Market Overview

Private syndicates and major institutional funds are actively deploying capital into tightly held inner-city corridors where solid rental returns and future redevelopment potential meet. Institutional investors continue to build scale across vital logistics and healthcare assets, whilst private buyers target versatile southside holdings and fringe commercial suites with reliable cash flow. At the same time, upcoming tax changes and estate planning rules are prompting executors to review the timing of asset disposals carefully to protect family wealth (Nash, 2026).

Highlights

Mixed Use - 176 Montague Road, South Brisbane

TRK Property Group has purchased a prime 1,917 square metre inner-city development site at 176 Montague Road, South Brisbane for $20 million (Herde, 2026a). The acquisition secures one of the last privately held footprints in the expanding South Bank precinct, positioned alongside landmark regeneration projects by Lendlease and Stockwell (Herde, 2026a).

Industrial - 39 Gravel Pit Road, Darra

Charter Hall has acquired a 21,757 square metre logistics facility at 39 Gravel Pit Road, Darra for $70.15 million through a sale and leaseback arrangement with Australia Post (Herde, 2026a). The transaction achieved an initial yield of 5.75 per cent, supported by strong demand from essential supply chain operators (Herde, 2026a).

Industrial - 108 Burman Road, Willawong

Charter Hall has purchased an 8.9 hectare industrial outdoor storage asset at 108 Burman Road, Willawong for $74.5 million (Herde, 2026a). The property is fully leased to automotive logistics specialist PrixCar and forms part of a wider institutional logistics acquisition across Brisbane (Herde, 2026a).

Industrial - 51 Peterkin Street, Acacia Ridge

Charter Hall has added a 12,856 square metre pharmaceutical distribution facility at 51 Peterkin Street, Acacia Ridge to its portfolio for $47.75 million (Herde, 2026a). The asset is secured by a 15-year triple-net lease to healthcare tenant Symbion and realised a yield of 5.65 per cent (Herde, 2026a).

Industrial - 586 Rode Road, Chermside

A local developer has purchased a 2,228 square metre General Industry A parcel at 586 Rode Road, Chermside within the Rode Central precinct for $3.9 million (Herde, 2026c). The purchase reflects a land rate of approximately $1,750 per square metre and includes approval for a 10-unit industrial scheme totalling 1,143 square metres of gross floor area (Herde, 2026c).

Industrial - 7-9 Lucy Street, Moorooka

Automotive parts provider Onyx Tyres and Auto Parts has leased a 700 square metre warehouse facility at 7-9 Lucy Street, Moorooka on a five-year agreement (Herde, 2026b). The transaction settled at $107,500 per annum plus goods and services tax and outgoings, securing a 43 per cent rental increase over the prior agreement for the property owner (Herde, 2026b).

Mixed Use - Lot 4, 192 Evans Road, Salisbury

An investment syndicate has acquired a freestanding commercial property at Lot 4, 192 Evans Road, Salisbury for $5.325 million at a yield of 6.3 per cent (Herde, 2026b). Set within the Evans Road Industrial Park community scheme, the two-level building houses six tenancies spanning office, light industrial, and retail uses, with the buyer planning future property upgrades (Herde, 2026b).

Office - Unit 5/321 Kelvin Grove Road, Kelvin Grove

McGees Property Brisbane has negotiated the sale of Unit 5/321 Kelvin Grove Road, Kelvin Grove on behalf of the vendors, - sold over 1.3 million (McGees Property Brisbane, 2026). The asset comprises 242 square metres of functional two-level office accommodation fully leased to Community Management Solutions, supported by five exclusive-use car parking spaces roughly 3 kilometres from the Brisbane city centre (McGees Property Brisbane, 2026).

General News

• Executors who automatically sell estate assets for cash can trigger an avoidable capital gains tax bill that reduces the total inheritance left for beneficiaries (Nash, 2026). When someone passes away, the person managing the will (the executor) often rushes to sell everything - like shares or property - to turn it all into cash before handing it out to family members

  However, selling assets while they are still inside the estate can trigger a large, unexpected capital gains tax bill that gets paid directly to the Australian Taxation Office. This directly shrinks the total cash inheritance that beneficiaries actually receive.

  In many situations, the executor can instead transfer the physical shares or property directly into the names of the family members without selling them first. Doing this triggers zero immediate tax, allowing the family to keep the full value of the investments and choose for themselves when - or if - they want to sell later (Nash, 2026).

• Transferring shares or assets directly to beneficiaries under in-specie rules triggers no immediate tax event, because the recipient inherits the original cost base until they decide to sell ATO Deceased Estates and Capital Gains Tax Guide confirms that capital gains or losses are disregarded when an asset passes from an executor to an Australian resident beneficiary, whereas assets disposed of directly by an LPR remain subject to normal CGT rules.
  
  
• A deceased estate receives individual tax rates and the tax-free threshold only for its first three income years, after which tax rates increase on undistributed holdings
• Upcoming tax legislation treats assets held on 30 June 2027 as sold and immediately repurchased at market value with no immediate tax payable, protecting the 50 per cent capital gains tax discount for future disposals (Nash, 2026).
• Urban renewal in South Brisbane continues to gather pace, with the neighbouring Visy site redevelopment by Lendlease set to introduce more than 4,000 new dwellings and 1.2 hectares of riverside parkland (Herde, 2026a).

Final Take

Queensland commercial real estate remains underpinned by population growth, major infrastructure delivery, and an ongoing shortage of quality development sites. Investors who target functional assets with secure tenancies and clear opportunities to reposition will remain well placed to capture sustained growth.

References

Herde, C. (2026a, September 4). South Bank stunner. The Courier-Mail.

Herde, C. (2026b, September 4). Buyer plans retail future. The Courier-Mail.

Herde, C. (2026c, September 4). Units planned for industrial precinct. The Courier-Mail.

McGees Property Brisbane. (2026). The successful sale of 5/321 Kelvin Grove Road highlights continued investor interest in well-located commercial property across Brisbane's established inner-city precincts. McGees Property Brisbane.

Nash, B. (2026, September 4). Silent tax trap hiding in family wills. The Courier-Mail.

For a complete list of weekly commercial transactions in Queensland, visit McGees Wrap Up | McGees Property Brisbane

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