- Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust has announced the divestment of 357 Collins Street in Melbourne for AUD195.3mil (~S$164.1mil). The divestment price represents a modest 0.6% premium over the latest valuation of S$160.4mil.
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- Since its acquisition in April 2020, occupancy has dropped by over 30ppt. More recently, occupancy fell sharply from 82.9% to 63.9% within six months following the departure of major tenant, Service Stream.
Our views.
Divestment price appears reasonable.
- Despite the divestment price being below the original purchase price, it appears reasonable when considering the property's declining valuation trend, driven by weakening Melbourne office fundamentals, rising vacancies, falling rents, and the depreciation of the AUD against the S$.
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Healthy exit yield of ~4%.
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