru restaurant is leased until 2040 with options to 2070, producing a net income of $371,000 per annum.
The three-day auction series begins at the Sydney Opera House on Tuesday 24 June at 10:30am, continues at Crown Melbourne on Wednesday, and concludes at The Westin Brisbane on Thursday 26 June.
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