Expressions of Interest are being sort for this adaptive space that can be pursued in its current form or evolve it to be a quintessentially unique operating space you may have been looking for.
The 487sqm floor area (all on one level) has 3 distinctive separate spaces.
1. Spacious Foyer /Reception area serviced with a private lift to Irwin Street and access to very well appointed Male and Female W/C’s
2. Massive Ballroom with cathedral ceilings, stage set up that can easily be used a dance hall, theater, seminar venue, educational facility function center or converted to whatever your creativity will allow.
3. Fully functional kitchen off the ballroom and separate areas for office and storage.
The space being offered for sale is on the first level of the Heritage listed Young Australia League Building, just above the famous Gilkison Dance Studio.
The ballroom has 8 large stain glass windows providing a massive amount of natural light. The property also features air conditioning and CCTV security system.
The Young Australia League (YAL) building was erected in 1924 as both a headquarters for the League and as a memorial for its members which had fallen in World War I. The YAL had been founded by Jack Simons in 1905 as a means of encouraging Australian nationalism and patriotic values among young people.
Designed by architectural firm Oldham, Boas & Ednie-Brown, the main feature of the YAL club was the ‘memorial hall’ which doubled as a ballroom. The basement was a large gymnasium designed “on most modern lines”, while the top floor had a library, billiard room, and reading rooms.
The building was described as being in the Renaissance style and was carried out in ‘imitation Donnybrook stone’. One of the special constructional features of the building was four reinforced concrete beams to carry the ballroom floor, which were the largest in Western Australia at the time.
The location is impeccable – at the eastern end of Murray Street and the corner of Irwin Street away from the main the hub of the Perth CBD, but surrounded by entertainment venues, hotels, restaurants, cafes, parking installations and public transport network.
For further detail and to experience the pleasure of visiting this iconic building please direct your enquiries to Torrin Minutillo on 0417 171 164 or email me from this page and express your interest in this property.