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By Sophie Klein | 28 February 2022

Geoscience Hq Set To Fetch In Excess Of 360million

Investment manager Real I.S. has appointed Colliers and JLL to bring to market the Geoscience Australia HQ in Canberra next month.Colliers and JLL will launch an International Expressions of Interest campaign for the sale of 101 Jerrabomberra Avenue in Symonston in the ACT. Colliers agentsPaul Powderly,Matthew Winter,Adam Woodwardand James Mitchell and JLL agentsTim Mutton,James BarberandLuke Billiauhave been appointed to handle the process.Agents expect the 31,053sqm property, which is 100% occupied by the Commonwealth of Australia as the headquarters of Geoscience, to attract significant national and international interest above $360million.Geoscience Australia is Australia’s pre-eminent public sector geoscience organisation. The organisation is the Australian Government’s trusted advisor on the geology and geography of Australia. The building occupied by Geoscience features infrastructure critical to the functions of this agency including laboratories, offices, and GNSS calibration robotics for GPS. The building is strategically located near Parliament and for collaboration with Australia’s Number 1 Earth Sciences programme at Australian National University.The Geoscience building will be a highly attractive long WALE offering.In 2021, we recorded $1.1bn of office sales in Canberra, the largest of which was the acquisition of 50 Marcus Clarke Street by Charter Hall & GIC for $335m ($8,333/sqm). The second largest acquisition was also by Charter Hall via its Long Wale in conjunction with the Charter Hall Direct Office Fund who jointly funded a $306m acquisition of 25 Cowlishaw Rd Tuggernong on a 5.3% yield ($11,746/sqm). If that sale is comparable to the Geoscience property then a price above $360m is achievable.Jerrabomberra AvenuePrevious ArticleNext Article

Colliers and JLL will launch an International Expressions of Interest campaign for the sale of 101 Jerrabomberra Avenue in Symonston in the ACT. Colliers agentsPaul Powderly,Matthew Winter,Adam Woodwardand James Mitchell and JLL agentsTim Mutton,James BarberandLuke Billiauhave been appointed to handle the process.Agents expect the 31,053sqm property, which is 100% occupied by the Commonwealth of Australia as the headquarters of Geoscience, to attract significant national and international interest above $360million.Geoscience Australia is Australia’s pre-eminent public sector geoscience organisation. The organisation is the Australian Government’s trusted advisor on the geology and geography of Australia. The building occupied by Geoscience features infrastructure critical to the functions of this agency including laboratories, offices, and GNSS calibration robotics for GPS. The building is strategically located near Parliament and for collaboration with Australia’s Number 1 Earth Sciences programme at Australian National University.The Geoscience building will be a highly attractive long WALE offering.In 2021, we recorded $1.1bn of office sales in Canberra, the largest of which was the acquisition of 50 Marcus Clarke Street by Charter Hall & GIC for $335m ($8,333/sqm). The second largest acquisition was also by Charter Hall via its Long Wale in conjunction with the Charter Hall Direct Office Fund who jointly funded a $306m acquisition of 25 Cowlishaw Rd Tuggernong on a 5.3% yield ($11,746/sqm). If that sale is comparable to the Geoscience property then a price above $360m is achievable.Jerrabomberra AvenuePrevious ArticleNext Article

Agents expect the 31,053sqm property, which is 100% occupied by the Commonwealth of Australia as the headquarters of Geoscience, to attract significant national and international interest above $360million.Geoscience Australia is Australia’s pre-eminent public sector geoscience organisation. The organisation is the Australian Government’s trusted advisor on the geology and geography of Australia. The building occupied by Geoscience features infrastructure critical to the functions of this agency including laboratories, offices, and GNSS calibration robotics for GPS. The building is strategically located near Parliament and for collaboration with Australia’s Number 1 Earth Sciences programme at Australian National University.The Geoscience building will be a highly attractive long WALE offering.In 2021, we recorded $1.1bn of office sales in Canberra, the largest of which was the acquisition of 50 Marcus Clarke Street by Charter Hall & GIC for $335m ($8,333/sqm). The second largest acquisition was also by Charter Hall via its Long Wale in conjunction with the Charter Hall Direct Office Fund who jointly funded a $306m acquisition of 25 Cowlishaw Rd Tuggernong on a 5.3% yield ($11,746/sqm). If that sale is comparable to the Geoscience property then a price above $360m is achievable.Jerrabomberra AvenuePrevious ArticleNext Article

Geoscience Australia is Australia’s pre-eminent public sector geoscience organisation. The organisation is the Australian Government’s trusted advisor on the geology and geography of Australia. The building occupied by Geoscience features infrastructure critical to the functions of this agency including laboratories, offices, and GNSS calibration robotics for GPS. The building is strategically located near Parliament and for collaboration with Australia’s Number 1 Earth Sciences programme at Australian National University.The Geoscience building will be a highly attractive long WALE offering.In 2021, we recorded $1.1bn of office sales in Canberra, the largest of which was the acquisition of 50 Marcus Clarke Street by Charter Hall & GIC for $335m ($8,333/sqm). The second largest acquisition was also by Charter Hall via its Long Wale in conjunction with the Charter Hall Direct Office Fund who jointly funded a $306m acquisition of 25 Cowlishaw Rd Tuggernong on a 5.3% yield ($11,746/sqm). If that sale is comparable to the Geoscience property then a price above $360m is achievable.Jerrabomberra AvenuePrevious ArticleNext Article

The Geoscience building will be a highly attractive long WALE offering.In 2021, we recorded $1.1bn of office sales in Canberra, the largest of which was the acquisition of 50 Marcus Clarke Street by Charter Hall & GIC for $335m ($8,333/sqm). The second largest acquisition was also by Charter Hall via its Long Wale in conjunction with the Charter Hall Direct Office Fund who jointly funded a $306m acquisition of 25 Cowlishaw Rd Tuggernong on a 5.3% yield ($11,746/sqm). If that sale is comparable to the Geoscience property then a price above $360m is achievable.Jerrabomberra AvenuePrevious ArticleNext Article

In 2021, we recorded $1.1bn of office sales in Canberra, the largest of which was the acquisition of 50 Marcus Clarke Street by Charter Hall & GIC for $335m ($8,333/sqm). The second largest acquisition was also by Charter Hall via its Long Wale in conjunction with the Charter Hall Direct Office Fund who jointly funded a $306m acquisition of 25 Cowlishaw Rd Tuggernong on a 5.3% yield ($11,746/sqm). If that sale is comparable to the Geoscience property then a price above $360m is achievable.Jerrabomberra AvenuePrevious ArticleNext Article


Sophie Klein

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Sophie studies hybrid workplace adoption, creative CBD hubs, and how Gen Z influences office space demand. She's a part-time DJ and believes flexible space is the future of productivity.