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Airport & Inner North corridor

Industrial property in Virginia, Brisbane — lease, sale & leaseback and build-to-suit

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Virginia is an established northside industrial precinct around eleven kilometres north of Brisbane's CBD, strung between Sandgate Road and the Southern Cross Way on the North Coast rail line. It blends warehousing, distribution and high-exposure showroom-warehouse uses, with quick access to the airport, port and Gateway. Walter Taylor invests in business-critical industrial assets here for the long term.

Virginia — at a glance

Precinct
Northern industrial belt between Sandgate Road and the Southern Cross Way
Key access
Sandgate Road, Southern Cross Way, Gateway Motorway; North Coast rail (two nearby stations)
Proximity
~11 km N of CBD; ~10 min to the airport, ~15 to the CBD, ~20 to the Port
Typical stock
Clearspan warehouses, multi-unit estates and high-exposure showroom-warehouse/trade-counter premises
Why strategic
Dual industrial-and-large-format-retail appeal, arterial frontage, rail access and a tightly held northside position

Local context

Why Virginia is strategic

Virginia sits at the heart of Brisbane's northern industrial belt, alongside Geebung, Northgate and Banyo, and benefits from two of the area's defining arteries: the high-exposure Sandgate Road frontage to the west and the Southern Cross Way to the east. The precinct is mature and tightly held, with the North Coast railway line and two nearby stations running through it — a legacy of the area's long-standing role as a distribution hub for the city's north. From here, the airport is around ten minutes away, the CBD about fifteen, and the Port of Brisbane roughly twenty.

Two distinct property markets coexist in Virginia. Along Sandgate Road — carrying in the order of 67,000 vehicles a day — a strong large-format retail and showroom-warehouse strip has emerged, anchored by national brands including Bunnings, Officeworks, Amart, BCF and Rebel. Behind this frontage, in the streets running off Robinson Road toward the Southern Cross Way, sits more conventional warehousing and distribution stock, including estates such as Virginia Park Estate, known as some of the more affordable sprinklered warehousing in north Brisbane.

Building stock spans freestanding clearspan warehouses with container-height roller access, multi-unit industrial estates, and showroom-warehouse hybrids designed to exploit Sandgate Road exposure. The precinct's appeal lies in its combination of arterial frontage, rail proximity, central northside location and a deep surrounding labour pool. Because Virginia is established and largely built-out, opportunities are tightly held, and well-located single-tenant assets — whether trade-counter, distribution or showroom-warehouse — rarely come to market.

Typical asset types here

Freestanding and multi-unit warehouse and distribution facilities, high-exposure showroom-warehouse and trade-counter premises along Sandgate Road, and sprinklered industrial estate units — established northside assets serving distribution, trade and large-format occupiers.

What drives demand

  • High-exposure Sandgate Road frontage carrying around 67,000 vehicles daily — ideal for showroom-warehouse and trade-counter occupiers.
  • North Coast rail line and two nearby stations, plus a central northside location ~11 km from the CBD, supporting workforce access.
  • Quick connectivity to Brisbane Airport (~10 min), the CBD (~15) and the Port of Brisbane (~20) via the Gateway.
  • A mature, tightly held precinct with limited new supply, keeping quality warehouse and showroom-warehouse stock well-tenanted.

How we partner

Three ways we partner in Virginia

Sale & leaseback

Own your premises here? Release the capital and lease it straight back on a long-term basis.

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Build / develop-to-suit

Need a facility that doesn't exist yet? We fund, build and hold it — then lease it to you.

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Acquire-to-suit & lease

Outgrowing your space? We acquire the building that fits your requirement and lease it to you.

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Virginia — questions

What type of industrial property does Virginia offer?
Virginia offers two complementary property markets. Along Sandgate Road, high-exposure showroom-warehouse and large-format retail premises capitalise on traffic of around 67,000 vehicles a day, hosting national brands such as Bunnings, Officeworks and Amart. Behind the frontage, around Robinson Road and toward the Southern Cross Way, sits conventional warehousing and distribution stock, including sprinklered estates such as Virginia Park Estate. Building types range from freestanding clearspan warehouses with container-height access to multi-unit estates and showroom-warehouse hybrids — giving occupiers genuine choice within one established, tightly held precinct.
How accessible is Virginia for transport and workforce?
Virginia is one of the better-connected established industrial precincts on Brisbane's north. The North Coast railway line runs through the suburb with two nearby stations, supporting workforce access from across the northside, and at around eleven kilometres from the CBD the precinct draws on a deep local labour pool. For freight, Sandgate Road and the Southern Cross Way feed directly into the Gateway Motorway, putting Brisbane Airport roughly ten minutes away, the CBD about fifteen, and the Port of Brisbane around twenty.
What distinguishes Virginia from neighbouring Geebung and Banyo?
While Virginia, Geebung and Banyo all sit within Brisbane's northern industrial belt and share access to the Gateway, airport and port, Virginia is distinguished by its prominent Sandgate Road frontage and the dual industrial-and-large-format-retail market that frontage creates. Where Geebung is more purely warehouse-and-logistics and Banyo leans toward established general industrial, Virginia uniquely pairs conventional distribution stock behind the frontage with a thriving showroom-warehouse strip — a versatility that appeals to both trade-counter and pure-distribution occupiers.
Why does Walter Taylor invest in Virginia industrial property?
Virginia's established, tightly held character suits our long-term approach. The precinct's combination of high-exposure Sandgate Road frontage, conventional warehousing depth, rail access and a central northside position supports durable occupier demand across distribution, trade-counter and showroom-warehouse uses. Because the area is largely built-out, quality single-tenant assets are scarce. As a permanent-hold investor, we can offer owner-occupiers sale-and-leaseback to unlock capital, or deliver purpose-built accommodation, providing stability that established northside businesses value.

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