This article is from the Australian Property Journal archive
IN a major shake-up for the commercial real estate landscape on the NSW Central Coast, LJ Hooker Commercial Central Coast – the largest agency in the area – is rebranding to Knight Frank.
The partnership comes more than a year after Knight Frank first increased its presence in the region, opening an office in Tuggerah at the end of 2022. Since then, Knight Frank’s Central Coast office has worked in conjunction with its long-standing Newcastle office to provide services covering the region up Port Macquarie and Armidale.
The rebranded Knight Frank office will be run by principal and licensee in charge Ty Blanch, who has been operating the LJ Hooker Commercial Central Coast office for 18 years.
The 21-strong team will operate from two Central Coast locations, at 401/1 Bryant Drive, Tuggerah, and the other at 87 Mann Street, Gosford. It will include long-standing agents Karen Aubrey, Brett Dowling, Anthony Scarcella and Robert Bose.
“This significant re-branding marks a pivotal moment for the Central Coast’s commercial property landscape, offering clients a trusted name coupled with expanded services,” Blanch said.
“By partnering with Knight Frank, we can now offer a full-service agency including sales and leasing, asset management and the addition of property valuations and specialised retail and shopping centre asset management.
“The partnership also brings improvements to the agency’s infrastructure, including enhancements to its extensive database comprising over 40,000 businesses, investors, tenants, and related entities.”
Ross Cooper, managing director of Knight Frank Newcastle, said the partnership “cements Knight Frank as the largest corporate brand of commercial real estate between Sydney and Newcastle”.
“The continued growth in the Central Coast market was key to our decision to enter into a partnership and expand Knight Frank’s presence in the region.
“Over the past few years people have viewed Newcastle and the Central Coast as a more desirable place to live, and population growth in the area has led to more activity from a business and commercial perspective.
“Along with this growth, we have seen more investors looking outside the major capital cities to these regional areas, therefore the decision to collaborate with a reputable team on the Central Coast to further capitalise on this growth was a straightforward one.”
