Brisbane commercial & industrial property news – October 2025

Brisbane’s commercial and industrial sectors are seeing a pronounced uplift this October as capital flows target infill logistics and strategic land in the wider metro region. While major inland corridors continue to absorb demand, several headline deals and supply constraints are reshaping the market dynamic. Developers, landowners and investors are recalibrating around shorter supply windows, higher entry costs, and increasing emphasis on readiness, access and specification.

Market backdrop and key themes this month

Several structural forces are in play in Brisbane:

• Industrial land scarcity is becoming acute. Large ready‑to‑develop lots in established corridors such as the Australia TradeCoast remain tightly held and zoned, putting upward pressure on land values and shortening decision windows.

• Investor appetite remains focused on high‑quality built assets, infill locations with logistic connectivity, and industrial real estate that can deliver strong yields with minimal construction risk.

• The lead-up to the 2032 Olympics is acting as a macro tailwind: infrastructure upgrades, freight investments and population growth expectations are providing support for industrial real estate.

• While some locations flirt with oversupply risk, Brisbane continues to buck national trends in industrial, with leasing take‑up remaining robust and vacancy low in core precincts.

• In the office and retail sectors, flight to quality continues — though industrial remains the standout from a supply/demand and investment attractiveness viewpoint.

Deal highlights

405 Newman Road, Geebung – $72.5 million acquisition

Gateway Capital purchased a multi‑tenanted, near‑new industrial estate in Geebung from QIC for $72.5 million. The facility covers approximately 22,248 sqm of net lettable area on a 3.5 hectare site, and is 91% leased across 12 high quality units. The location is approx. 12 km north of Brisbane’s CBD, with direct access to key infrastructure including the Gateway Motorway, Brisbane Airport and the Port of Brisbane. The Australian+1
Significance: This deal underscores investor demand for infill industrial assets in tightly held corridors where specifications (clear heights, loading canopy, modern construction) meet tenant expectations and rental upside is visible.

38 Birdwood Crescent, Redbank – 33,906 sqm land purchase

Kent Relocation Group secured a significant industrial land parcel within the Redbank Motorway Estate, purchasing a 33,906 sqm site to develop a new 9,000 sqm purpose‑built facility including container‑rated hardstand. The acquisition reflects expanding owner‑occupier demand in outer‑western Brisbane growth zones. CBRE Australia
Significance: Land acquisitions by end‑users signal confidence in location, infrastructure and growth prospects in the west, and point to rising competition for well‑prepared sites.

Supply, take‑up and land release activity

• Leasing take‑up remains strong in the metro market, with demand especially for 4,000 – 10,000 sqm footprints from logistics and trade users.

• Industrial land release remains modest in key bars. Developers are pre‑leasing or staging, reducing speculative lot availability.

• Example: Stage 2 of the BrisWest Industrial Estate launched earlier and is meeting strong enquiry, though completion and servicing timeline remain relevant for buyers. mhdsupplychain.com.au

• Rental growth and effective yields are stabilising but remain above historical averages in high‑demand corridors due to supply constraint.

• Buyer focus remains on nodes with strong freight connectivity: Logan, Redbank, Yatala, and Australia TradeCoast corridors remain hotspots.

Suburb spotlight: Crestmead / Park Ridge corridor

The south‑western corridor encompassing Crestmead and Park Ridge is emerging as a major industrial growth engine in Brisbane. Proximity to Logan Motorway, M1/Gold Coast connectivity, and relative affordability make it attractive for large format logistics, trade uses and owner‑occupiers.

• Several land parcels in Crestmead are now being absorbed by mid‑sized logistics users seeking sub‑10,000 sqm‑to‑30,000 sqm facilities.

• Park Ridge continues to draw interest from nationally aligned transport operators and manufacturers looking to scale outside the tighter Australia TradeCoast precinct.

• Land in this corridor offers a cost advantage compared to north‑side infill zones, but still benefits from motorway links and workforce access.

• Developers launching new estates here are marketing readiness, access and lot flexibility as key differentiators to capture demand ahead of full infill on the north side.

What this means for stakeholders

• Landowners: If you hold zoned and serviced land in growth corridors, your window is shortening. The market is rewarding readiness, access and staging clarity.

• Developers: Projects that offer turnkey or pre‑qualified build‑to‑lease/owner‑occupier opportunities are commanding premium levels of interest. Visualisation, specification and speed count.

• Investors: Infill logistics and industrial assets remain core targets. Where spec development risk is higher, the focus is shifting to proven assets with secure income.

• Agents: Campaigns with clear visuals, tenant specification, access data and servicing timelines are outperforming. Marketing clarity is now a competitive differentiator.

• Tenants/occupiers: Securing lots or buildings in locked‑down corridors is becoming increasingly strategic. For owner‑occupiers, land acquisition is favoured to leasing where developer competition is high.

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