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Blank canvas offers opportunity to shape Murrumbateman community

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With Murrumbateman’s population forecast for five-fold growth by 2030, this Rose Street development site presents a significant opportunity to enhance the growing community.

Located 150m from the Barton Highway and a 30-minute drive to Canberra, the 3432sqm mixed use landholding includes a 297sqm commercial suite with a long-term medical centre tenant as well as a blank canvas for future development.

Development approval has been granted for an additional three tenancies to create a 698sqm community ‘health hub’, but the existing RU5 (Village) zoning would allow for a range of uses, including retail, tourism, education and entertainment.

Co-owner Dr Asitha Wickramaratne, Principal GP the Murrumbateman Health Hub General Practice, said the property was purchased by a trust in 2016 with a grand vision for future health services for the region.

The group established the existing medical centre in 2018 and had plans to expand its services into a health hub with a pharmacist, imaging centre and allied health services.

“We have development approval, but the cost of construction has gone up significantly since COVID so we have decided to put the property on the market,” Dr Wick said.

“Murrumbateman is growing so quickly and more health facilities like a professional pharmacy, allied health and an imaging centre would be great additions as the town gets bigger. Right now, everyone has to drive to Canberra or Goulburn to get a scan done.

“But the property is zoned for anything so they may also want to include a gym, a yoga studio or a café as well.”

The sale will include the development approval and plans for stage two of the initial project, which cost the owners around $150,000 to have prepared.

There are 12 existing parking bays on the site, with another 29 to be delivered as part of the development blueprint.

Windrose Property Principal and Licensed Agent Sam McGregor said 53 Rose Street was a unique and exciting opportunity as one of the only mixed use sites of its size available in Murrumbateman.

“This is a very special prospect because there aren’t many options for mixed use development in Murrumbateman,” Sam said.

“Murrumbateman is experiencing significant residential and commercial growth, and rising demand for housing and local amenities. That demand is only going to grow with Yass Council projecting that the town’s population will increase from 3500 to 15,000 by 2030.

“There is a real opportunity to build something that’s going to provide direct value to a growing community.

Sam said while the land had been flagged as a health hub to service the growing Murrumbateman community, it was suitable for almost any commercial venture.

Tax incentives and development grants for rural and regional projects may also be available to investors and developers, he said.

“53 Rose Street is an exciting prospect because there’s nothing else like it in the region. The ability to have an impact on a growing community is very unique. It’s one of the few, if not the only, properties around where the buyer could really use it to shape the way the community grows.”

Windrose Property is taking offers for the site, with a price guide of $3 million.

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