Why Coles could be the next tenant at Ipswich Rd, Annerley site

One of Brisbane’s busiest roads will get a new supermarket, retail and office complex on a site which has sat unused for over two years. FIND OUT WHERE IT’S GOING.

PLANS have been submitted for a new four-storey shopping complex along one of Brisbane’s busiest roads.

The new centre on the corner of Ipswich Rd and Aubigny St, Annerley would include space for a new supermarket, liquor store and offices.

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While there is no concrete confirmation of which supermarket will move into the complex, the development application drops some interesting hints.

“Coles is under-represented in the area,” the application states.

“Currently, customers and residents within the catchment area have restricted choice of supermarket brands.”

Plans for a new supermarket and office centre along Ipswich Rd in Annerley have been revealed. Picture: Powe Architects

Renders also show the building will have a red facade, strikingly similar to Coles’ current colour scheme.

The location is 1.5km south of the recently refurbished Woolworths Annerley, also on Ipswich Rd, and 1.9km north of Woolworths Moorooka on Beaudesert Rd.

The site, which includes a pre-1946 character home, was previously used as car saleyards until 2017.

The design will preserve the historic home and will have 155 car parks and 28 bike spaces on site.

The new supermarket would site at the corner of Aubigny St and Ipswich Rd, a major arterial on Brisbane's southside. Picture: PD Online.

The site’s developer, Capital Transactions Pty Ltd, states construction will create 105 jobs and the finished supermarket and liquor store will have a further 150 ongoing jobs.

The supermarket is planned to be 3,641 sqm, although the developer notes “an undersupply of 7,200 sqm of retail floorspace in the trade catchment of the subject site.”

The Courier-Mail reached out to Coles for comment.

In a statement, the supermarket giant said: “Coles is always looking for new locations to open new stores in Queensland and when we have any news to share we will let the community know.”