Five historic commercial properties around Australia for sale right now
Many towns and cities throughout the country have old buildings that can capture the imagination of buyers.
From shops to old banks, offices and department stores, these historic properties have often changed and adapted their uses as the decades have rolled on.
We’ve rounded up five examples, all for sale right now.
Price: $282,000
According to the West Australian state heritage entry, this property at 83 Burt Street was built as the Brennan Bros Drapers in about 1897. The publication Boulder’s Hidden Secrets says the Brennan family moved to Boulder in the 1890s from Queensland.
The building has been recognised for its “valued contribution to the visual character of this important streetscape in its verandah cover over the pavement and its decorative parapet” with the building contributing to the “masonry ‘wall’ of Burt Street”.
According to the listing, it consists of a front glass display area, large carpeted front showroom with existing display/storage racks, a rear office and secure firearms store. It’s available for sale or lease.
Price: $239,000
The Dalrymple Buildings were constructed on Mackay’s Victoria Street between 1917 and 1918 following the loss of earlier buildings on the site as a result of a 1916 fire. According to the local heritage listing, the property is significant for “its historical association with David Hay Dalrymple, and in demonstrating building boom of the interwar period in Mackay”.
The property was named for the Honourable David Hay Dalrymple, one of Mackay’s pioneers, who arrived in the town in the late 1860s. A chemist by trade, he became the first mayor of Mackay, at the age of 29, upon the gazettal of the town in 1869.
Original tenants of the building included P. Dunworthy, auctioneer, Mr. F. Collet’s Studio, Mrs Porter’s Art class studio and Holyoake’s Chemist, according to the local heritage register listing.
On offer is unit 94, a street-level tenancy of about 100 square metres that has recently been renovated. According to the listing, the property would suit use as a retail or office space.
Price: $890,000
Built in about 1860 by the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney as a bank branch and manager’s residence, this heritage property in Bombala, in the NSW Snowy Mountains region, offers the prospect of dual income streams.
The property is currently operating as a bed and breakfast, with a separate lease to NAB in place as well. A separate building houses a restaurant and could also be used as a function room.
Situated on the corner of Maybe and Caveat streets, the imposing building enjoys a prominent position in the town’s centre.
Price: $399,000-$429,000
Clunes is 90 minutes from Melbourne and was once one of the richest towns in the world. It was home to Victoria’s first registered gold discovery, made by William Campbell in 1850, and served a central role in the state’s gold rush period.
But you don’t have to be rich to afford this Victorian-era gem. With a price guide of between $399,000 and $429,000, this shop on Fraser Street is leased to the Rose and Oak cafe at a current rate of $350 a week. The six-year lease, that began in August 2019, consists of three two-year options.
The property could lend itself to a gallery or wine bar, according to listing agent Jacqui Sfetcopoulos of McGrath Ballarat.
Price: Contact agent
This heritage cottage, built around 1865, has most recently been used as an office and is recognised along with lots 14 and 16 on the local heritage register.
The property is currently configured as five offices or four doctors surgeries plus a reception area. There’s also a loft area which can be used as an additional office and a shared kitchen area.
The property is being put up for sale as a “pre-auction” listing.
