KSS eKourier January Edition 2025

PROPERTY

BUILDING SPACE FOR CHANGE

Above: Kennards Self Storage Smith Street Chatswood Photomontage and below, Kennards Self Storage Guildford construction.

Chatswood 2 (NSW) This property previously a Disaster Recovery Centre for Westpac, was successfully purchased in mid-July 2024 by KSS. It is in a prime location next to Bunnings and a timber warehouse at Smith Street, Chatswood, and is only a few hundred metres away from the existing KSS Chatswood centre. We are developing this site in 2 Stages. Stage 1 - Conversion of the existing 5-storey building to a self storage centre. Stage 2 - Construction of a new multi-storey building adjacent to the existing building.

Brunswick (VIC) A new 6-storey self storage centre is under development in Brunswick, Victoria, with a GFA of 17,500sqm. The project is managed by Hutchinson Builders, who have just completed the demolition. Located just 5 kilometers from Melbourne's Central Business District, the facility's proximity to the city centre influences the unit layout design, featuring a higher proportion of smaller storage units to cater to the needs of urban residents and businesses.

Guildford (NSW) KSS Guildford, which is one of the oldest KSS centres, is expanding with a development of a new 3-storey self storage building. Following the knockdown of the old facility and site cleanup over the past few months, Total Construction has now completed the foundation works and ground floor slab, and trades continue on site in full swing. The new building will bring another 360 storage units to Guildford. construction in Hastings, New Zealand. Teak Construction are the contractor for this development with groundworks now well underway. The centre will have over 800 storage units and a GFA over 8,800sqm. Being 3.5 kilometres away from the existing KSS Southampton Street centre, it is designed to complement the existing facility with a variety of storage options, including lockers, mini-warehouses and vehicle storage. Michael Macheledt, Craig Henery, Felicia Yu and Scott Choi, Property Development Team Hastings 2 (NZ) Another new centre is under

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