Last Listing description (November 2016)
Rare opportunity to acquire light industrial property in Crafers area of Adelaide hills.
The property is the middle of 3 co-joined light industrial units. The tenant is a glazier. Adjacent tenancies are motor vehicle servicing and cabinet maker joiner.
Currently fully tenanted but priced to appeal to an owner / occupier rather than an investor. Being fully tenanted the property may be able to be sold as a 'going concern' for GST purposes. Additionally or alternatively since the lease is being held over vacant possession is possible.
From the valuer's report:
'The subject property comprises an office workshop situated in the Adelaide Hills suburb of Crafers.
The premises is of a good standard internally, but modest standard externally.
The property is located in an industrial area which is considered a secondary industrial location but enjoys strong demand as it is very tightly held.
The unimproved land value of the subject property assessed by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources effective as at 1 July 2015 for local authority rating and land tax purposes are $210,000. The capital value has been assessed at the same date as $250,000.
The subject property is located at the eastern fringe of the Adelaide Hills township of Crafers, some 12 kilometres south east of the Adelaide GPO. More particularly the property is situated on the southern side of Piccadilly Road.
Surrounding development is predominantly commercial property with some dwellings. Piccadilly Road is a bitumen sealed carriageway. It is an arterial route carrying through traffic through the Hills. Access to the south eastern freeway is immediately east.
Reticulated town water, sewerage, electricity and telephone are all available to the subject property.
The subject property comprises a rectangular shaped parcel of land with a cross fall/fall to rear and a north westerly aspect. Improvements to the site comprise a single building divided into four workshop tenancies constructed approximately 66 years ago.
The building areas have been calculated from measurements taken on site and are as follows:
Office 64.79 m2
Warehouse 183.20 m2
Mezzanine 24 m2
Total Building Area 271.99 m2
Construction details are as follows:
Floors - Concrete;
Walls Brick party walls, rendered masonry;
Roof Colorbond iron, steel truss, sawtooth;
Lighting Fluorescent, truss, front wall mounted and halogen;
Windows Timber framed;
Services 3 phase power, combustion heater to workshop.
Office
This portion of the building has plasterboard external walls, concrete footing, and timber framed windows.
The interior is divided into two office, reception, storeroom/work space and kitchenette. Accommodation is of a good standard with carpet floor coverings and downlights throughout, with suspended ceilings and high wall split system air-conditioning.
Warehouse Area
This portion of the building has a steel frame of sawtooth design, with a minimum clearance of approximately 3.3 metres. Vehicular access to the warehouse is afforded by 3.6 wide roller doors and door with concrete ramp set to front.
At the rear of the factory are male and female toilets, communal, of rendered brick walling. These are basic.
Mezzanine
Timber stair access to a 24 sq m particle board floor clad storage area on top of the office space, lit by natural lighting.
The main building is set approximately 20 metres from the western boundary. This area to the front of the building is unsealed.nThe full valuer's report is available on request.
Note that the warehouse area is subdivided and part sublet to the occupier of Unit 1. The internal view of the warehouse does not therefore show the full extent of the available space.
There is on-site parking shared between the three units in front of the unit.
There is a modest amount of land behind the unit and accessible through it. This land includes a garage-sized storage shed.
There is a deli within easy walking distance.
Formal zoning is Country Living but with consent, since at least the 1980's, for Light Industrial use.
Inspections are by appointment or by mutual agreement with the tenant at the time.