CBRE is pleased to offer to the market Busy Bees, located at Crace (Canberra) ACT, for sale by Expression of Interest (EOI), closing Wednesday 19 August 2026 at 3:00 pm (AEST).

This opportunity has the following key investment highlights:

+ Seventeen (17) year net lease to Busy Bees to September 2031
+ Two (2) further five (5) year options to September 2041
+ Busy Bees: UK-based global early education provider with 1,000+ centres worldwide, including over 225 in Australia
+ Land tax free investment: commercial land is entirely exempt from land tax in the ACT
+ Tenant pays all usual outgoings
+ Highly sought-after CPI + 1% annual rent, ensuring continued income growth
+ Modern 1,219 sqm* childcare centre with service approved for 142 LDC places plus 34 car spaces
+ Substantial 3,499 sqm* corner landholding with triple street frontage site opposite Crace Central Shopping Centre^
+ Strategically positioned as the only childcare facility within a 1.5km* radius, capturing a substantial local residential catchment
+ Ideally positioned in a prominent schooling catchment, with 10 schools within a 3km* radius providing over 7,500 student enrolments^
+ Within close proximity to premier retail amenities, including Casey Market Town, Marketplace Gungahlin, and Gungahlin Village, anchored by major national tenants including ALDI, Bunnings, Coles, Dan Murphy’s, and Woolworths
+ Crace: Highly desirable family-friendly suburb located only 7.5km* from Canberra CBD
+ ACT: Australia’s highest rate of early childhood education access, with over 60% of children aged 0–5 attending subsidised services^^
+ Childcare/ Early Education: an essential service asset class with both Federal & State Governments allocating over $16 billion in funding for FY25, including $3.6 billion supporting wages and $1 billion to expand access in underserved areas
+ 3-day guarantee for childcare was introduced this year, which is expected to boost overall affordability and accessibility for childcare throughout Australia
+ Net Income: $592,003 pa* + GST

For Sale by Expression of Interest (EOI)
Closing Wednesday 19 August 2026 at 3:00 pm (AEST)

Please contact the exclusively appointed team for more information.

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