Showrooms & Bulky Goods

Avoid operating from a small property that leaves much to the customer’s imagination as they consider purchasing your stock. Help them appreciate your items by displaying them completely in your showroom. We manage a wide variety of showrooms of varying sizes, with differing features, and across all locations throughout Australia.

Our showrooms are either brand new, recently refurbished or existing properties that include features, fittings and options depending on what you require. Whether you would like a property that is already fitted out or a shell that is open to your customisation requirements, we manage both types so that you can integrate your business as you like. Some of our showrooms have onsite car parking, are close to transportation, are located near high-traffic areas and are situated near leading retailers that drive strong consumer engagement. To help you find the right showroom for your business, let us know what you are looking for so that we can locate the best property for you.

Types of Showrooms for Rent

Not every showroom serves the same purpose, and the right fit depends on how you plan to trade. Here are six types of showrooms for rent that keep reappearing across our recent listings:

1. Showroom/Warehouse Combos – These showrooms have display space at the front, roller-door access, and storage at the back. North Queensland listing near Townsville has roller-door access, glass shopfront, and is fully air-conditioned. Situated on a road with up to 18,000 vehicle movements per day, increasing brand awareness.
2. Corner Showrooms – Flagship-based on signage and street presence. Our listing at Cremorne is a corner showroom of 408 sqm with rear loading, natural light, and major signage exposure.
3. Move-in Ready Showrooms – Adjacent to anchor tenants and a high-traffic drawcard. We have several listings right next to Chemist Warehouse so tenants have immediate, built-in foot traffic.
4. Flexible-Use Showrooms – Small or large; complete spaces offered for lease for a range of designated uses. Our Bowlyn listing has 282 m² of space with provision for medical, fitness, showroom, or office use, plus 150+ car spaces.
5. Large-format Retail Sites – Larger standalone footprints to build good categories.
6. Custom-built Showrooms – In growth precincts, new-build tenancies like our Echuca and Wangaratta properties are purpose-built to suit showroom, medical, allied health, or professional use.

We are segmented by format and flexibility, not by industry (furniture vs cars vs homewares), so tell us how you plan to trade, and we will match you to the right one.

What to Look for When Renting a Showroom

Our listings reveal what actually matters when assessing a showroom for rent. The same features come up on almost every property we bring to market.

• Loading and Access: Roller-door access and rear loading facilitate our Cremorne and Townsville showrooms, making restocking regularly moving bulky stock in and out easier.
• Signage and Exposure: Corner positions with massive signage potential, like Cremorne or highly visible counts like our Townsville property on a road carrying up to 18,000 vehicles a day, directly influence walk-in enquiries.
• Car Parking Supply: Car space numbers vary hugely across our portfolio, from 24 spaces in Palmerston North to 500 at Epsom Village. Match the property to how your customers actually arrive.
• Proximity to Anchor Tenants: A recurring theme in our listings is positioning next to Chemist Warehouse or similar high-traffic retailers. It is one of the most consistent traffic drivers we see across the portfolio.
• Frontage: Dual street frontage, like our Reservoir listing, or 50+ metres of frontage, like Tatura Village, gives a showroom two chances to catch a customer’s eye.
• Zoning Flexibility: Several of our new-build properties (Balwyn, Echuca, Wangaratta) are deliberately zoned for showroom, medical, fitness or office use—useful if your business model might shift over the lease term.

Showroom Rental Costs in Melbourne – What to Budget

Honestly, there is no flat benchmark rate, because the cost varies by location and specification. So, if you want to budget, understand the precincts first.

1. Tightly held inner-Melbourne and city-fringe strips:
   • Toorak Village showroom (opposite Coles and Woolworths, 50m+ of frontage).
   • Camberwell listings are positioned near Camberwell Markets, alongside Chemist Warehouse, Woolworths, and Kmart.
   • Sits in some of Melbourne’s most competitive retail precincts and commands the highest property rates.
2. Established suburban centres sit in the middle tier. These properties, such as the Reservoir property (205m², dual frontage, 200 car spaces) and the Northcote listing opposite Northcote Plaza, are surrounded by established national retailers but outside the tightest inner-city strips.
3. Regional and large format precincts typically offer more space for your budget. The Echuca Retail Hub (890m², custom-built, 39 car spaces) and the Wangaratta property (625m², 51 car spaces) demonstrate how regional growth corridors can deliver significantly larger footprints alongside anchors such as Chemist Warehouse.
4. Fitout condition adds another layer: a fully fitted showroom saves upfront capital but usually carries a rent premium over a shell space built to your own spec.

Because our portfolio spans all three tiers, the most useful next step is telling us your target location and size – we’ll give you a realistic figure based on comparable properties we currently manage.

Current Showrooms for Rent – Available Now

Currently, there are 16 showrooms and large-format retail properties live across VIC, NSW, QLD, and New Zealand. And the tenants can find their preferred choice of showroom according to:

1. Size range: from compact suburban spaces up to large-format footprints – whether you need a small fitted showroom or a big-box space, there’s likely something in range.
   • Malvern Carpark Arcade – 114m²
   • Retail Shop opp. Northcote Plaza – 116m²
   • Epsom Village, Bendigo – up to 1,200m²
2. Car parking: availability ranges from modest on-site parking to major shared-centre car parks.
   • Rangitikei Street, Palmerston North – 24 spaces
   • Malvern Carpark Arcade – 100 spaces
   • Retail Shop opp. Northcote Plaza – 100 spaces
   • Dual Frontage Retail, Reservoir – 200 spaces
   • Epsom Village, Bendigo – 500 spaces
3. Anchor-tenant positions: a strong cluster of listings sit directly beside or opposite a national drawcard.
   • Retail Shop opp. Northcote Plaza – next to Chemist Warehouse
   • Beside Chemist Warehouse, Hervey Bay – Chemist Warehouse, Foodworks, Bottle-O, BP
   • 180–184 Tone Road, Wangaratta – next to Chemist Warehouse
   • Echuca Retail Hub – next to Chemist Warehouse
   • The Iconic Corner, Toorak Village – opposite Coles and Woolworths
4. High-exposure corners and strips: standout positions built around frontage and foot traffic.
   • The Iconic Corner, Toorak Village – 50m+ of frontage
   • Dual Frontage Retail, Reservoir – dual street frontage
   • Prime South Melbourne Location – tightly held commercial precinct
   • Versatile Mixed-Use Premises, Camberwell – near Camberwell Markets
5. Regional and large format: bigger, custom-built spaces concentrated in growth corridors.
   • Echuca Retail Hub – 890m²
   • 180–184 Tone Road, Wangaratta – 625m²
6. New Zealand: three live opportunities across the North and South Islands.
   • Prime Retail, Newmarket, Auckland – 367m²–672m²
   • Rangitikei Street, Palmerston North – 541m²
   • Brand New Queenstown Retail – 503m²

Several listings are marked as last-remaining spaces, so availability moves fast. Browse our listings, or call us 1800 413 986, and we’ll help you find the right fit.

Disclaimer: Listing availability, configurations, and spatial metrics change rapidly. Featured properties represent recent or current portfolio benchmarks. Contact our leasing desk for real-time availability.