A new way of using old shipping containers has emerged by turning them into offices. Located at the DEXUS-managed industrial estate, Quarry at Greystanes, the area's first container office features six 40-foot custom-modified units from the large supplier of shipping containers, Royal Wolf. Benjamin Lowry, business development manager for Royal Wolf, said the modular container concept offers a strong and durable solution for commercial office spaces. "We worked with commercial building contractors Prime Construction to design and deliver the transformed containers which will serve as three contemporary offices, a boardroom, a modern cafe and the company's first ever vertical lift shaft," he said. DEXUS general manager, industrial development, Chris MacKenzie, said the use of shipping containers at Quarry at Greystanes provides a sustainable design solution that adopts the industrial theme of the estate.
Joint agreement
DEXUS Property Group and DEXUS Wholesale Property Fund have jointly entered into an agreement to each acquire a 50 per cent interest in 90 and 100 Mount Street in North Sydney for an initial acquisition price of $41 million. A new premium office tower will be developed at the site by DEXUS, and the project will be completed at a time when tight supply fundamentals are expected in the Sydney office market.
