Charter Hall Retail REIT acquires 52% interest in Adelaide distribution facility

Charter Hall Retail REIT acquires 52% interest in Adelaide distribution facility

Charter Hall Retail REIT announced it has purchased a A$111.8 million or 52% interest in a A$215 million purpose-built distribution facility fully leased to Coles Group Limited (Coles) for 14.5 years.

Coles has a remaining lease term of 14.5 years plus multiple options and fixed annual reviews of 2.75% providing accretion to the portfolio WALE and security of rental growth. The CQR retail portfolio now boasts exposure to 276 convenience, convenience-plus and long WALE retail properties.

The distribution facility is located in the Adelaide’s prime industrial precinct of Edinburgh Park, South Australia, approximately 25km from Adelaide CBD.

The property has been owned by a Charter Hall partnership between three funds. The major 52% ownership fund reached the end of its defined investment term, providing a mutually beneficial opportunity for the CDC syndicate investors to exit, whilst providing CQR a resilient exposure to logistics, leased to one of its major convenience retail customers in Coles. The remaining 48% interest continues to be held by two Charter Hall Direct managed funds.

The acquisition increases portfolio and Major/Anchor tenant WALE by 0.2 years and takes Long WALE retail property weighting to 13% of the total CQR portfolio, consisting of the 19.4 year WALE BP portfolio and this Coles 14.5 year WALE investment.

Charter Hall Retail REIT’s CEO, Greg Chubb said :“Today’s acquisition continues CQR’s longstanding partnership with Coles, one of our leading Major tenants. This acquisition increases the certainty of income through a long 14.5 year lease, provides growth for CQR investors through fixed rental escalations, and improves the resilience and security of income by further increasing CQR’s exposure to Coles. Today’s acquisition fits in our Long WALE Retail property category and is consistent with CQR’s strategy is to be the leading owner and manager of property for convenience retailers.”