Former Dempsey Street Snack Bar building now for sale, Koongal Qld

A long-abandoned retail building at Rockhampton has hit the market as a “hidden gem in the rough for the right buyer”. DETAILS.

The boarded-up Dempsey Street building taken in September 2023.

An abandoned retail building in Rockhampton’s suburbia could be revived after it was placed on the market.

The property at 287 Dempsey Street, Koongal, behind Mount Archer State School, is a 260 sqm besser block building with two separate tenancies.

Locals would remember it most recently as the Dempsey Street Snack Bar, a takeaway and convenience store that closed around 2018.

Dempsey Street Snack Bar pictured in the year 2000.

To the left was Snoopy’s Pet Meats and signage is still up for both stores which are beside a vacant block owned by the Department of Housing.

The property is listed for sale through Nathan Price of Century 21 Solutions for $220,000 and is being marketed as a “hidden gem in the rough for the right buyers”.

The two-tenancy building at 287 Dempsey Street, Koongal.

While in need of renovation, the building comes with a grease trap for commercial cooking, cold storage facilities and toilets at the rear and a separate small storage building.

Inside the Dempsey Street Snack Bar in Koongal around 2018.

The current owner, who is registered to a Sydney-address, purchased it in 2016 for $535,000, however at this time it was fully tenanted.

Prior to this, it sold in 2013 for $350,000.

Originally published as Former Dempsey Street Snack Bar building now for sale, Koongal Qld