As Australia continues to battle the COVID-19 pandemic, a focus on retaining and protecting the workforce is of paramount importance.
With the majority of the population balancing working from home and returning to the office, remote access and technology capabilities have never been so vital.
An industry-leading example of how this is already working well is The Avenue, a premium, boutique six unit commercial and hi-tech development in Port Botany, in South Sydney, which incorporates privacy, exclusivity, health and wellbeing and leading design – and home to two new tenants recently.
The brain child of Marque Property Holdings, the App driven estate at 38 Raymond Ave, Port Botany offers refined additional features, setting new standards for commercial estates, which include App driven connectivity and App-controlled operations across entry gates, CCTV, alarms and lighting, fibre straight to each unit, three phase power and 22KW electric car charge docks to each unit, amongst many other features.
IRS International Pty Ltd, (owned by global brand Daikin) has leased Unit 2, a 189sq m hi-tech industrial unit under a five year lease and King Turf Pty Ltd has leased Unit 3, a 179sq m industrial strata unit under a three year lease. Both are paying circa $300 /sq m net.
According to Edward Washer, Director, Head of South Sydney, Industrial and Logistics at Savills Australia, who negotiated the leases with colleague Sam Wallace on behalf of Marque Property Holdings said the ease of a plug-and-play and app controlled environment to this standard has never been seen before in Australia.
“The Avenue combines tech, lifestyle and high end finishes that command attention and deliver stylish and progressive workspaces that have set the benchmark for the sector in Australia.
“And now, in times of global pandemics, the benchmark is being lifted and The Avenue hasn’t missed a beat” he continued.
For The Avenue’s tenants who include 3D Morphic, who are reshaping surgery, United Lifts, who are one of Australia’s largest independently owned building transportation companies, Bondi Beach Tea Company who produce healthy herbal tea blends and IRS who specialise in shipping and port based refrigeration services, the estate offers so much more than just a state-of-the-art office and warehouse space.
Thomas Duggan, Sales and Marketing Executive at EVSE, said the benefit of the car charging systems in the estate is the ease of monitoring all vehicles from the luxury of the driver’s phone. Most EVs allow the user to monitor the charging speed and percentage of their car, all from their phone or PC.
“Having a charging station for their full battery-operated vehicle means that EV drivers can continue their social isolation and will not need to go to a petrol station, where hundreds of people a day have touched the bowser/ walked into the petrol station.
“Once installed, the systems do not need any further maintenance. If an error did occur the team can remotely operate the charging station to repair it,” he said.
Located within Randwick Council, The Avenue offers exceptional proximity to Sydney’s CBD and Airport, Eastern Suburbs and numerous world-class beaches and golf courses. Raymond Avenue is well-serviced by major link roads such as the Eastern Distributor, Bunnerong Road, Anzac Parade and Wentworth Avenue.