KSS eKourier July 2022

PROPERTY

SPOTLIGHT ON WETHERILL PARK

KSS Wetherill Park is located on the corner of Cowpasture Road and The Horsley Drive, next to a major roundabout, giving the centre a lot of exposure to the busy passing traffic. The original buildings were built in 1988 as a Purpose Built self storage centre. It had an office with a flat upstairs which a Manager could live in. There was also a row of industrial units built in front of the centre which also had a flat built into it. In 2009 there was an extension that saw the old office demolished and a new three-story building erected with a new office. The existing industrial units were converted into self storage units. As of last week, we have just completed the latest extension in the vacant lot next door. This contains 219 new units, including four mini warehouses with shop frontage. Except for the industrial units that were converted into self storage units the rest of the centre is Purpose Built. We have a combination of alarmed and unalarmed units, driveway units, corridor units, upper level units and mini warehouses. Being a Ranch Style centre, we have more drive-up units than the average centre. The new shop front warehouses are a unique addition, they have access straight onto the street. We are interested to see how they rent up.

In total we now have 927 units. Our largest unit is 14.1 x 9 square metres with a mezzanine of 9 x 5 square metres for a total of 172 square metres of rentable space. We don’t really have any local competi- tion in Wetherill Park. Being in an industrial area we have more business customers than most centres. We have a customer “Mr Fancy Candy” who has been with us for over a year now and has an online

store that sells all kinds of candies and snacks. Or as they describe it; “Exotic rare treats from all around the world here in Australia.” Our Team here at Wetherill Park consists of Phillip Gallop, Centre Manager, Bianca Adattini, Assistant Manager and Trina-Stassia Fuli, Part Time Assistant Manager.

Phillip Gallop Centre Manager KSS Wetherill Park

L to R: Phillip Gallop, Centre Manager with Bianca Adattini, Assistant Manager and Mr Fancy Candy

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