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Knight Frank opens new Gold Coast office

Knight Frank will open a Gold Coast office based in Surfers Paradise this month, kickstarting the expansion plan for the brand in Queensland.

The Announcement:

KNIGHT FRANK will open a Gold Coast office this month as activity in the cityโ€™s commercial market builds in the lead up to the 2032 Olympic Games. 

George Parzis and Abel Erasmus will head up the office, located at Level 5/64 Ferny Avenue in Surfersย Paradise, moving to Knight Frank from NAI Harcourts.ย 

With a combined 40 yearsโ€™ experience in the real estate industry, Mr Parzis and Mr Erasmus have been  working in agency since 2000. 

Mr Parzis has a strong background in sales and leasing, having run successful commercial agencies since 2000 in Melbourne and the Gold Coast, including Property One Commercial, Harcourtsย  Broadwater and NAI Harcourts.ย 

His experience in Melbourne from 2000 to 2015 saw him transact some significant sales including a  large parcel of land with multiple titles running from Spencer Street to Dudley Street in West Melbourne to Multiplex for $40 million and a half-hectare site for Cadbury Schweppes in Prahran to Lechte  Corporation. 

He has previously specialised in selling large inner city industrial parcels for redevelopment, and with a  strong commercial construction background, will offer clients a unique service. 

Mr Erasmusโ€™ experience in real estate has been focused on asset management services. He hasย  previously worked as the CEO of an unlisted property investment fund in South Africa where heย  repositioned under-performing assets and oversaw the disposal of the fund.ย ย 

Since 2017, when he moved to Australia, he has overseen the management of a diverse group of assets  on the Gold Coast โ€“ from small industrial sheds to retail shopping centres, as a part owner of NAI  Harcourts Gold Coast. 

Knight Frankโ€™s new Gold Coast office will initially have 10 people in the team, with significant growth to  come through new hires. 

The team will cover the office, industrial and retail markets in sales, leasing and asset management  services right across the Gold Coast from Coolangatta in the south to Ormeau in the north, and west to  Beaudesert.

Knight Frank Partner and CEO James Patterson said the office opening would kickstart anย  expansion plan for Knight Frank in Queensland.ย 

โ€œSouth East Queensland is seeing a lot of investment, and while it already has a strong infrastructure  pipeline, this will only be strengthened by the upcoming Olympic Games,โ€ he said. 

โ€œWith the Gold Coast set to host Olympic events it will benefit from associated infrastructure, as well  as ongoing strong population growth, which is why it is a key growth area for our business. 

โ€œGeorge and Abel having many decades of experience in the real estate industry, across both sales,  leasing and AMS, so they were an ideal fit to expand our business. 

โ€œThe duo will service our existing clients right across the board, as well as appealing to new clients.โ€ 

Mr Parzis said the pair were looking forward to joining the Knight Frank brand at a time when the market  was experiencing strong activity. 

โ€œWe are excited to grow the Knight Frank business on the Gold Coast and expand its market share,โ€  said Mr Parzis. 

โ€œWith Knight Frank being a major well-known national brand for commercial real estate we will cover all  facets of the commercial market. 

โ€œOur AMS portfolio has seen tremendous growth over the past three years, and further expansion will  be made possible by the Knight Frank brand. 

โ€œThe commercial market on the Gold Coast has been experiencing strong demand in recent years,  particularly in the industrial sector, with mixed-use development sites also high on the radar for buyers.โ€ 

Knight Frank National Head of Franchise Scott Timbrell said the business was looking to openย  offices in other parts of Queensland as part of its expansion.ย 

โ€œWe see many growth opportunities in the Sunshine State,โ€ he said. 

โ€œQueensland is a focus for many investors looking to capitalise on the transformation taking place in  Brisbane and other parts of South East Queensland, and our clients will value our expanding presence  in the state.โ€ 

Source: Knight Frank

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