Robertson Gymnastics has secured a new home to nurture the sport in Brisbane for the next generation

A RENOWN gymnastics organisation has jumped on a two-level southside office/warehouse that will be its new home for years to come.

PERFECT DISMOUNT: Colliers International’s Philip Stephens and gymnastics centre director Mark Lowe at the new Robertson Gymnastics Centre in Acacia Ridge. (AAP Image/Claudia Baxter)

A RENOWN gymnastics organisation has jumped on a two-level southside office/warehouse that will be its new home for years to come.

Robertson Gymnastics paid $3.695 million for the property at 200 Bradman St, Acacia Ridge, in an off-market deal struck by Colliers International’s Philip Stephens.

The Robertson Gymnastics Centre has replaced its former leased building at Boundary Rd, Coopers Plains, while their academy will continue to operate at Tingalpa.

Robertson Gymnastics co-director/co-owner Mark Lowe said the organisation was celebrating its 29th anniversary and needed a “long term solution” after having to leave its Coopers Plains address.

“We purchased this building to service the community for the next generation to come. It’s an intergenerational facility,” he said.

Robertson Gymnastics caters for people of all ages, shapes, sizes and capabilities. It is home to a number of Australian national team members in acrobatic gymnastics and trampoline sports, as well as international level coaches.

Mr Lowe, who owns the organisation along with his father David, and Yuriy and Mariya Stepchenkov, said the stand-alone centre had the right criteria — being near its previous home, good parking, fencing with appropriate ceiling height and facilities.

“When you go through all the various criteria there are very few buildings available where we can operate in,” he said.

“When this one became available near our other place we said then `right we have to try and make this move’ and we did everything possible to make it happen.”

The building has a total area of 1638sq m and is on a 7412sq m corner block. It also has a 10m minimum internal height.

Mr Stephens said the previous owner held the property as an investment for a number of years.

“There was an earthmoving company in there and they vacated the site but were still paying rent and they were trying to sub lease it,” he said.

“The owners said they would consider offers.

“The purchase reflects a trend that we’ve seen in the last 12 to 24 months where tenants seek to be owner-occupiers and that will keep driving supply down.”