CostaFox sells out of Cremorne Office

20 November 2019

Melbourne development group CostaFox has arranged a fund through and takeout of their entire Cremorne office development, initially slated for strata subdivision.

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The purchaser, Bayley Stuart Capital has acquired the asset at 1 -11 Gordon Street via a land acquisition and fund through basis which will deliver the completed asset at a rate of $10,000/sqm or $50m.

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Bayley Stuart Capital have in excess of $150 million under management across 10 assets, 40,000m² and approximately 50 tenants. In April this year, Bayley Stuart announced the acquisition of 600 Church Street – an eight-level building due for completion by the end of 2019. At the time, Bayley Stuart Capital managing director Andrew MacGillivray said 600 Church Street had ā€œall the fundamentals backing the Cremorne office marketā€.

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Their latest acquisition in Gordon Street will result in Bayley Stuart take all the leasing risks for the project. Designed by Fieldwork Architects, the project delivers approx 5,000sq m of NLA, 52 basement car parks and 40 bicycle spaces.

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CostaFox will manage the development including the restoration of the original heritage building and the eight-storey tower above.

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The developer acquired the 1,180sqm site for $12m in February 2018 from Icon Developments and planned to spend approx $25m on the construction.

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Dawkins Occhiuto acted on the sale of the asset.