First tenant attracts wide cross section to revamped centre Big transition begins
THE first business has opened in the newly transformed Transit Centre as interest remains strong for the remaining tenancies.
Co- Habitat Co- Working Space opened last week in the recently revamped building in Palmer St, South Townsville.
It provides work space for people who don’t have a traditional office such as entrepreneurs, those who work from home and travelling professionals.
Co- Habitat founder Josh Roberts said the opening had been strong, with interest from a wide cross section of people.
“Each day we’ve been open we’ve had at least two or three inquiries,” he said.
“We’ve had everyone from entrepreneurs to tech startups. We’ve got an engineer in here at the moment and we’ve also had photographers and graphic designers, so it’s a whole melting pot of different people.
“Everyone I’ve spoken to has been incredibly positive about where we are because we’re a stone’s throw from the CBD but it’s free parking and we’re about to get more onsite parking.
“This concept really first for Townsville.”
Co- Habitat provides is a 24- hour access for members with shared office spaces, hot desks, private office spaces, meeting and conference rooms and shared kitchen facilities.
Casuals can rent a desk from $ 30 a day with Wi- Fi included.
Steve Whaling of E- Prop- erty Consultants NQ said he was receiving plenty of interest for the remaining tenancies in the Transit Centre.
“It’s great to see Co- Habitat finally up and running after some unavoidable delays with the fit- out,” he said.
“The space looks fantastic and will no doubt attract plen- ty of interest as the shared office concept continues to gain traction in Townsville and should leverage off the Palmer St short- stay accommodation precinct.
“We continue to receive plenty of interest and we are in discussions with several fresh food, coffee and market operators for the remainder of the ground- floor space.”
The former Transit Centre was bought by a venture of local and Brisbane buyers for $ 2.55 million in early 2017.
It once boasted a service station, while the two- level building of some 4500sq m had a 220- room backpacker hostel, bar and offices upstairs, and a bus terminal with retail outlets at ground level.
At the time of its construction, footings to allow for a tower of eight storeys above were built to avoid disruption to transport operators when the expansion was undertaken.